# 1980 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 1980, with one third of the council up for election. Labour retained control of the council.

## Election result

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1980 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 20 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 90.9 | 59.0 | 35,123 | +14.7 |
| Residents | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 4.5 | 31.6 | 18,769 | +0.8 |
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 3,652 | -3.1 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 1,545 | -3.9 |
| Tenants and Owner Occupiers' Association | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 284 | -0.4 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 123 | +0.1 |
This resulted in the following composition of the council:
| Party | Party | Previous council | New council |
| | Labour | 41 | 46 |
| | Residents | 18 | 13 |
| | Conservatives | 3 | 3 |
| | Independent Labour | 3 | 3 |
| | Liberals | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 66 | 66 | 66 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 16 | 26 |

## Ward results

+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.
Ardsley (7570) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Wilson H. | 1,286 | 55.4 | +8.8 |
| | Residents | Parkin A. Ms. | 820 | 35.3 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | Kitching A. | 214 | 9.2 | −9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 466 | 20.1 | +8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,320 | 30.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Residents | Labour gain from Residents | Swing | +4.0 | |
Athersley (7198) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dancer H. | 1,488 | 84.4 | +13.0 |
| | Residents | Sykes E. | 274 | 15.6 | −13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,214 | 68.8 | +26.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,762 | 24.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +13.0 | |
Brierley (7234) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Whittaker N. | 1,748 | 83.6 | +29.6 |
| | Conservative | Schofield D. Ms. | 342 | 16.4 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,406 | 67.3 | +37.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,090 | 28.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +17.6 | |
Central (8206) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Watts J. Ms. | 1,603 | 56.2 | +11.6 |
| | Residents | Jackson M. | 1,044 | 36.6 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Oldfield H. | 204 | 7.2 | +7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 559 | 19.6 | +11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,851 | 34.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.7 | |
Cudworth (7496) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rigby R. | 1,705 | 58.9 | +7.4 |
| | Residents | Harriman E. | 1,020 | 35.2 | −13.2 |
| | Conservative | Hudson C. | 169 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 685 | 23.7 | +20.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,894 | 38.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Residents | Labour gain from Residents | Swing | +10.3 | |
Darfield (7840) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barlow E. | 1,742 | 64.6 | +22.2 |
| | Residents | Bannister J. | 956 | 35.4 | +7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 786 | 29.1 | +15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,698 | 34.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.6 | |
Darton (8764) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stocks R. | 1,706 | 45.6 | +16.4 |
| | Residents | Butterfield N. | 1,392 | 37.2 | −4.5 |
| | Tenants and Owner Occupiers' Association | Hesford K. | 284 | 7.6 | −8.4 |
| | Conservative | England G. | 275 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal | Linstead M. Ms. | 86 | 2.3 | −8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 314 | 8.4 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,743 | 42.7 | |
| | Labour gain from Residents | Labour gain from Residents | Swing | +10.4 | |
Dearne South (8835) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Whitehouse S. | 2,379 | 90.3 | +31.7 |
| | Residents | Moore J. | 256 | 9.7 | +9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,123 | 80.6 | +63.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,635 | 29.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +11.0 | |
Dearne Thurnscoe (8423) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Young K. | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
Dodworth (7944) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mason G. | 1,907 | 53.7 | +4.9 |
| | Residents | Wray D. | 1,191 | 33.5 | −17.7 |
| | Liberal | Butcher D. | 332 | 9.3 | +9.3 |
| | Communist | Sykes S. | 123 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 716 | 20.2 | +17.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,553 | 44.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +11.3 | |
Hoyland East (7827) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Beardshall P. | 1,618 | 60.2 | +37.0 |
| | Liberal | Dyson M. Ms. | 643 | 23.9 | −5.6 |
| | Residents | Thickett J. | 427 | 15.9 | +15.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 975 | 36.3 | +33.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,688 | 34.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +21.3 | |
Hoyland West (6891) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Wroe C. | 1,959 | 67.3 | +12.3 |
| | Residents | Dickinson R. | 950 | 32.7 | −12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,009 | 34.6 | +24.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,909 | 42.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +12.3 | |
Monk Bretton (8726) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sheard T. | 2,058 | 70.6 | +11.5 |
| | Residents | Smith J. | 675 | 23.2 | −17.7 |
| | Conservative | Bodoano G. | 181 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,383 | 47.5 | +29.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,914 | 33.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +14.6 | |
North West (7450) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Wilde J. | 1,814 | 57.3 | +22.6 |
| | Residents | Beecroft E. Ms. | 1,352 | 42.7 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 462 | 14.6 | +11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,450 | 42.5 | |
| | Labour gain from Residents | Labour gain from Residents | Swing | +8.9 | |
Park (5943) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Borrett K. | 1,302 | 73.8 | +24.7 |
| | Residents | Kent J. | 218 | 12.4 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal | Wilby M. Ms. | 133 | 7.5 | −11.2 |
| | Conservative | Kitching P. Ms. | 111 | 6.3 | −9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,084 | 61.5 | +31.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,764 | 29.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +14.2 | |
Penistone East (6708) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tue G. Ms. | 1,677 | 54.7 | +17.7 |
| | Labour | Barker T. | 1,387 | 45.3 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 290 | 9.5 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,064 | 45.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +9.3 | |
Penistone West (7718) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Residents | Clegg B. | 2,818 | 68.2 | +26.3 |
| | Labour | Ashton F. | 961 | 23.3 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | Bailey A. | 351 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,857 | 45.0 | +32.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,130 | 53.5 | |
| | Residents gain from Labour | Residents gain from Labour | Swing | +12.6 | |
Royston (7813) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ball J. | 1,718 | 57.6 | +17.1 |
| | Residents | Whitehead E. Ms. | 1,265 | 42.4 | +25.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 453 | 15.2 | +13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,983 | 38.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -3.9 | |
South West (7323) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hyman D. | 1,486 | 47.0 | +14.8 |
| | Residents | Kershaw J. Ms. | 1,369 | 43.3 | −9.2 |
| | Conservative | Cousins B. | 305 | 9.7 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 | 3.7 | −16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,160 | 43.2 | |
| | Labour gain from Residents | Labour gain from Residents | Swing | +12.0 | |
Wombwell North (5404) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Storey A. | 1,038 | 61.8 | +15.7 |
| | Residents | Nield M. Ms. | 642 | 38.2 | −15.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 396 | 23.6 | +15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,680 | 31.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +15.7 | |
Wombwell South (7835) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Goddard J. | 1,768 | 76.3 | +34.2 |
| | Residents | Rushforth J. Ms. | 549 | 23.7 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,219 | 52.6 | +32.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,317 | 29.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +19.2 | |
Worsbrough (8201) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hadfield G. | 2,450 | 58.7 | +20.8 |
| | Residents | Ashton A. | 1,551 | 37.1 | −15.8 |
| | Conservative | Jones R. | 174 | 4.2 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 899 | 21.5 | +6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,175 | 50.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Residents | Labour gain from Residents | Swing | +18.3 | |

