2023 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2023 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
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  2022 4 May 2023 2024  

21 of 63 seats on Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
Turnout24.7%
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Stephen Houghton Hannah KitchingNone
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election46 seats, 46.2%9 seats, 16.3%3 seats, 3.8%
Seats before4693
Seats won1542
Seats after48102
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote20,9327,9264,853
Percentage46.1%17.5%10.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.1%Increase2.svg 1.2%Increase2.svg 6.9%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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LeaderJohn WilsonDavid WhiteAndrew Gillis
Party Conservative Reform UK Barnsley Ind.
Last election4 seats, 19.4%Did not stand1 seat, 6.5%
Seats before311
Seats won000
Seats after210
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1
Popular vote6,4561,3220
Percentage14.2%2.9%0.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg 5.2%N/ADecrease2.svg 6.5%

Barnsley UK ward map 2023.svg
The winner of each seat by party in the 2023 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election

Leader before election

Stephen Houghton
Labour

Leader after election

Stephen Houghton
Labour

Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council took place on 4 May 2023 alongside other elections in the United Kingdom. [1] One third of the council was up for election. [2]

Contents

Background

The Labour Party have controlled the council since 1973. In May 2021, Labour retained control but the council was criticised for not counting over 1,000 postal votes. [3] In May 2022, Labour retained overall control of the council, but lost three seats. [4] In December 2022, Conservative councillor for Rockingham ward David White defected to Reform UK. [5] [6]

Previous council composition

After 2022 electionBefore 2023 election
PartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 46 Labour 45
Liberal Democrats 9 Liberal Democrats 9
Conservative 4 Conservative 3
Independent 3 Independent 3
Barnsley Ind.1Barnsley Ind.1
Reform UK 1
Vacant 1

Results summary

2023 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 15Increase2.svg 271.5334876.220,93246.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
  Liberal Democrats 4Increase2.svg 119.061015.97,92617.5Increase2.svg 1.2
  Independent 2Decrease2.svg 19.5023.24,85310.7Increase2.svg 6.9
  Conservative 0Decrease2.svg 10.0223.26,45614.2Decrease2.svg 5.2
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0111.51,3222.9N/A
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,0944.6Increase2.svg 0.8
  Yorkshire 0Steady2.svg0.0000.09182.0Increase2.svg 1.3
  SDP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04621.0Steady2.svg
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02410.5Decrease2.svg 0.2
  English Constitution 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01550.3N/A

The Barnsley Independent Group did not stand in this election and lost its sole seat on the council.

Ward results

On 11 April 2023, the full list of candidates was published. [7]

Central

Central (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin O'Donoghue 846 46.8 −4.4
Yorkshire Steve Bullcock45625.2−0.5
Conservative Charlotte Wilkinson1769.7−5.6
Green Chris Scarfe1538.5N/A
Independent Ruby Paul925.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Catherine Rogerson844.6−3.2
Majority 39021.6
Rejected ballots5
Turnout 1,81220.8
Registered electors 8,713
Labour hold Swing

Cudworth

Cudworth (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anita Cherryholme 1,137 69.1 +4.2
Conservative Mark Brook24815.1+2.7
Green Ken Smith1489.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Waters1136.9+2.1
Majority 88954.0
Rejected ballots12
Turnout 1,65716.6
Registered electors 8,437
Labour hold Swing

Darfield

Darfield (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Trevor Smith 912 51.0 −11.7
Reform UK Scott McKenzie37420.9+10.3
Conservative Benjamin Harrison33418.7−1.9
Liberal Democrats Simon Hulme1689.4+3.3
Majority 53830.1
Rejected ballots11
Turnout 1,79922.7
Registered electors 7,915
Labour hold Swing

Darton East

Darton East (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Hunt 1,699 64.7 +8.2
Labour Teresa Wilcockson77029.3−3.5
Conservative John Miller1569.8−0.8
Majority 92935.3
Rejected ballots15
Turnout 2,64129.9
Registered electors 8,828
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Darton West

Darton West (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Trevor Cave 978 41.4 +2.3
Green Lee Long69029.2−0.8
Conservative Bee Lokkit30212.8−7.0
Yorkshire Simon Bitcliffe27411.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Kevin Bennett1185.0−3.5
Majority 28812.2
Rejected ballots8
Turnout 2,37127.0
Registered electors 8,777
Labour hold Swing

Dearne North

Dearne North (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Morrell 1,048 73.1 +1.0
Conservative Gillian Millner15210.6−2.0
English Constitution PartyMaxine Spencer1188.2−0.1
Liberal Democrats Brian Evans1067.4+2.8
SDP Steve Vajda161.1−1.4
Majority 89662.5
Rejected ballots9
Turnout 1,44917.0
Registered electors 8,548
Labour hold Swing

Dearne South

Dearne South (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Abi Moore 1,066 59.5 −12.0
SDP Dave Jarvis44624.9+18.6
Conservative Rosemary Jackson1629.0−4.3
Liberal Democrats Linda Fielding814.5+1.1
English Constitution PartyJanus Polenceusz372.1−3.4
Majority 62034.6
Rejected ballots8
Turnout 1,80119.5
Registered electors 9,217
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Dodworth

