title: 2018 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
text: # 2018 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
  
  The 2018 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
  
  ## Result
  
  Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election results :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
  | | Labour | 21 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 90.4 | 58.9 | 26,151 | 2.3 |
  | | Conservative | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 4.7 | 18.1 | 8,068 | 3.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.7 | 9.8 | 4,380 | New |
  | | Green | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 3.8 | 1,695 | 0.3 |
  | | Barnsley Ind. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 1,454 | 7.3 |
  | | Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.9 | 857 | 2.7 |
  | | Democrats and Veterans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.7 | 771 | New |
  | | Yorkshire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.7 | 754 | 0.4 |
  | | English Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.5 | 235 | 0.7 |
  | | Totals | 93 | 21 | | | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 44,365 | 2,251 |
  
  ## Candidates
  
  ### Central ward
  
  Central :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Margaret Bruff | 1,285 | 68.0 | 6.7 |
  | | Conservative | Adrian Thompson | 324 | 17.2 | 6.7 |
  | | Green | Rene Van Buuren | 182 | 9.6 | 1.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Connor Audsley | 98 | 5.2 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 961 | 50.8 | 6.1 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Cudworth ward
  
  Cudworth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Joe Hayward | 1,252 | 74.7 | 0.5 |
  | | Conservative | Samuel Wilkinson | 175 | 10.4 | 3.1 |
  | | Yorkshire | Chris Burrows | 161 | 9.6 | 7.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Waters | 50 | 3.0 | N/A |
  | | Democrats and Veterans | Gavin Felton | 38 | 2.3 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,077 | 64.3 | 3.4 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Darfield ward
  
  Darfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Pauline Markham | 1,134 | 57.3 | 7.5 |
  | | Democrats and Veterans | Trevor Smith | 391 | 19.7 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Delia Weldon | 295 | 14.9 | 6.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Kim Boon | 160 | 8.1 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 743 | 37.6 | 29.2 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Darton East ward
  
  Darton East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Harry Spence | 1,523 | 63.6 | 24.1 |
  | | Conservative | George Hill | 455 | 19.0 | 9.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Steve Hunt | 415 | 17.4 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,068 | 44.6 | 36.5 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Darton West ward
  
  Darton West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Sharon Howard | 1,279 | 55.2 | 14.1 |
  | | Conservative | Lee Ogden | 581 | 25.1 | 5.6 |
  | | Green | Tom Heyes | 324 | 14.0 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Waters | 132 | 5.7 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 698 | 30.1 | 8.5 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Dearne North ward
  
  Dearne North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Annette Gollick | 1,107 | 80.2 | 6.4 |
  | | Conservative | Joseph Farnfield | 273 | 19.8 | 6.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 834 | 60.4 | 12.8 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Dearne South ward
  
  Dearne South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | May Noble | 1,415 | 74.8 | 0.3 |
  | | Conservative | Sharon Jackson | 292 | 15.4 | 9.5 |
  | | Green | Sara Lewis | 184 | 9.8 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,123 | 59.4 | 4.5 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Dodworth ward
  
  Dodworth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Neil Wright | 956 | 37.8 | 11.8 |
  | | Barnsley Ind. | Jack Carr | 933 | 36.9 | 17.6 |
  | | Conservative | Debbie Toon | 476 | 18.8 | 8.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Susan Waters | 164 | 6.5 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 0.9 | 27.6 |
  | | Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Swing | | |
  
  ### Hoyland Milton ward
  
  Hoyland Milton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Robin Franklin | 1,548 | 71.7 | 13.8 |
  | | Conservative | Michael Payne | 356 | 16.5 | 8.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Glenn Lawrence | 255 | 11.8 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,192 | 55.2 | 22.2 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Kingstone ward
  
  Kingstone :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Kath Mitchell | 1,078 | 63.3 | 3.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Ellis-Maurant | 423 | 24.8 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Lesley Watkinson | 202 | 11.9 | 0.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 655 | 38.5 | 9.1 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Monk Bretton ward
  