## By-elections between 1980 and 1982

Brierley (7234) 25 September 1980 By-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ennis J. | 1,265 | 85.4 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Schofield D. Ms. | 217 | 14.6 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,048 | 70.8 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,482 | 20.5 | −8.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.8 | |
Ardsley (7588) 7 May 1981 By-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shirt R. | 1,291 | 48.7 | −6.7 |
| | Residents | Parkin A. Ms. | 1,088 | 41.0 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | England G. | 273 | 10.3 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | 7.7 | −12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,652 | 35.0 | +4.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -6.2 | |
Dodworth (7981) 10 December 1981 By-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brown D. | 1,335 | 44.6 | −9.1 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Williamson, J. D. | 1,304 | 43.6 | +34.3 |
| | Residents | Wray D. | 269 | 9.0 | −24.5 |
| | Conservative | Nicholls, C. J. | 85 | 2.8 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 1.0 | −19.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,993 | 37.5 | −7.2 |
| | Labour gain from Residents | Labour gain from Residents | Swing | -21.7 | |
Penistone East (6681) 18 February 1982 By-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Hanstock, O. A. | 1,078 | 42.0 | +42.0 |
| | Conservative | Dews, R. | 607 | 23.7 | −31.0 |
| | Labour | Barker T. | 879 | 34.3 | −11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 471 | 18.3 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,564 | 38.4 | −7.3 |
| | Alliance gain from Labour | Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | +36.5 | |