Barnsley council election, 2022

05/05/2022 · 21 wards · 21 seats contested

Most seats
16
Labour Party
Seats contested
21
across 21 wards
Turnout
25.4%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 16 -1 22,115 45.8% +5.3
Liberal Democrats 3 +0 7,829 16.2% +5.4
Conservative and Unionist Party 2 +1 9,496 19.7% -6.1
Barnsley Independent Group 0 +0 3,137 6.5% -4.3
Green Party 0 +0 1,825 3.8% -2.5
Independent 0 +0 1,812 3.8% +1.0
Social Democratic Party 0 +0 488 1.0% +0.3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 466 1.0% +0.4
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance 0 +0 451 0.9% —
Yorkshire Party 0 +0 328 0.7% +0.2
English Democrats 0 +0 229 0.5% -0.2
Northern Independence Party 0 +0 65 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 06/05/2021. 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 21
Barnsley Independent Group 5
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance 5
Green Party 5
Social Democratic Party 5
Independent 4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 3
English Democrats 2
Northern Independence Party 1
Yorkshire Party 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 Janine Moyes Elected 946 51.2% +2.3
Barnsley Independent Group Steve Bullcock 476 25.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Chad Bronson 282 15.3% -11.6
Liberal Democrats Catherine Rogerson 145 7.8% +2.1
Majority470
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors8,531
Ballots cast1,849

Labour Party hold

Cudworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Joe Hayward Elected 1,192 65.3% -4.3
Yorkshire Party Tony Devoy 328 18.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark James Brook 228 12.5% -3.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark James Brook 228 12.5% —
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Kate Waters 89 4.9% +1.1
Majority864
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors8,389
Ballots cast1,825

Labour Party hold

Darfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Pauline Markham Elected 1,234 62.6% +12.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Benjamin Harrison 406 20.6% -5.1
Social Democratic Party Scott McKenzie 208 10.6% —
Liberal Democrats Simon Richard Hulme 121 6.1% +2.8
Majority828
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors8,059
Ballots cast1,970

Labour Party hold

Darton East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Dickie Denton Elected 1,530 56.5% +17.8
Labour Party Teresa Wilcockson 888 32.8% +7.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Lee Ogden 288 10.6% -0.5
Majority642
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors8,838
Ballots cast2,706

Liberal Democrats hold

Darton West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sharon Howard Elected 975 39.1% +1.6
Green Party Tom Heyes 749 30.0% +3.1
Conservative and Unionist Party John Miller 493 19.8% -12.8
Liberal Democrats Kevin Bennett 211 8.5% +5.4
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance Jonathan Richard Tilt 65 2.6% —
Majority226
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors8,750
Ballots cast2,493

Labour Party hold

Dearne North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sue Bellamy Elected 1,117 72.1% +11.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Rosemary Sharon Jackson 195 12.6% -11.3
English Democrats Maxine Spencer 128 8.3% -1.1
Liberal Democrats Brian John Evans 71 4.6% +1.7
Social Democratic Party Savannah Paige Jarvis 39 2.5% -0.2
Majority922
Turnout18.0%
Registered electors8,444
Ballots cast1,550

Labour Party hold

Dearne South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Janine Marie Bowler Elected 1,307 71.0% -8.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Donna Marie Cutts 243 13.2% -10.0
Social Democratic Party David Allan Jarvis 115 6.2% -8.9
English Democrats Janus Polenceusz 101 5.5% +1.2
Liberal Democrats Linda Fielding 62 3.4% -0.7
Majority1,064
Turnout20.0%
Registered electors9,179
Ballots cast1,840

Labour Party hold

Dodworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Will Fielding Elected 1,315 52.4% +25.4
Labour Party Neil Wright 944 37.6% +14.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Kirk Harper 518 20.7% -1.2
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance Amanda Griffin 101 4.0% —
Majority371
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors9,304
Ballots cast2,508

Liberal Democrats hold

Hoyland Milton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Robin Franklin Elected 1,212 72.5% +33.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Cassie Northwood 617 36.9% +1.3
Independent Daniel Kristoffer Simpson 398 23.8% +12.5
Liberal Democrats Glenn Lawrence 162 9.7% +6.3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Angela Ruth Waller 119 7.1% +5.1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Angela Waller 119 7.1% —
Majority595
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors7,757
Ballots cast1,672

