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1975 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

December 15, 2023

Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 1975 with one third of the seats up for election. Labour retained control of the council.[1]

1975 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
← 1973 1 May 1975 1976 →
20 of 60 seats to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Ratepayers Liberal
Seats won 10 6 2
Seat change 9 6 2
Majority party before election

Labour

 Majority party after election

Labour

Election result edit

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1975[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 10 0 9 -9 50.0 52.5 20,997 -10.2
  Ratepayers 6 6 0 +6 30.0 26.8 13,309 +24.6
  Liberal 2 2 0 +2 10.0 17.1 8,473 +7.9
  Conservative 1 1 0 +1 5.0 8.6 4,244 -1.1
  Independent Labour 1 0 0 0 5.0 3.5 1,715 -1.5
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 641 -6.4
  Communist 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 266 -0.9

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

Party Previous council New council
Labour 57 48
Ratepayers 0 6
Liberals 0 2
Conservatives 0 1
Democratic Labour 1 1
Independent 1 1
Independent Labour 1 1
Total 60 60
Working majority  54   36 

Ward results edit

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

Ardsley (7325)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Burns J.* 929 50.9 -27.5
Ratepayers Wilkinson G. 611 33.5 +33.5
Conservative Walker 284 15.6 +15.6
Majority 318 17.4 -39.5
Turnout 1,824 24.9 +1.8
Labour hold Swing -30.5
No. 1 (Barnsley: Carlton) (10375)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dancer H.* 1,055 56.4 -19.4
Ratepayers Sykes 621 33.2 +33.2
Conservative Carrington J. 130 7.0 -5.0
Communist Greenfield N. 63 3.4 -8.8
Majority 434 23.2 -40.4
Turnout 1,869 18.0 -3.7
Labour hold Swing -26.3
No. 2 (Barnsley: East & North) (8573)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ratepayers Harris M. 1,400 42.5 +42.5
Labour Fisher R.* 1,224 37.1 -21.9
Conservative Guest M. 312 9.5 -3.2
Independent Reynolds 184 5.6 +5.6
Liberal Hallsworth 177 5.4 +5.4
Majority 176 5.3 -25.4
Turnout 3,297 38.5 +3.1
Ratepayers gain from Labour Swing +32.2
No. 3 (Barnsley: Central-South-South East)(9660)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Borrett K.* 1,139 52.5 -7.7
Ratepayers Crawshaw 737 33.9 +33.9
Conservative England 295 13.6 +6.1
Majority 402 18.5 -9.2
Turnout 2,171 22.5 -17.2
Labour hold Swing -20.8
No. 4 (Barnsley: South West and West) (7765)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ratepayers Birkenshaw 1,619 51.4 +51.4
Labour Hardy 1,022 32.4 -19.3
Independent Blackburne E. 378 12.0 +12.0
Conservative Oldfield H. 133 4.2 -5.5
Majority 597 18.9 +5.8
Turnout 3,152 40.6 +1.3
Ratepayers gain from Labour Swing +35.3
No. 5 (Barnsley: Monk Bretton) (9984)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ratepayers Jackson 1,341 52.6 +52.6
Labour Wilkie B.* 906 35.5 -36.6
Conservative Glover 223 8.7 -7.6
Independent Cooke L. 79 3.1 +3.1
Majority 435 17.1 -38.8
Turnout 2,549 25.5 +3.4
Ratepayers gain from Labour Swing +44.6
No. 7 (Cudworth) (6278)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ratepayers Wraith 1,159 57.0 N/A
