# 1975 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 1975 with one third of the seats up for election. Labour retained control of the council.

## Election result

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1975 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 10 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 50.0 | 52.5 | 20,997 | -10.2 |
| Ratepayers | 6 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 30.0 | 26.8 | 13,309 | +24.6 |
| Liberal | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 10.0 | 17.1 | 8,473 | +7.9 |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.0 | 8.6 | 4,244 | -1.1 |
| Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 1,715 | -1.5 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 641 | -6.4 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 266 | -0.9 |
This resulted in the following composition of the council:
| Party | Party | Previous council | New council |
| | Labour | 57 | 48 |
| | Ratepayers | 0 | 6 |
| | Liberals | 0 | 2 |
| | Conservatives | 0 | 1 |
| | Democratic Labour | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent Labour | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 54 | 36 |

## Ward results

+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.
Ardsley (7325) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Burns J.* | 929 | 50.9 | −27.5 |
| | Ratepayers | Wilkinson G. | 611 | 33.5 | +33.5 |
| | Conservative | Walker | 284 | 15.6 | +15.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 318 | 17.4 | −39.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,824 | 24.9 | +1.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -30.5 | |
No. 1 (Barnsley: Carlton) (10375) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dancer H.* | 1,055 | 56.4 | −19.4 |
| | Ratepayers | Sykes | 621 | 33.2 | +33.2 |
| | Conservative | Carrington J. | 130 | 7.0 | −5.0 |
| | Communist | Greenfield N. | 63 | 3.4 | −8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 434 | 23.2 | −40.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,869 | 18.0 | −3.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -26.3 | |
No. 2 (Barnsley: East & North) (8573) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ratepayers | Harris M. | 1,400 | 42.5 | +42.5 |
| | Labour | Fisher R.* | 1,224 | 37.1 | −21.9 |
| | Conservative | Guest M. | 312 | 9.5 | −3.2 |
| | Independent | Reynolds | 184 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal | Hallsworth | 177 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 176 | 5.3 | −25.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,297 | 38.5 | +3.1 |
| | Ratepayers gain from Labour | Ratepayers gain from Labour | Swing | +32.2 | |
No. 3 (Barnsley: Central-South-South East)(9660) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Borrett K.* | 1,139 | 52.5 | −7.7 |
| | Ratepayers | Crawshaw | 737 | 33.9 | +33.9 |
| | Conservative | England | 295 | 13.6 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 402 | 18.5 | −9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,171 | 22.5 | −17.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -20.8 | |
No. 4 (Barnsley: South West and West) (7765) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ratepayers | Birkenshaw | 1,619 | 51.4 | +51.4 |
| | Labour | Hardy | 1,022 | 32.4 | −19.3 |
| | Independent | Blackburne E. | 378 | 12.0 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative | Oldfield H. | 133 | 4.2 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 597 | 18.9 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,152 | 40.6 | +1.3 |
| | Ratepayers gain from Labour | Ratepayers gain from Labour | Swing | +35.3 | |
No. 5 (Barnsley: Monk Bretton) (9984) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ratepayers | Jackson | 1,341 | 52.6 | +52.6 |
| | Labour | Wilkie B.* | 906 | 35.5 | −36.6 |
| | Conservative | Glover | 223 | 8.7 | −7.6 |
| | Independent | Cooke L. | 79 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 435 | 17.1 | −38.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,549 | 25.5 | +3.4 |
| | Ratepayers gain from Labour | Ratepayers gain from Labour | Swing | +44.6 | |
No. 7 (Cudworth) (6278) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ratepayers | Wraith | 1,159 | 57.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Bailey | 873 | 43.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 286 | 14.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,032 | 32.4 | N/A |
| | Ratepayers gain from Labour | Ratepayers gain from Labour | Swing | N/A | |
No. 8 (Darfield) (5879) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ratepayers | Moore | 938 | 41.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Goddard B.* | 788 | 34.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Lynch | 537 | 23.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 6.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,263 | 38.5 | N/A |
