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Barnsley 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

21 ward races

63 seats

63 elected below the proportional quota

100.0% 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 63 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
Reform UK	82,864	42.0%	42	66.7%	27	42.9%	+15
Labour Party	63,762	32.3%	11	17.5%	21	33.3%	-10
Liberal Democrats	24,249	12.3%	8	12.7%	8	12.7%	0
Green Party	12,440	6.3%	0	0.0%	4	6.3%	-4
Conservative Party	8,864	4.5%	0	0.0%	2	3.2%	-2
Independent	4,205	2.1%	2	3.2%	1	1.6%	+1
Social Democratic Party	361	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
English Democrats	200	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	185	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	197,130	100.0%	63	100.0%	63	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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

The 2026 cycle was an all-out election — every seat was contested. The two opencouncildata snapshots below show the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and on the eve of it (2025), so you can see what the result replaced.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

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

Penistone West · 3 seats · won at 10.2% · −14.8 pts below quota
Kingstone · 3 seats · won at 11.6% · −13.4 pts below quota
Penistone East · 3 seats · won at 11.7% · −13.3 pts below quota
Dodworth, Stainborough and Tankersley · 3 seats · won at 12.8% · −12.2 pts below quota
Central · 3 seats · won at 13.4% · −11.6 pts below quota
Darton West · 3 seats · won at 13.4% · −11.6 pts below quota
Old Town · 3 seats · won at 13.5% · −11.5 pts below quota
Darton East · 3 seats · won at 13.5% · −11.5 pts below quota
Worsbrough · 3 seats · won at 14.3% · −10.7 pts below quota
Royston · 3 seats · won at 14.7% · −10.3 pts below quota
Rockingham · 3 seats · won at 14.8% · −10.2 pts below quota
Wombwell · 3 seats · won at 15.1% · −9.9 pts below quota
Cudworth · 3 seats · won at 15.3% · −9.7 pts below quota
North East · 3 seats · won at 15.6% · −9.4 pts below quota
Hoyland Milton · 3 seats · won at 15.8% · −9.2 pts below quota
Monk Bretton · 3 seats · won at 15.9% · −9.1 pts below quota
Darfield and Great Houghton · 3 seats · won at 16.2% · −8.8 pts below quota
Stairfoot · 3 seats · won at 16.7% · −8.3 pts below quota
Dearne South · 3 seats · won at 17.0% · −8.0 pts below quota
Athersley and New Lodge · 3 seats · won at 17.1% · −7.9 pts below quota
Dearne North · 3 seats · won at 17.2% · −7.8 pts below quota

Race results

Penistone West · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 10.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −14.8 pts Valid ballots 13,706

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	David Greenhough	Liberal Democrats	1,680	12.3%	−12.7 pts	Elected
2	Florentine Bootha-King	Liberal Democrats	1,562	11.4%	−13.6 pts	Elected
3	Vicky Jackson	Reform UK	1,399	10.2%	−14.8 pts	Elected
4	Kirk Harper	Reform UK	1,398	10.2%	—
5	Sue Waters	Liberal Democrats	1,396	10.2%	—
6	Sam Jones	Reform UK	1,365	10.0%	—
7	Sue Cutting	Labour Party	821	6.0%	—
8	Willow Kate Raynor	Green Party	668	4.9%	—
9	Paul Ian Sammon	Labour Party	637	4.6%	—
10	Bryan Anthony Worth	Labour Party	602	4.4%	—
11	Richard Thomas James Trotman	Green Party	556	4.1%	—
12	Ian White	Conservative Party	452	3.3%	—
13	Lawrence Maitland	Conservative Party	393	2.9%	—
14	Samuel Wilkinson	Conservative Party	321	2.3%	—
15	David Wood	Independent	276	2.0%	—
16	Rori Cook	Social Democratic Party	180	1.3%	—

