2021 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2021 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
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One third (21) of 63 seats on the Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election19 seats, 58.9%1 seat, 9.8%3 seats, 18.1%
Current seats4843
Seats neededSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg28Increase2.svg29
 
Party Democrats and Veterans Independent
Last election0 seats, 1.7%0 seats, 1.9%
Current seats04
Seats neededIncrease2.svg32Steady2.svg
Barnsley UK local election 2021 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 2021 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
Incumbent council control

Majority administration
Labour



The 2021 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place in 2021 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England. It took place on the same day as other local elections. [1] The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

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Results summary

2021 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 17Decrease2.svg 181.0324976.619,30940.4+5.5
  Liberal Democrats 3Increase2.svg 314.34710.95,62311.8-5.1
  Conservative 1Steady2.svg4.8234.711,97525.1+12.3
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0223.11,1222.3-6.8
  Democrats and Veterans 0Steady2.svg0.0223.10N/AN/A
  Barnsley Ind. 0Decrease2.svg 20.0111.65,04110.6+6.0
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03,1526.6+1.4
  SDP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04611.0New
  English Democrat 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03390.7-2.5
  Yorkshire 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02330.5-3.0
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01820.4New
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01660.3New
  For Britain 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0980.2New
 Keep Equality Safe0Steady2.svg0.0000.0750.2New

Ward Results

Central ward

Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Summer Risebury 964 48.88 +4.7
Conservative Adrian Thompson52926.83+9.7
Green Ian Guest36618.56-9.4
Liberal Democrats Catherine Rogerson1135.73-5.0
Majority43522.05
Turnout 1,98923.87
Registered electors 8,373
Labour hold Swing

Cudworth ward

Cudworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Houghton 1,368 66.9 +5.2
Conservative Mark Brook31615.5-0.4
Barnsley Ind. Mark Arnold28513.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Waters753.7-18.8
Majority1,052
Turnout 1,97323.84
Total votes
Registered electors 8,307
Labour hold Swing

Darfield ward

Darfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Osborne 1,166 50.0 +16.2
Conservative Benjamin Harrison60025.7+17.3
Barnsley Ind. Victoria Semley37215.9N/A
For Britain Graham Stringer984.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Kevin Bennett773.3-6.8
Independent Kris Tonkinson210.9N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,34629.15
Labour hold Swing

Darton East ward

Darton East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mat Crisp 1,119 38.8 -31.7
Labour Dave Webster72225.0+3.1
Barnsley Ind. Sharon Love58720.3N/A
Conservative John Miller32311.2+3.6
Green Kirsty Mcara-Marsh1354.7N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,89332.70
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Darton West ward

Darton West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alice Cave 1,051 37.5 -2.2
Conservative Marie Bates91432.6+10.4
Green Tom Heyes75526.9+2.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Waters853.0-10.6
Majority
Turnout 2,82532.25
Labour hold Swing

Dearne North ward

Dearne North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wendy Cain 1,052 61.1 +4.8
Conservative George Hill41223.9+14.5
English Democrat Maxine Spencer1629.4-24.8
Liberal Democrats Simon Hulme492.8N/A
SDP Savannah Jarvis472.7N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,74121.35
Labour hold Swing

Dearne South ward

Dearne South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dorothy Coates 1,364 60.2 +24.9
Conservative Jacob Griffin39817.6+12.4
SDP David Jarvis35915.8N/A
English Democrat Janus Polenceusz743.3-4.4
Liberal Democrats Linda Fielding703.1N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,29123.99
Labour hold Swing

Dodworth ward

Dodworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Wray 804 26.2 -19.4
Barnsley Ind. Phillip Birkinshaw75724.7N/A
Labour Emma Johnson-Henshaw67722.1-0.5
Conservative Lee Ogden65121.2+13.8
Green Rebecca Trotman1785.8N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,99035.23
Liberal Democrats gain from Barnsley Ind. Swing

Hoyland Milton ward

Hoyland Milton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Stowe 1,153 39.6 -4.4
Conservative David White1,04035.7+24.9
Independent Daniel Simpson33111.4-20.0
Green John Evans2328.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Glenn Lawrence993.4-5.4
TUSC Angela Waller602.1N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,93731.34
Labour hold Swing

