title: 2019 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
text: # 2019 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
  
  The 2019 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
  
  ## Result
  
  2019 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election :
  
  | Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
  | | Labour | 12 | 7 | 57.1 | 37 | 49 | 77.8 | 15,691 | 34.9 | –24.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | 3 | 3 | 14.3 | 1 | 4 | 6.3 | 7,591 | 16.9 | +7.1 |
  | | Conservative | 1 | 1 | 4.8 | 2 | 3 | 4.8 | 5,729 | 12.8 | –5.3 |
  | | Barnsley Ind. | 1 | 1 | 4.8 | 2 | 3 | 4.8 | 2,059 | 4.6 | +1.4 |
  | | Independent | 2 | 2 | 9.5 | 0 | 2 | 3.2 | 4,094 | 9.1 | +7.2 |
  | | Democrats and Veterans | 2 | 2 | 9.5 | 0 | 2 | 3.2 | 2,476 | 5.5 | +3.8 |
  | | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,342 | 5.2 | +1.4 |
  | | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,893 | 4.2 | New |
  | | Yorkshire | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,557 | 3.5 | +1.8 |
  | | English Democrat | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,445 | 3.2 | +2.7 |
  | | Socialist Alternative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 56 | 0.1 | New |
  
  ## Ward Results
  
  ### Central ward
  
  Central :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Martin Dyson | 750 | 44.2 | 23.8 |
  | | Green | Chris Scarfe | 474 | 28.0 | 18.4 |
  | | Conservative | Adrian Thompson | 289 | 17.1 | 0.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Connor Audsley | 182 | 10.7 | 5.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 276 | 16.2 | 34.6 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Cudworth ward
  
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  Cudworth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Charlie Wraith | 933 | 61.7 | 13.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Ellis-Mourant | 340 | 22.5 | 19.5 |
  | | Conservative | Mark Brook | 240 | 15.9 | 5.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 593 | 39.2 | 25.1 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Darfield ward
  
  Darfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democrats and Veterans | Trevor Smith | 750 | 38.1 | 18.4 |
  | | Labour | Dorothy Coates | 666 | 33.8 | 23.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Kim Boon | 198 | 10.1 | 2.0 |
  | | English Democrat | Maxine Spencer | 191 | 9.7 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Delia Weldon | 165 | 8.4 | 6.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | 4.3 | N/A |
  | | Democrats and Veterans gain from Labour | Democrats and Veterans gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  
  ### Darton East ward
  
  Darton East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Steve Hunt | 1,832 | 70.5 | 53.1 |
  | | Labour | Martin Flack | 570 | 21.9 | 41.7 |
  | | Conservative | Debbie Toon | 197 | 7.6 | 11.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,262 | 48.6 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  
  ### Darton West ward
  
  Darton West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Trevor Cave | 810 | 39.7 | 15.5 |
  | | Green | Tom Heyes | 499 | 24.5 | 10.5 |
  | | Conservative | Lee Ogden | 452 | 22.2 | 2.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Waters | 277 | 13.6 | 7.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 311 | 15.2 | 14.9 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Dearne North ward
  
  Dearne North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Alan Gardiner | 799 | 56.3 | 23.9 |
  | | English Democrat | Janus Polenceusz | 485 | 34.2 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Cicely Cowgill | 134 | 9.4 | 10.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 314 | 22.1 | 38.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Dearne South ward
  
  Dearne South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Sam Danforth | 1,173 | 51.7 | N/A |
  | | Labour | Graham Jarvis | 801 | 35.3 | 39.5 |
  | | English Democrat | Adrian Morgan | 175 | 7.7 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | David Hunter | 119 | 5.2 | 10.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 372 | 16.4 | N/A |
  | | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  
  ### Dodworth ward
  
  Dodworth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Peter Fielding | 1,308 | 45.6 | 39.1 |
  | | Labour | Richard Riggs | 647 | 22.6 | 15.2 |
  | | UKIP | Jonathan Hastelow | 440 | 15.3 | N/A |
  | | Yorkshire | Chris Burrows | 260 | 9.1 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Adam Bromfield | 212 | 7.4 | 11.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 661 | 23.0 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  
  ### Hoyland Milton ward
  
  Hoyland Milton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Tim Shepherd | 982 | 44.0 | 27.7 |
  | | UKIP | Daniel Simpson | 701 | 31.4 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Donna Cutts | 240 | 10.8 | 5.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Glenn Lawrence | 173 | 8.8 | 3.0 |
  | | English Democrat | Justin Saxton | 134 | 6.0 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 281 | 12.6 | 42.6 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Kingstone ward
  