Electorate 9,790 · Ballots cast 13,734 · Invalid 28 · EC ward code local.barnsley.penistone-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Kingstone · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 11.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −13.4 pts Valid ballots 9,403

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Steve Bullcock	Liberal Democrats	1,317	14.0%	−11.0 pts	Elected
2	Philip Wright	Liberal Democrats	1,128	12.0%	−13.0 pts	Elected
3	Ian Guest	Liberal Democrats	1,094	11.6%	−13.4 pts	Elected
4	Granville Corker	Reform UK	946	10.1%	—
5	Sharon Gillis	Reform UK	890	9.5%	—
6	David Miller	Reform UK	880	9.4%	—
7	Nieve Elliott	Labour Party	755	8.0%	—
8	Amy Holling	Labour Party	691	7.3%	—
9	Deniss Kurnovs	Labour Party	574	6.1%	—
10	Peter Gordon Giles	Green Party	302	3.2%	—
11	Clare Louise Simone Winder	Green Party	292	3.1%	—
12	Laur Tupling	Green Party	257	2.7%	—
13	Andrew Millner	Conservative Party	140	1.5%	—
14	Garry Needham	Conservative Party	108	1.1%	—
15	Tracey-Ann Holland	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	29	0.3%	—

Electorate 8,757 · Ballots cast 9,408 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.barnsley.kingstone.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Penistone East · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 11.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −13.3 pts Valid ballots 14,079

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Alex Burnett	Labour Party	2,040	14.5%	−10.5 pts	Elected
2	Kay Hughes	Reform UK	1,669	11.9%	−13.1 pts	Elected
3	Frances Nixon	Labour Party	1,645	11.7%	−13.3 pts	Elected
4	John Roberts	Labour Party	1,632	11.6%	—
5	Peter Millar	Reform UK	1,604	11.4%	—
6	James Perigo	Reform UK	1,529	10.9%	—
7	Robert Barnard	Conservative Party	1,050	7.5%	—
8	Steven Burkinshaw	Conservative Party	843	6.0%	—
9	Tom Lindley	Conservative Party	703	5.0%	—
10	Kate Helen Raynor	Green Party	402	2.9%	—
11	Freya Nepal	Green Party	346	2.5%	—
12	Catherine Rogerson	Liberal Democrats	312	2.2%	—
13	Matthew James Summers	Liberal Democrats	189	1.3%	—
14	Adam Wiszniewski	Liberal Democrats	115	0.8%	—

Electorate 8,662 · Ballots cast 14,088 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.barnsley.penistone-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Dodworth, Stainborough and Tankersley · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −12.2 pts Valid ballots 10,019

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Betty Barnes	Reform UK	1,354	13.5%	−11.5 pts	Elected
2	Melvyn Bird	Reform UK	1,301	13.0%	−12.0 pts	Elected
3	Michael Naughton	Reform UK	1,284	12.8%	−12.2 pts	Elected
4	Chris Wray	Liberal Democrats	1,222	12.2%	—
5	Andy Waters	Liberal Democrats	1,109	11.1%	—
6	Janet Wray	Liberal Democrats	1,051	10.5%	—
7	Thomas Beech	Labour Party	540	5.4%	—
8	Chris Newton	Labour Party	525	5.2%	—
9	Rachael Yardley	Labour Party	487	4.9%	—
10	Becky Thompson	Green Party	213	2.1%	—
11	Lee Dorian Long	Green Party	199	2.0%	—
12	Debbie Toon	Conservative Party	190	1.9%	—
13	Roland Cornelius Powell	Green Party	188	1.9%	—
14	Lee Ogden	Conservative Party	185	1.8%	—
15	John Wilson	Conservative Party	171	1.7%	—

Electorate 7,583 · Ballots cast 10,024 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.barnsley.dodworth-stainborough-tankersley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Central · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −11.6 pts Valid ballots 8,111

