2023 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
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Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council took place on 4 May 2023 alongside other elections in the United Kingdom.[1] One third of the council was up for election.[2]
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Background
editThe Labour Party have controlled the council since 1973. In May 2021, Labour retained control but the council was criticised for not counting over 1,000 postal votes.[3] In May 2022, Labour retained overall control of the council, but lost three seats.[4] In December 2022, Conservative councillor for Rockingham ward David White defected to Reform UK.[5][6]
Previous council composition
editAfter 2022 election | Before 2023 election | ||||
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Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
Labour | 46 | Labour | 45 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 9 | Liberal Democrats | 9 | ||
Conservative | 4 | Conservative | 3 | ||
Independent | 3 | Independent | 3 | ||
Barnsley Ind. | 1 | Barnsley Ind. | 1 | ||
Reform UK | 1 | ||||
Vacant | 1 |
Results summary
edit2023 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 15 | 2 | 71.5 | 33 | 48 | 76.2 | 20,932 | 46.1 | 0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 4 | 1 | 19.0 | 6 | 10 | 15.9 | 7,926 | 17.5 | 1.2 | |
Independent | 2 | 1 | 9.5 | 0 | 2 | 3.2 | 4,853 | 10.7 | 6.9 | |
Conservative | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 3.2 | 6,456 | 14.2 | 5.2 | |
Reform UK | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 1,322 | 2.9 | N/A | ||
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,094 | 4.6 | 0.8 | ||
Yorkshire | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 918 | 2.0 | 1.3 | ||
SDP | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 462 | 1.0 | |||
TUSC | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 241 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ||
English Constitution | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 155 | 0.3 | N/A |
The Barnsley Independent Group did not stand in this election and lost its sole seat on the council.
Ward results
editOn 11 April 2023, the full list of candidates was published.[7]
Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Martin O'Donoghue | 846 | 46.8 | −4.4 | |
Yorkshire | Steve Bullcock | 456 | 25.2 | −0.5 | |
Conservative | Charlotte Wilkinson | 176 | 9.7 | −5.6 | |
Green | Chris Scarfe | 153 | 8.5 | N/A | |
Independent | Ruby Paul | 92 | 5.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Rogerson | 84 | 4.6 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 390 | 21.6 | |||
Rejected ballots | 5 | ||||
Turnout | 1,812 | 20.8 | |||
Registered electors | 8,713 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cudworth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Anita Cherryholme | 1,137 | 69.1 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | Mark Brook | 248 | 15.1 | +2.7 | |
Green | Ken Smith | 148 | 9.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Waters | 113 | 6.9 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 889 | 54.0 | |||
Rejected ballots | 12 | ||||
Turnout | 1,657 | 16.6 | |||
Registered electors | 8,437 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Darfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Trevor Smith | 912 | 51.0 | −11.7 | |
Reform UK | Scott McKenzie | 374 | 20.9 | +10.3 | |
Conservative | Benjamin Harrison | 334 | 18.7 | −1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Hulme | 168 | 9.4 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 538 | 30.1 | |||
Rejected ballots | 11 | ||||
Turnout | 1,799 | 22.7 | |||
Registered electors | 7,915 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Darton East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Steve Hunt | 1,699 | 64.7 | +8.2 | |
Labour | Teresa Wilcockson | 770 | 29.3 | −3.5 | |
Conservative | John Miller | 156 | 9.8 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 929 | 35.3 | |||
Rejected ballots | 15 | ||||
Turnout | 2,641 | 29.9 | |||
Registered electors | 8,828 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Darton West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Trevor Cave | 978 | 41.4 | +2.3 | |
Green | Lee Long | 690 | 29.2 | −0.8 | |
