1978 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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1978 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
← 1976 4 May 1978 1979 →
One third of seats (20 of 60) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour
Residents
Independent
Seats won 16 3 1
Seat change Decrease2 Increase3 Steady
Majority party before election

Labour

 Majority party after election

Labour

Elections to

Independent and the only Independent elected in 1973 unsuccessfully defended his seat as a Conservative.[1]

Election result

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1978[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 16 0 2 -2 80.0 51.0 28,584 +3.0
 
Residents
 3 3 0 +3 15.0 31.0 17,383 +0.9
 
Independent
 1 0 0 0 5.0 4.6 2,567 +4.1
  Conservative 0 0 1 -1 0.0 9.1 5,116 +0.5
  Liberal 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.3 2,379 -7.2

This resulted in the following composition of the council:[1]

Party Previous council New 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  18   14 

Ward results

+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.

Ardsley (7424)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hepworth R. 1,295 55.7 +3.7
Residents
 Parkin A. Ms. 758 32.6 -3.7
Conservative Kitching A. 273 11.7 +0.0
Majority 537 23.1 +7.4
Turnout 2,326 31.3 +1.9
Labour hold Swing +3.7
No. 1 (Barnsley: Carlton) (10226)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brain H.* 1,892 72.0 +4.0
Residents
 Roughley J. 735 28.0 -4.0
Majority 1,157 44.0 +7.9
Turnout 2,627 25.7 +1.9
Labour hold Swing +4.0
No. 2 (Barnsley: East & North) (8250)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Williams A.* 1,471 42.7 -2.5
Residents
 Harris M. 1,444 41.9 +1.2
Conservative Guest M. 529 15.4 +1.3
Majority 27 0.8 -3.7
Turnout 3,444 41.7 -1.1
Labour hold Swing -1.8
No. 3 (Barnsley: Central-South-South East)(9433)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lunn F.* 2,435 71.0 +21.8
Residents
 Welbourne E. Ms. 536 15.6 +1.9
Conservative Oldfield H. 458 13.4 +4.2
Majority 1,899 55.4 +34.0
Turnout 3,429 36.4 -1.0
Labour hold Swing +9.9
No. 4 (Barnsley: South West and West) (7650)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents
 Addison M. Ms. 1,517 54.6 +1.9
Labour Almond B. 960 34.6 -2.2
Conservative Moorhouse J. 301 10.8 +0.3
Majority 557 20.1 +4.1
Turnout 2,778 36.3 -8.3
Residents gain from Labour
 Swing +2.0
No. 5 (Barnsley: Monk Bretton) (11006)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stokes M. 2,024 55.7 +5.6
Residents
 French W. 1,610 44.3 +5.1
Majority 414 11.4 +0.5
Turnout 3,634 33.0 -1.3
Labour hold Swing +0.2
No. 7 (Cudworth) (6477)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Salt H. 1,574 54.4 +11.3
Residents
 Saxby J. 1,317 45.6 -11.3
Majority 257 8.9 -4.7
Turnout 2,891 44.6 +6.1
Labour hold Swing +11.3
No. 8 (Darfield) (6210)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dixon T. 1,445 55.4 -8.0
Residents
 Sykes E. 1,165 44.6 +8.0
Majority 280 10.7 -16.0
Turnout 2,610 42.0 -1.2
Labour hold Swing -8.0
No. 9 (Dodworth-Barugh-Higham-Gawber)(6948)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mason G.* 1,453 54.5 +12.2
Residents
 Taylor S. 1,211 45.5 +9.3
Majority 242 9.1 +2.9
Turnout 2,664 38.3 -6.6
Labour hold Swing +1.4
No. 10 (Darton) (9483)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Booth D.* 1,611 43.9 -2.8
Residents
 Skelton G. 1,567 42.7 -10.5
Conservative England G. 491 13.4 +13.4
Majority 44 1.2 -5.3
Turnout 3,669 38.7 +2.3
Labour hold Swing +3.8
No. 11 (Dearne: Central & South) (9977)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bedford J.* Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
No. 12 (Dearne: East & West) (7367)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Oldham J.* Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
No. 13 (Hoyland Nether) (11479)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent
 Eaden D. 2,525 57.5 +57.5
Labour Wadsworth A. 1,868 42.5 -15.8
Majority 657 15.0 -1.6
Turnout 4,393 38.3 -2.7
Independent
hold 		Swing +36.6
No. 14 (Penistone) (6472)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents
 Harrison M. Ms. 1,150 35.1 +33.2
Conservative Gledhill W.* 1,105 33.8 +22.9
Labour Murphy W. 778 23.8 -0.5
Liberal Stein W. 241 7.4 -28.9
Majority 45 1.4 -8.2
Turnout 3,274 50.6 -7.0
Residents gain from Conservative
 Swing +5.1
No. 15 (Royston) (6522)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ball T.* 1,367 58.4 +0.8
Liberal Whitehead E. 973 41.6 +4.9
Majority 394 16.8 -4.2
Turnout 2,340 35.9 -9.0
Labour hold Swing -2.0
No. 16 (Wombwell: Central-North-South East)(5381)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fellows B.* 898 57.7 +15.4
Liberal Hargreaves E. 657 42.3 +42.3
Majority 241 15.5 +0.3
Turnout 1,555 28.9 +3.1
Labour hold Swing -13.4
No. 17 (Wombwell: Hemingfield and SouthWest) (7551)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wake J. 1,821 59.9 +15.5
Residents
 Nield M. Ms. 1,217 40.1 +40.1
Majority 604 19.9 +8.9
Turnout 3,038 40.2 -1.1
Labour hold Swing -12.3
No. 18 (Worsbrough) (11259)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents
 Dickinson F. 2,261 50.2 -2.8
Labour Bland J.* 2,245 49.8 +2.8
Majority 16 0.4 -5.6
Turnout 4,506 40.0 +1.9
Residents gain from Labour
 Swing -2.8
No. 19 (Hemsworth Rural) (9218)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wooley E. 1,805 59.4 +0.5
Residents
 Hardman J. 895 29.5 +4.7
Conservative Schofield D. Ms. 338 11.1 -5.2
Majority 910 30.0 -4.2
Turnout 3,038 33.0 -0.3
Labour hold Swing -2.1
No. 20 (Penistone Rural & Wortley) (7541)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fish H.* 1,642 43.1 +12.9
Conservative Tue G. Ms. 1,621 42.5 +8.4
Liberal Nicholson M. 508 13.3 -22.3
Independent
 Wilson M. 42 1.1 +1.1
Majority 21 0.6 -4.9
Turnout 3,813 50.6 -3.3
Labour hold Swing +2.2

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Elections Centre: Barnsley 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk/plymouth.ac.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
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