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Local government elections - 5 May 2022

Results of the local government elections held on 5 May 2022.

  • Total eligible electorate for Barnsley: 184,857
  • Total votes cast: 47,839
  • Turnout: 25.88%
  • Total postal: 25,609
  • 53.5% of votes were postal votes

The political make-up of the 63-seat council is now:

  • Independent: 4
  • Labour Party: 46
  • Liberal Democrats: 9
  • The Conservative Party: 4

You can view your local councillors here.

Central ward 

  • Number of registered electors: 8,531
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 1,866
  • Turnout: 21.87%
  • Spoilt ballots: 17
Name Party Votes Elected?
Chad Bronson The Conservative Party candidate 282  
Steve Bullcock Barnsley Independent Group 476  
Janine Debra Moyes Labour Party 946 ELECTED
Catherine Theresa Rogerson Liberal Democrats 145  

Cudworth ward

  • Number of registered electors: 8,389
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 1,845
  • Turnout: 21.99%
  • Spoilt ballots: 20
Name Party Votes Elected?
Mark Brook The Conservative Party candidate 228   
Tony Devoy Yorkshire Party 328  
Joe Hayward Labour Party 1,192  ELECTED
Elizabeth Kate Waters Liberal Democrats 89  

Darfield ward

  • Number of registered electors: 8,059
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 1,981
  • Turnout: 24.58%
  • Spoilt ballots: 11
Name Party Votes Elected?
Ben Harrison The Conservative Party candidate 406   
Simon Richard Hulme Liberal Democrats 121  
Pauline Markham Labour Party 1,234  ELECTED
Scott Andrew Mckenzie Social Democrat Party 208   

Darton East ward

  • Number of registered electors: 8,838
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 2,736
  • Turnout: 30.95%
  • Spoilt ballots: 30
Name Party Votes Elected?
Dickie Denton Liberal Democrats 1,530  ELECTED
Lee Ogden The Conservative Party
Candidate		 288  
Teresa Wilcockson Labour Party 888  

Darton West ward

  • Number of registered electors: 8,750
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 2,505
  • Turnout: 28.62%
  • Spoilt ballots: 12
Name Party Votes Elected?
Kevin Bennett Liberal Democrats 211  
Tom Heyes Green Party 749  
Sharon Howard Labour Party 975 ELECTED
John Miller The Conservative Party
Candidate		 493  
Jonathan Richard Tilt Freedom Alliance. Truth,
Equality and Health		 65  

Dearne North ward

  • Number of registered electors: 8,444
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 1,560
  • Turnout: 18.47%
  • Spoilt ballots: 10
Name Party Votes Elected?
Sue Bellamy Labour Party 1,117  ELECTED 
Brian John Evans Liberal Democrats 71  
Rosemary Sharon Jackson The Conservative Party
Candidate		 195  
Savannah Paige Jarvis Social Democratic Party 39  
Maxine Spencer English Democrats - "Putting
England First!"		 128  

Dearne South ward

  • Number of registered electors: 9,179
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 1,848
  • Turnout: 20.13%
  • Spoilt ballots: 8
Name Party Votes Elected?
Janine Marie Bowler Labour Party 1,307  ELECTED 
Donna Marie Cutts The Conservative Party
Candidate		 243  
Linda Fielding Liberal Democrats 62  
David Alan Jarvis Social Democratic Party 115  
Janus Polenceusz English Democrats - "Putting
England First!"		 101  

Dodworth ward

  • Number of registered electors: 8,506
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 2,893
  • Turnout: 34.01%
  • Spoilt ballots: 15
Name Party Votes Elected?
Will Fielding Liberal Democrats 1,315  ELECTED 
Amanda Griffin Freedom Alliance. Real People.
Real Alternative		 101  
Kirk Harper The Conservative Party
Candidate		 518  
Neil Gareth Wright Labour Party 944   

Hoyland Milton ward

  • Number of registered electors: 9,304
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 2,522
  • Turnout: 27.1%
  • Spoilt ballots: 14
Name Party Votes Elected?
Robin Franklin Labour Party 1,212  ELECTED
Glenn Charles Lawrence Liberal Democrats 162  
Cassie Northwood The Conservative Party
Candidate		 617  
Daniel Simpson Independent 398  
Angela Waller Trade Unionist and Socialist
Coalition		 119  

Kingstone ward

  • Number of registered electors:7,757
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 1,684
  • Turnout: 21.69%
  • Spoilt ballots: 12
Name Party Votes Elected?
Judy Barnsley Freedom Alliance. Supporting
Medical Freedom		 38  
Michael Davies The Conservative Party
Candidate		 153  
Peter Gordon Giles Green Party 121  
Liam Hardcastle Barnsley Independent Group 535  
Kath Mitchell Labour Party 648 ELECTED
Liam Stephen Starsong Northern Independence Party –
Nationalise Energy Companies		 65  
Steve Vajda Social Democratic Party 32  
Philip David Wright Liberal Democrats 80  

Monk Bretton ward

  • Number of registered electors: 8,907
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 2,116
  • Turnout: 23.76%
  • Spoilt ballots: 6
Name Party Votes Elected?
Kenneth Richardson Labour Party 1,070  ELECTED 
Sue Rose Liberal Democrats 123  
Rachel Jane Stewart Independent 660  
Alexander Wilkinson The Conservative Party
Candidate		 257  