Labour Bailey 873 43.0 N/A
Majority 286 14.0 N/A
Turnout 2,032 32.4 N/A
Ratepayers gain from Labour Swing N/A
No. 8 (Darfield) (5879)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ratepayers Moore 938 41.4 N/A
Labour Goddard B.* 788 34.8 N/A
Liberal Lynch 537 23.7 N/A
Majority 150 6.6 N/A
Turnout 2,263 38.5 N/A
Ratepayers gain from Labour Swing N/A
No. 9 (Dodworth-Barugh-Higham-Gawber)(6570)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Woffenden J.* 1,533 53.5 -7.6
Liberal Crosby J. 971 33.9 -5.0
Ratepayers Barwell 363 12.7 +12.7
Majority 562 19.6 -2.6
Turnout 2,867 43.6 -1.4
Labour hold Swing -1.3
No. 10 (Darton) (8893)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ratepayers Evans 1,622 56.5 +56.5
Labour Turner C.* 981 34.1 -4.0
Conservative Parkes 270 9.4 -6.1
Majority 641 22.3 +3.0
Turnout 2,873 32.3 -12.5
Ratepayers gain from Labour Swing +30.2
No. 11 (Dearne: Central & South) (9844)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stanley J. Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
No. 12 (Dearne: East & West) (7564)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Young K.* 1,145 72.9 +15.0
Liberal Jones 223 14.2 +14.2
Communist Riley P. 203 12.9 -7.3
Majority 922 58.7 +21.0
Turnout 1,571 20.8 -16.5
Labour hold Swing +0.4
No. 13 (Hoyland Nether) (11317)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Steer 1,932 54.3 +54.3
Labour Wadsworth A. 1,629 45.7 +10.3
Majority 303 8.5 +2.9
Turnout 3,561 31.5 -30.9
Liberal gain from Labour Swing +22.0
No. 14 (Penistone) (6272)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Wales 2,211 63.5 +63.5
Labour Ashton F.* 707 20.3 -13.2
Conservative Elders 566 16.2 -9.9
Majority 1,504 43.2 +36.3
Turnout 3,484 55.5 -3.5
Liberal gain from Labour Swing +38.3
No. 15 (Royston) (6386)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labour Parkes E.* 1,715 62.4 +35.5
Labour Chetter 1,035 37.6 +5.8
Majority 680 24.7 +19.7
Turnout 2,750 43.1 -32.5
Independent Labour hold Swing +14.8
No. 16 (Wombwell: Central-North-South East)(5402)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Storey A.* 562 41.4 -24.6
Ratepayers Wraith 452 33.3 +33.3
Liberal Peach 343 25.3 +25.3
Majority 110 8.1 -24.0
Turnout 1,357 25.1 +4.1
Labour hold Swing -28.9
No. 17 (Wombwell: Hemingfield and SouthWest) (7626)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Naylor T.* 1,222 45.0 -24.9
Liberal Hargreaves 1,028 37.8 +37.8
Ratepayers Sykes 468 17.2 +17.2
Majority 194 7.1 -32.6
Turnout 2,718 35.6 +4.4
Labour hold Swing -31.3
No. 18 (Worsbrough) (11367)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Smith W.* 1,888 54.1 -9.6
Ratepayers Batty 1,282 36.7 +36.7
Conservative Urquhart 322 9.2 -5.4
Majority 606 17.4 -24.7
Turnout 3,492 30.7 -13.8
Labour hold Swing -23.1
No. 19 (Hemsworth Rural) (9058)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Baines D.* 1,362 56.3 +3.7
Ratepayers Robinson 696 28.8 +28.8
Majority 666 27.5 -5.9
Turnout 2,418 26.7 -22.4
Labour hold Swing -12.5
No. 20 (Penistone Rural & Wortley) (7264)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neville 1,349 39.7 +8.3
Liberal Lees J. 1,051 30.9 +2.7
Labour Hirst E.* 997 29.3 -11.0
Majority 298 8.8 -0.1
Turnout 3,397 46.8 -8.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +2.8

