Local government and South Yorkshire Combined Authority Mayoral elections were held on Thursday 2 May 2024.
Results of the local government elections
- Total eligible electorate for Barnsley: 186,249
- Total votes cast: 44,967
- Turnout: 24.14%
- Total postal votes: 24,129 (53.60%)
- The number of polling station electors who applied for, but weren't issued with a ballot paper: 28
- The number of polling station electors who weren't issued with a ballot paper and who later returned with accepted ID and were issued with a ballot paper: 49
The political make up of the council is now:
- Labour Party: 48
- Liberal Democrats:11
- Conservative Party: 1
- Independent: 2
- Reform UK: 1
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Council seats prior to this election
The political composition of the council prior to the 2 May 2024 election was:
- Labour Party: 47
- Liberal Democrats: 9
- The Conservative Party: 2
- Independent: 2
- Reform UK: 1
- Vacant: 2
Parties that held the seats up for election in 2024 were:
- Labour: 16
- Liberal Democrat: 2
- Conservative: 1
- Vacant: 2
Notice of election and notices of poll
Notice of election
Notices of poll
Polling stations
Central ward
- Number of registered electors: 8825
- Total number of ballot papers received: 1763
- Turnout: 19.98%
- Spoilt ballots:25
Name |
Party |
Votes |
Catherine Teresa Rogerson |
Liberal Democrats |
185 |
Christopher Michael Scarfe |
Green Party |
291 |
Nicola Sumner |
Labour Party |
1012 - ELECTED |
Adrian Thompson |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
250 |
Cudworth ward
- Number of registered electors: 8531
- Total number of ballot papers received: 1598
- Turnout: 18.73%
- Spoilt ballots: 20
Name |
Party |
Votes |
Mark J Brook |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
184 |
Steve Houghton |
Labour Party |
1150 - RE-ELECTED |
Kabir Nepal |
Green Party |
106 |
Elizabeth Kate Waters |
Liberal Democrats |
138 |
Darfield ward
- Number of registered electors: 8040
- Total number of ballot papers received: 1889
- Turnout: 23.47%
- Spoilt ballots: 15
Name |
Party |
Votes |
Simon Richard Hulme |
Liberal Democrats |
127 |
Scott Andrew McKenzie |
Reform UK |
564 |
Kevin John Howard Osborne |
Labour Party |
1012 - RE-ELECTED |
Ian White |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
171 |
Darton East ward
- Number of registered electors: 8874
- Total number of ballot papers received: 2569
- Turnout: 28.95%
- Spoilt ballots: 10
Name |
Party |
Votes |
Aiden Ian Benoit |
Reform UK |
258 |
Simon Biltcliffe |
Yorkshire Party |
58 |
Gillian Ruth Millner |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
96 |
Leyla Nayeri |
Liberal Democrats |
1196 - ELECTED |
Teresa Ann Wilcockson |
Labour Party |
951 |
Darton West ward
- Number of registered electors: 8898
- Total number of ballot papers received: 2389
- Turnout: 26.86%
- Spoilt ballots: 8
Name |
Party |
Votes |
Kevin Bennett |
Liberal Democrats |
203 |
Alice Cave |
Labour Party |
1074 - RE-ELECTED |
Bee D'abeille Lokkit |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
200 |
Trevor Anthony Mayne |
Green Party |
495 |
Shaun Kenneth Turner |
Reform UK |
409 |
Dearne North ward
- Number of registered electors: 8752
- Total number of ballot papers received:1483
- Turnout: 16.94%
- Spoilt ballots: 12
Name |
Party |
Votes |
Wendy Ann Cain |
Labour Party |
1025 - RE-ELECTED |
Brian John Evans |
Liberal Democrats |
94 |
Maxine Spencer |
English Democrats - "Putting England First!" |
214 |
Mike Toon |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
138 |
Dearne South ward
- Number of registered electors: 9302
- Total number of ballot papers received: 1777
- Turnout: 19.1%
- Spoilt ballots: 14
Name |
Party |
Votes |
Linda Fielding |
Liberal Democrats |
77 |
David Alan Jarvis |
Social Democratic Party |
396 |
Deborah Jane Pearson |
Labour Party |
1060 - ELECTED |
Janus Polenceusz |
English Democrats - "Putting England First!" |
99 |
Elaine Weems |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
131 |
Dodworth ward
- Number of registered electors: 8373
- Total number of ballot papers received: 2611
- Turnout: 31.18%
- Spoilt ballots: 26
Name |
Party |
Votes |
Steven John Burkinshaw |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
361 |
Ian Hague-Brown |
Labour Party |
896 |
Chris Wray |
Liberal Democrats |
1328 - RE-ELECTED |
Hoyland Milton ward
- Number of registered electors: 9247
- Total number of ballot papers received: 2373
- Turnout: 25.66%
- Spoilt ballots: 7
Name |
Party |
Votes |
Michael James Davies |
Reform UK |
697 |
Tom Heyes |
Green Party |
162 |
Glenn Lawrence |
Liberal Democrats |
175 |
Andrew Millner |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
191 |
Mick Stowe |
Labour Party |
1092 - RE-ELECTED |
Angela Ruth Waller |
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |
49 |
Kingstone ward
- Number of registered electors: 7877
- Total number of ballot papers received: 1770
- Turnout: 22.47%
- Spoilt ballots: 8
Name |
Party |
Votes |
Steve Bullcock |
Liberal Democrats |
791 - ELECTED |
Peter Gordon Giles |
Green Party |
114 |
Liam James Hardcastle |
Reform UK |
169 |
Roger Haw |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
