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Barnsley 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

21 ward races

21 seats

15 elected below the proportional quota

71.4% 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 that would be needed to be guaranteed that 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 gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates 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 allocated to those vote totals in proportion (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 in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	21,731	40.8%	17	81.0%	10	47.6%	+7
Conservative and Unionist Party	13,513	25.4%	1	4.8%	6	28.6%	-5
Liberal Democrats	5,787	10.9%	3	14.3%	2	9.5%	+1
BIG	5,787	10.9%	0	0.0%	2	9.5%	-2
Green Party	3,384	6.4%	0	0.0%	1	4.8%	-1
Independent	1,453	2.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Social Democratic Party	461	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
EDEM	339	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	242	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Yorkshire Party	233	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	166	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
FBM	98	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
KES	75	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	53,269	100.0%	21	100.0%	21	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

Wards in this council

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

Dodworth · 1 seat · won at 26.2% · +23.8 pts below quota
Worsborough · 1 seat · won at 37.3% · +12.7 pts below quota
Penistone West · 1 seat · won at 37.4% · +12.6 pts below quota
Darton West · 1 seat · won at 37.5% · +12.5 pts below quota
Stairfoot · 1 seat · won at 38.0% · +12.0 pts below quota
Kingstone · 1 seat · won at 38.1% · +11.9 pts below quota
Darton East · 1 seat · won at 38.8% · +11.2 pts below quota
Rockingham · 1 seat · won at 39.1% · +10.9 pts below quota
Hoyland Milton · 1 seat · won at 39.6% · +10.4 pts below quota
Old Town · 1 seat · won at 43.1% · +6.9 pts below quota
Royston · 1 seat · won at 43.5% · +6.5 pts below quota
Penistone East · 1 seat · won at 45.6% · +4.4 pts below quota
Central · 1 seat · won at 48.9% · +1.1 pts below quota
North East · 1 seat · won at 49.2% · +0.8 pts below quota
Darfield · 1 seat · won at 50.0% · 0.0 pts below quota
Monk Bretton · 1 seat · won at 54.6% · above quota
Wombwell · 1 seat · won at 55.4% · above quota
St. Helens · 1 seat · won at 56.9% · above quota
Dearne South · 1 seat · won at 60.2% · above quota
Dearne North · 1 seat · won at 61.1% · above quota
Cudworth · 1 seat · won at 66.9% · above quota

Race results

Dodworth · single-seat

Marginal winner 26.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +23.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,067

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wray C.	Liberal Democrats	804	26.2%	Elected
2	Birkinshaw P.	BIG	757	24.7%
3	Johnson-Henshaw E.	Labour Party	677	22.1%
4	Ogden L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	651	21.2%
5	Trotman R.J.	Green Party	178	5.8%

Electorate 8,487 · Ballots cast 3,067 · EC ward code E05000983 · Back to ward index

Worsborough · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,216

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bowser R.	Labour Party	827	37.3%	Elected
2	Carr G.	BIG	775	35.0%
3	Barraclough M.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	485	21.9%
4	Calvert S.	Liberal Democrats	129	5.8%

Electorate 7,557 · Ballots cast 2,216 · EC ward code E05000996 · Back to ward index

Penistone West · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,865

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lowe-Flello M.	Liberal Democrats	1,444	37.4%	Elected
2	Bancroft M.R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,172	30.3%
3	Grainger S.L.	Labour Party	745	19.3%
4	Trotman R.T.J.	Green Party	338	8.7%
5	Dillingham E.	Reform UK	166	4.3%

Electorate 10,059 · Ballots cast 3,865 · EC ward code E05000990 · Back to ward index

Darton West · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,805

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cave A.	Labour Party	1,051	37.5%	Elected
2	Bates M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	914	32.6%
3	Heyes T.	Green Party	755	26.9%
4	Waters A.S.	Liberal Democrats	85	3.0%

Electorate 8,768 · Ballots cast 2,805 · EC ward code E05000980 · Back to ward index

Stairfoot · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,353

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dyson K.E.	Labour Party	895	38.0%	Elected
2	Johnson W.	Independent	689	29.3%
3	Thewlis K.L.	BIG	364	15.5%
4	Hill E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	363	15.4%
5	Kitching J.R.	Liberal Democrats	42	1.8%

Electorate 9,111 · Ballots cast 2,353 · EC ward code E05000994 · Back to ward index

Kingstone · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,835

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ramchandani P.	Labour Party	699	38.1%	Elected
2	Doyle P.	BIG	396	21.6%
3	Levitt-Smillie I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	310	16.9%
4	Giles P.G.	Green Party	181	9.9%
5	Wright P.D.	Liberal Democrats	123	6.7%
6	Turner C.	Independent	85	4.6%
7	Holland T.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	41	2.2%

Electorate 7,769 · Ballots cast 1,835 · EC ward code E05000985 · Back to ward index

Darton East · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,886

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Crisp M.	Liberal Democrats	1,119	38.8%	Elected
2	Webster D.	Labour Party	722	25.0%
3	Love S.	BIG	587	20.3%
4	Miller J.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	323	11.2%
5	McAra-Marsh K.	Green Party	135	4.7%

Electorate 8,869 · Ballots cast 2,886 · EC ward code E05000979 · Back to ward index

Rockingham · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,772

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sumner N.	Labour Party	1,085	39.1%	Elected
2	Garratt R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,084	39.1%
3	Grinham J.	Green Party	289	10.4%
4	Nugent P.	Liberal Democrats	124	4.5%
5	Fletcher K.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	115	4.1%
6	Belk A.	KES	75	2.7%

Electorate 8,716 · Ballots cast 2,772 · EC ward code E05000991 · Back to ward index

