1978 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

1978 local election in England March 2020 March 2020 1978 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election England Parliamentary no yes 1976 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 1976 1979 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 1979 One third of seats (20 of 60) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 31 4 May 1978 Labour Party (UK) 16 2 Residents Association 3 3 Independent (politician) 1 Majority party Majority party after election Labour Labour Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 1978. One-third of the council was up for election. The election resulted in Labour retaining control of the council. The sole Democratic Labour councillor elected in 1973 successfully defended his seat as an Independent, while the only Independent elected that year was unable to defend his seat as a Conservative. 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 1978 Labour Party (UK) 16 0 2 -2 80.0 51.0 28,584 +3.0 Residents Association 3 3 0 +3 15.0 31.0 17,383 +0.9 Independent (politician) 1 0 0 0 5.0 4.6 2,567 +4.1 Conservative Party (UK) 0 0 1 -1 0.0 9.1 5,116 +0.5 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.3 2,379 -7.2 This resulted in the following composition of the council: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 39 37 Residents 11 14 Liberals 5 5 Independent Labour 2 2 Independent 1 1 Conservatives 2 1 Total 60 60 Working majority #FFBF00 18 darkgray #FFBF00 14 darkgray Ward results +/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested. Ardsley (7424) Labour Party (UK) Hepworth R. 1,295 55.7 +3.7 Residents Association Parkin A. Ms. 758 32.6 -3.7 Conservative Party (UK) Kitching A. 273 11.7 +0.0 537 23.1 +7.4 2,326 31.3 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) +3.7 No. 1 (Barnsley: Carlton) (10226) Labour Party (UK) Brain H.* 1,892 72.0 +4.0 Residents Association Roughley J. 735 28.0 -4.0 1,157 44.0 +7.9 2,627 25.7 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) +4.0 No. 2 (Barnsley: East & North) (8250) Labour Party (UK) Williams A.* 1,471 42.7 -2.5 Residents Association Harris M. 1,444 41.9 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Guest M. 529 15.4 +1.3 27 0.8 -3.7 3,444 41.7 -1.1 Labour Party (UK) -1.8 No. 3 (Barnsley: Central-South-South East)(9433) Labour Party (UK) Lunn F.* 2,435 71.0 +21.8 Residents Association Welbourne E. Ms. 536 15.6 +1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Oldfield H. 458 13.4 +4.2 1,899 55.4 +34.0 3,429 36.4 -1.0 Labour Party (UK) +9.9 No. 4 (Barnsley: South West and West) (7650) Residents Association Addison M. Ms. 1,517 54.6 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) Almond B. 960 34.6 -2.2 Conservative Party (UK) Moorhouse J. 301 10.8 +0.3 557 20.1 +4.1 2,778 36.3 -8.3 Residents Association Labour Party (UK) +2.0 No. 5 (Barnsley: Monk Bretton) (11006) Labour Party (UK) Stokes M. 2,024 55.7 +5.6 Residents Association French W. 1,610 44.3 +5.1 414 11.4 +0.5 3,634 33.0 -1.3 Labour Party (UK) +0.2 No. 7 (Cudworth) (6477) Labour Party (UK) Salt H. 1,574 54.4 +11.3 Residents Association Saxby J. 1,317 45.6 -11.3 257 8.9 -4.7 2,891 44.6 +6.1 Labour Party (UK) +11.3 No. 8 (Darfield) (6210) Labour Party (UK) Dixon T. 1,445 55.4 -8.0 Residents Association Sykes E. 1,165 44.6 +8.0 280 10.7 -16.0 2,610 42.0 -1.2 Labour Party (UK) -8.0 No. 9 (Dodworth-Barugh-Higham-Gawber)(6948) Labour Party (UK) Mason G.* 1,453 54.5 +12.2 Residents Association Taylor S. 1,211 45.5 +9.3 242 9.1 +2.9 2,664 38.3 -6.6 Labour Party (UK) +1.4 No. 10 (Darton) (9483) Labour Party (UK) Booth D.* 1,611 43.9 -2.8 Residents Association Skelton G. 1,567 42.7 -10.5 Conservative Party (UK) England G. 491 13.4 +13.4 44 1.2 -5.3 3,669 38.7 +2.3 Labour Party (UK) +3.8 No. 11 (Dearne: Central & South) (9977) Labour Party (UK) Bedford J.* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A No. 12 (Dearne: East & West) (7367) Labour Party (UK) Oldham J.* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A No. 13 (Hoyland Nether) (11479) Independent (politician) Eaden D. 2,525 57.5 +57.5 Labour Party (UK) Wadsworth A. 1,868 42.5 -15.8 657 15.0 -1.6 4,393 38.3 -2.7 Independent (politician) +36.6 No. 14 (Penistone) (6472) Residents Association Harrison M. Ms. 1,150 35.1 +33.2 Conservative Party (UK) Gledhill W.* 1,105 33.8 +22.9 Labour Party (UK) Murphy W. 778 23.8 -0.5 Liberal Party (UK) Stein W. 241 7.4 -28.9 45 1.4 -8.2 3,274 50.6 -7.0 Residents Association Conservative Party (UK) +5.1 No. 15 (Royston) (6522) Labour Party (UK) Ball T.* 1,367 58.4 +0.8 Liberal Party (UK) Whitehead E. 973 41.6 +4.9 394 16.8 -4.2 2,340 35.9 -9.0 Labour Party (UK) -2.0 No. 16 (Wombwell: Central-North-South East)(5381) Labour Party (UK) Fellows B.* 898 57.7 +15.4 Liberal Party (UK) Hargreaves E. 657 42.3 +42.3 241 15.5 +0.3 1,555 28.9 +3.1 Labour Party (UK) -13.4 No. 17 (Wombwell: Hemingfield and SouthWest) (7551) Labour Party (UK) Wake J. 1,821 59.9 +15.5 Residents Association Nield M. Ms. 1,217 40.1 +40.1 604 19.9 +8.9 3,038 40.2 -1.1 Labour Party (UK) -12.3 No. 18 (Worsbrough) (11259) Residents Association Dickinson F. 2,261 50.2 -2.8 Labour Party (UK) Bland J.* 2,245 49.8 +2.8 16 0.4 -5.6 4,506 40.0 +1.9 Residents Association Labour Party (UK) -2.8 No. 19 (Hemsworth Rural) (9218) Labour Party (UK) Wooley E. 1,805 59.4 +0.5 Residents Association Hardman J. 895 29.5 +4.7 Conservative Party (UK) Schofield D. Ms. 338 11.1 -5.2 910 30.0 -4.2 3,038 33.0 -0.3 Labour Party (UK) -2.1 No. 20 (Penistone Rural & Wortley) (7541) Labour Party (UK) Fish H.* 1,642 43.1 +12.9 Conservative Party (UK) Tue G. Ms. 1,621 42.5 +8.4 Liberal Party (UK) Nicholson M. 508 13.3 -22.3 Independent (politician) Wilson M. 42 1.1 +1.1 21 0.6 -4.9 3,813 50.6 -3.3 Labour Party (UK) +2.2 References Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 1978 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1978