1978 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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1978 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
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  1976 4 May 1978 1979  

One third of seats (20 of 60) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Residents Independent
Seats won1631
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg3Steady2.svg

Majority party before election

Labour

Majority party after election

Labour

Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 1978. One third of the council was up for election. The election resulted in Labour retaining control of the council. The sole Democratic Labour councillor elected in 1973 successfully defended his seat as an Independent and the only Independent elected in 1973 unsuccessfully defended his seat as a Conservative. [1]

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Election result

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1978 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1602-280.051.028,584+3.0
  Residents 330+315.031.017,383+0.9
  Independent 10005.04.62,567+4.1
  Conservative 001-10.09.15,116+0.5
  Liberal 00000.04.32,379-7.2

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour3937
Residents1114
Liberals55
Independent Labour22
Independent11
Conservatives21
Total6060
Working majority 18  14 

Ward results

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

Ardsley (7424) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hepworth R.1,29555.7+3.7
Residents Parkin A. Ms.75832.6−3.7
Conservative Kitching A.27311.7+0.0
Majority53723.1+7.4
Turnout 2,32631.3+1.9
Labour hold Swing +3.7
No. 1 (Barnsley: Carlton) (10226) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brain H.*1,89272.0+4.0
Residents Roughley J.73528.0−4.0
Majority1,15744.0+7.9
Turnout 2,62725.7+1.9
Labour hold Swing +4.0
No. 2 (Barnsley: East & North) (8250) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Williams A.*1,47142.7−2.5
Residents Harris M.1,44441.9+1.2
Conservative Guest M.52915.4+1.3
Majority270.8−3.7
Turnout 3,44441.7−1.1
Labour hold Swing -1.8
No. 3 (Barnsley: Central-South-South East)(9433) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lunn F.*2,43571.0+21.8
Residents Welbourne E. Ms.53615.6+1.9
Conservative Oldfield H.45813.4+4.2
Majority1,89955.4+34.0
Turnout 3,42936.4−1.0
Labour hold Swing +9.9
No. 4 (Barnsley: South West and West) (7650) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Addison M. Ms.1,51754.6+1.9
Labour Almond B.96034.6−2.2
Conservative Moorhouse J.30110.8+0.3
Majority55720.1+4.1
Turnout 2,77836.3−8.3
Residents gain from Labour Swing +2.0
No. 5 (Barnsley: Monk Bretton) (11006) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stokes M.2,02455.7+5.6
Residents French W.1,61044.3+5.1
Majority41411.4+0.5
Turnout 3,63433.0−1.3
Labour hold Swing +0.2
No. 7 (Cudworth) (6477) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Salt H.1,57454.4+11.3
Residents Saxby J.1,31745.6−11.3
Majority2578.9−4.7
Turnout 2,89144.6+6.1
Labour hold Swing +11.3
No. 8 (Darfield) (6210) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dixon T.1,44555.4−8.0
Residents Sykes E.1,16544.6+8.0
Majority28010.7−16.0
Turnout 2,61042.0−1.2
Labour hold Swing -8.0
No. 9 (Dodworth-Barugh-Higham-Gawber)(6948) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mason G.*1,45354.5+12.2
Residents Taylor S.1,21145.5+9.3
Majority2429.1+2.9
Turnout 2,66438.3−6.6
Labour hold Swing +1.4
No. 10 (Darton) (9483) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Booth D.*1,61143.9−2.8
Residents Skelton G.1,56742.7−10.5
Conservative England G.49113.4+13.4
Majority441.2−5.3
Turnout 3,66938.7+2.3
Labour hold Swing +3.8
No. 11 (Dearne: Central & South) (9977) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bedford J.*UnopposedN/AN/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
No. 12 (Dearne: East & West) (7367) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Oldham J.*UnopposedN/AN/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
No. 13 (Hoyland Nether) (11479) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Eaden D.2,52557.5+57.5
Labour Wadsworth A.1,86842.5−15.8
Majority65715.0−1.6
Turnout 4,39338.3−2.7
Independent hold Swing +36.6
No. 14 (Penistone) (6472) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Harrison M. Ms.1,15035.1+33.2
Conservative Gledhill W.*1,10533.8+22.9
Labour Murphy W.77823.8−0.5
Liberal Stein W.2417.4−28.9
Majority451.4−8.2
Turnout 3,27450.6−7.0
Residents gain from Conservative Swing +5.1
No. 15 (Royston) (6522) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ball T.*1,36758.4+0.8
Liberal Whitehead E.97341.6+4.9
Majority39416.8−4.2
Turnout 2,34035.9−9.0
Labour hold Swing -2.0
No. 16 (Wombwell: Central-North-South East)(5381) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fellows B.*89857.7+15.4
Liberal Hargreaves E.65742.3+42.3
Majority24115.5+0.3
Turnout 1,55528.9+3.1
Labour hold Swing -13.4
No. 17 (Wombwell: Hemingfield and SouthWest) (7551) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wake J.1,82159.9+15.5
Residents Nield M. Ms.1,21740.1+40.1
Majority60419.9+8.9
Turnout 3,03840.2−1.1
Labour hold Swing -12.3
No. 18 (Worsbrough) (11259) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Dickinson F.2,26150.2−2.8
Labour Bland J.*2,24549.8+2.8
Majority160.4−5.6
Turnout 4,50640.0+1.9
Residents gain from Labour Swing -2.8
No. 19 (Hemsworth Rural) (9218) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wooley E.1,80559.4+0.5
Residents Hardman J.89529.5+4.7
Conservative Schofield D. Ms.33811.1−5.2
Majority91030.0−4.2
Turnout 3,03833.0−0.3
Labour hold Swing -2.1
No. 20 (Penistone Rural & Wortley) (7541) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fish H.*1,64243.1+12.9
Conservative Tue G. Ms.1,62142.5+8.4
Liberal Nicholson M.50813.3−22.3
Independent Wilson M.421.1+1.1
Majority210.6−4.9
Turnout 3,81350.6−3.3
Labour hold Swing +2.2

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "Elections Centre: Barnsley 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk/plymouth.ac.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.