2019 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2019 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Result

2019 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 12 Decrease 7 57.1 37 49 77.8 15,691 34.9 –24.0
  Liberal Democrats 3 Increase 3 14.3 1 4 6.3 7,591 16.9 +7.1
  Conservative 1 Decrease 1 4.8 2 3 4.8 5,729 12.8 –5.3
  Barnsley Ind. 1 Increase 1 4.8 2 3 4.8 2,059 4.6 +1.4
  Independent 2 Increase 2 9.5 0 2 3.2 4,094 9.1 +7.2
  Democrats and Veterans 2 Increase 2 9.5 0 2 3.2 2,476 5.5 +3.8
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,342 5.2 +1.4
  UKIP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,893 4.2 New
  Yorkshire 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,557 3.5 +1.8
  English Democrat 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,445 3.2 +2.7
  Socialist Alternative 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 56 0.1 New

Ward Results

Map of the results of the election by electoral ward.

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Central ward

Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin Dyson 750 44.2 Decrease23.8
Green Chris Scarfe 474 28.0 Increase18.4
Conservative Adrian Thompson 289 17.1 Decrease0.1
Liberal Democrats Connor Audsley 182 10.7 Increase5.5
Majority 276 16.2 Decrease34.6
Labour hold Swing

Cudworth ward

Cudworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charlie Wraith 933 61.7 Decrease13.0
Liberal Democrats John Ellis-Mourant 340 22.5 Increase19.5
Conservative Mark Brook 240 15.9 Increase5.5
Majority 593 39.2 Decrease25.1
Labour hold Swing

Darfield ward

Darfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democrats and Veterans Trevor Smith 750 38.1 Increase18.4
Labour Dorothy Coates 666 33.8 Decrease23.5
Liberal Democrats Kim Boon 198 10.1 Increase2.0
English Democrat Maxine Spencer 191 9.7 N/A
Conservative Delia Weldon 165 8.4 Decrease6.5
Majority 84 4.3 N/A
Democrats and Veterans gain from Labour Swing

Darton East ward

Darton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Hunt 1,832 70.5 Increase53.1
Labour Martin Flack 570 21.9 Decrease41.7
Conservative Debbie Toon 197 7.6 Decrease11.4
Majority 1,262 48.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Darton West ward

Darton West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Trevor Cave 810 39.7 Decrease15.5
Green Tom Heyes 499 24.5 Increase10.5
Conservative Lee Ogden 452 22.2 Decrease2.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Waters 277 13.6 Increase7.9
Majority 311 15.2 Decrease14.9
Labour hold Swing

Dearne North ward

Dearne North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Gardiner 799 56.3 Decrease23.9
English Democrat Janus Polenceusz 485 34.2 N/A
Conservative Cicely Cowgill 134 9.4 Decrease10.4
Majority 314 22.1 Decrease38.3
Labour hold Swing

Dearne South ward

Dearne South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sam Danforth 1,173 51.7 N/A
Labour Graham Jarvis 801 35.3 Decrease39.5
English Democrat Adrian Morgan 175 7.7 N/A
Conservative David Hunter 119 5.2 Decrease10.2
Majority 372 16.4 N/A
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Dodworth ward

Dodworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Fielding 1,308 45.6 Increase39.1
Labour Richard Riggs 647 22.6 Decrease15.2
UKIP Jonathan Hastelow 440 15.3 N/A
Yorkshire Chris Burrows 260 9.1 N/A
Conservative Adam Bromfield 212 7.4 Decrease11.4
Majority 661 23.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Hoyland Milton ward

Hoyland Milton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tim Shepherd 982 44.0 Decrease27.7
UKIP Daniel Simpson 701 31.4 N/A
Conservative Donna Cutts 240 10.8 Decrease5.7
Liberal Democrats Glenn Lawrence 173 8.8 Decrease3.0
English Democrat Justin Saxton 134 6.0 N/A
Majority 281 12.6 Decrease42.6
Labour hold Swing

Kingstone ward

Kingstone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Williams 609 37.2 Decrease26.1
Democrats and Veterans Peter Doyle 490 29.9 N/A
Green Peter Giles 252 15.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Waters 125 7.6 Decrease17.2
Conservative John Miller 107 6.5 Decrease5.4
Socialist Alternative Angela Waller 56 3.4 N/A
Majority 119 7.3 Decrease31.2
Labour hold Swing

