Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held simultaneously with the general election on 3 May 1979. Following boundary changes that increased the number of wards by two to 22, with an additional 6 seats to 66 respectively), the entirety of the council was up for election. Labour retained control of the council.[1][2]

Election result

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1979[1][2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 41 0 0 0 62.1 44.3 61,328 -7.4
  Residents 18 0 0 0 27.3 30.8 43,321 -0.2
  Conservative 3 0 0 0 4.5 9.2 12,890 +0.1
  Independent Labour 3 0 0 0 4.5 7.3 10,234 +7.3
  Liberal 1 0 0 0 1.5 6.5 9,160 +2.2
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.5 2,121 -3.1
  Tenants and Owner Occupiers' Association 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.9 1,225 +0.9
  Fight Big Brother 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 209 +0.2
  Communist 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 166 +0.1

This resulted in the following composition of the council:[1][2]

Party Previous council New council
Labour 37 41
Residents 14 18
Conservatives 1 3
Independent Labour 2 3
Liberals 5 1
Independent 1 0
Total 60 66
Working majority  14   16 

Ward results

Ardsley (7592)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Galvin E. 3,018 46.6 N/A
Labour Burns J.* 2,690
Residents Parkin A. Ms. 2,239 34.6 N/A
Labour Wilkie A. 2,038
Conservative Kitching A. 1,218 18.8 N/A
Majority 779 12.0 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Residents win (new seat)
Athersley (7223)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bright G. Ms. 3,084 71.5 N/A
Labour Langford L. 2,854
Labour Dancer H. 2,655
Residents Sykes F. Ms. 1,231 28.5 N/A
Majority 1,853 42.9 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Brierley (7142)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Baines D. 2,957 54.1 N/A
Labour Stacey N. 2,835
Labour Woolley E. 2,686
Residents Anderson P. Ms. 1,310 24.0 N/A
Conservative Schofield D. Ms. 1,202 22.0 N/A
Residents Whitaker K. 1,158
Majority 1,647 30.1 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Central (8170)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fisher R. 2,586 44.6 N/A
Labour Kaye F. 2,522
Labour Watts J. Ms. 2,203
Residents Jackson M. 2,117 36.6 N/A
Residents French W. 2,088
Residents Sykes E. 2,025
Liberal Fox S. Ms. 1,089 18.8 N/A
Liberal Major C. 932
Majority 469 8.1 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Cudworth (7481)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Salt H. 2,659 51.5 N/A
Residents Wraith C. 2,502 48.5 N/A
Residents Green K. 2,477
Labour Rigby R. 2,325
Labour Bellis E. 2,197
Residents McDonald T. 2,027
Majority 157 3.0 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Residents win (new seat)
Residents win (new seat)
Darfield (7803)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Goddard B. 2,999 42.4 N/A
Labour Dixon T. 2,972
Labour Ellis A. Ms. 2,463
Residents Murdock R. 2,013 28.4 N/A
Residents Moore J. 1,970
Conservative Batty C. Ms. 1,377 19.5 N/A
Independent Labour Butterworth H. 687 9.7 N/A
Independent Labour Sutton F. 366
Majority 986 13.9 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Darton (8728)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Hutchinson M. 3,186 41.7 N/A
Residents Evans J. 2,979
Residents Lappage A. 2,560
Labour Booth D. 2,235 29.2 N/A
Labour Bretton W. 2,161
Labour Eastwood G. 2,007
Tenants and Owner Occupiers' Association Hesford K. 1,225 16.0 N/A
Liberal Linstead M. Ms. 793 10.4 N/A
Fight Big Brother Wilson A. 209 2.7 N/A
Fight Big Brother Ives G. 155
Fight Big Brother Wilson M. 83
Majority 951 12.4 N/A
Turnout N/A
Residents win (new seat)
Residents win (new seat)
Residents win (new seat)
Dearne South (8776)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stanley J. 4,622 58.6 N/A
Independent Labour Gregory J. 3,269 41.4 N/A
Labour Whitehouse S. 3,158
Labour Bedford J. 3,014
Majority 1,353 17.1 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Independent Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Dearne Thurnscoe (8489)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Oldham J. 3,919 67.9 N/A
Labour Lloyd D. 3,747
Labour Young K. 3,671
Residents Law M. 1,850 32.1 N/A
Majority 2,069 35.9 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Dodworth (7935)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Crosby J. 2,822 51.2 N/A
Residents Whitmey C. 2,777
Labour Mason G. 2,690 48.8 N/A
Labour Hepworth S. 2,618
Labour Brown D. 2,455
Majority 132 2.4 N/A
Turnout N/A
Residents win (new seat)
Residents win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Hoyland East (7770)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labour Eaden D. 3,218 32.4 N/A