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Nicola Sumner	Labour Party	1,208	14.9%	−10.1 pts	Elected
2	Janine Moyes	Labour Party	1,137	14.0%	−11.0 pts	Elected
3	Martin Joseph O'Donoghue	Labour Party	1,089	13.4%	−11.6 pts	Elected
4	Gerald Bateman	Reform UK	1,033	12.7%	—
5	Christopher Mark Mannion	Reform UK	1,023	12.6%	—
6	Patricia Smith	Reform UK	1,012	12.5%	—
7	Nick Milne	Green Party	286	3.5%	—
8	Eloise Morris	Green Party	277	3.4%	—
9	Sam Bullcock	Liberal Democrats	264	3.3%	—
10	Davinder Pinder	Green Party	238	2.9%	—
11	Andrew Micklethwaite	Liberal Democrats	221	2.7%	—
12	Pietro Politano	Liberal Democrats	219	2.7%	—
13	Elaine Weems	Conservative Party	104	1.3%	—

Electorate 8,410 · Ballots cast 8,117 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.barnsley.central.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Darton West · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −11.6 pts Valid ballots 11,234

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sam Burdett	Reform UK	1,607	14.3%	−10.7 pts	Elected
2	Andy Cudworth	Reform UK	1,544	13.7%	−11.3 pts	Elected
3	Luca Turner	Reform UK	1,510	13.4%	−11.6 pts	Elected
4	Trevor Raymond Cave	Labour Party	1,504	13.4%	—
5	Sharon Howard	Labour Party	1,460	13.0%	—
6	Simon John Jordan Williamson	Labour Party	1,319	11.7%	—
7	Trevor Anthony Mayne	Green Party	456	4.1%	—
8	Kabir Nepal	Green Party	453	4.0%	—
9	Sophie Alice Parkinson	Green Party	420	3.7%	—
10	David Rodger	Conservative Party	232	2.1%	—
11	Kevin Bennett	Liberal Democrats	202	1.8%	—
12	Mike Toon	Conservative Party	187	1.7%	—
13	Jo Mathewson	Liberal Democrats	183	1.6%	—
14	Patrick Smith	Liberal Democrats	157	1.4%	—

Electorate 8,924 · Ballots cast 11,241 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.barnsley.darton-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Old Town · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −11.5 pts Valid ballots 10,052

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Phil Lofts	Labour Party	1,391	13.8%	−11.2 pts	Elected
2	Jo Newing	Labour Party	1,382	13.7%	−11.3 pts	Elected
3	Brandon James Green	Labour Party	1,352	13.5%	−11.5 pts	Elected
4	David Shaun Cunningham	Reform UK	1,202	12.0%	—
5	Simon Nettleton	Reform UK	1,163	11.6%	—
6	Ian Westwood	Reform UK	1,153	11.5%	—
7	Clive Pickering	Liberal Democrats	483	4.8%	—
8	Eloise Bailey	Liberal Democrats	477	4.7%	—
9	Will Fielding	Liberal Democrats	386	3.8%	—
10	Ken Baker	Green Party	313	3.1%	—
11	Gillian Margaret Nixon	Green Party	307	3.1%	—
12	Ken Smith	Green Party	213	2.1%	—
13	Michael Barraclough	Conservative Party	189	1.9%	—
14	Steve Dangerfield	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	41	0.4%	—

Electorate 8,654 · Ballots cast 10,058 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.barnsley.old-town.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Darton East · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −11.5 pts Valid ballots 10,883

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Dickie Denton	Liberal Democrats	1,724	15.8%	−9.2 pts	Elected
2	Leyla Nayeri	Liberal Democrats	1,529	14.0%	−11.0 pts	Elected
3	Carl Snowden	Liberal Democrats	1,472	13.5%	−11.5 pts	Elected
4	Kirsty Bogic	Reform UK	1,141	10.5%	—
5	Nina Musgrave	Reform UK	1,127	10.4%	—
6	Eunice Asante	Reform UK	1,082	9.9%	—
7	Teresa Wilcockson	Labour Party	851	7.8%	—
8	Stephen John Morgan	Labour Party	685	6.3%	—
9	Wayne Martindale	Labour Party	586	5.4%	—
10	Tom Heyes	Green Party	270	2.5%	—
11	Phil Atkinson	Green Party	217	2.0%	—
12	Roger Haw	Conservative Party	100	0.9%	—
13	Phil Weems	Conservative Party	99	0.9%	—

