1980 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

1980 local election in England, UK

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1 May 1980

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One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
34 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Labour	Residents	Conservative
Seats won	20	1	1
Seat change	5	5

Map showing the results of the 1980 Barnsley council elections.

Majority party before election

Labour

Majority party after election

Labour

Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 1980, with one third of the council up for election. Labour retained control of the council.

Election result

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1980
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	20	6	1	+5	90.9	59.0	35,123	+14.7
Residents	1	1	6	-5	4.5	31.6	18,769	+0.8
Conservative	1	0	0	0	4.5	6.1	3,652	-3.1
Liberal	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.6	1,545	-3.9
Tenants and Owner Occupiers' Association	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.5	284	-0.4
Communist	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	123	+0.1

This resulted in the following composition of the council:

Party		Previous council	New council
	Labour	41	46
	Residents	18	13
	Conservatives	3	3
	Independent Labour	3	3
	Liberals	1	1
Total		66	66
Working majority		16	26

Ward results

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

Ardsley (7570)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wilson H.	1,286	55.4	+8.8
	Residents	Parkin A. Ms.	820	35.3	+0.8
	Conservative	Kitching A.	214	9.2	−9.6
Majority			466	20.1	+8.1
Turnout			2,320	30.6
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing	+4.0

Athersley (7198)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dancer H.	1,488	84.4	+13.0
	Residents	Sykes E.	274	15.6	−13.0
Majority			1,214	68.8	+26.0
Turnout			1,762	24.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+13.0

Brierley (7234)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Whittaker N.	1,748	83.6	+29.6
	Conservative	Schofield D. Ms.	342	16.4	−5.6
Majority			1,406	67.3	+37.2
Turnout			2,090	28.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+17.6

Central (8206)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Watts J. Ms.	1,603	56.2	+11.6
	Residents	Jackson M.	1,044	36.6	+0.1
	Conservative	Oldfield H.	204	7.2	+7.2
Majority			559	19.6	+11.5
Turnout			2,851	34.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.7

Cudworth (7496)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rigby R.	1,705	58.9	+7.4
	Residents	Harriman E.	1,020	35.2	−13.2
	Conservative	Hudson C.	169	5.8	+5.8
Majority			685	23.7	+20.7
Turnout			2,894	38.6
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing	+10.3

Darfield (7840)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barlow E.	1,742	64.6	+22.2
	Residents	Bannister J.	956	35.4	+7.0
Majority			786	29.1	+15.2
Turnout			2,698	34.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.6

Darton (8764)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stocks R.	1,706	45.6	+16.4
	Residents	Butterfield N.	1,392	37.2	−4.5
	Tenants and Owner Occupiers' Association	Hesford K.	284	7.6	−8.4
	Conservative	England G.	275	7.3	+7.3
	Liberal	Linstead M. Ms.	86	2.3	−8.1
Majority			314	8.4	−4.0
Turnout			3,743	42.7
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing	+10.4

Dearne South (8835)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Whitehouse S.	2,379	90.3	+31.7
	Residents	Moore J.	256	9.7	+9.7
Majority			2,123	80.6	+63.5
Turnout			2,635	29.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+11.0

Dearne Thurnscoe (8423)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Young K.	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Dodworth (7944)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mason G.	1,907	53.7	+4.9
	Residents	Wray D.	1,191	33.5	−17.7
	Liberal	Butcher D.	332	9.3	+9.3
	Communist	Sykes S.	123	3.5	+3.5
Majority			716	20.2	+17.8
Turnout			3,553	44.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+11.3

Hoyland East (7827)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Beardshall P.	1,618	60.2	+37.0
	Liberal	Dyson M. Ms.	643	23.9	−5.6
	Residents	Thickett J.	427	15.9	+15.9
Majority			975	36.3	+33.4
Turnout			2,688	34.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+21.3

Hoyland West (6891)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wroe C.	1,959	67.3	+12.3
	Residents	Dickinson R.	950	32.7	−12.3
Majority			1,009	34.6	+24.6
Turnout			2,909	42.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+12.3

