1975 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

1975 local election in England March 2020 March 2020 1975 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election England Parliamentary no yes 1973 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 1973 1976 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 1976 20 of 60 seats to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 31 1 May 1975 Labour Party (UK) 10 9 Ratepayers Association 6 6 Liberal Party (UK) 2 2 Majority party Majority party after election Labour Labour Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 1975 with one third of the seats 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 Election result Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1975 Labour Party (UK) 10 0 9 -9 50.0 52.5 20,997 -10.2 Ratepayers Association 6 6 0 +6 30.0 26.8 13,309 +24.6 Liberal Party (UK) 2 2 0 +2 10.0 17.1 8,473 +7.9 Conservative Party (UK) 1 1 0 +1 5.0 8.6 4,244 -1.1 Independent Labour 1 0 0 0 5.0 3.5 1,715 -1.5 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 641 -6.4 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 266 -0.9 This resulted in the following composition of the council: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 57 48 Ratepayers 0 6 Liberals 0 2 Conservatives 0 1 Democratic Labour 1 1 Independent 1 1 Independent Labour 1 1 Total 60 60 Working majority #FFBF00 54 darkgray #FFBF00 36 darkgray Ward results +/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested. Ardsley (7325) Labour Party (UK) Burns J.* 929 50.9 -27.5 Ratepayers Association Wilkinson G. 611 33.5 +33.5 Conservative Party (UK) Walker 284 15.6 +15.6 318 17.4 -39.5 1,824 24.9 +1.8 Labour Party (UK) -30.5 No. 1 (Barnsley: Carlton) (10375) Labour Party (UK) Dancer H.* 1,055 56.4 -19.4 Ratepayers Association Sykes 621 33.2 +33.2 Conservative Party (UK) Carrington J. 130 7.0 -5.0 Communist Party of Britain Greenfield N. 63 3.4 -8.8 434 23.2 -40.4 1,869 18.0 -3.7 Labour Party (UK) -26.3 No. 2 (Barnsley: East & North) (8573) Ratepayers Association Harris M. 1,400 42.5 +42.5 Labour Party (UK) Fisher R.* 1,224 37.1 -21.9 Conservative Party (UK) Guest M. 312 9.5 -3.2 Independent (politician) Reynolds 184 5.6 +5.6 Liberal Party (UK) Hallsworth 177 5.4 +5.4 176 5.3 -25.4 3,297 38.5 +3.1 Ratepayers Association Labour Party (UK) +32.2 No. 3 (Barnsley: Central-South-South East)(9660) Labour Party (UK) Borrett K.* 1,139 52.5 -7.7 Ratepayers Association Crawshaw 737 33.9 +33.9 Conservative Party (UK) England 295 13.6 +6.1 402 18.5 -9.2 2,171 22.5 -17.2 Labour Party (UK) -20.8 No. 4 (Barnsley: South West and West) (7765) Ratepayers Association Birkenshaw 1,619 51.4 +51.4 Labour Party (UK) Hardy 1,022 32.4 -19.3 Independent (politician) Blackburne E. 378 12.0 +12.0 Conservative Party (UK) Oldfield H. 133 4.2 -5.5 597 18.9 +5.8 3,152 40.6 +1.3 Ratepayers Association Labour Party (UK) +35.3 No. 5 (Barnsley: Monk Bretton) (9984) Ratepayers Association Jackson 1,341 52.6 +52.6 Labour Party (UK) Wilkie B.* 906 35.5 -36.6 Conservative Party (UK) Glover 223 8.7 -7.6 Independent (politician) Cooke L. 79 3.1 +3.1 435 17.1 -38.8 2,549 25.5 +3.4 Ratepayers Association Labour Party (UK) +44.6 No. 7 (Cudworth) (6278) Ratepayers Association Wraith 1,159 57.