1976 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

1976 local election in England March 2020 March 2020 1976 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election England Parliamentary no yes 1975 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 1975 1978 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 1978 One third of seats (20 of 60) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 31 6 May 1976 Labour Party (UK) 11 9 Residents Association 5 5 Liberal Party (UK) 3 3 Majority party Majority party after election Labour Labour Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 6 May 1976, with one third of council up for election. The election resulted in Labour retaining control of the council. http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Barnsley-1973-2012.pdf Elections Centre: Barnsley 1973-2012 electionscentre.co.uk/plymouth.ac.uk 2017-07-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20170725171829/http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Barnsley-1973-2012.pdf 2017-07-25 Election result Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1976 Labour Party (UK) 11 0 9 -9 55.0 48.0 29,255 -4.5 Residents Association 5 5 0 +5 25.0 30.1 18,369 +3.3 Liberal Party (UK) 3 3 0 +3 15.0 11.5 7,027 -5.6 Independent Labour 1 1 0 +1 5.0 2.4 1,436 -1.1 Conservative Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 8.6 3,976 -2.1 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.5 925 +0.2 This resulted in the following composition of the council: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 48 39 Residents 6 11 Liberals 2 5 Independent Labour 1 2 Conservatives 1 1 Democratic Labour 1 1 Independent 1 1 Total 60 60 Working majority #FFBF00 36 darkgray #FFBF00 18 darkgray Ward results +/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested. Ardsley (7236) Labour Party (UK) Galvin T.* 1,108 52.0 +1.1 Residents Association Sykes 773 36.3 +2.8 Conservative Party (UK) Kitching A. 249 11.7 -3.9 335 15.7 -1.7 2,130 29.4 +4.5 Labour Party (UK) -0.8 No. 1 (Barnsley: Carlton) (10201) Labour Party (UK) Bright G.* 1,649 68.1 +11.6 Residents Association Hayward 774 31.9 -1.3 875 36.2 +12.9 2,423 23.8 +5.7 Labour Party (UK) +6.4 No. 2 (Barnsley: East & North) (8459) Labour Party (UK) Kaye F.* 1,641 45.2 +8.1 Residents Association Ward 1,477 40.7 -1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Guest M. 510 14.1 +4.6 164 4.5 -0.8 3,628 42.9 +4.4 Labour Party (UK) +4.9 No. 3 (Barnsley: Central-South-South East)(9594) Labour Party (UK) Warden R.* 1,763 49.3 -3.2 Liberal Party (UK) Jepson G. 996 27.8 +27.8 Residents Association Spencer 492 13.7 -20.2 Conservative Party (UK) England 328 9.2 -4.4 767 21.4 +2.9 3,579 37.3 +14.8 Labour Party (UK) -15.5 No. 4 (Barnsley: South West and West) (7682) Residents Association Pemberton 1,808 52.8 +1.4 Labour Party (UK) Sinfield W.* 1,259 36.7 +4.3 Conservative Party (UK) Oldfield H. 360 10.5 +6.3 549 16.0 -2.9 3,427 44.6 +4.0 Residents Association Labour Party (UK) -1.4 No. 5 (Barnsley: Monk Bretton) (9103) Labour Party (UK) Whyke G.* 1,565 50.1 +14.6 Residents Association Robinson 1,224 39.2 -13.4 Conservative Party (UK) Copeland 334 10.7 +1.9 341 10.9 -6.2 3,123 34.3 +8.8 Labour Party (UK) +14.0 No. 7 (Cudworth) (6262) Residents Association Green 1,370 56.8 -0.2 Labour Party (UK) Rigby R.