Monk Bretton (8726)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sheard T.	2,058	70.6	+11.5
	Residents	Smith J.	675	23.2	−17.7
	Conservative	Bodoano G.	181	6.2	+6.2
Majority			1,383	47.5	+29.3
Turnout			2,914	33.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+14.6

North West (7450)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wilde J.	1,814	57.3	+22.6
	Residents	Beecroft E. Ms.	1,352	42.7	+4.7
Majority			462	14.6	+11.3
Turnout			7,450	42.5
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing	+8.9

Park (5943)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Borrett K.	1,302	73.8	+24.7
	Residents	Kent J.	218	12.4	−3.8
	Liberal	Wilby M. Ms.	133	7.5	−11.2
	Conservative	Kitching P. Ms.	111	6.3	−9.6
Majority			1,084	61.5	+31.1
Turnout			1,764	29.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+14.2

Penistone East (6708)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tue G. Ms.	1,677	54.7	+17.7
	Labour	Barker T.	1,387	45.3	−0.9
Majority			290	9.5	+0.5
Turnout			3,064	45.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	+9.3

Penistone West (7718)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Clegg B.	2,818	68.2	+26.3
	Labour	Ashton F.	961	23.3	+1.0
	Liberal	Bailey A.	351	8.5	+8.5
Majority			1,857	45.0	+32.4
Turnout			4,130	53.5
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing	+12.6

Royston (7813)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ball J.	1,718	57.6	+17.1
	Residents	Whitehead E. Ms.	1,265	42.4	+25.0
Majority			453	15.2	+13.7
Turnout			2,983	38.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.9

South West (7323)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hyman D.	1,486	47.0	+14.8
	Residents	Kershaw J. Ms.	1,369	43.3	−9.2
	Conservative	Cousins B.	305	9.7	−5.6
Majority			117	3.7	−16.6
Turnout			3,160	43.2
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing	+12.0

Wombwell North (5404)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Storey A.	1,038	61.8	+15.7
	Residents	Nield M. Ms.	642	38.2	−15.7
Majority			396	23.6	+15.8
Turnout			1,680	31.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+15.7

Wombwell South (7835)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Goddard J.	1,768	76.3	+34.2
	Residents	Rushforth J. Ms.	549	23.7	−4.3
Majority			1,219	52.6	+32.4
Turnout			2,317	29.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+19.2

Worsbrough (8201)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hadfield G.	2,450	58.7	+20.8
	Residents	Ashton A.	1,551	37.1	−15.8
	Conservative	Jones R.	174	4.2	−4.9
Majority			899	21.5	+6.5
Turnout			4,175	50.9
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing	+18.3

By-elections between 1980 and 1982

Brierley (7234) 25 September 1980 By-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ennis J.	1,265	85.4	+1.8
	Conservative	Schofield D. Ms.	217	14.6	−1.8
Majority			1,048	70.8	+3.5
Turnout			1,482	20.5	−8.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.8

Ardsley (7588) 7 May 1981 By-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shirt R.	1,291	48.7	−6.7
	Residents	Parkin A. Ms.	1,088	41.0	+5.7
	Conservative	England G.	273	10.3	+1.1
Majority			203	7.7	−12.4
Turnout			2,652	35.0	+4.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.2

Dodworth (7981) 10 December 1981 By-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brown D.	1,335	44.6	−9.1
	Alliance (SDP)	Williamson, J. D.	1,304	43.6	+34.3
	Residents	Wray D.	269	9.0	−24.5
	Conservative	Nicholls, C. J.	85	2.8	−0.7
Majority			31	1.0	−19.2
Turnout			2,993	37.5	−7.2
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing	-21.7

Penistone East (6681) 18 February 1982 By-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Hanstock, O. A.	1,078	42.0	+42.0
	Conservative	Dews, R.	607	23.7	−31.0
	Labour	Barker T.	879	34.3	−11.0
Majority			471	18.3	+8.8
Turnout			2,564	38.4	−7.3
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing	+36.5

References

^ "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.
^ "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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