Labour Party hold

Kingstone

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kath Mitchell Elected 648 38.8% +0.7
Barnsley Independent Group Liam Hardcastle 535 32.0% +10.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Davies 153 9.2% -7.7
Green Party Peter Gordon Giles 121 7.2% -2.6
Liberal Democrats Philip Wright 80 4.8% -1.9
Northern Independence Party Liam Stephen Starsong 65 3.9% —
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance Judy Barnsley 38 2.3% —
Social Democratic Party Steve Vajda 32 1.9% —
Majority113
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors7,757
Ballots cast1,672

Labour Party hold

Monk Bretton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kenneth Richardson Elected 1,070 50.7% -3.9
Independent Rachel Jane Stewart 660 31.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Wilkinson 257 12.2% -8.9
Liberal Democrats Sue Rose 123 5.8% +3.8
Majority410
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors8,907
Ballots cast2,110

Labour Party hold

North East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ashley James Peace Elected 1,249 54.2% +5.0
Barnsley Independent Group Raymond Archer 639 27.7% -1.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Samuel Wilkinson 323 14.0% -5.3
Liberal Democrats Sam Christmas 93 4.0% +1.5
Majority610
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors10,268
Ballots cast2,304

Labour Party hold

Old Town

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Clive Pickering Elected 1,147 51.3% +8.3
Conservative and Unionist Party John Carr 450 20.1% -2.8
Green Party Gillian Margaret Nixon 347 15.5% +7.5
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance Charlotte Sykes 145 6.5% —
Liberal Democrats Patrick Dimelow Smith 144 6.4% +2.0
Majority697
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors8,596
Ballots cast2,236

Labour Party hold

Penistone East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Barnard Elected 1,643 42.9% -2.6
Labour Party Jill Hayler 1,271 33.2% +10.2
Liberal Democrats Andy Waters 507 13.3% -10.9
Green Party Rebecca Jean Trotman 401 10.5% +3.3
Majority372
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors9,666
Ballots cast3,826

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Penistone West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Hannah Kitching Elected 2,207 56.4% +19.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Roy Garratt 668 17.1% -13.3
Labour Party James Aron Bangert 518 13.2% -6.0
Independent David Wood 296 7.6% —
Green Party Richard Thomas James Trotman 207 5.3% -3.5
Majority1,539
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors10,142
Ballots cast3,915

Liberal Democrats hold

Rockingham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David White Elected 1,109 42.2% +3.0
Labour Party James Gregory Andrews 1,067 40.6% +1.4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Karen Jane Fletcher 228 8.7% +4.5
Liberal Democrats Sue Waters 222 8.4% +4.0
Majority42
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors8,606
Ballots cast2,628

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Royston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Dave Webster Elected 1,085 53.2% +9.6
Independent Neil Fisher 458 22.5% +18.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Macaulay Larkin 363 17.8% +0.0
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Hood 132 6.5% +4.5
Majority627
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors8,724
Ballots cast2,038

Labour Party hold

St Helens

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Dave Leech Elected 1,064 74.1% +17.2
Conservative and Unionist Party George Hill 229 16.0% -3.2
Liberal Democrats Matthew Nicholson 148 10.3% +7.3
Majority835
Turnout18.0%
Registered electors7,976
Ballots cast1,435

Labour Party hold

Stairfoot

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ian Patrick Shirt Elected 906 44.1% +6.1
Barnsley Independent Group Gavin Frost 756 36.8% +21.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Elizabeth Hill 285 13.9% -1.6
Liberal Democrats James Robert Kitching 106 5.2% +3.4
Majority150
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors9,018
Ballots cast2,054

Labour Party hold

Wombwell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Robert Frost Elected 1,362 65.6% +10.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Bee Lokkit-Wan 289 13.9% -12.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Nugent 228 11.0% +7.7
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance Amy Stewart 102 4.9% —
Social Democratic Party Jon Seymour 94 4.5% +3.8
Majority1,073
Turnout21.0%
Registered electors9,754
Ballots cast2,076

Labour Party hold

Worsbrough

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Clarke Elected 913 45.5% +8.2
Barnsley Independent Group Gill Carr 731 36.4% +1.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Millner 229 11.4% -10.5
Liberal Democrats Sarah Calvert 133 6.6% +0.8
Majority182
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors7,443
Ballots cast2,006

Labour Party hold

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