References edit

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

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Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 1975 with one third of the seats up for election Labour retained control of the council 1 1975 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 1973 1 May 1975 1976 20 of 60 seats to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council31 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Party Labour Ratepayers LiberalSeats won 10 6 2Seat change 9 6 2Majority party before electionLabour Majority party after election LabourElection result editBarnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1975 1 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Labour 10 0 9 9 50 0 52 5 20 997 10 2 Ratepayers 6 6 0 6 30 0 26 8 13 309 24 6 Liberal 2 2 0 2 10 0 17 1 8 473 7 9 Conservative 1 1 0 1 5 0 8 6 4 244 1 1 Independent Labour 1 0 0 0 5 0 3 5 1 715 1 5 Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 641 6 4 Communist 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 266 0 9This resulted in the following composition of the council 1 Party Previous council New councilLabour 57 48Ratepayers 0 6Liberals 0 2Conservatives 0 1Democratic Labour 1 1Independent 1 1Independent Labour 1 1Total 60 60Working majority 54 36 Ward results edit figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested Ardsley 7325 1 Party Candidate Votes Labour Burns J 929 50 9 27 5Ratepayers Wilkinson G 611 33 5 33 5Conservative Walker 284 15 6 15 6Majority 318 17 4 39 5Turnout 1 824 24 9 1 8Labour hold Swing 30 5No 1 Barnsley Carlton 10375 1 Party Candidate Votes Labour Dancer H 1 055 56 4 19 4Ratepayers Sykes 621 33 2 33 2Conservative Carrington J 130 7 0 5 0Communist Greenfield N 63 3 4 8 8Majority 434 23 2 40 4Turnout 1 869 18 0 3 7Labour hold Swing 26 3No 2 Barnsley East amp North 8573 1 Party Candidate Votes Ratepayers Harris M 1 400 42 5 42 5Labour Fisher R 1 224 37 1 21 9Conservative Guest M 312 9 5 3 2Independent Reynolds 184 5 6 5 6Liberal Hallsworth 177 5 4 5 4Majority 176 5 3 25 4Turnout 3 297 38 5 3 1Ratepayers gain from Labour Swing 32 2No 3 Barnsley Central South South East 9660 1 Party Candidate Votes Labour Borrett K 1 139 52 5 7 7Ratepayers Crawshaw 737 33 9 33 9Conservative England 295 13 6 6 1Majority 402 18 5 9 2Turnout 2 171 22 5 17 2Labour hold Swing 20 8No 4 Barnsley South West and West 7765 1 Party Candidate Votes Ratepayers Birkenshaw 1 619 51 4 51 4Labour Hardy 1 022 32 4 19 3Independent Blackburne E 378 12 0 12 0Conservative Oldfield H 133 4 2 5 5Majority 597 18 9 5 8Turnout 3 152 40 6 1 3Ratepayers gain from Labour Swing 35 3No 5 Barnsley Monk Bretton 9984 1 Party Candidate Votes Ratepayers Jackson 1 341 52 6 52 6Labour Wilkie B 906 35 5 36 6Conservative Glover 223 8 7 7 6Independent Cooke L 79 3 1 3 1Majority 435 17 1 38 8Turnout 2 549 25 5 3 4Ratepayers gain from Labour Swing 44 6No 7 Cudworth 6278 1 Party Candidate Votes Ratepayers Wraith 1 159 57 0 N ALabour Bailey 873 43 0 N AMajority 286 14 0 N ATurnout 2 032 32 4 N ARatepayers gain from Labour Swing N ANo 8 Darfield 5879 1 Party Candidate Votes Ratepayers Moore 938 41 4 N ALabour Goddard B 788 34 8 N ALiberal Lynch 537 23 7 N AMajority 150 6 6 N ATurnout 2 263 38 5 N ARatepayers gain from Labour Swing N ANo 9 Dodworth Barugh Higham Gawber 6570 1 Party Candidate Votes Labour Woffenden J 1 533 53 5 7 6Liberal Crosby J 971 33 9 5 0Ratepayers Barwell 363 12 7 12 7Majority 562 19 6 2 6Turnout 2 867 43 6 1 4Labour hold Swing 1 3No 10 Darton 8893 1 Party Candidate Votes Ratepayers Evans 1 622 56 5 56 5Labour Turner C 981 34 1 4 0Conservative Parkes 270 9 4 6 1Majority 641 22 3 3 0Turnout 2 873 32 3 12 5Ratepayers gain from Labour Swing 30 2No 11 Dearne Central amp South 9844 1 Party Candidate Votes Labour Stanley J Unopposed N A N ALabour hold Swing N ANo 12 Dearne East amp West 7564 1 Party Candidate Votes Labour Young K 1 145 72 9 15 0Liberal Jones 223 14 2 14 2Communist Riley P 203 12 9 7 3Majority 922 58 7 21 0Turnout 1 571 20 8 16 5Labour hold Swing 0 4No 13 Hoyland Nether 11317 1 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Steer 1 932 54 3 54 3Labour Wadsworth A 1 629 45 7 10 3Majority 303 8 5 2 9Turnout 3 561 31 5 30 9Liberal gain from Labour Swing 22 0No 14 Penistone 6272 1 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Wales 2 211 63 5 63 5Labour Ashton F 707 20 3 13 2Conservative Elders 566 16 2 9 9Majority 1 504 43 2 36 3Turnout 3 484 55 5 3 5Liberal gain from Labour Swing 38 3No 15 Royston 6386 1 Party Candidate Votes Independent Labour Parkes E 1 715 62 4 35 5Labour Chetter 1 035 37 6 5 8Majority 680 24 7 19 7Turnout 2 750 43 1 32 5Independent Labour hold Swing 14 8No 16 Wombwell Central North South East 5402 1 Party Candidate Votes Labour Storey A 562 41 4 24 6Ratepayers Wraith 452 33 3 33 3Liberal Peach 343 25 3 25 3Majority 110 8 1 24 0Turnout 1 357 25 1 4 1Labour hold Swing 28 9No 17 Wombwell Hemingfield and SouthWest 7626 1 Party Candidate Votes Labour Naylor T 1 222 45 0 24 9Liberal Hargreaves 1 028 37 8 37 8Ratepayers Sykes 468 17 2 17 2Majority 194 7 1 32 6Turnout 2 718 35 6 4 4Labour hold Swing 31 3No 18 Worsbrough 11367 1 Party Candidate Votes Labour Smith W 1 888 54 1 9 6Ratepayers Batty 1 282 36 7 36 7Conservative Urquhart 322 9 2 5 4Majority 606 17 4 24 7Turnout 3 492 30 7 13 8Labour hold Swing 23 1No 19 Hemsworth Rural 9058 1 Party Candidate Votes Labour Baines D 1 362 56 3 3 7Ratepayers Robinson 696 28 8 28 8Majority 666 27 5 5 9Turnout 2 418 26 7 22 4Labour hold Swing 12 5No 20 Penistone Rural amp Wortley 7264 1 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Neville 1 349 39 7 8 3Liberal Lees J 1 051 30 9 2 7Labour Hirst E 997 29 3 11 0Majority 298 8 8 0 1Turnout 3 397 46 8 8 5Conservative gain from Labour Swing 2 8References edit 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1975 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election amp oldid 1144016085, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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