  Kingstone :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Kevin Williams | 609 | 37.2 | 26.1 |
  | | Democrats and Veterans | Peter Doyle | 490 | 29.9 | N/A |
  | | Green | Peter Giles | 252 | 15.4 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Waters | 125 | 7.6 | 17.2 |
  | | Conservative | John Miller | 107 | 6.5 | 5.4 |
  | | Socialist Alternative | Angela Waller | 56 | 3.4 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 7.3 | 31.2 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Monk Bretton ward
  
  Monk Bretton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democrats and Veterans | Victoria Felton | 1,236 | 54.5 | 37.8 |
  | | Labour | Margaret Sheard | 660 | 29.1 | 33.2 |
  | | Yorkshire | Ryan Williams | 268 | 11.8 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | George Hill | 105 | 4.6 | 7.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 576 | 25.4 | N/A |
  | | Democrats and Veterans gain from Labour | Democrats and Veterans gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  
  ### North East ward
  
  North East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Anita Cherryholme | 786 | 36.2 | 28.2 |
  | | Independent | Raymond Archer | 712 | 32.8 | N/A |
  | | Yorkshire | Tony Devoy | 467 | 21.5 | 5.8 |
  | | Conservative | Sam Wilkinson | 207 | 9.5 | 1.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 3.4 | 33.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Old Town ward
  
  Old Town :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Jo Newing | 720 | 35.1 | 19.7 |
  | | Independent | Donald Wood | 698 | 34.0 | N/A |
  | | Green | Kate Raynor | 259 | 12.6 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Bennett | 191 | 9.3 | 1.7 |
  | | Conservative | Clive Watkinson | 185 | 9.0 | 6.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 1.1 | 31.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Penistone East ward
  
  Penistone East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Paul Hand-Davis | 1,359 | 39.4 | 11.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Sue Waters | 929 | 26.9 | 17.6 |
  | | Labour | Dave Webster | 602 | 17.4 | 15.7 |
  | | Yorkshire | Lee Goulding | 562 | 16.3 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 430 | 12.5 | 4.9 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Penistone West ward
  
  Penistone West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Greenhough | 1,583 | 43.7 | 2.8 |
  | | Conservative | Alex Wilkinson | 753 | 20.8 | 1.6 |
  | | Independent | David Wood | 563 | 15.6 | N/A |
  | | Labour | Jo Newing | 465 | 12.8 | 12.9 |
  | | Green | Richard Trotman | 255 | 7.0 | 1.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 830 | 22.9 | 2.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  ### Rockingham ward
  
  Rockingham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Chris Lamb | 803 | 36.5 | 22.2 |
  | | Barnsley Ind. | Steve Sylvester | 588 | 26.7 | N/A |
  | | English Democrat | Kevin Riddiough | 274 | 12.5 | 1.4 |
  | | Conservative | Michael Davies | 244 | 11.1 | 13.7 |
  | | Green | Benjamin Holland | 202 | 9.2 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Paul Nugent | 88 | 4.0 | 1.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 215 | 9.8 | 24.1 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Royston ward
  
  Royston :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Pauline Mccarthy | 953 | 49.4 | 19.7 |
  | | UKIP | Kirk Harper | 752 | 39.0 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Alex Wilkinson | 225 | 11.7 | 0.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 10.4 | 39.6 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### St Helen's ward
  
  St Helen's :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Jenny Platts | 901 | 61.3 | 15.4 |
  | | Green | Alan Jones | 401 | 27.3 | 15.8 |
  | | Conservative | Jacob Griffin | 169 | 11.5 | 0.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 500 | 34.0 | 30.9 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Stairfoot ward
  
  Stairfoot :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Barnsley Ind. | Andy Gillis | 1,057 | 53.9 | 27.3 |
  | | Labour | Karen Dyson | 702 | 35.8 | 24.1 |
  | | Conservative | Elizabeth Hill | 121 | 6.2 | 7.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | James Kitching | 82 | 4.2 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 355 | 18.1 | N/A |
  | | Barnsley Ind. gain from Labour | Barnsley Ind. gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  
  ### Wombwell ward
  
  Wombwell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Brenda Eastwood | 907 | 54.4 | 13.1 |
  | | Barnsley Ind. | Sharon Gillis | 414 | 24.8 | N/A |
  | | English Democrat | Terence Cook | 186 | 11.2 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Terence Cook | 136 | 8.2 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Gareth Thompson | 25 | 1.5 | 19.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 493 | 29.6 | 17.4 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Worsbrough ward
  
  Worsbrough :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Jake Lodge | 948 | 49.9 | N/A |
  | | Labour | Roya Pourali | 625 | 32.9 | 29.9 |
  | | Conservative | Michael Barraclough | 181 | 9.5 | 11.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Calvert | 147 | 7.7 | 8.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 323 | 17.0 | N/A |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
  