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) Bailey 873 43.0 N/A 286 14.0 N/A 2,032 32.4 N/A Ratepayers Association Labour Party (UK) N/A No. 8 (Darfield) (5879) Ratepayers Association Moore 938 41.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) Goddard B.* 788 34.8 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Lynch 537 23.7 N/A 150 6.6 N/A 2,263 38.5 N/A Ratepayers Association Labour Party (UK) N/A No. 9 (Dodworth-Barugh-Higham-Gawber)(6570) Labour Party (UK) Woffenden J.* 1,533 53.5 -7.6 Liberal Party (UK) Crosby J. 971 33.9 -5.0 Ratepayers Association Barwell 363 12.7 +12.7 562 19.6 -2.6 2,867 43.6 -1.4 Labour Party (UK) -1.3 No. 10 (Darton) (8893) Ratepayers Association Evans 1,622 56.5 +56.5 Labour Party (UK) Turner C.* 981 34.1 -4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Parkes 270 9.4 -6.1 641 22.3 +3.0 2,873 32.3 -12.5 Ratepayers Association Labour Party (UK) +30.2 No. 11 (Dearne: Central & South) (9844) Labour Party (UK) Stanley J. Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A No. 12 (Dearne: East & West) (7564) Labour Party (UK) Young K.* 1,145 72.9 +15.0 Liberal Party (UK) Jones 223 14.2 +14.2 Communist Party of Britain Riley P. 203 12.9 -7.3 922 58.7 +21.0 1,571 20.8 -16.5 Labour Party (UK) +0.4 No. 13 (Hoyland Nether) (11317) Liberal Party (UK) Steer 1,932 54.3 +54.3 Labour Party (UK) Wadsworth A. 1,629 45.7 +10.3 303 8.5 +2.9 3,561 31.5 -30.9 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +22.0 No. 14 (Penistone) (6272) Liberal Party (UK) Wales 2,211 63.5 +63.5 Labour Party (UK) Ashton F.* 707 20.3 -13.2 Conservative Party (UK) Elders 566 16.2 -9.9 1,504 43.2 +36.3 3,484 55.5 -3.5 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +38.3 No. 15 (Royston) (6386) Independent Labour Parkes E.* 1,715 62.4 +35.5 Labour Party (UK) Chetter 1,035 37.6 +5.8 680 24.7 +19.7 2,750 43.1 -32.5 Independent Labour +14.8 No. 16 (Wombwell: Central-North-South East)(5402) Labour Party (UK) Storey A.* 562 41.4 -24.6 Ratepayers Association Wraith 452 33.3 +33.3 Liberal Party (UK) Peach 343 25.3 +25.3 110 8.1 -24.0 1,357 25.1 +4.1 Labour Party (UK) -28.9 No. 17 (Wombwell: Hemingfield and SouthWest) (7626) Labour Party (UK) Naylor T.* 1,222 45.0 -24.9 Liberal Party (UK) Hargreaves 1,028 37.8 +37.8 Ratepayers Association Sykes 468 17.2 +17.2 194 7.1 -32.6 2,718 35.6 +4.4 Labour Party (UK) -31.3 No. 18 (Worsbrough) (11367) Labour Party (UK) Smith W.* 1,888 54.1 -9.6 Ratepayers Association Batty 1,282 36.7 +36.7 Conservative Party (UK) Urquhart 322 9.2 -5.4 606 17.4 -24.7 3,492 30.7 -13.8 Labour Party (UK) -23.1 No. 19 (Hemsworth Rural) (9058) Labour Party (UK) Baines D.* 1,362 56.3 +3.7 Ratepayers Association Robinson 696 28.8 +28.8 666 27.5 -5.9 2,418 26.7 -22.4 Labour Party (UK) -12.5 No. 20 (Penistone Rural & Wortley) (7264) Conservative Party (UK) Neville 1,349 39.7 +8.3 Liberal Party (UK) Lees J. 1,051 30.9 +2.7 Labour Party (UK) Hirst E.* 997 29.3 -11.0 298 8.8 -0.1 3,397 46.8 -8.5 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +2.8 References Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 1975 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1975