1980 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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1980 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
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  1979 1 May 1980 1982  

One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
34 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Residents Conservative
Seats won2011
Seat changeIncrease2.svg5Decrease2.svg5Steady2.svg

Barnsley UK local election 1980 map.png
Map showing the results of the 1980 Barnsley council elections.

Majority party before election

Labour

Majority party after election

Labour

Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 1980, with one third of the council up for election. Labour retained control of the council. [1] [2]

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Election result

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1980 [1] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2061+590.959.035,123+14.7
  Residents 116-54.531.618,769+0.8
  Conservative 10004.56.13,652-3.1
  Liberal 00000.02.61,545-3.9
 Tenants and Owner Occupiers' Association00000.00.5284-0.4
  Communist 00000.00.2123+0.1

This resulted in the following composition of the council: [1] [2]

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour4146
Residents1813
Conservatives33
Independent Labour33
Liberals11
Total6666
Working majority 16  26 

Ward results

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

Ardsley (7570) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wilson H.1,28655.4+8.8
Residents Parkin A. Ms.82035.3+0.8
Conservative Kitching A.2149.2-9.6
Majority46620.1+8.1
Turnout 2,32030.6
Labour gain from Residents Swing +4.0
Athersley (7198) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dancer H.1,48884.4+13.0
Residents Sykes E.27415.6-13.0
Majority1,21468.8+26.0
Turnout 1,76224.5
Labour hold Swing +13.0
Brierley (7234) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Whittaker N.1,74883.6+29.6
Conservative Schofield D. Ms.34216.4-5.6
Majority1,40667.3+37.2
Turnout 2,09028.9
Labour hold Swing +17.6
Central (8206) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Watts J. Ms.1,60356.2+11.6
Residents Jackson M.1,04436.6+0.1
Conservative Oldfield H.2047.2+7.2
Majority55919.6+11.5
Turnout 2,85134.7
Labour hold Swing +5.7
Cudworth (7496) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rigby R.1,70558.9+7.4
Residents Harriman E.1,02035.2-13.2
Conservative Hudson C.1695.8+5.8
Majority68523.7+20.7
Turnout 2,89438.6
Labour gain from Residents Swing +10.3
Darfield (7840) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barlow E.1,74264.6+22.2
Residents Bannister J.95635.4+7.0
Majority78629.1+15.2
Turnout 2,69834.4
Labour hold Swing +7.6
Darton (8764) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stocks R.1,70645.6+16.4
Residents Butterfield N.1,39237.2-4.5
Tenants and Owner Occupiers' AssociationHesford K.2847.6-8.4
Conservative England G.2757.3+7.3
Liberal Linstead M. Ms.862.3-8.1
Majority3148.4-4.0
Turnout 3,74342.7
Labour gain from Residents Swing +10.4
Dearne South (8835) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Whitehouse S.2,37990.3+31.7
Residents Moore J.2569.7+9.7
Majority2,12380.6+63.5
Turnout 2,63529.8
Labour hold Swing +11.0
Dearne Thurnscoe (8423) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Young K.UnopposedN/AN/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Dodworth (7944) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mason G.1,90753.7+4.9
Residents Wray D.1,19133.5-17.7
Liberal Butcher D.3329.3+9.3
Communist Sykes S.1233.5+3.5
Majority71620.2+17.8
Turnout 3,55344.7
Labour hold Swing +11.3
Hoyland East (7827) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Beardshall P.1,61860.2+37.0
Liberal Dyson M. Ms.64323.9-5.6
Residents Thickett J.42715.9+15.9
Majority97536.3+33.4
Turnout 2,68834.3
Labour hold Swing +21.3
Hoyland West (6891) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wroe C.1,95967.3+12.3
Residents Dickinson R.95032.7-12.3
Majority1,00934.6+24.6
Turnout 2,90942.2
Labour hold Swing +12.3
Monk Bretton (8726) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheard T.2,05870.6+11.5
Residents Smith J.67523.2-17.7
Conservative Bodoano G.1816.2+6.2
Majority1,38347.5+29.3
Turnout 2,91433.4
Labour hold Swing +14.6
North West (7450) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wilde J.1,81457.3+22.6
Residents Beecroft E. Ms.1,35242.7+4.7
Majority46214.6+11.3
Turnout 7,45042.5
Labour gain from Residents Swing +8.9
Park (5943) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Borrett K.1,30273.8+24.7
Residents Kent J.21812.4-3.8
Liberal Wilby M. Ms.1337.5-11.2
Conservative Kitching P. Ms.1116.3-9.6
Majority1,08461.5+31.1
Turnout 1,76429.7
Labour hold Swing +14.2
Penistone East (6708) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tue G. Ms.1,67754.7+17.7
Labour Barker T.1,38745.3-0.9
Majority2909.5+0.5
Turnout 3,06445.7
Conservative hold Swing +9.3
Penistone West (7718) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Clegg B.2,81868.2+26.3
Labour Ashton F.96123.3+1.0
Liberal Bailey A.3518.5+8.5
Majority1,85745.0+32.4
Turnout 4,13053.5
Residents gain from Labour Swing +12.6
Royston (7813) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ball J.1,71857.6+17.1
Residents Whitehead E. Ms.1,26542.4+25.0
Majority45315.2+13.7
Turnout 2,98338.2
Labour hold Swing -3.9
South West (7323) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hyman D.1,48647.0+14.8
Residents Kershaw J. Ms.1,36943.3-9.2
Conservative Cousins B.3059.7-5.6
Majority1173.7-16.6
Turnout 3,16043.2
Labour gain from Residents Swing +12.0
Wombwell North (5404) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Storey A.1,03861.8+15.7
Residents Nield M. Ms.64238.2-15.7
Majority39623.6+15.8
Turnout 1,68031.1
Labour hold Swing +15.7
Wombwell South (7835) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Goddard J.1,76876.3+34.2
Residents Rushforth J. Ms.54923.7-4.3
Majority1,21952.6+32.4
Turnout 2,31729.6
Labour hold Swing +19.2
Worsbrough (8201) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hadfield G.2,45058.7+20.8
Residents Ashton A.1,55137.1-15.8
Conservative Jones R.1744.2-4.9
Majority89921.5+6.5
Turnout 4,17550.9
Labour gain from Residents Swing +18.3

By-elections between 1980 and 1982

Brierley (7234) 25 September 1980 By-election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ennis J.1,26585.4+1.8
Conservative Schofield D. Ms.21714.6-1.8
Majority1,04870.8+3.5
Turnout 1,48220.5-8.4
Labour hold Swing +1.8
Ardsley (7588) 7 May 1981 By-election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shirt R.1,29148.7-6.7
Residents Parkin A. Ms.1,08841.0+5.7
Conservative England G.27310.3+1.1
Majority2037.7-12.4
Turnout 2,65235.0+4.4
Labour hold Swing -6.2
Dodworth (7981) 10 December 1981 By-election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brown D.1,33544.6-9.1
Alliance (SDP)Williamson, J. D.1,30443.6+34.3
Residents Wray D.2699.0-24.5
Conservative Nicholls, C. J.852.8-0.7
Majority311.0-19.2
Turnout 2,99337.5-7.2
Labour gain from Residents Swing -21.7
Penistone East (6681) 18 February 1982 By-election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Hanstock, O. A.1,07842.0+42.0
Conservative Dews, R.60723.7-31.0
Labour Barker T.87934.3-11.0
Majority47118.3+8.8
Turnout 2,56438.4-7.3
Alliance gain from Labour Swing +36.5

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