Dodworth ward

Vote share over time

Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.

12/12/2024 By-election

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Andy Waters Elected 1,029 49.7% -1.7
Reform UK Eric Benson Hodgson 503 24.3% —
Labour Party Kate Hutchinson 334 16.1% -18.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven John Burkinshaw 147 7.1% -6.9
Green Party Trevor Anthony Mayne 57 2.8% —
Majority526
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors8,503
Ballots cast2,070

Liberal Democrats hold

02/05/2024

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Chris Wray Elected 1,328 51.4% -3.8
Labour Party Ian Hague-Brown 896 34.7% +3.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven John Burkinshaw 361 14.0% +0.9
Majority432
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors8,373
Ballots cast2,585

Liberal Democrats hold

04/05/2023

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Sam Christmas Elected 1,407 55.2% +2.8
Labour Party Nicholas Mark Riggs 806 31.6% -6.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Lee Ogden 334 13.1% -7.5
Majority601
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors8,374
Ballots cast2,548

Liberal Democrats hold

05/05/2022

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

06/05/2021

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Chris Wray Elected 804 27.0% -18.6
Barnsley Independent Group Phillip Birkinshaw 757 25.4% —
Labour Party Emma Johnson-Henshaw 677 22.7% +0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Lee Ogden 651 21.9% +14.5
Green Party Rebecca Jean Trotman 178 6.0% —
Majority47
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors8,487
Ballots cast2,976

Liberal Democrats hold

02/05/2019

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

03/05/2018

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

05/05/2016

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Barnsley Independent Group Phillip Birkinshaw Elected 1,344 54.5% —
Labour Party Dave Webster 641 26.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Wilkinson 262 10.6% —
Green Party Ian David Parker 218 8.8% —
Majority703
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,465