1980 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

1980 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council ; 34 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 1980 Barnsley council elections.
Majority party before election; Labour ;	Majority party after election; Labour ;

Last updated May 28, 2024

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]

Election result

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1980^[1]^[2]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	20	6	1	+5	90.9	59.0	35,123	+14.7
Residents	1	1	6	-5	4.5	31.6	18,769	+0.8
Conservative	1	0	0	0	4.5	6.1	3,652	-3.1
Liberal	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.6	1,545	-3.9
Tenants and Owner Occupiers' Association	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.5	284	-0.4
Communist	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	123	+0.1

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

Party		Previous council	New council
	Labour	41	46
	Residents	18	13
	Conservatives	3	3
	Independent Labour	3	3
	Liberals	1	1
Total		66	66
Working majority		16	26

Ward results

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

Ardsley (7570)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wilson H.	1,286	55.4	+8.8
	Residents	Parkin A. Ms.	820	35.3	+0.8
	Conservative	Kitching A.	214	9.2	-9.6
Majority			466	20.1	+8.1
Turnout			2,320	30.6
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing	+4.0

Athersley (7198)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dancer H.	1,488	84.4	+13.0
	Residents	Sykes E.	274	15.6	-13.0
Majority			1,214	68.8	+26.0
Turnout			1,762	24.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+13.0

Brierley (7234)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Whittaker N.	1,748	83.6	+29.6
	Conservative	Schofield D. Ms.	342	16.4	-5.6
Majority			1,406	67.3	+37.2
Turnout			2,090	28.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+17.6

Central (8206)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Watts J. Ms.	1,603	56.2	+11.6
	Residents	Jackson M.	1,044	36.6	+0.1
	Conservative	Oldfield H.	204	7.2	+7.2
Majority			559	19.6	+11.5
Turnout			2,851	34.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.7

Cudworth (7496)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rigby R.	1,705	58.9	+7.4
	Residents	Harriman E.	1,020	35.2	-13.2
	Conservative	Hudson C.	169	5.8	+5.8
Majority			685	23.7	+20.7
Turnout			2,894	38.6
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing	+10.3

Darfield (7840)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barlow E.	1,742	64.6	+22.2
	Residents	Bannister J.	956	35.4	+7.0
Majority			786	29.1	+15.2
Turnout			2,698	34.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.6

Darton (8764)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stocks R.	1,706	45.6	+16.4
	Residents	Butterfield N.	1,392	37.2	-4.5
	Tenants and Owner Occupiers' Association	Hesford K.	284	7.6	-8.4
	Conservative	England G.	275	7.3	+7.3
	Liberal	Linstead M. Ms.	86	2.3	-8.1
Majority			314	8.4	-4.0
Turnout			3,743	42.7
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing	+10.4

Dearne South (8835)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Whitehouse S.	2,379	90.3	+31.7
	Residents	Moore J.	256	9.7	+9.7
Majority			2,123	80.6	+63.5
Turnout			2,635	29.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+11.0

Dearne Thurnscoe (8423)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Young K.	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Dodworth (7944)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mason G.	1,907	53.7	+4.9
	Residents	Wray D.	1,191	33.5	-17.7
	Liberal	Butcher D.	332	9.3	+9.3
	Communist	Sykes S.	123	3.5	+3.5
Majority			716	20.2	+17.8
Turnout			3,553	44.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+11.3

Hoyland East (7827)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Beardshall P.	1,618	60.2	+37.0
	Liberal	Dyson M. Ms.	643	23.9	-5.6
	Residents	Thickett J.	427	15.9	+15.9
Majority			975	36.3	+33.4
Turnout			2,688	34.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+21.3

Hoyland West (6891)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wroe C.	1,959	67.3	+12.3
	Residents	Dickinson R.	950	32.7	-12.3
Majority			1,009	34.6	+24.6
Turnout			2,909	42.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+12.3