Monk Bretton ward

Monk Bretton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democrats and Veterans Victoria Felton 1,236 54.5 Increase37.8
Labour Margaret Sheard 660 29.1 Decrease33.2
Yorkshire Ryan Williams 268 11.8 N/A
Conservative George Hill 105 4.6 Decrease7.6
Majority 576 25.4 N/A
Democrats and Veterans gain from Labour Swing

North East ward

North East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anita Cherryholme 786 36.2 Decrease28.2
Independent Raymond Archer 712 32.8 N/A
Yorkshire Tony Devoy 467 21.5 Decrease5.8
Conservative Sam Wilkinson 207 9.5 Increase1.2
Majority 74 3.4 Decrease33.7
Labour hold Swing

Old Town ward

Old Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jo Newing 720 35.1 Decrease19.7
Independent Donald Wood 698 34.0 N/A
Green Kate Raynor 259 12.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Kevin Bennett 191 9.3 Increase1.7
Conservative Clive Watkinson 185 9.0 Decrease6.2
Majority 22 1.1 Decrease31.3
Labour hold Swing

Penistone East ward

Penistone East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Hand-Davis 1,359 39.4 Decrease11.1
Liberal Democrats Sue Waters 929 26.9 Increase17.6
Labour Dave Webster 602 17.4 Decrease15.7
Yorkshire Lee Goulding 562 16.3 N/A
Majority 430 12.5 Decrease4.9
Conservative hold Swing

Penistone West ward

Penistone West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Greenhough 1,583 43.7 Decrease2.8
Conservative Alex Wilkinson 753 20.8 Decrease1.6
Independent David Wood 563 15.6 N/A
Labour Jo Newing 465 12.8 Decrease12.9
Green Richard Trotman 255 7.0 Increase1.6
Majority 830 22.9 Increase2.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Rockingham ward

Rockingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Lamb 803 36.5 Decrease22.2
Barnsley Ind. Steve Sylvester 588 26.7 N/A
English Democrat Kevin Riddiough 274 12.5 Increase1.4
Conservative Michael Davies 244 11.1 Decrease13.7
Green Benjamin Holland 202 9.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Nugent 88 4.0 Decrease1.4
Majority 215 9.8 Decrease24.1
Labour hold Swing

Royston ward

Royston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pauline Mccarthy 953 49.4 Decrease19.7
UKIP Kirk Harper 752 39.0 N/A
Conservative Alex Wilkinson 225 11.7 Decrease0.1
Majority 201 10.4 Decrease39.6
Labour hold Swing

St Helen's ward

St Helen's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jenny Platts 901 61.3 Decrease15.4
Green Alan Jones 401 27.3 Increase15.8
Conservative Jacob Griffin 169 11.5 Decrease0.3
Majority 500 34.0 Decrease30.9
Labour hold Swing

Stairfoot ward

Stairfoot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Barnsley Ind. Andy Gillis 1,057 53.9 Increase27.3
Labour Karen Dyson 702 35.8 Decrease24.1
Conservative Elizabeth Hill 121 6.2 Decrease7.3
Liberal Democrats James Kitching 82 4.2 N/A
Majority 355 18.1 N/A
Barnsley Ind. gain from Labour Swing

Wombwell ward

Wombwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brenda Eastwood 907 54.4 Decrease13.1
Barnsley Ind. Sharon Gillis 414 24.8 N/A
English Democrat Terence Cook 186 11.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Terence Cook 136 8.2 N/A
Conservative Gareth Thompson 25 1.5 Decrease19.0
Majority 493 29.6 Decrease17.4
Labour hold Swing

Worsbrough ward

Worsbrough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jake Lodge 948 49.9 N/A
Labour Roya Pourali 625 32.9 Decrease29.9
Conservative Michael Barraclough 181 9.5 Decrease11.1
Liberal Democrats Sarah Calvert 147 7.7 Decrease8.9
Majority 323 17.0 IncreaseN/A
Independent hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council". BBC.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Local government elections - Thursday 2 May 2019". www.barnsley.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Barnsley - 2019". Elections England.