Conservative | Bee Lokkit | 302 | 12.8 | −7.0 | |
Yorkshire | Simon Bitcliffe | 274 | 11.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Bennett | 118 | 5.0 | −3.5 | |
Majority | 288 | 12.2 | |||
Rejected ballots | 8 | ||||
Turnout | 2,371 | 27.0 | |||
Registered electors | 8,777 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Dearne North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Martin Morrell | 1,048 | 73.1 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Gillian Millner | 152 | 10.6 | −2.0 | |
English Constitution Party | Maxine Spencer | 118 | 8.2 | −0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Evans | 106 | 7.4 | +2.8 | |
SDP | Steve Vajda | 16 | 1.1 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 896 | 62.5 | |||
Rejected ballots | 9 | ||||
Turnout | 1,449 | 17.0 | |||
Registered electors | 8,548 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Dearne South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Abi Moore | 1,066 | 59.5 | −12.0 | |
SDP | Dave Jarvis | 446 | 24.9 | +18.6 | |
Conservative | Rosemary Jackson | 162 | 9.0 | −4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Linda Fielding | 81 | 4.5 | +1.1 | |
English Constitution Party | Janus Polenceusz | 37 | 2.1 | −3.4 | |
Majority | 620 | 34.6 | |||
Rejected ballots | 8 | ||||
Turnout | 1,801 | 19.5 | |||
Registered electors | 9,217 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Dodworth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Sam Christmas | 1,407 | 55.2 | +9.5 | |
Labour | Nicholas Riggs | 806 | 31.6 | −1.2 | |
Conservative | Lee Ogden | 334 | 13.1 | −4.9 | |
Majority | 601 | 23.6 | |||
Rejected ballots | 13 | ||||
Turnout | 2,561 | 30.6 | |||
Registered electors | 8,374 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Hoyland Milton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tim Shepherd | 1,052 | 42.7 | −5.6 | |
Reform UK | Michael Davies | 436 | 17.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Michael Toon | 292 | 11.9 | −12.7 | |
Independent | Cassie Northwood | 284 | 11.5 | −13.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Glenn Lawrence | 179 | 7.3 | +0.8 | |
Green | Tom Heyes | 148 | 6.0 | N/A | |
TUSC | Angela Waller | 73 | 3.0 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 616 | 25.0 | |||
Rejected ballots | 5 | ||||
Turnout | 2,470 | 26.9 | |||
Registered electors | 9,183 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kingstone
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Philip Wright | 678 | 41.6 | +36.8 | |
Labour | Kevin Williams | 640 | 39.3 | +0.5 | |
Green | Peter Giles | 109 | 6.7 | −0.5 | |
Independent | Judy Barnsley | 99 | 6.1 | +3.8 | |
Conservative | Roger Haw | 71 | 4.4 | −4.8 | |
TUSC | Tracey-Ann Holland | 33 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 38 | 2.3 | |||
Rejected ballots | 4 | ||||
Turnout | 1,645 | 21.3 | |||
Registered electors | 7,724 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Monk Bretton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Margaret Sheard | 1,056 | 50.2 | −0.5 | |
Independent | Rachel Stewart | 769 | 36.5 | +5.2 | |
Conservative | Macaulay Larkin | 182 | 8.6 | −3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sue Rose | 98 | 4.7 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 287 | 13.7 | |||
Rejected ballots | 4 | ||||
Turnout | 2,100 | 23.6 | |||
Registered electors | 8,894 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
North East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ruth Booker | 1,069 | 53.4 | −0.8 | |
Independent | Raymond Archer | 462 | 23.1 | −4.6 | |
Conservative | Samuel Wilkinson | 205 | 10.2 | −3.8 | |
Yorkshire | Tony Devoy | 188 | 9.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Kieran Oldfield | 79 | 3.9 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 607 | 30.3 | |||
Rejected ballots | 10 | ||||
Turnout | 2,013 | 19.8 | |||
Registered electors | 10,180 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Old Town
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jo Newing | 1,069 | 52.0 | +0.6 | |
Conservative | Clive Watkinson | 313 | 15.2 | −5.0 | |
Independent | Charlotte Sykes | 263 | 12.8 | +6.3 | |
Green | Gillian Nixon | 231 | 11.2 | −4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Patrick Smith | 125 | 6.1 | −0.3 | |