Monk Bretton (8726)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sheard T.	2,058	70.6	+11.5
	Residents	Smith J.	675	23.2	-17.7
	Conservative	Bodoano G.	181	6.2	+6.2
Majority			1,383	47.5	+29.3
Turnout			2,914	33.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+14.6

North West (7450)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wilde J.	1,814	57.3	+22.6
	Residents	Beecroft E. Ms.	1,352	42.7	+4.7
Majority			462	14.6	+11.3
Turnout			7,450	42.5
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing	+8.9

Park (5943)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Borrett K.	1,302	73.8	+24.7
	Residents	Kent J.	218	12.4	-3.8
	Liberal	Wilby M. Ms.	133	7.5	-11.2
	Conservative	Kitching P. Ms.	111	6.3	-9.6
Majority			1,084	61.5	+31.1
Turnout			1,764	29.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+14.2

Penistone East (6708)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tue G. Ms.	1,677	54.7	+17.7
	Labour	Barker T.	1,387	45.3	-0.9
Majority			290	9.5	+0.5
Turnout			3,064	45.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	+9.3

Penistone West (7718)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Clegg B.	2,818	68.2	+26.3
	Labour	Ashton F.	961	23.3	+1.0
	Liberal	Bailey A.	351	8.5	+8.5
Majority			1,857	45.0	+32.4
Turnout			4,130	53.5
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing	+12.6

Royston (7813)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ball J.	1,718	57.6	+17.1
	Residents	Whitehead E. Ms.	1,265	42.4	+25.0
Majority			453	15.2	+13.7
Turnout			2,983	38.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.9

South West (7323)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hyman D.	1,486	47.0	+14.8
	Residents	Kershaw J. Ms.	1,369	43.3	-9.2
	Conservative	Cousins B.	305	9.7	-5.6
Majority			117	3.7	-16.6
Turnout			3,160	43.2
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing	+12.0

Wombwell North (5404)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Storey A.	1,038	61.8	+15.7
	Residents	Nield M. Ms.	642	38.2	-15.7
Majority			396	23.6	+15.8
Turnout			1,680	31.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+15.7

Wombwell South (7835)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Goddard J.	1,768	76.3	+34.2
	Residents	Rushforth J. Ms.	549	23.7	-4.3
Majority			1,219	52.6	+32.4
Turnout			2,317	29.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+19.2

Worsbrough (8201)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hadfield G.	2,450	58.7	+20.8
	Residents	Ashton A.	1,551	37.1	-15.8
	Conservative	Jones R.	174	4.2	-4.9
Majority			899	21.5	+6.5
Turnout			4,175	50.9
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing	+18.3

By-elections between 1980 and 1982

Brierley (7234) 25 September 1980 By-election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ennis J.	1,265	85.4	+1.8
	Conservative	Schofield D. Ms.	217	14.6	-1.8
Majority			1,048	70.8	+3.5
Turnout			1,482	20.5	-8.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.8

Ardsley (7588) 7 May 1981 By-election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shirt R.	1,291	48.7	-6.7
	Residents	Parkin A. Ms.	1,088	41.0	+5.7
	Conservative	England G.	273	10.3	+1.1
Majority			203	7.7	-12.4
Turnout			2,652	35.0	+4.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.2

Dodworth (7981) 10 December 1981 By-election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brown D.	1,335	44.6	-9.1
	Alliance (SDP)	Williamson, J. D.	1,304	43.6	+34.3
	Residents	Wray D.	269	9.0	-24.5
	Conservative	Nicholls, C. J.	85	2.8	-0.7
Majority			31	1.0	-19.2
Turnout			2,993	37.5	-7.2
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing	-21.7

Penistone East (6681) 18 February 1982 By-election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Hanstock, O. A.	1,078	42.0	+42.0
	Conservative	Dews, R.	607	23.7	-31.0
	Labour	Barker T.	879	34.3	-11.0
Majority			471	18.3	+8.8
Turnout			2,564	38.4	-7.3
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing	+36.5

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