| | Ratepayers gain from Labour | Ratepayers gain from Labour | Swing | N/A | |
No. 9 (Dodworth-Barugh-Higham-Gawber)(6570) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Woffenden J.* | 1,533 | 53.5 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal | Crosby J. | 971 | 33.9 | −5.0 |
| | Ratepayers | Barwell | 363 | 12.7 | +12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 562 | 19.6 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,867 | 43.6 | −1.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.3 | |
No. 10 (Darton) (8893) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ratepayers | Evans | 1,622 | 56.5 | +56.5 |
| | Labour | Turner C.* | 981 | 34.1 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | Parkes | 270 | 9.4 | −6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 641 | 22.3 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,873 | 32.3 | −12.5 |
| | Ratepayers gain from Labour | Ratepayers gain from Labour | Swing | +30.2 | |
No. 11 (Dearne: Central & South) (9844) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stanley J. | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
No. 12 (Dearne: East & West) (7564) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Young K.* | 1,145 | 72.9 | +15.0 |
| | Liberal | Jones | 223 | 14.2 | +14.2 |
| | Communist | Riley P. | 203 | 12.9 | −7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 922 | 58.7 | +21.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,571 | 20.8 | −16.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.4 | |
No. 13 (Hoyland Nether) (11317) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Steer | 1,932 | 54.3 | +54.3 |
| | Labour | Wadsworth A. | 1,629 | 45.7 | +10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 303 | 8.5 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,561 | 31.5 | −30.9 |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | +22.0 | |
No. 14 (Penistone) (6272) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Wales | 2,211 | 63.5 | +63.5 |
| | Labour | Ashton F.* | 707 | 20.3 | −13.2 |
| | Conservative | Elders | 566 | 16.2 | −9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,504 | 43.2 | +36.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,484 | 55.5 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | +38.3 | |
No. 15 (Royston) (6386) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Labour | Parkes E.* | 1,715 | 62.4 | +35.5 |
| | Labour | Chetter | 1,035 | 37.6 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 680 | 24.7 | +19.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,750 | 43.1 | −32.5 |
| | Independent Labour hold | Independent Labour hold | Swing | +14.8 | |
No. 16 (Wombwell: Central-North-South East)(5402) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Storey A.* | 562 | 41.4 | −24.6 |
| | Ratepayers | Wraith | 452 | 33.3 | +33.3 |
| | Liberal | Peach | 343 | 25.3 | +25.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | 8.1 | −24.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,357 | 25.1 | +4.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -28.9 | |
No. 17 (Wombwell: Hemingfield and SouthWest) (7626) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Naylor T.* | 1,222 | 45.0 | −24.9 |
| | Liberal | Hargreaves | 1,028 | 37.8 | +37.8 |
| | Ratepayers | Sykes | 468 | 17.2 | +17.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | 7.1 | −32.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,718 | 35.6 | +4.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -31.3 | |
No. 18 (Worsbrough) (11367) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Smith W.* | 1,888 | 54.1 | −9.6 |
| | Ratepayers | Batty | 1,282 | 36.7 | +36.7 |
| | Conservative | Urquhart | 322 | 9.2 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 606 | 17.4 | −24.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,492 | 30.7 | −13.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -23.1 | |
No. 19 (Hemsworth Rural) (9058) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Baines D.* | 1,362 | 56.3 | +3.7 |
| | Ratepayers | Robinson | 696 | 28.8 | +28.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 666 | 27.5 | −5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,418 | 26.7 | −22.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -12.5 | |
No. 20 (Penistone Rural & Wortley) (7264) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neville | 1,349 | 39.7 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal | Lees J. | 1,051 | 30.9 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Hirst E.* | 997 | 29.3 | −11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 298 | 8.8 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,397 | 46.8 | −8.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +2.8 | |