Dodworth (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sam Christmas 1,407 55.2 +9.5
Labour Nicholas Riggs80631.6−1.2
Conservative Lee Ogden33413.1−4.9
Majority 60123.6
Rejected ballots13
Turnout 2,56130.6
Registered electors 8,374
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hoyland Milton

Hoyland Milton (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tim Shepherd 1,052 42.7 −5.6
Reform UK Michael Davies43617.7N/A
Conservative Michael Toon29211.9−12.7
Independent Cassie Northwood28411.5−13.1
Liberal Democrats Glenn Lawrence1797.3+0.8
Green Tom Heyes1486.0N/A
TUSC Angela Waller733.0−1.7
Majority 61625.0
Rejected ballots5
Turnout 2,47026.9
Registered electors 9,183
Labour hold Swing

Kingstone

Kingstone (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Philip Wright 678 41.6 +36.8
Labour Kevin Williams64039.3+0.5
Green Peter Giles1096.7−0.5
Independent Judy Barnsley996.1+3.8
Conservative Roger Haw714.4−4.8
TUSC Tracey-Ann Holland332.0N/A
Majority 382.3
Rejected ballots4
Turnout 1,64521.3
Registered electors 7,724
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Monk Bretton

Monk Bretton (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Sheard 1,056 50.2 −0.5
Independent Rachel Stewart76936.5+5.2
Conservative Macaulay Larkin1828.6−3.6
Liberal Democrats Sue Rose984.7−1.1
Majority 28713.7
Rejected ballots4
Turnout 2,10023.6
Registered electors 8,894
Labour gain from Independent Swing

North East

North East (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ruth Booker 1,069 53.4 −0.8
Independent Raymond Archer46223.1−4.6
Conservative Samuel Wilkinson20510.2−3.8
Yorkshire Tony Devoy1889.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Kieran Oldfield793.9−0.1
Majority 60730.3
Rejected ballots10
Turnout 2,01319.8
Registered electors 10,180
Labour hold Swing

Old Town

Old Town (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jo Newing 1,069 52.0 +0.6
Conservative Clive Watkinson31315.2−5.0
Independent Charlotte Sykes26312.8+6.3
Green Gillian Nixon23111.2−4.3
Liberal Democrats Patrick Smith1256.1−0.3
TUSC Steve Dankerfield562.7N/A
Majority 75636.8
Rejected ballots6
Turnout 2,06324.0
Registered electors 8,587
Labour hold Swing

Penistone East

Penistone East (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alex Burnett 1,603 42.4 +9.1
Conservative Steven Burkinshaw1,34935.7−7.3
Liberal Democrats Andrew Waters48612.9−0.4
Green Rebecca Trotman1915.1−5.4
Independent Amanda Griffin1534.0N/A
Majority 2546.7
Rejected ballots19
Turnout 3,80139.40
Registered electors 9,647
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Penistone West

Penistone West (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Greenhough 1,613 45.9 −9.7
Labour Co-op Frances Nixon81023.0+9.7
Conservative Roy Garratt62317.7+0.6
Green Richard Trotman2687.6+2.3
Independent Paula Button-Roberts2025.7N/A
Majority 80322.9
Rejected ballots21
Turnout 3,53935.2
Registered electors 10,055
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Rockingham

Rockingham (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Andrew Wray 1,028 38.9 N/A
Labour Jane Townsend77129.1−11.5
Conservative Mark Highmouch35113.3−28.9
Reform UK Brian Gregory27710.5N/A
Green Trevor Mayne993.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Sue Waters993.7−4.8
TUSC Karen Fletcher210.8−7.9
Majority 2579.8
Rejected ballots6
Turnout 2,65331.1
Registered electors 8,533
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Royston

Royston (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pauline McCarthy 1,132 58.8 +5.6
Independent Neil Fisher36619.0−3.5
Conservative Michael Barraclough27214.1−3.7
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Hood975.0−1.5
TUSC Jennifer Barker583.0N/A
Majority 76639.8
Rejected ballots6
Turnout 1,93122.1
Registered electors 8,748
Labour hold Swing

St Helen's

St Helen's (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Wright 1,035 74.6 +0.8
Conservative Andrew Millner18113.0−2.9
Liberal Democrats Matthew Nicholson17212.4+2.1
Majority 85461.6
Rejected ballots6
Turnout 1,39417.6
Registered electors 7,925
Labour hold Swing

Stairfoot

Stairfoot (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Murray 1,073 61.5 +17.4
Conservative Alex Wilkinson39222.5+8.6
Liberal Democrats James Kitching28116.1+10.9
Majority 68139.0
Rejected ballots19
Turnout 1,76519.8
Registered electors 8,923
Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. Swing

Wombwell

Wombwell (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brenda Eastwood 1,426 69.5 +3.9
Reform UK Donna Cutts23511.4N/A
Conservative Debbie Toon23311.3−2.6
Liberal Democrats Robert Green1597.7−3.3
Majority 1,19158.1
Rejected ballots6
Turnout 2,06021.0
Registered electors 9,815
Labour hold Swing

Worsbrough

Worsbrough (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jake Lodge 1,135 55.7 N/A
Labour Sherry Holling63331.1−14.4
Conservative Adrian Thompson1286.3−5.1
Liberal Democrats Sarah Calvert844.1−2.5
Green Katelyn Long572.8N/A
Majority 50224.4
Rejected ballots5
Turnout 2,04427.8
Registered electors 7,351
Independent hold Swing

References

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