Electorate 9,010 · Ballots cast 10,894 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.barnsley.darton-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Worsbrough · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −10.7 pts Valid ballots 9,628

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jake Michael Lodge	Independent	1,595	16.6%	−8.4 pts	Elected
2	Gill Carr	Reform UK	1,392	14.5%	−10.5 pts	Elected
3	Mike Lycett	Reform UK	1,377	14.3%	−10.7 pts	Elected
4	Simon Glen Moore	Reform UK	1,244	12.9%	—
5	Roy Bowser	Labour Party	1,028	10.7%	—
6	John William Clarke	Labour Party	1,015	10.5%	—
7	David Lee Webster	Labour Party	609	6.3%	—
8	Amy Louise Walker	Green Party	333	3.5%	—
9	Rachel Louise Lloyd	Green Party	326	3.4%	—
10	Sarah Calvert	Liberal Democrats	199	2.1%	—
11	Jonathan Bennett	Conservative Party	163	1.7%	—
12	Joshua Green	Liberal Democrats	126	1.3%	—
13	Adrian Thompson	Conservative Party	111	1.2%	—
14	Alex Wright	Liberal Democrats	110	1.1%	—

Electorate 9,896 · Ballots cast 9,630 · Invalid 2 · EC ward code local.barnsley.worsbrough.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Royston · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −10.3 pts Valid ballots 7,821

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Terry Durkin	Reform UK	1,246	15.9%	−9.1 pts	Elected
2	Nick Everest	Reform UK	1,226	15.7%	−9.3 pts	Elected
3	Stefan McCrum	Reform UK	1,151	14.7%	−10.3 pts	Elected
4	Caroline Makinson	Labour Party	1,105	14.1%	—
5	Pauline McCarthy	Labour Party	969	12.4%	—
6	Lewis Cusworth	Labour Party	922	11.8%	—
7	Angela Pollard	Green Party	291	3.7%	—
8	Neil Fisher	Independent	254	3.2%	—
9	Michael Close	Conservative Party	155	2.0%	—
10	Tina Adkin	Liberal Democrats	152	1.9%	—
11	George Hill	Conservative Party	133	1.7%	—
12	Jonathan Hood	Liberal Democrats	111	1.4%	—
13	Jon Palmer	Liberal Democrats	106	1.4%	—

Electorate 8,311 · Ballots cast 7,828 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.barnsley.royston.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Rockingham · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −10.2 pts Valid ballots 8,722

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Pat Gregory	Reform UK	1,462	16.8%	−8.2 pts	Elected
2	Andy Wray	Independent	1,377	15.8%	−9.2 pts	Elected
3	Christopher Denton	Reform UK	1,291	14.8%	−10.2 pts	Elected
4	Adam Harrington	Reform UK	1,152	13.2%	—
5	Sherry Holling	Labour Party	784	9.0%	—
6	Edana Rose Guest	Labour Party	667	7.6%	—
7	Michelle Klepper	Labour Party	638	7.3%	—
8	Lucy Louise Benoit	Green Party	407	4.7%	—
9	Amelia Rushworth	Green Party	263	3.0%	—
10	Gill Millner	Conservative Party	176	2.0%	—
11	Clive Watkinson	Conservative Party	159	1.8%	—
12	Sam Calvert	Liberal Democrats	133	1.5%	—
13	Anita Kimberley	Liberal Democrats	113	1.3%	—
14	Ian Hague-Brown	Liberal Democrats	100	1.1%	—

