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    1979 handbook

    Barnsley: 1979 local elections

    22 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 37 · Other 17 · The Liberal Party 4 · Conservative 2

    After (end of 1979) (66 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 41 · Other 21 · Conservative 3 · The Liberal Party 1

    Ward results

    Ardsley3 seats · turnout 49.2%
    E. GalvinLabour3,018
    J. BurnsLabour2,690
    A. ParkinRES2,239
    A. WilkieLabour2,038
    A. KitchingConservative1,218
    Athersley3 seats · turnout 45.3%
    G. BrightLabour3,084
    L. LangfordLabour2,854
    H. DancerLabour2,655
    F. SykesRES1,231
    Brierley3 seats · turnout 56.7%
    Baines D.Labour2,957
    N. StaceyLabour2,835
    E. WoolleyLabour2,686
    P. AndersonRES1,310
    D. SchofieldConservative1,202
    K. WhitakerRES1,158
    Central3 seats · turnout 63.5%
    R. FisherLabour2,586
    F. KayeLabour2,522
    J. WattsLabour2,203
    M. JacksonRES2,117
    W. FrenchRES2,088
    E. SykesRES2,025
    S. FoxLIB1,089
    C. MajorLIB932
    Cudworth3 seats · turnout 63.2%
    H. SaltLabour2,659
    C. WraithRES2,502
    K. GreenRES2,477
    R. RigbyLabour2,325
    E. BellisLabour2,197
    T. McDonaldRES2,027
    Darfield3 seats · turnout 63.4%
    B. GoddardLabour2,999
    T. DixonLabour2,972
    A. EllisLabour2,463
    R. MurdockRES2,013
    J. MooreRES1,970
    C. BattyConservative1,377
    H. ButterworthInd Lab687
    F. SuttonInd Lab366
    Darton3 seats · turnout 67.2%
    M. HutchinsonRES3,186 ✓
    J. EvansRES2,979 ✓
    A. LappageRES2,560 ✓
    D. BoothLabour2,235
    W. BrettonLabour2,161
    G. EastwoodLabour2,007
    K. HesfordTEN1,225
    M. LinsteadLIB793
    A. WilsonOther209
    G. IvesOther155
    M. WilsonOther83
    Dearne South3 seats · turnout 53.4%
    J. StanleyLabour4,622
    J. GregoryInd Lab3,269
    S. WhitehouseLabour3,158
    J. BedfordLabour3,014
    Dearne Thurnscoe3 seats · turnout 51.8%
    J OldhamLabour3,919
    D. LloydLabour3,747
    K. YoungLabour3,671
    M. LawRES1,850
    Dodworth3 seats · turnout 56.1%
    J. CrosbyRES2,822
    C. WhitmeyRES2,777
    G. MasonLabour2,690
    S. HepworthLabour2,618
    D BrownLabour2,455
    Hoyland East3 seats · turnout 59.7%
    D. EadenInd Lab3,218
    G. SteerLIB2,933
    P. BeardshallLabour2,306
    L. LevittLabour2,113
    P. ScottLabour1,862
    O. ChantreyIndependent1,478
    Hoyland West3 seats · turnout 65.6%
    A. SchofieldLabour2,657
    D. HagueLabour2,583
    C. WroeLabour2,570
    R. DickinsonRES2,173
    S. HancockRES1,812
    J. ThickettRES1,764
    Monk Bretton3 seats · turnout 59.7%
    R. BarronLabour3,229
    R. RobinsonLabour3,085
    T. SheardLabour2,949
    B. EvansRES2,233
    A. BeeversRES2,217
    N. FrostRES1,969
    North West3 seats · turnout 60.9%
    J. HarrisRES2,554
    A. WilliamsLabour2,333
    E. BeecroftRES2,213
    G. CooperLabour2,187
    J. WildeLabour2,147
    M. GuestConservative1,665
    S. SykesCOMM166
    M. HydesCOMM140
    Park3 seats · turnout 57.1%
    F. LunnLabour2,818
    R WardLabour2,246
    K. BorrettLabour2,211
    M. WilbyLIB1,076
    O. MilthorpeRES927
    H. OldfieldConservative912
    Penistone East3 seats · turnout 67.7%
    H. FishLabour2,667
    J. WadeyConservative2,144
    G. TueConservative1,911
    E. HirstLabour1,754
    J. EvansConservative1,738
    R. CouncilLabour1,529
    M. NicholsonLIB971
    S. SmithLIB871
    Penistone West3 seats · turnout 60.0%
    M. HarrisonRES4,155
    F. NevilleConservative2,908
    F. AshtonLabour2,214
    F. HagueConservative1,857
    G. MountainLabour882
    G. WhewellLabour861
    D. RyallsIndependent643
    Royston3 seats · turnout 58.2%
    E. ParkesInd Lab3,060
    C. RispinLabour2,949
    J. BallLabour2,673
    M. PicklesLabour2,370
    P. GoodliffeRES1,265
    J. GreasleyRES1,187
    South West3 seats · turnout 64.2%
    M. AddisonRES2,997
    K. PembertonRES2,618
    J. KershawRES2,502
    W. SinfieldLabour1,840
    B. AlmondLabour1,660
    M StokesLabour1,639
    J. MoorhouseConservative869
    Wombwell North3 seats · turnout 45.1%
    R. WraithRES2,129
    B. FellowsLabour1,822
    A. StoreyLabour1,775
    J. RemingtonLabour1,663
    Wombwell South3 seats · turnout 56.5%
    J. WakeLabour3,246
    T. NaylorLabour2,842
    J. GoddardLabour2,831
    P. HargreavesLIB2,298
    M. NieldRES2,157
    Worsbrough3 seats · turnout 67.5%
    S. BattyRES3,461
    F. DickinsonRES3,171
    A. AshtonRES2,696
    J. BlandLabour2,478
    W. SmithLabour2,267
    F. HoldroydLabour2,035
    G. EnglandConservative595