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Barnsley 2018
Local elections held 3 May 2018.
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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.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 26,151 | 58.0% | 19 | 90.5% | 14 | 66.7% | +5 |
| Conservative Party | 8,794 | 19.5% | 1 | 4.8% | 5 | 23.8% | -4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4,380 | 9.7% | 1 | 4.8% | 2 | 9.5% | -1 |
| Green Party | 1,695 | 3.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| BIG | 1,454 | 3.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 857 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| DVP | 771 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Yorkshire Party | 754 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| EDP | 235 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 45,091 | 100.0% | 21 | 100.0% | 21 | 100.0% | 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.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2018 election (current) and immediately before it (2017). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2018 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Dodworth · 1 seat · won at 37.8% · −12.2 pts below quota
- Penistone West · 1 seat · won at 46.5% · −3.5 pts below quota
- Penistone East · 1 seat · won at 50.5% · above quota
- Old Town · 1 seat · won at 54.8% · above quota
- Darton West · 1 seat · won at 55.2% · above quota
- Darfield · 1 seat · won at 57.3% · above quota
- Rockingham · 1 seat · won at 58.7% · above quota
- Stairfoot · 1 seat · won at 59.9% · above quota
- Monk Bretton · 1 seat · won at 62.3% · above quota
- Kingstone · 1 seat · won at 63.3% · above quota
- Darton East · 1 seat · won at 63.6% · above quota
- North East · 1 seat · won at 64.4% · above quota
- Worsbrough · 1 seat · won at 66.9% · above quota
- Wombwell · 1 seat · won at 67.5% · above quota
- Central · 1 seat · won at 68.0% · above quota
- Royston · 1 seat · won at 69.1% · above quota
- Hoyland Milton · 1 seat · won at 71.7% · above quota
- Cudworth · 1 seat · won at 74.7% · above quota
- Dearne South · 1 seat · won at 74.8% · above quota
- St Helens · 1 seat · won at 76.7% · above quota
- Dearne North · 1 seat · won at 80.2% · above quota
Race results
Dodworth · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 37.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −12.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,529
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Wright | Labour Party | 956 | 37.8% | −12.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jack Carr | BIG | 933 | 36.9% | — | |
| 3 | Debbie Toon | Conservative Party | 476 | 18.8% | — | |
| 4 | Susan Waters | Liberal Democrats | 164 | 6.5% | — |
Penistone West · 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. 3,748
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah Kitching | Liberal Democrats | 1,741 | 46.5% | −3.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jo Newing | Labour Party | 963 | 25.7% | — | |
| 3 | Alex Wilkinson | Conservative Party | 840 | 22.4% | — | |
| 4 | Richard Trotman | Green Party | 204 | 5.4% | — |
Penistone East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,589
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Barnard | Conservative Party | 1,813 | 50.5% | +0.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Martin Flack | Labour Party | 1,189 | 33.1% | — | |
| 3 | David Greenhough | Liberal Democrats | 332 | 9.3% | — | |
| 4 | Kate Raynor | Green Party | 255 | 7.1% | — |
Old Town · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,199
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clive Pickering | Labour Party | 1,206 | 54.8% | +4.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mark Houchin | Independent | 493 | 22.4% | — | |
| 3 | Clive Watkinson | Conservative Party | 334 | 15.2% | — | |
| 4 | Kevin Bennett | Liberal Democrats | 166 | 7.5% | — |
Darton West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,316
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharon Howard | Labour Party | 1,279 | 55.2% | +5.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lee Ogden | Conservative Party | 581 | 25.1% | — | |
| 3 | Tom Heyes | Green Party | 324 | 14.0% | — | |
| 4 | Andrew Waters | Liberal Democrats | 132 | 5.7% | — |
Darfield · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,980
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pauline Markham | Labour Party | 1,134 | 57.3% | +7.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Trevor Smith | DVP | 391 | 19.7% | — | |
| 3 | Delia Weldon | Conservative Party | 295 | 14.9% | — | |
| 4 | Kim Boon | Liberal Democrats | 160 | 8.1% | — |
Rockingham · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,116
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Andrews | Labour Party | 1,242 | 58.7% | +8.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Michael Davies | Conservative Party | 524 | 24.8% | — | |
| 3 | Kevin Riddiough | EDP | 235 | 11.1% | — | |
| 4 | Paul Nugent | Liberal Democrats | 115 | 5.4% | — |
Stairfoot · 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. 1,959
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janine Bowler | Labour Party | 1,173 | 59.9% | +9.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Andy Gillis | BIG | 521 | 26.6% | — | |
| 3 | Mark Brook | Conservative Party | 265 | 13.5% | — |
Monk Bretton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 62.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +12.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,053