Electorate 8,406 · Ballots cast 8,730 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.barnsley.rockingham.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Wombwell · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −9.9 pts Valid ballots 9,620

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Andy Arnold	Reform UK	1,535	16.0%	−9.0 pts	Elected
2	James Lewis Higginbottom	Labour Party	1,514	15.7%	−9.3 pts	Elected
3	Theresa Arnold	Reform UK	1,448	15.1%	−9.9 pts	Elected
4	Brenda Eastwood	Labour Party	1,425	14.8%	—
5	Deborah Hirst	Reform UK	1,376	14.3%	—
6	Robert Frost	Labour Party	1,347	14.0%	—
7	Jessica Claire Roebuck	Green Party	361	3.8%	—
8	Mark Brook	Conservative Party	153	1.6%	—
9	Tracy Skinner	Conservative Party	134	1.4%	—
10	Robert W Green	Liberal Democrats	122	1.3%	—
11	Josh Foers	Liberal Democrats	115	1.2%	—
12	Suzanne Gill	Liberal Democrats	90	0.9%	—

Electorate 10,505 · Ballots cast 9,628 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.barnsley.wombwell.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Cudworth · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −9.7 pts Valid ballots 8,389

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Steve Houghton	Labour Party	1,306	15.6%	−9.4 pts	Elected
2	Joe Hayward	Labour Party	1,303	15.5%	−9.5 pts	Elected
3	Stanley John Bryan	Reform UK	1,283	15.3%	−9.7 pts	Elected
4	Diane Bryan	Reform UK	1,268	15.1%	—
5	Anita Cherryholme	Labour Party	1,229	14.7%	—
6	Richard Szenk	Reform UK	1,119	13.3%	—
7	Richard Knights	Green Party	238	2.8%	—
8	Dale Jackson	Green Party	190	2.3%	—
9	Elizabeth Foers	Liberal Democrats	107	1.3%	—
10	Peter Forbes	Conservative Party	106	1.3%	—
11	Gary Marsh	Conservative Party	85	1.0%	—
12	Thomas Wright	Liberal Democrats	83	1.0%	—
13	Glenn Lawrence	Liberal Democrats	72	0.9%	—

Electorate 8,322 · Ballots cast 8,402 · Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.barnsley.cudworth.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

North East · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −9.4 pts Valid ballots 7,427

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Martin Richard Bancroft	Reform UK	1,243	16.7%	−8.3 pts	Elected
2	William John Brown	Reform UK	1,212	16.3%	−8.7 pts	Elected
3	John Sidebottom	Reform UK	1,158	15.6%	−9.4 pts	Elected
4	Ashley James Peace	Labour Party	927	12.5%	—
5	Ruth Booker	Labour Party	909	12.2%	—
6	Dorothy Coates	Labour Party	834	11.2%	—
7	Raymond Archer	Independent	266	3.6%	—
8	Jane Margaret Sellars	Green Party	167	2.2%	—
9	Sophie Jane Steele	Green Party	166	2.2%	—
10	Alison White	Green Party	135	1.8%	—
11	James Clay	Conservative Party	114	1.5%	—
12	Ann Shelbourne	Conservative Party	96	1.3%	—
13	Alex Mathewson	Liberal Democrats	72	1.0%	—
14	Alexis Rose Fielding-Webb	Liberal Democrats	71	1.0%	—
15	Geoff Reid	Liberal Democrats	57	0.8%	—

Electorate 8,563 · Ballots cast 7,434 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.barnsley.north-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hoyland Milton · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −9.2 pts Valid ballots 10,312

