Barnsley council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 21 wards · 21 seats contested

Most seats
19
Labour Party
Seats contested
21
across 21 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 19 +1 26,151 58.0% +1.7
Conservative and Unionist Party 1 +0 8,794 19.5% +4.5
Liberal Democrats 1 +1 4,380 9.7% —
Green Party 0 +0 1,695 3.8% +0.3
Barnsley Independent Group 0 -2 1,454 3.2% -7.2
Independent 0 +0 857 1.9% -2.7
Independents for Direct Democracy 0 +0 771 1.7% —
Yorkshire Party 0 +0 754 1.7% —
English Democrats 0 +0 235 0.5% -0.7

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 21
Conservative and Unionist Party 21
Labour Party 21
Liberal Democrats 14
Green Party 8
Independents for Direct Democracy 3
Barnsley Independent Group 2
Independent 2
Yorkshire Party 2
English Democrats 1

A party standing a full slate could field 21 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Margaret Bruff Elected 1,285 68.0% +6.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Adrian Thompson 324 17.2% +6.7
Green Party Rene Laurens Van Buuren 182 9.6% +1.4
Liberal Democrats Connor Audsley 98 5.2% —
Majority961
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,889

Labour Party hold

Cudworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Joe Hayward Elected 1,252 74.7% -0.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Samuel Wilkinson 175 10.4% +3.1
Yorkshire Party Chris Burrows 161 9.6% —
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Kate Waters 50 3.0% —
Independents for Direct Democracy Gavin Felton 38 2.3% —
Majority1,077
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,676

Labour Party hold

Darfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Pauline Markham Elected 1,134 57.3% +7.5
Independents for Direct Democracy Trevor Smith 391 19.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Delia Mary Weldon 295 14.9% +6.1
Liberal Democrats Kim Boon 160 8.1% —
Majority743
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,980

Labour Party hold

Darton East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Harry Spence Elected 1,523 63.6% +24.2
Conservative and Unionist Party George Hill 455 19.0% +9.7
Liberal Democrats Steve Hunt 415 17.3% —
Majority1,068
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,393

Labour Party hold

Darton West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sharon Howard Elected 1,279 55.2% -14.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Lee Ogden 581 25.1% -5.6
Green Party Tom Heyes 324 14.0% —
Liberal Democrats Andy Waters 132 5.7% —
Majority698
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,316

Labour Party hold

Dearne North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Annette Gollick Elected 1,107 80.2% -6.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Joseph Farnfield 273 19.8% +6.4
Majority834
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,380

Labour Party hold

Dearne South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party May Noble Elected 1,415 74.8% +0.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Sharon Jackson 292 15.4% +9.5
Green Party Sara Anne Lewis 184 9.7% —
Majority1,123
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,891

Labour Party hold

Dodworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Neil Wright Elected 956 37.8% +11.8
Barnsley Independent Group Jack Carr 933 36.9% -17.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Debbie Toon 476 18.8% +8.2
Liberal Democrats Sue Waters 164 6.5% —
Majority23
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,529

Labour Party gain from Barnsley Independent Group

Hoyland Milton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Robin Franklin Elected 1,548 71.7% +13.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Joseph Payne 356 16.5% +8.4
Liberal Democrats Glenn Lawrence 255 11.8% —
Majority1,192
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,159

Labour Party hold

Kingstone

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kath Mitchell Elected 1,078 63.3% +5.8
Liberal Democrats John Ellis-Mourant 423 24.8% +5.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Lesley Anne Watkinson 202 11.9% +3.1
Majority655
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,703

Labour Party hold

Monk Bretton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kenneth Richardson Elected 1,279 62.3% -9.3
Independents for Direct Democracy Vicky Felton 342 16.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam Fletcher Bromfield 250 12.2% -2.5
Green Party Dean David Todd 119 5.8% —
Liberal Democrats Sue Rose 63 3.1% —
Majority937
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,053

Labour Party hold

North East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Dorothy Higginbottom Elected 1,397 64.4% +13.0
Yorkshire Party Tony Devoy 593 27.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Elizabeth Hill 179 8.3% +2.5
Majority804
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,169

Labour Party hold

Old Town

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Clive Pickering Elected 1,206 54.8% +11.8
Independent Mark Houchin 493 22.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Clive Watkinson 334 15.2% +7.8
Liberal Democrats Kevin Bennett 166 7.5% —
Majority713
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,199

Labour Party hold

Penistone East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Barnard Elected 1,813 50.5% +0.7
Labour Party Martin Andrew Flack 1,189 33.1% -4.6
Liberal Democrats David Greenhough 332 9.3% —
Green Party Kate Helen Raynor 255 7.1% -5.3
Majority624
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,589

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Penistone West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Hannah Kitching Elected 1,741 46.5% —
Labour Party Jo Newing 963 25.7% -13.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Wilkinson 840 22.4% -5.0
Green Party Richard Thomas James Trotman 204 5.4% -3.5
Majority778
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,748

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

Rockingham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party James Gregory Andrews Elected 1,242 58.7% -7.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael James Davies 524 24.8% +5.5
English Democrats Kevin Riddiough 235 11.1% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Nugent 115 5.4% -8.7
Majority718
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,116

Labour Party hold

Royston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tim Cheetham Elected 1,315 69.1% +5.2
Independent Edward Alan Gouthwaite 364 19.1% -2.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Toon 224 11.8% +1.3
Majority951
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,903

Labour Party hold

St Helens

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Dave Leech Elected 1,238 76.7% +11.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven John Burkinshaw 190 11.8% +7.8
Green Party Alan Jones 187 11.6% +7.5
Majority1,048
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,615

Labour Party hold

Stairfoot

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Janine Marie Bowler Elected 1,173 59.9% -19.5
Barnsley Independent Group Andy Gillis 521 26.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark James Brook 265 13.5% -7.0
Majority652
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,959

Labour Party hold

Wombwell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Robert Frost Elected 1,363 67.5% -13.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Joe Colville 415 20.6% +1.7
Green Party Terence Anthony Cook 240 11.9% —
Majority948
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,018

Labour Party hold

Worsbrough

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Clarke Elected 1,209 66.9% +24.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Barraclough 331 18.3% +12.4
Liberal Democrats Sarah Calvert 266 14.7% —
Majority878
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,806

Labour Party gain from Barnsley Independent Group

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