69 |
Tracey-Ann Holland |
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |
28 |
Simon John Jordan Williamson |
Labour Party |
591 |
Monk Bretton ward
- Number of registered electors: 9001
- Total number of ballot papers received:2038
- Turnout: 22.63%
- Spoilt ballots: 15
Name |
Party |
Votes |
Steven Green |
Labour Party |
1032 - RE-ELECTED |
Susan Mary Rose |
Liberal Democrats |
75 |
Rachel Jane Stewart |
Independent |
784 |
Alex Wilkinson |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
132 |
North East ward
- Number of registered electors: 10372
- Total number of ballot papers received: 2026
- Turnout: 19.53%
- Spoilt ballots: 12
Name |
Party |
Votes |
Raymond Archer |
Independent |
443 |
Samantha Bullock |
Liberal Democrats |
107 |
Dorothy Coates |
Labour Party |
1085 - ELECTED |
Tony Devoy |
Yorkshire Party |
214 |
Samuel Wilkinson |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
165 |
Old Town ward
- Number of registered electors: 8618
- Total number of ballot papers received: 2001
- Turnout: 23.21%
- Spoilt ballots: 19
Name |
Party |
Votes |
Steve Dangerfield |
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |
106 |
Phil Lofts |
Labour Party |
1130 - RE-ELECTED |
Gillian Margaret Nixon |
Green Party |
258 |
Patrick Dimelow Smith |
Liberal Democrats |
196 |
Clive Watkinson |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
292 |
Penistone East ward
- Number of registered electors: 9713
- Total number of ballot papers received: 3681
- Turnout: 37.89%
- Spoilt ballots: 40
Name |
Party |
Votes |
Peter Millar |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
1377 |
Kate Helen Raynor |
Green Party |
346 |
John Roberts |
Labour Party |
1533 - ELECTED |
Andy Waters |
Liberal Democrats |
385 |
Penistone West ward
- Number of registered electors: 10096
- Total number of ballot papers received: 3626
- Turnout: 35.9%
- Spoilt ballots: 12
Name |
Party |
Votes |
Roy Garratt |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
447 |
Mandy Lowe Flello |
Liberal Democrats |
1414 - RE-ELECTED |
Frances Nixon |
Labour and Co-operative Party (Joint Description with Co-operative Party) |
1061 |
Richard Thomas James Trotman |
Green Party |
263 |
David Wood |
Reform UK |
429 |
Rockingham ward
- Number of registered electors: 8494
- Total number of ballot papers received: 2462
- Turnout: 28.99%
- Spoilt ballots: 18
Name |
Party |
Votes |
Sherry Holling |
Labour Party |
884 - ELECTED |
Jaz Holt |
Independent |
731 |
Robert Lomas |
Reform UK |
457 |
Sue Waters |
Liberal Democrats |
128 |
Phil Weems |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
244 |
Royston ward
- Number of registered electors: 8771
- Total number of ballot papers received: 1858
- Turnout: 21.18%
- Spoilt ballots: 11
Name |
Party |
Votes |
Jennifer Louise Barker |
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |
51 |
Michael Barraclough |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
187 |
Neil Fisher |
Independent |
440 |
Jonathan Hood |
Liberal Democrats |
87 |
Caroline Makinson |
Labour Party |
1082 - RE-ELECTED |
St Helen's ward
- Number of registered electors: 8051
- Total number of ballot papers received: 1359
- Turnout: 16.88%
- Spoilt ballots: 24
Name |
Party |
Votes |
Matthew Rigden Nicholson |
Liberal Democrats |
191 |
Lee Ogden |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
140 |
Sarah Jane Tattersall |
Labour Party |
1004 - RE-ELECTED |
Stairfoot ward
- Number of registered electors: 9080
- Total number of ballot papers received: 1888
- Turnout: 20.79%
- Spoilt ballots: 16
Name |
Party |
Votes |
Karen Dyson |
Labour Party |
955 - RE-ELECTED |
Mark Kevan Hitchmough |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
188 |
James Robert Kitching |
Liberal Democrats |
211 |
Luca Lorenzo Turner |
Reform UK |
518 |
Wombwell ward
- Number of registered electors: 9958
- Total number of ballot papers received: 2095
- Turnout: 21.04%
- Spoilt ballots: 9
Name |
Party |
Votes |
Robert Welton Green |
Liberal Democrats |
89 |
James Lewis Higginbottom |
Labour Party |
1370 - RE-ELECTED |
Simon Glen Moore |
Reform UK |
317 |
Jessica Claire Roebuck |
Green Party |
149 |
Debbie Toon |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
161 |
Worsbrough ward
- Number of registered electors: 7376
- Total number of ballot papers received: 1718
- Turnout: 23.29%
- Spoilt ballots: 11
Name |
Party |
Votes |
Roy Bowser |
Labour Party |
996 - RE-ELECTED |
Sarah Calvert |
Liberal Democrats |
223 |
Jamie Thomas Owen |
Reform UK |
338 |
Charlotte Wilkinson |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
150 |
Barnsley's results of the South Yorkshire Combined Authority Mayoral elections
- Total number of ballot papers received: 44,555
- Turnout: 23.9%
- Spoilt ballots: 590
Name |
Party |
Votes |
Nick Allen |
Conservatives |
5708 |
David Bettney |
Social Democratic Party |
4899 |
Oliver Coppard |
Labour |
21,896 |
Douglas Johnson |
Green Party |
3504 |
Hannah Kitching |
Liberal Democrats |
7958 |
Please note this is only the local result for the borough. The overall outcome will be shown on the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority website.
Notice of election and notice of poll