* 1,041 43.2 +0.2 329 13.6 -0.4 2,411 38.5 +6.1 Residents Association Labour Party (UK) -0.2 No. 8 (Darfield) (5900) Labour Party (UK) Key B.* 1,617 63.3 +28.5 Residents Association O'Donnell 936 36.7 -4.8 681 26.7 +20.1 2,553 43.3 +4.8 Labour Party (UK) +16.6 No. 9 (Dodworth-Barugh-Higham-Gawber)(6324) Labour Party (UK) Brown D.* 1,202 42.3 -11.1 Residents Association Addison 1,027 36.2 +23.5 Liberal Party (UK) Crosby J. 611 21.5 -12.4 175 6.2 -13.4 2,840 44.9 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) -17.3 No. 10 (Darton) (8997) Residents Association Hutchinson 1,745 53.2 -3.2 Labour Party (UK) Bretton W.* 1,532 46.8 +12.6 213 6.4 -15.8 3,277 36.4 +4.1 Residents Association Labour Party (UK) -7.9 No. 11 (Dearne: Central & South) (9945) Independent Labour Gregory 1,436 46.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) Sayles 1,240 39.9 N/A Residents Association Barwell 435 14.0 N/A 196 6.3 N/A 3,111 31.3 N/A Independent Labour Labour Party (UK) N/A No. 12 (Dearne: East & West) (7436) Labour Party (UK) Lloyd D.* 1,496 82.3 +9.4 Residents Association Lowe 322 17.7 +17.7 1,174 64.6 +5.9 1,818 24.4 +3.7 Labour Party (UK) -4.1 No. 13 (Hoyland Nether) (11398) Labour Party (UK) McKay A.* 2,726 58.3 +12.6 Residents Association Lockwood 1,949 41.7 +41.7 777 16.6 +8.1 4,675 41.0 +9.6 Labour Party (UK) -14.5 No. 14 (Penistone) (6014) Liberal Party (UK) Lockwood 1,257 36.3 -27.2 Independent (politician) Lee 925 26.7 +26.7 Labour Party (UK) Murphy W.* 841 24.3 +4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Kellett 374 10.8 -5.4 Residents Association Dalby 65 1.9 +1.9 332 9.6 -33.6 3,462 57.6 +2.0 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -26.9 No. 15 (Royston) (6456) Labour Party (UK) Rispin K.* 1,670 57.7 +20.0 Liberal Party (UK) Whitehead E. 1,063 36.7 +36.7 Residents Association Cawthorn 163 5.6 +5.6 607 21.0 -3.7 2,896 44.9 +1.8 Labour Party (UK) -8.3 No. 16 (Wombwell: Central-North-South East)(5382) Residents Association Wraith 799 57.6 +24.3 Labour Party (UK) Jones C.* 588 42.4 +1.0 211 15.2 +7.1 1,387 25.8 +0.7 Residents Association Labour Party (UK) +11.6 No. 17 (Wombwell: Hemingfield and SouthWest) (7441) Liberal Party (UK) Hargreaves 1,707 55.5 +17.7 Labour Party (UK) Brookes H.* 1,368 44.5 -0.5 339 11.0 +3.9 3,075 41.3 +5.7 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +9.1 No. 18 (Worsbrough) (11257) Residents Association Batty 2,275 53.0 +16.3 Labour Party (UK) Schofield* 2,017 47.0 -7.1 258 6.0 -11.4 4,292 38.1 +7.4 Residents Association Labour Party (UK) +11.7 No. 19 (Hemsworth Rural) (8938) Labour Party (UK) Stacey N.* 1,752 58.9 +2.6 Residents Association McKernan 735 24.7 -4.1 Conservative Party (UK) Schofield D. Ms. 486 16.3 +1.5 1,017 34.2 +6.7 2,973 33.3 +6.6 Labour Party (UK) +3.3 No. 20 (Penistone Rural & Wortley) (7257) Liberal Party (UK) Frow 1,393 35.6 +4.7 Conservative Party (UK) Wade J. 1,335 34.2 -5.6 Labour Party (UK) Ellis W.* 1,180 30.2 +0.8 213 1.5 -3.3 3,908 53.9 +7.1 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +5.1 References Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 1976 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1976