1979 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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1979 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
← 1978 3 May 1979 1980 →
All 66 seats to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
34 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour
Residents
 Conservative
Seats won 41 18 3
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Map showing the results of the 1979 Barnsley council elections.
Majority party before election

Labour

 Majority party after election

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.[1][2]

Election result

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1979[1][2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 41 0 0 0 62.1 44.3 61,328 -7.4
 
Residents
 18 0 0 0 27.3 30.8 43,321 -0.2
  Conservative 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 1 0 0 0 1.5 6.5 9,160 +2.2
 
Independent
 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 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 166 +0.1

This resulted in the following composition of the council:[1][2]

Party Previous council New 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  14   16 

Ward results

Ardsley (7592)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Galvin E. 3,018 46.6 N/A
Labour Burns J.* 2,690
Residents
 Parkin A. Ms. 2,239 34.6 N/A
Labour Wilkie A. 2,038
Conservative Kitching A. 1,218 18.8 N/A
Majority 779 12.0 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Residents
win (new seat)
Athersley (7223)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bright G. Ms. 3,084 71.5 N/A
Labour Langford L. 2,854
Labour Dancer H. 2,655
Residents
 Sykes F. Ms. 1,231 28.5 N/A
Majority 1,853 42.9 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Brierley (7142)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Baines D. 2,957 54.1 N/A
Labour Stacey N. 2,835
Labour Woolley E. 2,686
Residents
 Anderson P. Ms. 1,310 24.0 N/A
Conservative Schofield D. Ms. 1,202 22.0 N/A
Residents
 Whitaker K. 1,158
Majority 1,647 30.1 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Central (8170)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fisher R. 2,586 44.6 N/A
Labour Kaye F. 2,522
Labour Watts J. Ms. 2,203
Residents
 Jackson M. 2,117 36.6 N/A
Residents
 French W. 2,088
Residents
 Sykes E. 2,025
Liberal Fox S. Ms. 1,089 18.8 N/A
Liberal Major C. 932
Majority 469 8.1 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Cudworth (7481)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Salt H. 2,659 51.5 N/A
Residents
 Wraith C. 2,502 48.5 N/A
Residents
 Green K. 2,477
Labour Rigby R. 2,325
Labour Bellis E. 2,197
Residents
 McDonald T. 2,027
Majority 157 3.0 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Residents
win (new seat)
Residents
win (new seat)
Darfield (7803)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Goddard B. 2,999 42.4 N/A
Labour Dixon T. 2,972
Labour Ellis A. Ms. 2,463
Residents
 Murdock R. 2,013 28.4 N/A
Residents
 Moore J. 1,970
Conservative Batty C. Ms. 1,377 19.5 N/A
Independent Labour
 Butterworth H. 687 9.7 N/A
Independent Labour
 Sutton F. 366
Majority 986 13.9 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Darton (8728)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents
 Hutchinson M. 3,186 41.7 N/A
Residents
 Evans J. 2,979
Residents
 Lappage A. 2,560
Labour Booth D. 2,235 29.2 N/A
Labour Bretton W. 2,161
Labour Eastwood G. 2,007
Tenants and Owner Occupiers' Association Hesford K. 1,225 16.0 N/A
Liberal 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
Majority 951 12.4 N/A
Turnout N/A
Residents
win (new seat)
Residents
win (new seat)
Residents
win (new seat)
Dearne South (8776)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stanley J. 4,622 58.6 N/A
Independent Labour
 Gregory J. 3,269 41.4 N/A
Labour Whitehouse S. 3,158
Labour Bedford J. 3,014
Majority 1,353 17.1 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Independent Labour
win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Dearne Thurnscoe (8489)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Oldham J. 3,919 67.9 N/A
Labour Lloyd D. 3,747
Labour Young K. 3,671
Residents
 Law M. 1,850 32.1 N/A
Majority 2,069 35.9 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Dodworth (7935)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents
 Crosby J. 2,822 51.2 N/A
Residents
 Whitmey C. 2,777
Labour Mason G. 2,690 48.8 N/A
Labour Hepworth S. 2,618
Labour Brown D. 2,455
Majority 132 2.4 N/A
Turnout N/A
Residents
win (new seat)
Residents
win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Hoyland East (7770)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labour
 Eaden D. 3,218 32.4 N/A