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth Richardson | Labour Party | 1,279 | 62.3% | +12.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Vicky Felton | DVP | 342 | 16.7% | — | |
| 3 | Adam Bromfield | Conservative Party | 250 | 12.2% | — | |
| 4 | Dean Todd | Green Party | 119 | 5.8% | — | |
| 5 | Susan Rose | Liberal Democrats | 63 | 3.1% | — |
Kingstone · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,703
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kath Mitchell | Labour Party | 1,078 | 63.3% | +13.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John Ellis-Mourant | Liberal Democrats | 423 | 24.8% | — | |
| 3 | Lesley Watkinson | Conservative Party | 202 | 11.9% | — |
Darton East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,393
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Spence | Labour Party | 1,523 | 63.6% | +13.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | George Hill | Conservative Party | 455 | 19.0% | — | |
| 3 | Steve Hunt | Liberal Democrats | 415 | 17.3% | — |
North East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 64.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +14.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,169
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorothy Higginbottom | Labour Party | 1,397 | 64.4% | +14.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Tony Devoy | Yorkshire Party | 593 | 27.3% | — | |
| 3 | Elizabeth Hill | Conservative Party | 179 | 8.3% | — |
Worsbrough · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 66.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +16.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,806
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Clarke | Labour Party | 1,209 | 66.9% | +16.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Michael Barraclough | Conservative Party | 331 | 18.3% | — | |
| 3 | Sarah Calvert | Liberal Democrats | 266 | 14.7% | — |
Wombwell · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 67.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +17.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,018
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Frost | Labour Party | 1,363 | 67.5% | +17.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Joe Colville | Conservative Party | 415 | 20.6% | — | |
| 3 | Terence Cook | Green Party | 240 | 11.9% | — |
Central · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 68.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +18.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,889
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Margaret Bruff | Labour Party | 1,285 | 68.0% | +18.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Adrian Thompson | Conservative Party | 324 | 17.2% | — | |
| 3 | Rene van Buuren | Green Party | 182 | 9.6% | — | |
| 4 | Connor Audsley | Liberal Democrats | 98 | 5.2% | — |
Royston · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 69.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +19.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,903
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Cheetham | Labour Party | 1,315 | 69.1% | +19.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Edward Gouthwaite | Independent | 364 | 19.1% | — | |
| 3 | Michael Toon | Conservative Party | 224 | 11.8% | — |
Hoyland Milton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 71.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +21.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,159
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robin Franklin | Labour Party | 1,548 | 71.7% | +21.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Michael Payne | Conservative Party | 356 | 16.5% | — | |
| 3 | Glenn Lawrence | Liberal Democrats | 255 | 11.8% | — |
Cudworth · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 74.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +24.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,676
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Hayward | Labour Party | 1,252 | 74.7% | +24.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Samuel Wilkinson | Conservative Party | 175 | 10.4% | — | |
| 3 | Chris Burrows | Yorkshire Party | 161 | 9.6% | — | |
| 4 | Elizabeth Waters | Liberal Democrats | 50 | 3.0% | — | |
| 5 | Gavin Felton | DVP | 38 | 2.3% | — |
Dearne South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 74.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +24.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,891
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May Noble | Labour Party | 1,415 | 74.8% | +24.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sharon Jackson | Conservative Party | 292 | 15.4% | — | |
| 3 | Sara Lewis | Green Party | 184 | 9.7% | — |
St Helens · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 76.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +26.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,615
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Leech | Labour Party | 1,238 | 76.7% | +26.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Steven Burkinshaw | Conservative Party | 190 | 11.8% | — | |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Green Party | 187 | 11.6% | — |
Dearne North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 80.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +30.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,380
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annette Gollick | Labour Party | 1,107 | 80.2% | +30.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Joseph Farnfield | Conservative Party | 273 | 19.8% | — |