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Barnsley 2019

Local elections held 2 May 2019.

21 ward races
21 seats
13 elected below the proportional quota
61.9% 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 Party15,69134.9%1257.1%838.1%+4
Liberal Democrats7,59116.9%314.3%419.0%-1
Conservative Party5,72912.8%14.8%314.3%-2
Independent4,0949.1%29.5%29.5%0
DVP2,4765.5%29.5%14.8%+1
Green Party2,3425.2%00.0%14.8%-1
BIG2,0594.6%14.8%14.8%0
UK Independence Party (UKIP)1,8934.2%00.0%14.8%-1
Yorkshire Party1,5573.5%00.0%00.0%0
EDP1,4453.2%00.0%00.0%0
SocAlt560.1%00.0%00.0%0
Total44,933100.0%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 2019 election (current) and immediately before it (2018). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2019 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2019)
Previous (2018)

Wards in this council

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

Race results

Old Town · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 35.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −14.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,053

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
1Jo NewingLabour Party72035.1%−14.9 ptsElected
2Donald WoodIndependent69834.0%
3Kate RaynorGreen Party25912.6%
4Kevin BennettLiberal Democrats1919.3%
5Clive WatkinsonConservative Party1859.0%

EC ward code E05000988 · Back to ward index

North East · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −13.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,172

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
1Anita CherryholmeLabour Party78636.2%−13.8 ptsElected
2Raymond ArcherIndependent71232.8%
3Tony DevoyYorkshire Party46721.5%
4Samuel WilkinsonConservative Party2079.5%

EC ward code E05000987 · Back to ward index

Rockingham · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −13.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,199

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
1Chris LambLabour Party80336.5%−13.5 ptsElected
2Steve SylvesterBIG58826.7%
3Kev RiddioughEDP27412.5%
4Michael DaviesConservative Party24411.1%
5Benjamin HollandGreen Party2029.2%
6Paul NugentLiberal Democrats884.0%

EC ward code E05000991 · Back to ward index

Kingstone · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 37.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −12.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,639

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
1Kevin WilliamsLabour Party60937.2%−12.8 ptsElected
2Peter DoyleDVP49029.9%
3Peter GilesGreen Party25215.4%
4Elizabeth WatersLiberal Democrats1257.6%
5John MillerConservative Party1076.5%
6Angela WallerSocAlt563.4%

EC ward code E05000985 · Back to ward index

Darfield · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 38.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,970

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
1Trevor SmithDVP75038.1%−11.9 ptsElected
2Dorothy CoatesLabour Party66633.8%
3Kim BoonLiberal Democrats19810.1%
4Maxine SpencerEDP1919.7%
5Delia WeldonConservative Party1658.4%

EC ward code E05000978 · Back to ward index

Penistone East · 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. 3,452

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
1Paul Hand-DavisConservative Party1,35939.4%−10.6 ptsElected
2Sue WatersLiberal Democrats92926.9%
3Dave WebsterLabour Party60217.4%
4Lee GouldingYorkshire Party56216.3%

EC ward code E05000989 · Back to ward index

Darton West · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,038

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
1Trevor CaveLabour Party81039.7%−10.3 ptsElected
2Tom HeyesGreen Party49924.5%
3Lee OgdenConservative Party45222.2%
4Andrew WatersLiberal Democrats27713.6%

EC ward code E05000980 · Back to ward index

Penistone West · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,619

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
1David GreenhoughLiberal Democrats1,58343.7%−6.3 ptsElected
2Andrew MillnerConservative Party75320.8%
3David WoodIndependent56315.6%
4Roy BowserLabour Party46512.8%
5Richard TrotmanGreen Party2557.0%

EC ward code E05000990 · Back to ward index

Hoyland Milton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,230

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
1Tim ShepherdLabour Party98244.0%−6.0 ptsElected
2Daniel SimpsonUK Independence Party (UKIP)70131.4%
3Donna CuttsConservative Party24010.8%
4Glenn LawrenceLiberal Democrats1737.8%
5Justin SaxtonEDP1346.0%

EC ward code E05000984 · Back to ward index

Central · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,695

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
1Martin DysonLabour Party75044.2%−5.8 ptsElected
2Chris ScarfeGreen Party47428.0%
3Adrian ThompsonConservative Party28917.1%
4Connor AudsleyLiberal Democrats18210.7%

EC ward code E05000976 · Back to ward index

Dodworth · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,867

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
1Peter FieldingLiberal Democrats1,30845.6%−4.4 ptsElected
2Richard RiggsLabour Party64722.6%
3Jonathan HastelowUK Independence Party (UKIP)44015.3%
4Chris BurrowsYorkshire Party2609.1%
5Adam BromfieldConservative Party2127.4%

EC ward code E05000983 · Back to ward index

Royston · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,930

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 McCarthyLabour Party95349.4%−0.6 ptsElected
2Kirk HarperUK Independence Party (UKIP)75239.0%
3Alex WilkinsonConservative Party22511.7%

EC ward code E05000992 · Back to ward index

Worsbrough · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,901

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
1Jake LodgeIndependent94849.9%−0.1 ptsElected
2Roya PouraliLabour Party62532.9%
3Michael BarracloughConservative Party1819.5%
4Sarah CalvertLiberal Democrats1477.7%

EC ward code E05000996 · Back to ward index

Dearne South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,268

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
1Sam DanforthIndependent1,17351.7%+1.7 ptsElected
2Graham JarvisLabour Party80135.3%
3Adrian MorganEDP1757.7%
4David HunterConservative Party1195.2%

EC ward code E05000982 · Back to ward index

Stairfoot · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,962

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
1Andy GillisBIG1,05753.9%+3.9 ptsElected
2Karen DysonLabour Party70235.8%
3Elizabeth HillConservative Party1216.2%
4James KitchingLiberal Democrats824.2%

EC ward code E05000994 · Back to ward index

Wombwell · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,668

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
1Brenda EastwoodLabour Party90754.4%+4.4 ptsElected
2Sharon GillisBIG41424.8%
3Jon SeymourEDP18611.2%
4Susan RoseLiberal Democrats1368.2%
5Gareth ThompsonConservative Party251.5%

EC ward code E05000995 · Back to ward index

Monk Bretton · 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. 2,269

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
1Victoria FeltonDVP1,23654.5%+4.5 ptsElected
2Margaret SheardLabour Party66029.1%
3Ryan WilliamsYorkshire Party26811.8%
4George HillConservative Party1054.6%

EC ward code E05000986 · Back to ward index

Dearne North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,418

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
1Alan GardinerLabour Party79956.3%+6.3 ptsElected
2Janus PolenceuszEDP48534.2%
3Cicely CowgillConservative Party1349.4%

EC ward code E05000981 · Back to ward index

St Helens · 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. 1,471

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
1Jenny PlattsLabour Party90161.3%+11.3 ptsElected
2Alan JonesGreen Party40127.3%
3Jacob GriffinConservative Party16911.5%

EC ward code E05000993 · Back to ward index

Cudworth · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 61.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +11.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,513

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
1Charlie WraithLabour Party93361.7%+11.7 ptsElected
2John Ellis-MourantLiberal Democrats34022.5%
3Mark BrookConservative Party24015.9%

EC ward code E05000977 · Back to ward index

Darton East · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 70.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +20.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,599

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 HuntLiberal Democrats1,83270.5%+20.5 ptsElected
2Martin FlackLabour Party57021.9%
3Debbie ToonConservative Party1977.6%

EC ward code E05000979 · Back to ward index