Darfield ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Kevin John Howard Osborne Elected | 1,012 | 54.0% | +3.0 |
| Reform UK | Scott McKenzie | 564 | 30.1% | +9.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ian White | 171 | 9.1% | -9.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Richard Hulme | 127 | 6.8% | -2.6 |
| Majority | 448 | |||
| Turnout | 23.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,213 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,874 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Trevor Smith Elected | 912 | 51.0% | -11.6 |
| Reform UK | Scott McKenzie | 374 | 20.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Benjamin Harrison | 334 | 18.7% | -1.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Richard Hulme | 168 | 9.4% | +3.3 |
| Majority | 538 | |||
| Turnout | 23.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,915 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,788 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2022
| 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 |
| Majority | 828 | |||
| Turnout | 25.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,059 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,970 | |||
Labour Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Kevin John Howard Osborne Elected | 1,166 | 50.0% | +16.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Benjamin Harrison | 600 | 25.7% | +17.3 |
| Barnsley Independent Group | Victoria Semley | 372 | 15.9% | — |
| The For Britain Movement | Graham Stringer | 98 | 4.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Bennett | 77 | 3.3% | -6.8 |
| Independent | Kris Tonkinson | 21 | 0.9% | — |
| Majority | 566 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,069 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,334 | |||
Labour Party gain from Independents for Direct Democracy
02/05/2019
| 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 |
| Majority | 84 | |||
| Turnout | 25.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,970 | |||
Independents for Direct Democracy gain from Labour Party
03/05/2018
| 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% | — |
| Majority | 743 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,980 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Caroline Saunders Elected | 1,038 | 49.8% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Trevor Smith | 864 | 41.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Delia Mary Weldon | 184 | 8.8% | — |
| Majority | 174 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,086 | |||