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    1976 handbook

    Barnsley: 1976 local elections

    20 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1975) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 48 · Other 9 · The Liberal Party 2 · Conservative 1

    After (end of 1976) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 39 · Other 15 · The Liberal Party 5 · Conservative 1

    Ward results

    Ardsley1 seat · turnout 29.4%
    T. GalvinLabour1,108
    SykesRES773
    A. KitchingConservative249
    No. 1 (Barnsley: Carlton)1 seat · turnout 23.8%
    G. BrightLabour1,649
    HaywardRES774
    No. 10 (Darton)1 seat · turnout 36.4%
    HutchinsonRES1,745
    W. BrettonLabour1,532
    No. 11 (Dearne: Central & South)1 seat · turnout 31.3%
    GregoryInd Lab1,436
    SaylesLabour1,240
    BarwellRES435
    No. 12 (Dearne: East & West)1 seat · turnout 24.4%
    D. LloydLabour1,496
    LoweRES322
    No. 13 (Hoyland Nether)1 seat · turnout 41.0%
    A. McKayLabour2,726
    LockwoodRES1,949
    No. 14 (Penistone)1 seat · turnout 57.6%
    LockwoodLIB1,257 ✓
    LeeIndependent925
    W. MurphyLabour841
    KellettConservative374
    DalbyRES65
    No. 15 (Royston)1 seat · turnout 44.9%
    K. RispinLabour1,670
    E. WhiteheadLIB1,063
    CawthornRES163
    No. 16 (Wombwell: Central-North-South East)1 seat · turnout 25.8%
    WraithRES799
    C. JonesLabour588
    No. 17 (Wombwell: Hemingfield and South West)1 seat · turnout 41.3%
    HargreavesThe Liberal Party1,707 ✓
    H. BrookesLabour1,368
    No. 18 (Worsbrough)1 seat · turnout 38.1%
    BattyRES2,275
    SchofieldLabour2,017
    No. 19 (Hemsworth Rural)1 seat · turnout 33.3%
    N. StaceyLabour1,752
    McKernanRES735
    D. SchofieldConservative486
    No. 2 (Barnsley: East & North)1 seat · turnout 42.9%
    F. KayeLabour1,641
    WardRES1,477
    M. GuestConservative510
    No. 20 (Penistone Rural & Wortley)1 seat · turnout 53.9%
    FrowLIB1,393
    J. WadeyConservative1,335
    W. EllisLabour1,180
    No. 3 (Barnsley: Central-South-South East)1 seat · turnout 37.3%
    R WardLabour1,763 ✓
    G. JepsonLIB996
    SpencerRES492
    EnglandConservative328
    No. 4 (Barnsley: South West and West)1 seat · turnout 44.6%
    PembertonRES1,808
    W. SinfieldLabour1,259
    H. OldfieldConservative360
    No. 5 (Barnsley: Monk Bretton)1 seat · turnout 34.3%
    G. WhykeLabour1,565
    RobinsonRES1,224
    CopelandConservative334
    No. 7 (Cudworth)1 seat · turnout 38.5%
    GreenRES1,370
    R. RigbyLabour1,041
    No. 8 (Darfield)1 seat · turnout 43.3%
    B. KeyLabour1,617
    O'DonnellRES936
    No. 9 (Dodworth-Barugh-Higham-Gawber)1 seat · turnout 44.9%
    D BrownLabour1,202
    AddisonRES1,027
    J. CrosbyLIB611