Liberal Steer G. 2,933 29.5 N/A
Labour Beardshall P. 2,306 23.2 N/A
Labour Levitt L. 2,113
Labour Scott P. 1,862
Independent
 Chantrey O. Ms. 1,478 14.9 N/A
Majority 285 2.9 N/A
Turnout N/A
Independent Labour
win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Hoyland West (6890)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Schofield A. 2,657 55.0 N/A
Labour Hague D. 2,583
Labour Wroe C. 2,570
Residents
 Dickinson R. 2,173 45.0 N/A
Residents
 Hancock S. 1,812
Residents
 Thickett J. 1,764
Majority 484 10.0 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Monk Bretton (8762)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barron R. 3,229 59.1 N/A
Labour Robinson R. 3,085
Labour Sheard T. 2,949
Residents
 Evans B. 2,233 40.9 N/A
Residents
 Beevers A. 2,217
Residents
 Frost N. Ms. 1,969
Majority 996 18.2 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
North West (7335)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents
 Harris J. 2,554 38.0 N/A
Labour Williams A. 2,333 34.7 N/A
Residents
 Beecroft E. Ms. 2,213
Labour Cooper G. 2,187
Labour Wilde J. 2,147
Conservative Guest M. 1,665 24.8 N/A
Communist Sykes S. 166 2.5 N/A
Communist Hydes M. 140
Majority 221 3.3 N/A
Turnout N/A
Residents
win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Residents
win (new seat)
Park (5948)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lunn F. 2,818 49.2 N/A
Labour Warden R. 2,246
Labour Borrett K. 2,211
Liberal Wilby M. Ms. 1,076 18.8 N/A
Residents
 Milthorpe O. Ms. 927 16.2 N/A
Conservative Oldfield H. 912 15.9 N/A
Majority 1,742 30.4 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Penistone East (6685)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fish H. 2,667 46.1 N/A
Conservative Wade J. 2,144 37.1 N/A
Conservative Tue G. Ms. 1,911
Labour Hirst E. 1,754
Conservative Evans J. 1,738
Labour Council R. 1,529
Liberal Nicholson M. 971 16.8 N/A
Liberal Smith S. 871
Majority 523 9.0 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Penistone West (7515)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents
 Harrison M. Ms. 4,155 41.9 N/A
Conservative Neville F. Ms. 2,908 29.3 N/A
Labour Ashton F. 2,214 22.3
Conservative Hague F. 1,857
Labour Mountain G. 882
Labour Whewell G. 861
Independent
 Ryalls D. 643 6.5 N/A
Majority 1,247 12.6 N/A
Turnout N/A
Residents
win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Royston (7733)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labour
 Parkes E. Ms. 3,060 42.1 N/A
Labour Rispin C. 2,949 40.5 N/A
Labour Ball J. 2,673
Labour Pickles M. Ms. 2,370
Residents
 Goodliffe P. 1,265 17.4 N/A
Residents
 Greasley J. 1,187
Majority 111 1.5 N/A
Turnout N/A
Independent Labour
win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
South West (7333)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents
 Addison M. Ms. 2,997 52.5 N/A
Residents
 Pemberton K. 2,618
Residents
 Kershaw J. Ms. 2,502
Labour Sinfield W. 1,840 32.2 N/A
Labour Almond B. 1,660
Labour Stokes M. 1,639
Conservative Moorhouse J. 869 15.2 N/A
Majority 1,157 20.3 N/A
Turnout N/A
Residents
win (new seat)
Residents
win (new seat)
Residents
win (new seat)
Wombwell North (5461)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents
 Wraith R. 2,129 53.9 N/A
Labour Fellows B. 1,822 46.1 N/A
Labour Storey A. 1,775
Labour Remington J. 1,663
Majority 307 7.8 N/A
Turnout N/A
Residents
win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Wombwell South (7895)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wake J. 3,246 42.2 N/A
Labour Naylor T. 2,842
Labour Goddard J. 2,831
Liberal Hargreaves P. 2,298 29.8 N/A
Residents
 Nield M. Ms. 2,157 28.0 N/A
Majority 948 12.3 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Worsbrough (8249)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents
 Batty S. Ms. 3,461 53.0 N/A
Residents
 Dickinson F. 3,171
Residents
 Ashton A. 2,696
Labour Bland J. 2,478 37.9 N/A
Labour Smith W. 2,267
Labour Holdroyd F. 2,035
Conservative England G. 595 9.1 N/A
Majority 983 15.0 N/A
Turnout N/A
Residents
win (new seat)
Residents
win (new seat)
Residents
win (new seat)

By-elections between 1979 and 1980

South West (7333) By-Election 29 November 1979[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents
 Froggat, B 976 54.3 +11.0
Labour Almond, B. J 820 45.7 -1.3
Majority 156 8.7 +5.0
Turnout 1,796 24.5 -18.7
Residents
hold 		Swing +6.1

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 x y "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.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Election results 1979 to 2003" (PDF). barnsley.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
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