Liberal Steer G. 2,933 29.5 N/A
Labour Beardshall P. 2,306 23.2 N/A
Labour Levitt L. 2,113
Labour Scott P. 1,862
Independent Chantrey O. Ms. 1,478 14.9 N/A
Majority 285 2.9 N/A
Turnout N/A
Independent Labour win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Hoyland West (6890)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Schofield A. 2,657 55.0 N/A
Labour Hague D. 2,583
Labour Wroe C. 2,570
Residents Dickinson R. 2,173 45.0 N/A
Residents Hancock S. 1,812
Residents Thickett J. 1,764
Majority 484 10.0 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Monk Bretton (8762)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barron R. 3,229 59.1 N/A
Labour Robinson R. 3,085
Labour Sheard T. 2,949
Residents Evans B. 2,233 40.9 N/A
Residents Beevers A. 2,217
Residents Frost N. Ms. 1,969
Majority 996 18.2 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
North West (7335)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Harris J. 2,554 38.0 N/A
Labour Williams A. 2,333 34.7 N/A
Residents Beecroft E. Ms. 2,213
Labour Cooper G. 2,187
Labour Wilde J. 2,147
Conservative Guest M. 1,665 24.8 N/A
Communist Sykes S. 166 2.5 N/A
Communist Hydes M. 140
Majority 221 3.3 N/A
Turnout N/A
Residents win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Residents win (new seat)
Park (5948)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lunn F. 2,818 49.2 N/A
Labour Warden R. 2,246
Labour Borrett K. 2,211
Liberal Wilby M. Ms. 1,076 18.8 N/A
Residents Milthorpe O. Ms. 927 16.2 N/A
Conservative Oldfield H. 912 15.9 N/A
Majority 1,742 30.4 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Penistone East (6685)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fish H. 2,667 46.1 N/A
Conservative Wade J. 2,144 37.1 N/A
Conservative Tue G. Ms. 1,911
Labour Hirst E. 1,754
Conservative Evans J. 1,738
Labour Council R. 1,529
Liberal Nicholson M. 971 16.8 N/A
Liberal Smith S. 871
Majority 523 9.0 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Penistone West (7515)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Harrison M. Ms. 4,155 41.9 N/A
Conservative Neville F. Ms. 2,908 29.3 N/A
Labour Ashton F. 2,214 22.3
Conservative Hague F. 1,857
Labour Mountain G. 882
Labour Whewell G. 861
Independent Ryalls D. 643 6.5 N/A
Majority 1,247 12.6 N/A
Turnout N/A
Residents win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Royston (7733)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labour Parkes E. Ms. 3,060 42.1 N/A
Labour Rispin C. 2,949 40.5 N/A
Labour Ball J. 2,673
Labour Pickles M. Ms. 2,370
Residents Goodliffe P. 1,265 17.4 N/A
Residents Greasley J. 1,187
Majority 111 1.5 N/A
Turnout N/A
Independent Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
South West (7333)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Addison M. Ms. 2,997 52.5 N/A
Residents Pemberton K. 2,618
Residents Kershaw J. Ms. 2,502
Labour Sinfield W. 1,840 32.2 N/A
Labour Almond B. 1,660
Labour Stokes M. 1,639
Conservative Moorhouse J. 869 15.2 N/A
Majority 1,157 20.3 N/A
Turnout N/A
Residents win (new seat)
Residents win (new seat)
Residents win (new seat)
Wombwell North (5461)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Wraith R. 2,129 53.9 N/A
Labour Fellows B. 1,822 46.1 N/A
Labour Storey A. 1,775
Labour Remington J. 1,663
Majority 307 7.8 N/A
Turnout N/A
Residents win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Wombwell South (7895)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wake J. 3,246 42.2 N/A
Labour Naylor T. 2,842
Labour Goddard J. 2,831
Liberal Hargreaves P. 2,298 29.8 N/A
Residents Nield M. Ms. 2,157 28.0 N/A
Majority 948 12.3 N/A
Turnout N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Worsbrough (8249)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Batty S. Ms. 3,461 53.0 N/A
Residents Dickinson F. 3,171
Residents Ashton A. 2,696
Labour Bland J. 2,478 37.9 N/A
Labour Smith W. 2,267
Labour Holdroyd F. 2,035
Conservative England G. 595 9.1 N/A
Majority 983 15.0 N/A
Turnout N/A
Residents win (new seat)
Residents win (new seat)
Residents win (new seat)

By-elections between 1979 and 1980

South West (7333) By-Election 29 November 1979[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Froggat, B 976 54.3 +11.0
Labour Almond, B. J 820 45.7 −1.3
Majority 156 8.7 +5.0
Turnout 1,796 24.5 −18.7
Residents hold Swing +6.1

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Elections Centre: Barnsley 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk/plymouth.ac.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Election results 1979 to 2003" (PDF). barnsley.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Barnsley_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election
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