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Barnsley 2016

Local elections held 5 May 2016.

21 ward races
21 seats
6 elected below the proportional quota
28.6% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 21 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 21 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Labour Party26,42556.3%1885.7%1466.7%+4
Conservative Party7,03715.0%14.8%314.3%-2
BIG4,91510.5%29.5%29.5%0
UK Independence Party (UKIP)2,6155.6%00.0%14.8%-1
Independent2,1674.6%00.0%14.8%-1
Green Party1,6393.5%00.0%00.0%0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition7251.5%00.0%00.0%0
Yorks1st6331.3%00.0%00.0%0
EDP5591.2%00.0%00.0%0
British National Party1980.4%00.0%00.0%0
Ecc240.1%00.0%00.0%0
Total46,937100.0%21100.0%21100.0%0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share
Actual seats
Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2016 election (current) and immediately before it (2015). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2016 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2016)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

Penistone West · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,260

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Dave GriffinLabour Party1,28539.4%−10.6 ptsElected
2Mike OgleConservative Party89427.4%
3Steve WebberIndependent79024.2%
4Richard TrotmanGreen Party2918.9%

EC ward code E05000990 · Back to ward index

Darton East · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,452

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Gail CharlesworthLabour Party96839.5%−10.5 ptsElected
2Sharon LoveBIG76931.4%
3John RaceIndependent48619.8%
4Gordon WilkinsonConservative Party2299.3%

EC ward code E05000979 · Back to ward index

Old Town · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,370

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Phil LoftsLabour Party1,02043.0%−7.0 ptsElected
2Louise SowerbyBIG98741.6%
3Amy WalkerGreen Party1877.9%
4Gillian MillnerConservative Party1767.4%

EC ward code E05000988 · Back to ward index

Worsbrough · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,192

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Gill CarrBIG1,02046.5%−3.5 ptsElected
2Jake LodgeLabour Party93142.5%
3Stuart WilkinsonConservative Party1305.9%
4Lauren ConwayGreen Party1115.1%

EC ward code E05000996 · Back to ward index

Darfield · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,086

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Caroline SaundersLabour Party1,03849.8%−0.2 ptsElected
2Trevor SmithUK Independence Party (UKIP)86441.4%
3Delia WeldonConservative Party1848.8%

EC ward code E05000978 · Back to ward index

Penistone East · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,325

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1John WilsonConservative Party1,65749.8%−0.2 ptsElected
2Jill HaylerLabour Party1,25437.7%
3Dale TurnerGreen Party41412.5%

EC ward code E05000989 · Back to ward index

North East · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,548

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Jeff EnnisLabour Party1,31151.5%+1.5 ptsElected
2Peter MakinsonBIG79531.2%
3Eddie DevoyYorks1st29511.6%
4Ian RichardsonConservative Party1475.8%

EC ward code E05000987 · Back to ward index

Rockingham · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,440

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Emma DuresLabour Party1,25851.6%+1.6 ptsElected
2Steve SylvesterUK Independence Party (UKIP)79232.5%
3Debbie ToonConservative Party2058.4%
4Kevin RiddioughEDP1225.0%
5Shaun FletcherTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition632.6%

EC ward code E05000991 · Back to ward index

Dodworth · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,465

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Phil BirkinshawBIG1,34454.5%+4.5 ptsElected
2Dave WebsterLabour Party64126.0%
3Alex WilkinsonConservative Party26210.6%
4Ian ParkerGreen Party2188.8%

EC ward code E05000983 · Back to ward index

Hoyland Milton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,388

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Mick StoweLabour Party1,38257.9%+7.9 ptsElected
2Louise HollidayUK Independence Party (UKIP)59424.9%
3Lesley WatkinsonConservative Party1938.1%
4Justin SaxtonEDP1235.2%
5Brian CatonTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition723.0%
6Andrew SimpsonEcc241.0%

EC ward code E05000984 · Back to ward index

Kingstone · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 59.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +9.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,794

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Donna GreenLabour Party1,07459.9%+9.9 ptsElected
2Steven BurkinshawConservative Party22012.3%
3Christopher HoustonBritish National Party19811.0%
4Chris ScarfeGreen Party19510.9%
5Tracey HollandTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1076.0%

EC ward code E05000985 · Back to ward index

Central · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 61.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +11.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,887

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Douglas BirkinshawLabour Party1,15761.3%+11.3 ptsElected
2Colin PorterEDP31416.6%
3Mark BrookConservative Party19810.5%
4Kate RaynerGreen Party1568.3%
5Estelle MageeanTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition623.3%

EC ward code E05000976 · Back to ward index

Royston · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,982

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Caroline MakinsonLabour Party1,26763.9%+13.9 ptsElected
2Edward GouthwaiteIndependent43722.0%
3Nicola RichardsonConservative Party20810.5%
4Karen FletcherTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition703.5%

EC ward code E05000992 · Back to ward index

St Helens · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 65.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +15.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,661

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Sarah TattersallLabour Party1,08565.3%+15.3 ptsElected
2Jim JohnsonUK Independence Party (UKIP)36522.0%
3Jan CampbellTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition784.7%
4Alan JonesGreen Party674.0%
5George HillConservative Party664.0%

EC ward code E05000993 · Back to ward index

Darton West · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 69.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +19.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,305

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Alice CaveLabour Party1,59769.3%+19.3 ptsElected
2Lee OgdenConservative Party70830.7%

EC ward code E05000980 · Back to ward index

Monk Bretton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 71.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +21.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,997

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Steve GreenLabour Party1,43071.6%+21.6 ptsElected
2Kirk DysonConservative Party29414.7%
3Sharon TaylorTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition27313.7%

EC ward code E05000986 · Back to ward index

Dearne South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 74.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +24.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,315

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Charlotte JohnsonLabour Party1,72474.5%+24.5 ptsElected
2David HunterIndependent45419.6%
3Cicely CowgillConservative Party1375.9%

EC ward code E05000982 · Back to ward index

Cudworth · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 75.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +25.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,932

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Steve HoughtonLabour Party1,45275.2%+25.2 ptsElected
2Tony DevoyYorks1st33817.5%
3Elizabeth HillConservative Party1427.3%

EC ward code E05000977 · Back to ward index

Stairfoot · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 79.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +29.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,837

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Wayne JohnsonLabour Party1,45979.4%+29.4 ptsElected
2Clive WatkinsonConservative Party37820.6%

EC ward code E05000994 · Back to ward index

Wombwell · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 81.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +31.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,061

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Daniel GriffinLabour Party1,67281.1%+31.1 ptsElected
2Mike ToonConservative Party38918.9%

EC ward code E05000995 · Back to ward index

Dearne North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 86.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +36.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,640

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Pauline PhilipsLabour Party1,42086.6%+36.6 ptsElected
2Peter MurrayConservative Party22013.4%

EC ward code E05000981 · Back to ward index