1979 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

1979 local election in England March 2020 March 2020 1979 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election England Parliamentary no yes 1978 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 1978 1980 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 1980 All 66 seats to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 34 3 May 1979 Labour Party (UK) 41 Residents Association 18 Conservative Party (UK) 3 Barnsley UK local election 1979 map.png 400px Map showing the results of the 1979 Barnsley council elections. Majority party Majority party after election Labour Labour Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held simultaneously with the general election on 3 May 1979. Following boundary changes that increased the number of wards by two to 22, with an additional 6 seats to 66 respectively), the entirety of the council was 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 1979 Labour Party (UK) 41 0 0 0 62.1 44.3 61,328 -7.4 Residents Association 18 0 0 0 27.3 30.8 43,321 -0.2 Conservative Party (UK) 3 0 0 0 4.5 9.2 12,890 +0.1 Independent Labour 3 0 0 0 4.5 7.3 10,234 +7.3 Liberal Party (UK) 1 0 0 0 1.5 6.5 9,160 +2.2 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.5 2,121 -3.1 Tenants and Owner Occupiers' Association 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.9 1,225 +0.9 Fight Big Brother 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 209 +0.2 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 166 +0.1 This resulted in the following composition of the council: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 37 41 Residents 14 18 Conservatives 1 3 Independent Labour 2 3 Liberals 5 1 Independent 1 0 Total 60 66 Working majority #FFBF00 14 darkgray #FFBF00 16 darkgray Ward results Ardsley (7592) Labour Party (UK) Galvin E. 3,018 46.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) Burns J.* 2,690 - Residents Association Parkin A. Ms. 2,239 34.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) Wilkie A. 2,038 - Conservative Party (UK) Kitching A. 1,218 18.8 N/A 779 12.0 N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Residents Association Athersley (7223) Labour Party (UK) Bright G. Ms. 3,084 71.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) Langford L. 2,854 - Labour Party (UK) Dancer H. 2,655 - Residents Association Sykes F. Ms. 1,231 28.5 N/A 1,853 42.9 N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Brierley (7142) Labour Party (UK) Baines D. 2,957 54.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) Stacey N. 2,835 - Labour Party (UK) Woolley E. 2,686 - Residents Association Anderson P. Ms. 1,310 24.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Schofield D. Ms. 1,202 22.0 N/A Residents Association Whitaker K. 1,158 - 1,647 30.1 N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Central (8170) Labour Party (UK) Fisher R. 2,586 44.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) Kaye F. 2,522 - Labour Party (UK) Watts J. Ms. 2,203 - Residents Association Jackson M. 2,117 36.6 N/A Residents Association French W. 2,088 - Residents Association Sykes E. 2,025 - Liberal Party (UK) Fox S. Ms. 1,089 18.8 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Major C. 932 - 469 8.1 N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Cudworth (7481) Labour Party (UK) Salt H. 2,659 51.5 N/A Residents Association Wraith C. 2,502 48.5 N/A Residents Association Green K. 2,477 - Labour Party (UK) Rigby R. 2,325 - Labour Party (UK) Bellis E. 2,197 - Residents Association McDonald T. 2,027 - 157 3.0 N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) Residents Association Residents Association Darfield (7803) Labour Party (UK) Goddard B. 2,999 42.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) Dixon T. 2,972 - Labour Party (UK) Ellis A. Ms. 2,463 - Residents Association Murdock R. 2,013 28.4 N/A Residents Association Moore J. 1,970 - Conservative Party (UK) Batty C. Ms. 1,377 19.5 N/A Independent Labour Butterworth H. 687 9.7 N/A Independent Labour Sutton F. 366 - 986 13.9 N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Darton (8728) Residents Association Hutchinson M. 3,186 41.7 N/A Residents Association Evans J. 2,979 - Residents Association Lappage A. 2,560 - Labour Party (UK) Booth D. 2,235 29.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) Bretton W. 2,161 - Labour Party (UK) Eastwood G. 2,007 - Tenants and Owner Occupiers' Association Hesford K. 1,225 16.0 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Linstead M. Ms. 793 10.4 N/A Fight Big Brother Wilson A. 209 2.7 N/A Fight Big Brother Ives G. 155 Fight Big Brother Wilson M. 83 951 12.4 N/A N/A Residents Association Residents Association Residents Association Dearne South (8776) Labour Party (UK) Stanley J. 4,622 58.6 N/A Independent Labour Gregory J. 3,269 41.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) Whitehouse S. 3,158 - Labour Party (UK) Bedford J. 3,014 - 1,353 17.1 N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) Independent Labour Labour Party (UK) Dearne Thurnscoe (8489) Labour Party (UK) Oldham J. 3,919 67.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) Lloyd D. 3,747 - Labour Party (UK) Young K. 3,671 - Residents Association Law M. 1,850 32.1 N/A 2,069 35.9 N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Dodworth (7935) Residents Association Crosby J. 2,822 51.2 N/A Residents Association Whitmey C. 2,777 - Labour Party (UK) Mason G. 2,690 48.