TUSC | Steve Dankerfield | 56 | 2.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 756 | 36.8 | |||
Rejected ballots | 6 | ||||
Turnout | 2,063 | 24.0 | |||
Registered electors | 8,587 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Penistone East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alex Burnett | 1,603 | 42.4 | +9.1 | |
Conservative | Steven Burkinshaw | 1,349 | 35.7 | −7.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Waters | 486 | 12.9 | −0.4 | |
Green | Rebecca Trotman | 191 | 5.1 | −5.4 | |
Independent | Amanda Griffin | 153 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 254 | 6.7 | |||
Rejected ballots | 19 | ||||
Turnout | 3,801 | 39.40 | |||
Registered electors | 9,647 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Penistone West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | David Greenhough | 1,613 | 45.9 | −9.7 | |
Labour Co-op | Frances Nixon | 810 | 23.0 | +9.7 | |
Conservative | Roy Garratt | 623 | 17.7 | +0.6 | |
Green | Richard Trotman | 268 | 7.6 | +2.3 | |
Independent | Paula Button-Roberts | 202 | 5.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 803 | 22.9 | |||
Rejected ballots | 21 | ||||
Turnout | 3,539 | 35.2 | |||
Registered electors | 10,055 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Rockingham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Andrew Wray | 1,028 | 38.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Jane Townsend | 771 | 29.1 | −11.5 | |
Conservative | Mark Highmouch | 351 | 13.3 | −28.9 | |
Reform UK | Brian Gregory | 277 | 10.5 | N/A | |
Green | Trevor Mayne | 99 | 3.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Sue Waters | 99 | 3.7 | −4.8 | |
TUSC | Karen Fletcher | 21 | 0.8 | −7.9 | |
Majority | 257 | 9.8 | |||
Rejected ballots | 6 | ||||
Turnout | 2,653 | 31.1 | |||
Registered electors | 8,533 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Royston
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Pauline McCarthy | 1,132 | 58.8 | +5.6 | |
Independent | Neil Fisher | 366 | 19.0 | −3.5 | |
Conservative | Michael Barraclough | 272 | 14.1 | −3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Hood | 97 | 5.0 | −1.5 | |
TUSC | Jennifer Barker | 58 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 766 | 39.8 | |||
Rejected ballots | 6 | ||||
Turnout | 1,931 | 22.1 | |||
Registered electors | 8,748 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St Helen's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Neil Wright | 1,035 | 74.6 | +0.8 | |
Conservative | Andrew Millner | 181 | 13.0 | −2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Nicholson | 172 | 12.4 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 854 | 61.6 | |||
Rejected ballots | 6 | ||||
Turnout | 1,394 | 17.6 | |||
Registered electors | 7,925 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Stairfoot
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Murray | 1,073 | 61.5 | +17.4 | |
Conservative | Alex Wilkinson | 392 | 22.5 | +8.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Kitching | 281 | 16.1 | +10.9 | |
Majority | 681 | 39.0 | |||
Rejected ballots | 19 | ||||
Turnout | 1,765 | 19.8 | |||
Registered electors | 8,923 | ||||
Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Swing |
Wombwell
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Brenda Eastwood | 1,426 | 69.5 | +3.9 | |
Reform UK | Donna Cutts | 235 | 11.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Debbie Toon | 233 | 11.3 | −2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Green | 159 | 7.7 | −3.3 | |
Majority | 1,191 | 58.1 | |||
Rejected ballots | 6 | ||||
Turnout | 2,060 | 21.0 | |||
Registered electors | 9,815 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Worsbrough
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Jake Lodge | 1,135 | 55.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Sherry Holling | 633 | 31.1 | −14.4 | |
Conservative | Adrian Thompson | 128 | 6.3 | −5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sarah Calvert | 84 | 4.1 | −2.5 | |
Green | Katelyn Long | 57 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 502 | 24.4 | |||
Rejected ballots | 5 | ||||
Turnout | 2,044 | 27.8 | |||
Registered electors | 7,351 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
References
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