  Monk Bretton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Kenneth Richardson | 1,279 | 62.3 | 9.3 |
  | | Democrats and Veterans | Vicky Felton | 342 | 16.7 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Adam Bromfield | 250 | 12.2 | 2.5 |
  | | Green | Dean Todd | 119 | 5.8 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Susan Rose | 63 | 3.0 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 937 | 45.6 | 11.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### North East ward
  
  North East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Dorothy Higginbottom | 1,397 | 64.4 | 12.9 |
  | | Yorkshire | Tony Devoy | 593 | 27.3 | 15.7 |
  | | Conservative | Elizabeth Hill | 179 | 8.3 | 2.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 804 | 37.1 | 16.8 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Old Town ward
  
  Old Town :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Clive Pickering | 1,206 | 54.8 | 11.8 |
  | | Independent | Mark Houchin | 493 | 22.4 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Clive Watkinson | 334 | 15.2 | 7.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Bennett | 166 | 7.6 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 713 | 32.4 | 31.0 |
  | | Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Swing | | |
  
  ### Penistone East ward
  
  Penistone East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Robert Barnard | 1,813 | 50.5 | 0.7 |
  | | Labour | Martin Flack | 1,189 | 33.1 | 4.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Greenhough | 332 | 9.3 | N/A |
  | | Green | Kate Raynor | 255 | 7.1 | 5.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 624 | 17.4 | 5.3 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Penistone West ward
  
  Penistone West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Hannah Kitching | 1,741 | 46.5 | N/A |
  | | Labour | Jo Newing | 963 | 25.7 | 13.7 |
  | | Conservative | Alex Wilkinson | 840 | 22.4 | 5.0 |
  | | Green | Richard Trotman | 204 | 5.4 | 3.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 778 | 20.8 | 8.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  
  ### Rockingham ward
  
  Rockingham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | James Andrews | 1,242 | 58.7 | 7.1 |
  | | Conservative | Michael Davies | 524 | 24.8 | 16.4 |
  | | English Democrat | Kevin Riddiough | 235 | 11.1 | 6.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Paul Nugent | 115 | 5.4 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 718 | 33.9 | 14.8 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Royston ward
  
  Royston :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Tim Cheetham | 1,315 | 69.1 | 5.2 |
  | | Independent | Edward Gouthwaite | 364 | 19.1 | 2.9 |
  | | Conservative | Michael Toon | 224 | 11.8 | 1.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 951 | 50.0 | 8.1 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### St Helen's ward
  
  St Helen's :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Dave Leech | 1,238 | 76.7 | 11.4 |
  | | Conservative | Steven Burkinshaw | 190 | 11.8 | 7.8 |
  | | Green | Alan Jones | 187 | 11.5 | 7.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,048 | 64.9 | 21.6 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Stairfoot ward
  
  Stairfoot :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Janine Bowler | 1,173 | 59.9 | 19.5 |
  | | Barnsley Ind. | Andy Gillis | 521 | 26.6 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Mark Brook | 265 | 13.5 | 7.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 652 | 33.3 | 25.5 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Wombwell ward
  
  Wombwell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Robert Frost | 1,363 | 67.5 | 13.6 |
  | | Conservative | Joe Colville | 415 | 20.5 | 1.6 |
  | | Green | Terence Cook | 240 | 12.0 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 948 | 47.0 | 15.2 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Worsbrough ward
  
  Worsbrough :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | John Clarke | 1,209 | 62.8 | 20.3 |
  | | Conservative | Michael Barraclough | 331 | 20.6 | 14.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Calvert | 266 | 16.6 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 878 | 42.2 | 38.2 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ## By-elections between 2018 and 2019
  
  Old Town by-election 12 July 2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Jo Newing | 548 | 44.2 | -10.6 |
  | | Democrats and Veterans | Gavin Felton | 338 | 27.3 | +27.3 |
  | | Conservative | Clive Watkinson | 157 | 12.7 | -2.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Bennett | 124 | 10.0 | +2.5 |
  | | Yorkshire | Tony Devoy | 47 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
  | | BNP | Christopher Houston | 25 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 210 | 16.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,239 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  