Hoyland Milton · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,915

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Stowe J.M.	Labour Party	1,153	39.6%	Elected
2	White D.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,040	35.7%
3	Simpson D.	Independent	331	11.4%
4	Evans J.B.	Green Party	232	8.0%
5	Lawrence G.C.	Liberal Democrats	99	3.4%
6	Waller A.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	60	2.1%

Electorate 9,374 · Ballots cast 2,915 · EC ward code E05000984 · Back to ward index

Old Town · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,517

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lofts P.	Labour Party	1,084	43.1%	Elected
2	Watkinson C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	578	23.0%
3	Hardcastle L.J.	BIG	390	15.5%
4	Nixon G.M.	Green Party	203	8.1%
5	Wood D.	Independent	124	4.9%
6	Fielding W.	Liberal Democrats	112	4.4%
7	Mageean E.M.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	26	1.0%

Electorate 8,593 · Ballots cast 2,517 · EC ward code E05000988 · Back to ward index

Royston · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,375

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Makinson C.	Labour Party	1,034	43.5%	Elected
2	Harper K.	BIG	700	29.5%
3	Davies M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	422	17.8%
4	Fisher N.	Independent	95	4.0%
5	Layton S.M.B.	Green Party	78	3.3%
6	Smith P.D.	Liberal Democrats	46	1.9%

Electorate 8,713 · Ballots cast 2,375 · EC ward code E05000992 · Back to ward index

Penistone East · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,285

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wilson J.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,954	45.6%	Elected
2	Waters S.J.	Liberal Democrats	1,034	24.1%
3	Burnett A.	Labour Party	988	23.1%
4	Raynor K.H.	Green Party	309	7.2%

Electorate 9,651 · Ballots cast 4,285 · EC ward code E05000989 · Back to ward index

Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,972

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Risebury S.L.	Labour Party	964	48.9%	Elected
2	Thompson A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	529	26.8%
3	Guest I.	Green Party	366	18.6%
4	Rogerson C.T.	Liberal Democrats	113	5.7%

Electorate 8,373 · Ballots cast 1,972 · EC ward code E05000976 · Back to ward index

North East · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,577

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ennis J.	Labour Party	1,268	49.2%	Elected
2	Archer R.	BIG	746	28.9%
3	Wilkinson S.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	498	19.3%
4	Christmas S.	Liberal Democrats	65	2.5%

Electorate 10,214 · Ballots cast 2,577 · EC ward code E05000987 · Back to ward index

Darfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference 0.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,334

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Osborne K.J.H.	Labour Party	1,166	50.0%	Elected
2	Harrison B.J.R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	600	25.7%
3	Semley V.	BIG	372	15.9%
4	Stringer G.	FBM	98	4.2%
5	Bennett K.	Liberal Democrats	77	3.3%
6	Tonkinson K.	Independent	21	0.9%

Electorate 8,069 · Ballots cast 2,334 · EC ward code E05000978 · Back to ward index

Monk Bretton · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.6 pts Valid ballots 2,309

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Green S.	Labour Party	1,260	54.6%	Elected
2	Toon M.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	486	21.0%
3	McNair G.	BIG	415	18.0%
4	Scarfe C.	Green Party	102	4.4%
5	Nicholson M.R.	Liberal Democrats	46	2.0%

Electorate 8,953 · Ballots cast 2,309 · EC ward code E05000986 · Back to ward index

Wombwell · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.4 pts Valid ballots 2,428

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Higginbottom J.L.	Labour Party	1,346	55.4%	Elected
2	Wilkinson A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	648	26.7%
3	Kusners S.N.	Green Party	127	5.2%
4	Stewart A.	Independent	108	4.4%
5	Seymour J.	EDEM	103	4.2%
6	Rose S.M.	Liberal Democrats	79	3.3%
7	Thompson R.L.	Social Democratic Party	17	0.7%

Electorate 9,673 · Ballots cast 2,428 · EC ward code E05000995 · Back to ward index

St. Helens · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.9 pts Valid ballots 1,727

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Tattersall S.J.	Labour Party	983	56.9%	Elected
2	Cutts D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	330	19.1%
3	Chambers M.	Yorkshire Party	233	13.5%
4	Jones A.	Green Party	91	5.3%
5	Booth S.E.	Liberal Democrats	52	3.0%
6	Vajda S.	Social Democratic Party	38	2.2%

Electorate 7,946 · Ballots cast 1,727 · EC ward code E05000993 · Back to ward index

Dearne South · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.2 pts Valid ballots 2,265

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Coates D.	Labour Party	1,364	60.2%	Elected
2	Griffin J.G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	398	17.6%
3	Jarvis D.A.	Social Democratic Party	359	15.8%
4	Polenceusz J.	EDEM	74	3.3%
5	Fielding L.	Liberal Democrats	70	3.1%

Electorate 9,169 · Ballots cast 2,265 · EC ward code E05000982 · Back to ward index

Dearne North · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.1 pts Valid ballots 1,722

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cain W.A.	Labour Party	1,052	61.1%	Elected
2	Hill G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	412	23.9%
3	Spencer M.	EDEM	162	9.4%
4	Hulme S.	Liberal Democrats	49	2.8%
5	Jarvis S.	Social Democratic Party	47	2.7%

Electorate 8,187 · Ballots cast 1,722 · EC ward code E05000981 · Back to ward index

Cudworth · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.9 pts Valid ballots 2,044

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Houghton S.	Labour Party	1,368	66.9%	Elected
2	Brook M.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	316	15.5%
3	Arnold M.A.	BIG	285	13.9%
4	Waters E.K.	Liberal Democrats	75	3.7%

Electorate 8,307 · Ballots cast 2,044 · EC ward code E05000977 · Back to ward index