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) Hepworth S. 2,618 - Labour Party (UK) Brown D. 2,455 - 132 2.4 N/A N/A Residents Association Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Hoyland East (7770) Independent Labour Eaden D. 3,218 32.4 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Steer G. 2,933 29.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) Beardshall P. 2,306 23.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) Levitt L. 2,113 - Labour Party (UK) Scott P. 1,862 - Independent (politician) Chantrey O. Ms. 1,478 14.9 N/A 285 2.9 N/A N/A Independent Labour Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hoyland West (6890) Labour Party (UK) Schofield A. 2,657 55.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) Hague D. 2,583 - Labour Party (UK) Wroe C. 2,570 - Residents Association Dickinson R. 2,173 45.0 N/A Residents Association Hancock S. 1,812 - Residents Association Thickett J. 1,764 - 484 10.0 N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Monk Bretton (8762) Labour Party (UK) Barron R. 3,229 59.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) Robinson R. 3,085 - Labour Party (UK) Sheard T. 2,949 - Residents Association Evans B. 2,233 40.9 N/A Residents Association Beevers A. 2,217 - Residents Association Frost N. Ms. 1,969 - 996 18.2 N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) North West (7335) Residents Association Harris J. 2,554 38.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) Williams A. 2,333 34.7 N/A Residents Association Beecroft E. Ms. 2,213 - Labour Party (UK) Cooper G. 2,187 - Labour Party (UK) Wilde J. 2,147 - Conservative Party (UK) Guest M. 1,665 24.8 N/A Communist Party of Britain Sykes S. 166 2.5 N/A Communist Party of Britain Hydes M. 140 - 221 3.3 N/A N/A Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Residents Association Park (5948) Labour Party (UK) Lunn F. 2,818 49.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) Warden R. 2,246 - Labour Party (UK) Borrett K. 2,211 - Liberal Party (UK) Wilby M. Ms. 1,076 18.8 N/A Residents Association Milthorpe O. Ms. 927 16.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Oldfield H. 912 15.9 N/A 1,742 30.4 N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Penistone East (6685) Labour Party (UK) Fish H. 2,667 46.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Wade J. 2,144 37.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Tue G. Ms. 1,911 - Labour Party (UK) Hirst E. 1,754 - Conservative Party (UK) Evans J. 1,738 - Labour Party (UK) Council R. 1,529 - Liberal Party (UK) Nicholson M. 971 16.8 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Smith S. 871 - 523 9.0 N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Penistone West (7515) Residents Association Harrison M. Ms. 4,155 41.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Neville F. Ms. 2,908 29.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) Ashton F. 2,214 22.3 Conservative Party (UK) Hague F. 1,857 - Labour Party (UK) Mountain G. 882 - Labour Party (UK) Whewell G. 861 - Independent (politician) Ryalls D. 643 6.5 N/A 1,247 12.6 N/A N/A Residents Association Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Royston (7733) Independent Labour Parkes E. Ms. 3,060 42.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) Rispin C. 2,949 40.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) Ball J. 2,673 - Labour Party (UK) Pickles M. Ms. 2,370 - Residents Association Goodliffe P. 1,265 17.4 N/A Residents Association Greasley J. 1,187 - 111 1.5 N/A N/A Independent Labour Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) South West (7333) Residents Association Addison M. Ms. 2,997 52.5 N/A Residents Association Pemberton K. 2,618 - Residents Association Kershaw J. Ms. 2,502 - Labour Party (UK) Sinfield W. 1,840 32.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) Almond B. 1,660 - Labour Party (UK) Stokes M. 1,639 - Conservative Party (UK) Moorhouse J. 869 15.2 N/A 1,157 20.3 N/A N/A Residents Association Residents Association Residents Association Wombwell North (5461) Residents Association Wraith R. 2,129 53.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) Fellows B. 1,822 46.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) Storey A. 1,775 - Labour Party (UK) Remington J. 1,663 - 307 7.8 N/A N/A Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Wombwell South (7895) Labour Party (UK) Wake J. 3,246 42.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) Naylor T. 2,842 - Labour Party (UK) Goddard J. 2,831 - Liberal Party (UK) Hargreaves P. 2,298 29.8 N/A Residents Association Nield M. Ms. 2,157 28.0 N/A 948 12.3 N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Worsbrough (8249) Residents Association Batty S. Ms. 3,461 53.0 N/A Residents Association Dickinson F. 3,171 - Residents Association Ashton A. 2,696 - Labour Party (UK) Bland J. 2,478 37.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) Smith W. 2,267 - Labour Party (UK) Holdroyd F. 2,035 - Conservative Party (UK) England G. 595 9.1 N/A 983 15.0 N/A N/A Residents Association Residents Association Residents Association By-elections between 1979 and 1980 South West (7333) By-Election 29 November 1979 Residents Association Froggat, B 976 54.3 +11.0 Labour Party (UK) Almond, B. J 820 45.7 -1.3 156 8.7 +5.0 1,796 24.5 -18.7 Residents Association +6.1 References Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 1979 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1979