North East ward

  • Number of registered electors: 10,268
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 2,320
  • Turnout: 22.6%
  • Spoilt ballots: 16
Name Party Votes Elected?
Raymond Archer Barnsley Independent Group 639   
Sam Christmas Liberal Democrats 93  
Ashley James Peace Labour Party 1,249 ELECTED 
Samuel Wilkinson The Conservative Party
Candidate		 323   

Old Town ward

  • Number of registered electors: 8,596
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 2,253
  • Turnout: 26.2%
  • Spoilt ballots: 17
Name Party Votes Elected?
John Carr The Conservative Party
Candidate		 450  
Gillian Margaret Nixon Green Party 347  
Clive Melvin Pickering Labour Party 1,147 ELECTED
Patrick Dimelow Smith Liberal Democrats 144  
Charlotte Sykes Freedom Alliance. Truth,
Equality and Health		 145  

Penistone East ward

  • Number of registered electors: 9,666
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 3,854
  • Turnout: 39.9%
  • Spoilt ballots: 28
Name Party Votes Elected?
Robert John Barnard The Conservative Party
Candidate		 1,643  ELECTED
Jill Hayler Labour Party 1,271  
Rebecca Jean Trotman Green Party 401  
Andy Waters Liberal Democrats 507  

Penistone West ward

  • Number of registered electors: 10,142
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 3,931
  • Turnout: 38.81%
  • Spoilt ballots: 16
Name Party Votes Elected?
James Aron Bangert Labour Party 518   
Roy Garratt The Conservative Party
Candidate		 668  
Hannah Ruth Kitching Liberal Democrats 2,207  ELECTED
Richard Thomas James Trotman Green Party 207  
David Wood Independent 296  

Rockingham ward

  • Number of registered electors: 8,606
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 2,647
  • Turnout: 30.81%
  • Spoilt ballots: 19
Name Party Votes Elected?
James Gregory Andrews Labour Party 1,067   
Karen Fletcher Trade Unionist and Socialist
Coalition		 228  
Susan Jane Waters Liberal Democrats 222  
David White The Conservative Party
Candidate		 1,109 ELECTED

Royston ward*

  • Number of registered electors: 8,724
  • Total number of ballot papers received:2,062
  • Turnout: 23.64%
  • Spoilt ballots: 24
Name Party Votes Elected?
Neil Fisher Independent 246   
Jonathan Paul Hood Liberal Democrats 53  
Macaulay Larkin The Conservative Party
Candidate		 167  
Dave Webster Labour Party 534 ELECTED

*Sarah Norman, Barnsley Council Chief Executive and Returning Officer for the Barnsley Council local government elections 2022, said:

"At the Barnsley Council local government elections count on 5 May 2022, we failed to count a box of postal votes for the Royston Ward.

The postal votes have now been counted, and the figures have been recalculated. The result has not changed. Dave Webster from the Labour Party is elected for the Royston Ward. This discrepancy in the number of votes and the declaration of incorrect figures is not acceptable. We’re very sorry that this has happened. We invited the candidates and their agents to the Metrodome this afternoon to explain the situation and express our sincere apologies for any distress that this has caused.

The final figures for the Royston Ward should have been:

  • Neil Fisher, Independent: 458 (difference 212)
  • Jonathan Paul Hood, Liberal Democrats: 132 (difference 79)
  • Macaulay Larkin, The Conservative Party Candidate: 363 (difference 196)
  • Dave Webster, Labour Party: 1,085 (difference 551)

We’re making all paperwork and data available to the Electoral Commission and to candidates and agents to inspect. There are clear lessons to be learnt from this, and we’ll make sure we implement these in future election counts."

St Helen's ward

  • Number of registered electors: 7,976
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 1,449
  • Turnout: 18.2%
  • Spoilt ballots: 14
Name Party Votes Elected?
George Hill The Conservative Party
Candidate		 229  
Dave Leech Labour Party 1,064 ELECTED 
Matthew Rigden Nicholson Liberal Democrats 148  

Stairfoot ward

  • Number of registered electors: 9,018
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 2,062
  • Turnout: 22.9%
  • Spoilt ballots: 8
Name Party Votes Elected?
Gavin Frost Barnsley Independent Group 756  
Elizabeth Hill The Conservative Party
Candidate		 285  
James Robert Kitching Liberal Democrats 106   
Ian Shirt Labour Party 906 ELECTED 

Wombwell ward

  • Number of registered electors: 9,754
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 2,087
  • Turnout: 21.4%
  • Spoilt ballots: 11
Name Party Votes Elected?
Robert Frost Labour Party 1,362  ELECTED
Bee Lokkit-Wan The Conservative Party
Candidate		 289  
Paul Nugent Liberal Democrats 228  
Jon Seymour Social Democratic Party 94  
Amy Stewart Freedom Alliance. People
Power. Politics		 102  

Worsbrough ward

  • Number of registered electors: 7443
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 2017
  • Turnout: 27.1%
  • Spoilt ballots: 11
Name Party Votes Elected?
Sarah Calvert Liberal Democrats 133  
Gill Carr Barnsley Independent Group 731  
John Clarke Labour Party 913 ELECTED 
Andrew Millner The Conservative Party
Candidate		 229