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    Old Town, Barnsley

    At the most recent election (7 May 2026), Phillip Lofts (The Labour Party), Jo Newing (The Labour Party) and Brandon James Green (The Labour Party) won Old Town, with a majority of 150 votes on a turnout of 39.18%.

    Area type
    ward
    Within
    Barnsley
    Elections recorded
    18
    Recorded results
    106
    Old Town: Local Elections 2026Turnout 39.18%, electorate 8,552
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Phillip LoftsThe Labour Party1,39113.8%Yes
    Jo NewingThe Labour Party1,38213.7%Yes
    Brandon James GreenThe Labour Party1,35213.5%Yes
    David Shaun CunninghamReform UK1,20212%No
    Simon NettletonReform UK1,16311.6%No
    Ian WestwoodReform UK1,15311.5%No
    Clive PickeringLiberal Democrats4834.8%No
    Eloise BaileyLiberal Democrats4774.7%No
    Will FieldingLiberal Democrats3863.8%No
    Ken BakerGreen Party3133.1%No
    Gillian Margaret NixonGreen Party3073.1%No
    Ken SmithGreen Party2132.1%No
    Michael BarracloughConservative Party1891.9%No
    Steve DangerfieldTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition410.4%No
    Old Town: Local Elections 2024Turnout 23%, electorate 8,618
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Phillip LoftsThe Labour Party1,13057%Yes
    Clive WatkinsonConservative Party29214.7%No
    Gillian Margaret NixonGreen Party25813%No
    Patrick Dimelow SmithLiberal Democrats1969.9%No
    Steve DangerfieldTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1065.3%No
    Old Town: Local Elections 2023Turnout 23.95%, electorate 8,587
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Jo NewingThe Labour Party1,06952%Yes
    Clive WatkinsonConservative Party31315.2%No
    Charlotte SykesIndependent26312.8%No
    Gillian Margaret NixonGreen Party23111.2%No
    Patrick Dimelow SmithLiberal Democrats1256.1%No
    Steve DankerfieldTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition562.7%No
    Old Town: Local Elections 2022Turnout 25.98%, electorate 8,596
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Pickering C.The Labour Party1,14751.4%Yes
    John CarrConservative Party45020.2%No
    Nixon G.Green Party34715.5%No
    Sykes C.FREE1456.5%No
    Patrick SmithLiberal Democrats1446.4%No
    Old Town: Local Elections 2021Turnout 29.24%, electorate 8,608
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Phil LoftsThe Labour Party1,08443.1%Yes
    Watkinson C.Conservative Party57823%No
    Hardcastle L.J.Bath Northeast Somerset Independent Group (BIG)39015.5%No
    Nixon G.M.Green Party2038.1%No
    David WoodIndependent1244.9%No
    Will FieldingLiberal Democrats1124.4%No
    Estelle Marie MageeanTUSC261%No
    Old Town: Local Elections 2019Turnout 24.65%, electorate 8,328
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Jo NewingThe Labour Party72035.1%Yes
    Donald WoodIndependent69834%No
    Kate Helen RaynorGreen Party25912.6%No
    Kevin BennettLiberal Democrats1919.3%No
    Clive WatkinsonConservative Party1859%No
    Old Town: Local by-elections 12 Jul 2018
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Jo NewingThe Labour Party54834.8%Yes
    Gavin FeltonFive Star Direct Democracy Party33821.5%No
    Clive WatkinsonConservative Party33421.2%No
    Clive WatkinsonConservative Party15710%No
    Kevin BennettLiberal Democrats1247.9%No
    Tony DevoyYorkshire Party473%No
    Christopher HoustonBritish National Party251.6%No
    Old Town: Local Elections 2018electorate 8,210
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Clive PickeringThe Labour Party1,20654.8%Yes
    Mark HouchinIndependent49322.4%No
    Clive WatkinsonConservative Party33415.2%No
    Kevin BennettLiberal Democrats1667.5%No
    Old Town: Local Elections 2016Turnout 29.78%, electorate 7,958
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Phillip LoftsThe Labour Party1,02043%Yes
    Louise Jane SowerbyIndependent98741.6%No
    Amy Louise WalkerGreen Party1877.9%No
    Gillian MillnerConservative Party1767.4%No
    Old Town: Local Elections 2015Turnout 58.75%, electorate 8,472
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Anita CherryholmeThe Labour Party2,49950.2%Yes
    Louise SowerbyBath Northeast Somerset Independent Group (BIG)1,50730.3%No
    Gillian MillnerConservative Party71214.3%No
    Estelle Marie MageeanTUSC2595.2%No
    Old Town: Local Elections 2014Turnout 29.82%, electorate 8,565
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Liz GrundyBath Northeast Somerset Independent Group (BIG)1,13344.4%Yes
    Penny LoftsThe Labour Party1,05341.2%No
    Gillian MillnerConservative Party2349.2%No
    Estelle Marie MageeanTUSC1345.2%No
    Old Town: Local Elections 2012Turnout 30.85%, electorate 8,615
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Phillip DaviesThe Labour Party1,39152.3%Yes
    Clive PickeringBath Northeast Somerset Independent Group (BIG)66525%No
    Donald WoodIndependent2148.1%No
    David PeaceEnglish Democrats Party - Putting England First2067.8%No
    Howard OldfieldConservative Party1826.8%No

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