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Brian Gregory	Reform UK	1,746	16.9%	−8.1 pts	Elected
2	Michael James Davies	Reform UK	1,725	16.7%	−8.3 pts	Elected
3	Rachael Grace Kay	Reform UK	1,629	15.8%	−9.2 pts	Elected
4	Robin Franklin	Labour Party	1,310	12.7%	—
5	Tim Shepherd	Labour Party	1,296	12.6%	—
6	Mick Stowe	Labour Party	1,172	11.4%	—
7	Charlie Evans	Green Party	455	4.4%	—
8	Barnaby Churchill	Liberal Democrats	201	1.9%	—
9	Gina Rayner	Liberal Democrats	185	1.8%	—
10	Peter Murray	Conservative Party	169	1.6%	—
11	Gareth Parkin	Conservative Party	155	1.5%	—
12	Claire Redmond	Liberal Democrats	154	1.5%	—
13	Angela Ruth Waller	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	115	1.1%	—

Electorate 9,789 · Ballots cast 10,318 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.barnsley.hoyland-milton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Monk Bretton · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −9.1 pts Valid ballots 9,299

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Paul Kelly	Reform UK	1,543	16.6%	−8.4 pts	Elected
2	Kate Milner	Reform UK	1,495	16.1%	−8.9 pts	Elected
3	Alan Parker	Reform UK	1,474	15.9%	−9.1 pts	Elected
4	Amy Caroline Brookes	Labour Party	1,026	11.0%	—
5	Kenneth Richardson	Labour Party	1,023	11.0%	—
6	Margaret Sheard	Labour Party	1,023	11.0%	—
7	Rachel Jane Stewart	Independent	437	4.7%	—
8	Brigid Rose Baker	Green Party	305	3.3%	—
9	Jessica Hackleton Green	Green Party	272	2.9%	—
10	Thomas Collings	Conservative Party	172	1.8%	—
11	Peter James Fielding	Liberal Democrats	146	1.6%	—
12	Elaine Micklethwaite	Liberal Democrats	135	1.5%	—
13	Kevin Orrell	Conservative Party	132	1.4%	—
14	Sue Rose	Liberal Democrats	116	1.2%	—

Electorate 9,485 · Ballots cast 9,301 · Invalid 2 · EC ward code local.barnsley.monk-bretton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Darfield and Great Houghton · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −8.8 pts Valid ballots 9,722

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	David Goddard	Reform UK	1,674	17.2%	−7.8 pts	Elected
2	Gary Hall	Reform UK	1,621	16.7%	−8.3 pts	Elected
3	Scott McKenzie	Reform UK	1,573	16.2%	−8.8 pts	Elected
4	Kevin John Howard Osborne	Labour Party	1,269	13.1%	—
5	Pauline Markham	Labour Party	1,268	13.0%	—
6	Richard Thomas Ullyott	Labour Party	1,085	11.2%	—
7	Ehren Holt	Green Party	323	3.3%	—
8	Paul Hand-Davis	Conservative Party	203	2.1%	—
9	John Norton	Conservative Party	189	1.9%	—
10	Simon Richard Hulme	Liberal Democrats	180	1.9%	—
11	Alison Palmer	Liberal Democrats	180	1.9%	—
12	Gregory Harrison Needham	Liberal Democrats	157	1.6%	—

Electorate 9,247 · Ballots cast 9,733 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.barnsley.darfield-great-houghton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Stairfoot · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −8.3 pts Valid ballots 7,851

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Edward Dillingham	Reform UK	1,322	16.8%	−8.2 pts	Elected
2	Andrew Gillis	Reform UK	1,318	16.8%	−8.2 pts	Elected
3	Liam Hardcastle	Reform UK	1,314	16.7%	−8.3 pts	Elected
4	Karen Dyson	Labour Party	942	12.0%	—
5	Ian Patrick Shirt	Labour Party	844	10.8%	—
6	Paul Murray	Labour Party	835	10.6%	—
7	Pete Wall	Green Party	275	3.5%	—
8	Nell Dru Stockton	Green Party	263	3.3%	—
9	Louise Cassidy	Liberal Democrats	185	2.4%	—
10	Marie Bates	Conservative Party	175	2.2%	—
11	James Robert Kitching	Liberal Democrats	145	1.8%	—
12	Charlotte Wilkinson	Conservative Party	134	1.7%	—
13	Lee Ross	Liberal Democrats	99	1.3%	—

