1976 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

1976 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
One third of seats (20 of 60) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council ; 31 seats needed for a majority
Majority party before election; Labour ;	Majority party after election; Labour ;

Last updated May 28, 2024

Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 6 May 1976, with one third of council up for election. The election resulted in Labour retaining control of the council.^[1]

Election result

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1976^[1]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	11	0	9	-9	55.0	48.0	29,255	-4.5
Residents	5	5	0	+5	25.0	30.1	18,369	+3.3
Liberal	3	3	0	+3	15.0	11.5	7,027	-5.6
Independent Labour	1	1	0	+1	5.0	2.4	1,436	-1.1
Conservative	0	0	0	0	0.0	8.6	3,976	-2.1
Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.5	925	+0.2

This resulted in the following composition of the council:^[1]

Party		Previous council	New council
	Labour	48	39
	Residents	6	11
	Liberals	2	5
	Independent Labour	1	2
	Conservatives	1	1
	Democratic Labour	1	1
	Independent	1	1
Total		60	60
Working majority		36	18

Ward results

+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.

Ardsley (7236)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Galvin T.*	1,108	52.0	+1.1
	Residents	Sykes	773	36.3	+2.8
	Conservative	Kitching A.	249	11.7	-3.9
Majority			335	15.7	-1.7
Turnout			2,130	29.4	+4.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.8

No. 1 (Barnsley: Carlton) (10201)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bright G.*	1,649	68.1	+11.6
	Residents	Hayward	774	31.9	-1.3
Majority			875	36.2	+12.9
Turnout			2,423	23.8	+5.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.4

No. 2 (Barnsley: East & North) (8459)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kaye F.*	1,641	45.2	+8.1
	Residents	Ward	1,477	40.7	-1.8
	Conservative	Guest M.	510	14.1	+4.6
Majority			164	4.5	-0.8
Turnout			3,628	42.9	+4.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.9

No. 3 (Barnsley: Central-South-South East)(9594)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Warden R.*	1,763	49.3	-3.2
	Liberal	Jepson G.	996	27.8	+27.8
	Residents	Spencer	492	13.7	-20.2
	Conservative	England	328	9.2	-4.4
Majority			767	21.4	+2.9
Turnout			3,579	37.3	+14.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-15.5

No. 4 (Barnsley: South West and West) (7682)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Pemberton	1,808	52.8	+1.4
	Labour	Sinfield W.*	1,259	36.7	+4.3
	Conservative	Oldfield H.	360	10.5	+6.3
Majority			549	16.0	-2.9
Turnout			3,427	44.6	+4.0
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing	-1.4

No. 5 (Barnsley: Monk Bretton) (9103)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Whyke G.*	1,565	50.1	+14.6
	Residents	Robinson	1,224	39.2	-13.4
	Conservative	Copeland	334	10.7	+1.9
Majority			341	10.9	-6.2
Turnout			3,123	34.3	+8.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+14.0

No. 7 (Cudworth) (6262)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Green	1,370	56.8	-0.2
	Labour	Rigby R.*	1,041	43.2	+0.2
Majority			329	13.6	-0.4
Turnout			2,411	38.5	+6.1
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing	-0.2

No. 8 (Darfield) (5900)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Key B.*	1,617	63.3	+28.5
	Residents	O'Donnell	936	36.7	-4.8
Majority			681	26.7	+20.1
Turnout			2,553	43.3	+4.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+16.6

No. 9 (Dodworth-Barugh-Higham-Gawber)(6324)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brown D.*	1,202	42.3	-11.1
	Residents	Addison	1,027	36.2	+23.5
	Liberal	Crosby J.	611	21.5	-12.4
Majority			175	6.2	-13.4
Turnout			2,840	44.9	+1.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-17.3

No. 10 (Darton) (8997)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Hutchinson	1,745	53.2	-3.2
	Labour	Bretton W.*	1,532	46.8	+12.6
Majority			213	6.4	-15.8
Turnout			3,277	36.4	+4.1
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing	-7.9

No. 11 (Dearne: Central & South) (9945)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labour	Gregory	1,436	46.2	N/A
	Labour	Sayles	1,240	39.9	N/A
	Residents	Barwell	435	14.0	N/A
Majority			196	6.3	N/A
Turnout			3,111	31.3	N/A
	Independent Labour gain from Labour		Swing	N/A

No. 12 (Dearne: East & West) (7436)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lloyd D.*	1,496	82.3	+9.4
	Residents	Lowe	322	17.7	+17.7
Majority			1,174	64.6	+5.9
Turnout			1,818	24.4	+3.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.1

No. 13 (Hoyland Nether) (11398)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	McKay A.*	2,726	58.3	+12.6
	Residents	Lockwood	1,949	41.7	+41.7
Majority			777	16.6	+8.1
Turnout			4,675	41.0	+9.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-14.5

No. 14 (Penistone) (6014)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lockwood	1,257	36.3	-27.2
	Independent	Lee	925	26.7	+26.7
	Labour	Murphy W.*	841	24.3	+4.0
	Conservative	Kellett	374	10.8	-5.4
	Residents	Dalby	65	1.9	+1.9
Majority			332	9.6	-33.6
Turnout			3,462	57.6	+2.0
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing	-26.9

No. 15 (Royston) (6456)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rispin K.*	1,670	57.7	+20.0
	Liberal	Whitehead E.	1,063	36.7	+36.7
	Residents	Cawthorn	163	5.6	+5.6
Majority			607	21.0	-3.7
Turnout			2,896	44.9	+1.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.3

No. 16 (Wombwell: Central-North-South East)(5382)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Wraith	799	57.6	+24.3
	Labour	Jones C.*	588	42.4	+1.0
Majority			211	15.2	+7.1
Turnout			1,387	25.8	+0.7
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing	+11.6

No. 17 (Wombwell: Hemingfield and SouthWest) (7441)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hargreaves	1,707	55.5	+17.7
	Labour	Brookes H.*	1,368	44.5	-0.5
Majority			339	11.0	+3.9
Turnout			3,075	41.3	+5.7
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing	+9.1

No. 18 (Worsbrough) (11257)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Batty	2,275	53.0	+16.3
	Labour	Schofield*	2,017	47.0	-7.1
Majority			258	6.0	-11.4
Turnout			4,292	38.1	+7.4
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing	+11.7

No. 19 (Hemsworth Rural) (8938)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stacey N.*	1,752	58.9	+2.6
	Residents	McKernan	735	24.7	-4.1
	Conservative	Schofield D. Ms.	486	16.3	+1.5
Majority			1,017	34.2	+6.7
Turnout			2,973	33.3	+6.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.3

No. 20 (Penistone Rural & Wortley) (7257)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frow	1,393	35.6	+4.7
	Conservative	Wade J.	1,335	34.2	-5.6
	Labour	Ellis W.*	1,180	30.2	+0.8
Majority			213	1.5	-3.3
Turnout			3,908	53.9	+7.1
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing	+5.1

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1976 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Election result

Ward results

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