Barnsley council election, 2019

02/05/2019 · 21 wards · 21 seats contested

Most seats
12
Labour Party
Seats contested
21
across 21 wards
Turnout
25.4%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 12 -7 15,691 34.7% -23.3
Liberal Democrats 3 +2 7,591 16.8% +7.1
Independent 2 +2 4,094 9.1% +7.2
Independents for Direct Democracy 2 +2 2,476 5.5% +3.8
Conservative and Unionist Party 1 +0 5,969 13.2% -6.3
Barnsley Independent Group 1 +1 2,059 4.6% +1.3
Green Party 0 +0 2,342 5.2% +1.4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 1,893 4.2% —
Yorkshire Party 0 +0 1,557 3.4% +1.8
English Democrats 0 +0 1,445 3.2% +2.7
Socialist Alternative 0 +0 56 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 03/05/2018. 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 22
Labour Party 21
Liberal Democrats 15
Green Party 7
English Democrats 6
Independent 5
Yorkshire Party 4
Barnsley Independent Group 3
Independents for Direct Democracy 3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 3
Socialist Alternative 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 Martin Dyson Elected 750 44.2% -23.8
Green Party Christopher Michael Scarfe 474 28.0% +18.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Adrian Thompson 289 17.1% -0.1
Liberal Democrats Connor Audsley 182 10.7% +5.5
Majority276
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,695

Labour Party hold

Cudworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Charlie Wraith Elected 933 53.2% -21.5
Liberal Democrats John Ellis-Mourant 340 19.4% +16.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Brook 240 13.7% +3.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark James Brook 240 13.7% —
Majority593
Turnout19.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,753

Labour Party hold

Darfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independents for Direct Democracy Trevor Smith Elected 750 38.1% +18.3
Labour Party Dorothy Coates 666 33.8% -23.5
Liberal Democrats Kim Boon 198 10.1% +2.0
English Democrats Maxine Spencer 191 9.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Delia Mary Weldon 165 8.4% -6.5
Majority84
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,970

Independents for Direct Democracy gain from Labour Party

Darton East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Steve Hunt Elected 1,832 70.5% +53.1
Labour Party Martin Andrew Flack 570 21.9% -41.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Debbie Toon 197 7.6% -11.4
Majority1,262
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,599

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

Darton West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Trevor Raymond Cave Elected 810 39.7% -15.5
Green Party Tom Heyes 499 24.5% +10.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Lee Ogden 452 22.2% -2.9
Liberal Democrats Andy Waters 277 13.6% +7.9
Majority311
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,038

Labour Party hold

Dearne North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Alan Gardiner Elected 799 56.3% -23.9
English Democrats Janus Polenceusz 485 34.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Cicely Anne Cowgill 134 9.4% -10.3
Majority314
Turnout18.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,418

Labour Party hold

Dearne South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Sam Danforth Elected 1,173 51.7% —
Labour Party Graham Jarvis 801 35.3% -39.5
English Democrats Adrian Morgan 175 7.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Peter Hunter 119 5.2% -10.2
Majority372
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,268

Independent gain from Labour Party

Dodworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Peter James Fielding Elected 1,308 45.6% +39.1
Labour Party Richard Mark Riggs 647 22.6% -15.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jonathan Christopher Liam Hastelow 440 15.3% —
Yorkshire Party Chris Burrows 260 9.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam Fletcher Bromfield 212 7.4% -11.4
Majority661
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,867

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

Hoyland Milton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tim Shepherd Elected 982 44.0% -27.7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Daniel Kristoffer Simpson 701 31.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Donna Marie Cutts 240 10.8% -5.7
Liberal Democrats Glenn Lawrence 173 7.8% -4.1
English Democrats Justin Saxton 134 6.0% —
Majority281
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,230

Labour Party hold

Kingstone

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kevin George Williams Elected 609 37.2% -26.1
Independents for Direct Democracy Peter Doyle 490 29.9% —
Green Party Peter Gordon Giles 252 15.4% —
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Waters 125 7.6% -17.2
Conservative and Unionist Party John Miller 107 6.5% -5.3
Socialist Alternative Angela Waller 56 3.4% —
Majority119
Turnout21.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,639

Labour Party hold

Monk Bretton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independents for Direct Democracy Vicky Felton Elected 1,236 54.5% +37.8
Labour Party Margaret Sheard 660 29.1% -33.2
Yorkshire Party Ryan Williams 268 11.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party George Hill 105 4.6% -7.5
Majority576
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,269

Independents for Direct Democracy gain from Labour Party

North East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Anita Cherryholme Elected 786 36.2% -28.2
Independent Raymond Archer 712 32.8% —
Yorkshire Party Tony Devoy 467 21.5% -5.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Samuel Wilkinson 207 9.5% +1.3
Majority74
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,172

Labour Party hold

Old Town

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jo Newing Elected 720 35.1% -9.2
Independent Donald Wood 698 34.0% —
Green Party Kate Helen Raynor 259 12.6% —
Liberal Democrats Kevin Bennett 191 9.3% -0.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Clive Watkinson 185 9.0% -3.7
Majority22
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,053

Labour Party hold

Penistone East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Hand-Davis Elected 1,359 39.4% -11.1
Liberal Democrats Sue Waters 929 26.9% +17.7
Labour and Co-operative Party Dave Webster 602 17.4% -15.7
Yorkshire Party Lee Goulding 562 16.3% —
Majority430
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,452

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Penistone West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats David Greenhough Elected 1,583 43.7% -2.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Millner 753 20.8% -1.6
Independent David Wood 563 15.6% —
Labour Party Roy Bowser 465 12.8% -12.8
Green Party Richard Thomas James Trotman 255 7.0% +1.6
Majority830
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,619

Liberal Democrats hold

Rockingham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Chris Lamb Elected 803 36.5% -22.2
Barnsley Independent Group Steve Sylvester 588 26.7% —
English Democrats Kevin Riddiough 274 12.5% +1.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael James Davies 244 11.1% -13.7
Green Party Benjamin Luke Holland 202 9.2% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Nugent 88 4.0% -1.4
Majority215
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,199

Labour Party hold

Royston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Pauline McCarthy Elected 953 49.4% -19.7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Kirk Harper 752 39.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Wilkinson 225 11.7% -0.1
Majority201
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,930

Labour Party hold

St Helens

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jenny Platts Elected 901 61.3% -15.4
Green Party Alan Jones 401 27.3% +15.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Jacob Graham Griffin 169 11.5% -0.3
Majority500
Turnout19.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,471

Labour Party hold

Stairfoot

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Barnsley Independent Group Andy Gillis Elected 1,057 53.9% +27.3
Labour Party Karen Dyson 702 35.8% -24.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Elizabeth Hill 121 6.2% -7.4
Liberal Democrats James Robert Kitching 82 4.2% —
Majority355
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,962

Barnsley Independent Group gain from Labour Party

Wombwell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Brenda Eastwood Elected 907 54.4% -13.2
Barnsley Independent Group Sharon Gillis 414 24.8% —
English Democrats Jon Seymour 186 11.2% —
Liberal Democrats Sue Rose 136 8.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gareth Thompson 25 1.5% -19.1
Majority493
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,668

Labour Party hold

Worsbrough

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Jake Michael Lodge Elected 948 49.9% —
Labour Party Roya Pourali 625 32.9% -34.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Barraclough 181 9.5% -8.8
Liberal Democrats Sarah Calvert 147 7.7% -7.0
Majority323
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,901

Independent gain from Labour Party

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