2018 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Map showing the results of the 2018 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2018 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Result

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election results
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet % of total %No.Net %
  Labour 211921Increase2.svg190.458.926,151Increase2.svg2.3
  Conservative 21100Steady2.svg4.718.18,068Increase2.svg3.1
  Liberal Democrats 14110Increase2.svg14.79.84,380New
  Green 9000Steady2.svg0.03.81,695Increase2.svg0.3
  Barnsley Ind. 2002Decrease2.svg20.03.21,454Decrease2.svg7.3
  Independent 2000Steady2.svg0.01.9857Decrease2.svg2.7
  Democrats and Veterans 3000Steady2.svg0.01.7771New
  Yorkshire 2000Steady2.svg0.01.7754Increase2.svg0.4
  English Democrat 1000Steady2.svg0.00.5235Decrease2.svg0.7
 Totals9321100.0100.044,365Decrease2.svg2,251

Candidates

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Central ward

Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Bruff 1,285 68.0 Increase2.svg6.7
Conservative Adrian Thompson32417.2Increase2.svg6.7
Green Rene Van Buuren1829.6Increase2.svg1.3
Liberal Democrats Connor Audsley985.2N/A
Majority96150.8Increase2.svg6.1
Labour hold Swing

Cudworth ward

Cudworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Hayward 1,252 74.7 Decrease2.svg0.5
Conservative Samuel Wilkinson17510.4Increase2.svg3.1
Yorkshire Chris Burrows1619.6Decrease2.svg7.9
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Waters503.0N/A
Democrats and Veterans Gavin Felton382.3N/A
Majority1,07764.3Decrease2.svg3.4
Labour hold Swing

Darfield ward

Darfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pauline Markham 1,134 57.3 Increase2.svg7.5
Democrats and Veterans Trevor Smith39119.7N/A
Conservative Delia Weldon29514.9Decrease2.svg6.1
Liberal Democrats Kim Boon1608.1N/A
Majority74337.6Increase2.svg29.2
Labour hold Swing

Darton East ward

Darton East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Spence 1,523 63.6 Increase2.svg24.1
Conservative George Hill45519.0Increase2.svg9.7
Liberal Democrats Steve Hunt41517.4N/A
Majority1,06844.6Increase2.svg36.5
Labour hold Swing

Darton West ward

Darton West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sharon Howard 1,279 55.2 Decrease2.svg14.1
Conservative Lee Ogden58125.1Decrease2.svg5.6
Green Tom Heyes32414.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Waters1325.7N/A
Majority69830.1Decrease2.svg8.5
Labour hold Swing

Dearne North ward

Dearne North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Annette Gollick 1,107 80.2 Decrease2.svg6.4
Conservative Joseph Farnfield27319.8Increase2.svg6.4
Majority83460.4Decrease2.svg12.8
Labour hold Swing

Dearne South ward

Dearne South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour May Noble 1,415 74.8 Increase2.svg0.3
Conservative Sharon Jackson29215.4Increase2.svg9.5
Green Sara Lewis1849.8N/A
Majority1,12359.4Decrease2.svg4.5
Labour hold Swing

Dodworth ward

Dodworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Wright 956 37.8 Increase2.svg11.8
Barnsley Ind. Jack Carr93336.9Decrease2.svg17.6
Conservative Debbie Toon47618.8Increase2.svg8.2
Liberal Democrats Susan Waters1646.5N/A
Majority230.9Decrease2.svg27.6
Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. Swing

Hoyland Milton ward

Hoyland Milton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robin Franklin 1,548 71.7 Increase2.svg13.8
Conservative Michael Payne35616.5Increase2.svg8.4
Liberal Democrats Glenn Lawrence25511.8N/A
Majority1,19255.2Increase2.svg22.2
Labour hold Swing

Kingstone ward

Kingstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kath Mitchell 1,078 63.3 Increase2.svg3.4
Liberal Democrats John Ellis-Maurant42324.8N/A
Conservative Lesley Watkinson20211.9Decrease2.svg0.4
Majority65538.5Decrease2.svg9.1
Labour hold Swing