Kingstone ward

Kingstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pooja Ramchandani 699 38.1 +0.9
Barnsley Ind. Peter Doyle39621.6-8.3
Conservative Ian Levitt-Smillie31016.9+10.4
Green Peter Giles1819.9-5.5
Liberal Democrats Philip Wright1236.7-0.9
Independent Carlo Turner854.6N/A
TUSC Tracey-Ann Holland412.2N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,84623.84
Labour hold Swing

Monk Bretton ward

Monk Bretton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Green 1,260 54.6 +25.5
Conservative Michael Toon48621.0+16.4
Barnsley Ind. Gary McNair41518.0N/A
Green Chris Scarfe1024.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Matthew Nicholson462.0N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,31425.94
Labour hold Swing

North East ward

North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeff Ennis 1,268 49.2 +13.0
Barnsley Ind. Raymond Archer74628.9-3.9
Conservative Samuel Wilkinson49819.3+9.8
Liberal Democrats Sam Christmas652.5N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,58725.40
Labour hold Swing

Old Town ward

Old Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phil Lofts 1,084 43.1 +8.0
Conservative Clive Watkinson57823.0+14.0
Barnsley Ind. Liam Hardcastle39015.5N/A
Green Gillian Nixon2038.1-4.5
Independent Donald Wood1244.9-29.1
Liberal Democrats Will Fielding1124.4-4.9
TUSC Estelle Mageean261.0N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,52829.48
Labour hold Swing

Penistone East ward

Penistone East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Wilson 1,954 45.6 +6.2
Liberal Democrats Susan Waters1,03424.1-2.8
Labour Alex Burnett98823.1+5.7
Green Kate Raynor3097.2N/A
Majority
Turnout 4,31144.69
Conservative hold Swing

Penistone West ward

Penistone West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mandy Lowe-Flello 1,444 37.4 -6.3
Conservative Martin Bancroft1,17230.3+9.5
Labour Sarah Grainger74519.3+6.5
Green Richard Trotman3388.7+1.7
Reform UK Edward Dillingham1664.3N/A
Majority
Turnout 3,87438.48
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Rockingham ward

Rockingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nicola Sumner 1,085 39.1 +2.6
Conservative Roy Garratt1,08439.1+28.0
Green James Grinham28910.4+1.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Nugent1244.5+0.5
TUSC Karen Fletcher1154.2N/A
Keep Equality Safe PartyAndy Belk752.7N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,78131.98
Labour hold Swing

Nicola Sumner won on the toss of a coin. In the result this is shown as her winning an extra vote.

Royston ward

Royston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Caroline Makinson 1,034 43.5 -5.9
Barnsley Ind. Kirk Harper70029.5-9.5
Conservative Michael Davies42217.8+6.1
Independent Neil Fisher954.0N/A
Green Simon Layton783.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Patrick Smith461.9N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,37927.39
Labour hold Swing

St Helen's ward

St Helen's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sarah Tattersall 983 56.9 -4.4
Conservative Donna Cutts33019.1+7.6
Yorkshire Mick Chambers23313.5N/A
Green Alan Jones915.3-22.0
Liberal Democrats Sarah Booth523.0N/A
SDP Steve Vajda382.2N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,73621.89
Labour hold Swing

Stairfoot ward

Stairfoot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen Dyson 895 38.0 +2.2
Independent Wayne Johnson68929.3N/A
Barnsley Ind. Kay Thewlis36415.5-38.4
Conservative Elizabeth Hill36315.4+9.2
Liberal Democrats James Kitching421.8-2.4
Majority
Turnout 2,36026.0
Labour hold Swing

Wombwell ward

Wombwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Higginbottom 1,346 55.4 +1.0
Conservative Alex Wilkinson64826.7+25.2
Green Simon Kusners1275.2N/A
Independent Amy Stewart1084.4N/A
English Democrat Jon Seymour1034.2-7.0
Liberal Democrats Susan Rose793.3-4.9
SDP Rachel Thompson170.7N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,44325.43
Labour hold Swing

Worsbrough ward

Worsbrough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Bowser 827 37.3 +4.4
Barnsley Ind. Gillian Carr77535.0N/A
Conservative Michael Barraclough48521.9+12.4
Liberal Democrats Sarah Calvert1295.8-1.9
Majority
Turnout 2,23229.56
Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. Swing

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