1980 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

1980 local election in England March 2020 March 2020 1980 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election England Parliamentary no yes 1979 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 1979 1982 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 1982 One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 34 1 May 1980 Labour Party (UK) 20 5 Residents Association 1 5 Conservative Party (UK) 1 Barnsley UK local election 1980 map.png 400px Map showing the results of the 1980 Barnsley council elections. Majority party Majority party after election Labour Labour 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. 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 https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/media/4121/electionresults1979to2003.pdf Election results 1979 to 2003 barnsley.gov.uk 2017-07-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20170728185506/https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/media/4121/electionresults1979to2003.pdf 2017-07-28 Election result Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1980 Labour Party (UK) 20 6 1 +5 90.9 59.0 35,123 +14.7 Residents Association 1 1 6 -5 4.5 31.6 18,769 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) 1 0 0 0 4.5 6.1 3,652 -3.1 Liberal Party (UK) 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 Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 123 +0.1 This resulted in the following composition of the council: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 41 46 Residents 18 13 Conservatives 3 3 Independent Labour 3 3 Liberals 1 1 Total 66 66 Working majority #FFBF00 16 darkgray #FFBF00 26 darkgray Ward results +/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested. Ardsley (7570) Labour Party (UK) Wilson H. 1,286 55.4 +8.8 Residents Association Parkin A. Ms. 820 35.3 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Kitching A. 214 9.2 -9.6 466 20.1 +8.1 2,320 30.6 Labour Party (UK) Residents Association +4.0 Athersley (7198) Labour Party (UK) Dancer H. 1,488 84.4 +13.0 Residents Association Sykes E. 274 15.6 -13.0 1,214 68.8 +26.0 1,762 24.5 Labour Party (UK) +13.0 Brierley (7234) Labour Party (UK) Whittaker N. 1,748 83.6 +29.6 Conservative Party (UK) Schofield D. Ms. 342 16.4 -5.6 1,406 67.3 +37.2 2,090 28.9 Labour Party (UK) +17.6 Central (8206) Labour Party (UK) Watts J. Ms. 1,603 56.2 +11.6 Residents Association Jackson M. 1,044 36.6 +0.1 Conservative Party (UK) Oldfield H. 204 7.2 +7.2 559 19.6 +11.5 2,851 34.7 Labour Party (UK) +5.7 Cudworth (7496) Labour Party (UK) Rigby R. 1,705 58.9 +7.4 Residents Association Harriman E. 1,020 35.2 -13.2 Conservative Party (UK) Hudson C. 169 5.8 +5.8 685 23.7 +20.7 2,894 38.6 Labour Party (UK) Residents Association +10.3 Darfield (7840) Labour Party (UK) Barlow E. 1,742 64.6 +22.2 Residents Association Bannister J. 956 35.4 +7.0 786 29.1 +15.2 2,698 34.4 Labour Party (UK) +7.6 Darton (8764) Labour Party (UK) Stocks R. 1,706 45.6 +16.4 Residents Association Butterfield N. 1,392 37.2 -4.5 Tenants and Owner Occupiers' Association Hesford K. 284 7.6 -8.4 Conservative Party (UK) England G. 275 7.3 +7.3 Liberal Party (UK) Linstead M. Ms. 86 2.3 -8.1 314 8.4 -4.0 3,743 42.7 Labour Party (UK) Residents Association +10.4 Dearne South (8835) Labour Party (UK) Whitehouse S. 2,379 90.3 +31.7 Residents Association Moore J. 256 9.7 +9.7 2,123 80.6 +63.5 2,635 29.8 Labour Party (UK) +11.0 Dearne Thurnscoe (8423) Labour Party (UK) Young K. Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Dodworth (7944) Labour Party (UK) Mason G. 1,907 53.7 +4.9 Residents Association Wray D. 1,191 33.5 -17.7 Liberal Party (UK) Butcher D. 332 9.3 +9.3 Communist Party of Britain Sykes S. 123 3.5 +3.5 716 20.2 +17.8 3,553 44.7 Labour Party (UK) +11.3 Hoyland East (7827) Labour Party (UK) Beardshall P. 1,618 60.2 +37.0 Liberal Party (UK) Dyson M. Ms. 643 23.9 -5.6 Residents Association Thickett J. 427 15.9 +15.9 975 36.3 +33.4 2,688 34.3 Labour Party (UK) +21.3 Hoyland West (6891) Labour Party (UK) Wroe C. 1,959 67.3 +12.3 Residents Association Dickinson R. 950 32.7 -12.3 1,009 34.6 +24.6 2,909 42.2 Labour Party (UK) +12.3 Monk Bretton (8726) Labour Party (UK) Sheard T. 2,058 70.6 +11.5 Residents Association Smith J. 675 23.2 -17.7 Conservative Party (UK) Bodoano G. 181 6.2 +6.2 1,383 47.5 +29.3 2,914 33.4 Labour Party (UK) +14.6 North West (7450) Labour Party (UK) Wilde J. 1,814 57.3 +22.6 Residents Association Beecroft E. Ms. 1,352 42.7 +4.7 462 14.6 +11.3 7,450 42.5 Labour Party (UK) Residents Association +8.9 Park (5943) Labour Party (UK) Borrett K. 1,302 73.8 +24.7 Residents Association Kent J. 218 12.4 -3.8 Liberal Party (UK) Wilby M. Ms. 133 7.5 -11.2 Conservative Party (UK) Kitching P. Ms. 111 6.3 -9.6 1,084 61.5 +31.1 1,764 29.7 Labour Party (UK) +14.2 Penistone East (6708) Conservative Party (UK) Tue G. Ms. 1,677 54.7 +17.7 Labour Party (UK) Barker T. 1,387 45.3 -0.9 290 9.5 +0.5 3,064 45.7 Conservative Party (UK) +9.3 Penistone West (7718) Residents Association Clegg B. 2,818 68.2 +26.3 Labour Party (UK) Ashton F. 961 23.3 +1.0 Liberal Party (UK) Bailey A. 351 8.5 +8.5 1,857 45.0 +32.4 4,130 53.5 Residents Association Labour Party (UK) +12.6 Royston (7813) Labour Party (UK) Ball J. 1,718 57.6 +17.1 Residents Association Whitehead E. Ms. 1,265 42.4 +25.0 453 15.2 +13.7 2,983 38.2 Labour Party (UK) -3.9 South West (7323) Labour Party (UK) Hyman D. 1,486 47.0 +14.8 Residents Association Kershaw J. Ms. 1,369 43.3 -9.2 Conservative Party (UK) Cousins B. 305 9.7 -5.6 117 3.7 -16.6 3,160 43.2 Labour Party (UK) Residents Association +12.0 Wombwell North (5404) Labour Party (UK) Storey A. 1,038 61.8 +15.7 Residents Association Nield M. Ms. 642 38.2 -15.7 396 23.6 +15.8 1,680 31.1 Labour Party (UK) +15.7 Wombwell South (7835) Labour Party (UK) Goddard J. 1,768 76.3 +34.2 Residents Association Rushforth J. Ms. 549 23.7 -4.3 1,219 52.6 +32.4 2,317 29.6 Labour Party (UK) +19.2 Worsbrough (8201) Labour Party (UK) Hadfield G. 2,450 58.7 +20.8 Residents Association Ashton A. 1,551 37.1 -15.8 Conservative Party (UK) Jones R. 174 4.2 -4.9 899 21.5 +6.5 4,175 50.9 Labour Party (UK) Residents Association +18.3 By-elections between 1980 and 1982 Brierley (7234) 25 September 1980 By-election Labour Party (UK) Ennis J. 1,265 85.4 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Schofield D. Ms. 217 14.6 -1.8 1,048 70.8 +3.5 1,482 20.5 -8.4 Labour Party (UK) +1.8 Ardsley (7588) 7 May 1981 By-election Labour Party (UK) Shirt R. 1,291 48.7 -6.7 Residents Association Parkin A. Ms. 1,088 41.0 +5.7 Conservative Party (UK) England G. 273 10.3 +1.1 203 7.7 -12.4 2,652 35.0 +4.4 Labour Party (UK) -6.2 Dodworth (7981) 10 December 1981 By-election Labour Party (UK) Brown D. 1,335 44.6 -9.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) Williamson, J. D. 1,304 43.6 +34.3 Residents Association Wray D. 269 9.0 -24.5 Conservative Party (UK) Nicholls, C. J. 85 2.8 -0.7 31 1.0 -19.2 2,993 37.5 -7.2 Labour Party (UK) Residents Association -21.7 Penistone East (6681) 18 February 1982 By-election SDP-Liberal Alliance Hanstock, O. A. 1,078 42.0 +42.0 Conservative Party (UK) Dews, R. 607 23.7 -31.0 Labour Party (UK) Barker T. 879 34.3 -11.0 471 18.3 +8.8 2,564 38.4 -7.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance Labour Party (UK) +36.5 References Barnsley 1980 Category:1980s in South Yorkshire