Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1975

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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1975
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20 of 60 seats to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Ratepayers Liberal
Seats won 10 6 2
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Majority party before election

Labour

Majority party after election

Labour

Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 1975 with one third of the seats up for election. Labour retained control of the council. [1]

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Local government body in England

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of four in South Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Barnsley.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

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Election result

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1975 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 10 0 9 -9 50.0 52.5 20,997 -10.2
  Ratepayers 6 6 0 +6 30.0 26.8 13,309 +24.6
  Liberal 2 2 0 +2 10.0 17.1 8,473 +7.9
  Conservative 1 1 0 +1 5.0 8.6 4,244 -1.1
  Independent Labour 1 0 0 0 5.0 3.5 1,715 -1.5
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 641 -6.4
  Communist 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 266 -0.9

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour 57 48
Ratepayers 0 6
Liberals 0 2
Conservatives 0 1
Democratic Labour 1 1
Independent 1 1
Independent Labour 1 1
Total 60 60
Working majority 54  36 

Ward results

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

Ardsley (7325) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Burns J.* 929 50.9 -27.5
Ratepayers Wilkinson G. 611 33.5 +33.5
Conservative Walker 284 15.6 +15.6
Majority 318 17.4 -39.5
Turnout 1,824 24.9 +1.8
Labour hold Swing -30.5
No. 1 (Barnsley: Carlton) (10375) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Dancer H.* 1,055 56.4 -19.4
Ratepayers Sykes 621 33.2 +33.2
Conservative Carrington J. 130 7.0 -5.0
Communist Greenfield N. 63 3.4 -8.8
Majority 434 23.2 -40.4
Turnout 1,869 18.0 -3.7
Labour hold Swing -26.3
No. 2 (Barnsley: East & North) (8573) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Ratepayers Harris M. 1,400 42.5 +42.5
Labour Fisher R.* 1,224 37.1 -21.9
Conservative Guest M. 312 9.5 -3.2
Independent Reynolds 184 5.6 +5.6
Liberal Hallsworth 177 5.4 +5.4
Majority 176 5.3 -25.4
Turnout 3,297 38.5 +3.1
Ratepayers gain from Labour Swing +32.2
No. 3 (Barnsley: Central-South-South East)(9660) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Borrett K.* 1,139 52.5 -7.7
Ratepayers Crawshaw 737 33.9 +33.9
Conservative England 295 13.6 +6.1
Majority 402 18.5 -9.2
Turnout 2,171 22.5 -17.2
Labour hold Swing -20.8
No. 4 (Barnsley: South West and West) (7765) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Ratepayers Birkenshaw 1,619 51.4 +51.4
Labour Hardy 1,022 32.4 -19.3
Independent Blackburne E. 378 12.0 +12.0
Conservative Oldfield H. 133 4.2 -5.5
Majority 597 18.9 +5.8
Turnout 3,152 40.6 +1.3
Ratepayers gain from Labour Swing +35.3
No. 5 (Barnsley: Monk Bretton) (9984) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Ratepayers Jackson 1,341 52.6 +52.6
Labour Wilkie B.* 906 35.5 -36.6
Conservative Glover 223 8.7 -7.6
Independent Cooke L. 79 3.1 +3.1
Majority 435 17.1 -38.8
Turnout 2,549 25.5 +3.4
Ratepayers gain from Labour Swing +44.6
No. 7 (Cudworth) (6278) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Ratepayers Wraith 1,159 57.0N/A
Labour Bailey 873 43.0N/A
Majority 286 14.1N/A
Turnout 2,032 32.4N/A
Ratepayers gain from Labour Swing N/A
No. 8 (Darfield) (5879) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Ratepayers Moore 938 41.4N/A
Labour Goddard B.* 788 34.8N/A
Liberal Lynch 537 23.7N/A
Majority 150 6.6N/A
Turnout 2,263 38.5N/A
Ratepayers gain from Labour Swing N/A
No. 9 (Dodworth-Barugh-Higham-Gawber)(6570) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Woffenden J.* 1,533 53.5 -7.6
Liberal Crosby J. 971 33.9 -5.0
Ratepayers Barwell 363 12.7 +12.7
Majority 562 19.6 -2.6
Turnout 2,867 43.6 -1.4
Labour hold Swing -1.3
No. 10 (Darton) (8893) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Ratepayers Evans 1,622 56.5 +56.5
Labour Turner C.* 981 34.1 -4.0
Conservative Parkes 270 9.4 -6.1
Majority 641 22.3 +3.0
Turnout 2,873 32.3 -12.5
Ratepayers gain from Labour Swing +30.2
No. 11 (Dearne: Central & South) (9844) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Stanley J. UnopposedN/AN/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
No. 12 (Dearne: East & West) (7564) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Young K.* 1,145 72.9 +15.0
Liberal Jones 223 14.2 +14.2
Communist Riley P. 203 12.9 -7.3
Majority 922 58.7 +21.0
Turnout 1,571 20.8 -16.5
Labour hold Swing +0.4
No. 13 (Hoyland Nether) (11317) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Steer 1,932 54.3 +54.3
Labour Wadsworth A. 1,629 45.7 +10.3
Majority 303 8.5 +2.9
Turnout 3,561 31.5 -30.9
Liberal gain from Labour Swing +22.0
No. 14 (Penistone) (6272) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Wales 2,211 63.5 +63.5
Labour Ashton F.* 707 20.3 -13.2
Conservative Elders 566 16.2 -9.9
Majority 1,504 43.2 +36.3
Turnout 3,484 55.5 -3.5
Liberal gain from Labour Swing +38.3
No. 15 (Royston) (6386) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Labour Parkes E.* 1,715 62.4 +35.5
Labour Chetter 1,035 37.6 +5.8
Majority 680 24.7 +19.7
Turnout 2,750 43.1 -32.5
Independent Labour hold Swing +14.8
No. 16 (Wombwell: Central-North-South East)(5402) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Storey A.* 562 41.4 -24.6
Ratepayers Wraith 452 33.3 +33.3
Liberal Peach 343 25.3 +25.3
Majority 110 8.1 -24.0
Turnout 1,357 25.1 +4.1
Labour hold Swing -28.9
No. 17 (Wombwell: Hemingfield and SouthWest) (7626) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Naylor T.* 1,222 45.0 -24.9
Liberal Hargreaves 1,028 37.8 +37.8
Ratepayers Sykes 468 17.2 +17.2
Majority 194 7.1 -32.6
Turnout 2,718 35.6 +4.4
Labour hold Swing -31.3
No. 18 (Worsbrough) (11367) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Smith W.* 1,888 54.1 -9.6
Ratepayers Batty 1,282 36.7 +36.7
Conservative Urquhart 322 9.2 -5.4
Majority 606 17.4 -24.7
Turnout 3,492 30.7 -13.8
Labour hold Swing -23.1
No. 19 (Hemsworth Rural) (9058) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Baines D.* 1,362 56.3 +3.7
Ratepayers Robinson 696 28.8 +28.8
Majority 666 27.5 -5.9
Turnout 2,418 26.7 -22.4
Labour hold Swing -12.5
No. 20 (Penistone Rural & Wortley) (7264) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Neville 1,349 39.7 +8.3
Liberal Lees J. 1,051 30.9 +2.7
Labour Hirst E.* 997 29.3 -11.0
Majority 298 8.8 -0.1
Turnout 3,397 46.8 -8.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +2.8

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