Monk Bretton ward

Monk Bretton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Richardson 1,279 62.3 Decrease2.svg9.3
Democrats and Veterans Vicky Felton34216.7N/A
Conservative Adam Bromfield25012.2Decrease2.svg2.5
Green Dean Todd1195.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Susan Rose633.0N/A
Majority93745.6Decrease2.svg11.3
Labour hold Swing

North East ward

North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dorothy Higginbottom 1,397 64.4 Increase2.svg12.9
Yorkshire Tony Devoy59327.3Increase2.svg15.7
Conservative Elizabeth Hill1798.3Increase2.svg2.5
Majority80437.1Increase2.svg16.8
Labour hold Swing

Old Town ward

Old Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clive Pickering 1,206 54.8 Increase2.svg11.8
Independent Mark Houchin49322.4N/A
Conservative Clive Watkinson33415.2Increase2.svg7.8
Liberal Democrats Kevin Bennett1667.6N/A
Majority71332.4Increase2.svg31.0
Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. Swing

Penistone East ward

Penistone East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Barnard 1,813 50.5 Increase2.svg0.7
Labour Martin Flack1,18933.1Decrease2.svg4.6
Liberal Democrats David Greenhough3329.3N/A
Green Kate Raynor2557.1Decrease2.svg5.4
Majority62417.4Increase2.svg5.3
Conservative hold Swing

Penistone West ward

Penistone West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hannah Kitching 1,741 46.5 N/A
Labour Jo Newing96325.7Decrease2.svg13.7
Conservative Alex Wilkinson84022.4Decrease2.svg5.0
Green Richard Trotman2045.4Decrease2.svg3.5
Majority77820.8Increase2.svg8.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Rockingham ward

Rockingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Andrews 1,242 58.7 Increase2.svg7.1
Conservative Michael Davies52424.8Increase2.svg16.4
English Democrat Kevin Riddiough23511.1Increase2.svg6.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Nugent1155.4N/A
Majority71833.9Increase2.svg14.8
Labour hold Swing

Royston ward

Royston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tim Cheetham 1,315 69.1 Increase2.svg5.2
Independent Edward Gouthwaite36419.1Decrease2.svg2.9
Conservative Michael Toon22411.8Increase2.svg1.3
Majority95150.0Increase2.svg8.1
Labour hold Swing

St Helen's ward

St Helen's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Leech 1,238 76.7 Increase2.svg11.4
Conservative Steven Burkinshaw19011.8Increase2.svg7.8
Green Alan Jones18711.5Increase2.svg7.5
Majority1,04864.9Increase2.svg21.6
Labour hold Swing

Stairfoot ward

Stairfoot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janine Bowler 1,173 59.9 Decrease2.svg19.5
Barnsley Ind. Andy Gillis52126.6N/A
Conservative Mark Brook26513.5Decrease2.svg7.1
Majority65233.3Decrease2.svg25.5
Labour hold Swing

Wombwell ward

Wombwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Frost 1,363 67.5 Decrease2.svg13.6
Conservative Joe Colville41520.5Increase2.svg1.6
Green Terence Cook24012.0N/A
Majority94847.0Decrease2.svg15.2
Labour hold Swing

Worsbrough ward

Worsbrough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Clarke 1,209 62.8 Increase2.svg20.3
Conservative Michael Barraclough33120.6Increase2.svg14.7
Liberal Democrats Sarah Calvert26616.6N/A
Majority87842.2Increase2.svg38.2
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 2018 and 2019

Old Town by-election 12 July 2018 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jo Newing 548 44.2 −10.6
Democrats and Veterans Gavin Felton33827.3+27.3
Conservative Clive Watkinson15712.7−2.5
Liberal Democrats Kevin Bennett12410.0+2.5
Yorkshire Tony Devoy473.8+3.8
BNP Christopher Houston252.0+2.0
Majority21016.9
Turnout 1,239
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "Local government and combined authority mayoral elections - Thursday 3 May 2018". barnsley.gov.uk. Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. "Barnsley local election results 2018". www.barnsley.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. "Local Elections Archive Project — Old Town Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2022.