Electorate 9,145 · Ballots cast 7,854 · Invalid 3 · EC ward code local.barnsley.stairfoot.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Dearne South · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −8.0 pts Valid ballots 7,658

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Mark Anthony Langridge	Reform UK	1,489	19.4%	−5.6 pts	Elected
2	Christopher Alan Charlton	Reform UK	1,330	17.4%	−7.6 pts	Elected
3	Kay Kilner	Reform UK	1,301	17.0%	−8.0 pts	Elected
4	Janine Marie Bowler	Labour Party	937	12.2%	—
5	John Michael Cooper	Labour Party	918	12.0%	—
6	Deborah Jane Pearson	Labour Party	798	10.4%	—
7	Matthew Lewis Jackson	Green Party	233	3.0%	—
8	Linda Fielding	Liberal Democrats	115	1.5%	—
9	David Allan Jarvis	Social Democratic Party	111	1.4%	—
10	Jonathan Cutts	Liberal Democrats	105	1.4%	—
11	Keith Geal	Conservative Party	93	1.2%	—
12	Mandy Lowe-Flello	Liberal Democrats	90	1.2%	—
13	Warwick Bettney	Social Democratic Party	70	0.9%	—
14	Rosemary Sharon Jackson	Conservative Party	68	0.9%	—

Electorate 9,422 · Ballots cast 7,662 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code local.barnsley.dearne-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Athersley and New Lodge · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −7.9 pts Valid ballots 6,563

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ian Paul Earp	Reform UK	1,181	18.0%	−7.0 pts	Elected
2	Jayne Hulme	Reform UK	1,164	17.7%	−7.3 pts	Elected
3	Rocky Laybourn	Reform UK	1,122	17.1%	−7.9 pts	Elected
4	Dave Leech	Labour Party	858	13.1%	—
5	Sarah Jane Tattersall	Labour Party	828	12.6%	—
6	Neil Wright	Labour Party	733	11.2%	—
7	Rebecca Jean Trotman	Green Party	146	2.2%	—
8	Lina Soura	Green Party	142	2.2%	—
9	Andrew Allerton	Conservative Party	113	1.7%	—
10	Sue Wright	Liberal Democrats	101	1.5%	—
11	Neil Philip Calvert	Liberal Democrats	96	1.5%	—
12	Matthew Nicholson	Liberal Democrats	79	1.2%	—

Electorate 8,511 · Ballots cast 6,569 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.barnsley.athersley-new-lodge.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Dearne North · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −7.8 pts Valid ballots 6,631

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Luke Wheat	Reform UK	1,157	17.4%	−7.6 pts	Elected
2	Brian Kilner	Reform UK	1,146	17.3%	−7.7 pts	Elected
3	Neil Young	Reform UK	1,141	17.2%	−7.8 pts	Elected
4	Sue Bellamy	Labour Party	771	11.6%	—
5	Wendy Cain	Labour Party	748	11.3%	—
6	Martin Morrell	Labour Party	634	9.6%	—
7	Ian Martin James Berry	Green Party	276	4.2%	—
8	Brian John Evans	Liberal Democrats	129	1.9%	—
9	Francis McCane	Conservative Party	112	1.7%	—
10	Rhiannon Rees	Liberal Democrats	112	1.7%	—
11	Hayden George Prescott	Liberal Democrats	108	1.6%	—
12	Helen Smith	Conservative Party	97	1.5%	—
13	Maxine Spencer	English Democrats	81	1.2%	—
14	Janus Polenceusz	English Democrats	62	0.9%	—
15	Gary Knight	English Democrats	57	0.9%	—

Electorate 9,022 · Ballots cast 6,638 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.barnsley.dearne-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index