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    Barnsley: 2026 local elections

    21 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 2025) (63 seats, Open Council Data)

    Labour 48 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Other 3 · Conservative 1

    After (end of 2026) (63 seats, Open Council Data)

    Reform UK 42 · Labour 11 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 2

    Ward results

    Athersley & New Lodge3 seats
    Ian Paul EarpReform UK1,181 ✓
    Jayne HulmeReform UK1,164 ✓
    Rocky LaybournReform UK1,122 ✓
    Dave LeechLabour858
    Sarah Jane TattersallLabour828
    Neil WrightLabour733
    Richard Thomas James TrotmanGreen146
    Lina SouraGreen142
    Andrew AllertonConservative113
    Sue WrightLiberal Democrats101
    Neil Philip CalvertLiberal Democrats96
    Matthew NicholsonLiberal Democrats79
    Central3 seats · turnout 31.2%
    Nicola SumnerLabour1,208 ✓
    Janine MoyesLabour1,137 ✓
    Martin Joseph O'DonoghueLabour1,089 ✓
    Gerald BatemanReform UK1,033
    Christopher Mark MannionReform UK1,023
    Patricia SmithReform UK1,012
    Nick MilneGreen286
    Eloise MorrisGreen277
    Steve BullcockLiberal Democrats264
    Davinder PinderGreen238
    Andrew MicklethwaiteLiberal Democrats221
    Pietro PolitanoLiberal Democrats219
    Elaine WeemsConservative104
    Cudworth3 seats · turnout 33.1%
    Stephen HoughtonLabour1,306 ✓
    Joe HaywardLabour1,303 ✓
    Stanley John BryanReform UK1,283 ✓
    Diane BryanReform UK1,268
    Anita CherryholmeLabour1,229
    Richard SzenkReform UK1,119
    Richard KnightsGreen238
    Dale JacksonGreen190
    Elizabeth FoersLiberal Democrats107
    Peter ForbesConservative106
    Gary MarshConservative85
    Thomas WrightLiberal Democrats83
    Glenn LawrenceLiberal Democrats72
    Darfield & Great Houghton3 seats
    David GoddardReform UK1,674 ✓
    Gary HallReform UK1,621 ✓
    Scott McKenzieReform UK1,573 ✓
    Kevin John Howard OsborneLabour1,269
    Pauline MarkhamLabour1,268
    Richard Thomas UllyottLabour1,085
    Ehren HoltGreen323
    Paul Hand-DavisConservative203
    John NortonConservative189
    Alison PalmerLiberal Democrats180
    Simon Richard HulmeLiberal Democrats180
    Gregory Harrison NeedhamLiberal Democrats157
    Darton East3 seats · turnout 41.2%
    Dickie DentonLiberal Democrats1,724 ✓
    Leyla NayeriLiberal Democrats1,529 ✓
    Carl SnowdenLiberal Democrats1,472 ✓
    Kirsty BogicReform UK1,141
    Nina MusgraveReform UK1,127
    Eunice AsanteReform UK1,082
    Teresa WilcocksonLabour851
    Stephen John MorganLabour685
    Wayne MartindaleLabour586
    Tom HeyesGreen270
    Phil AtkinsonGreen217
    Roger HawConservative100
    Phil WeemsConservative99
    Darton West3 seats · turnout 42.4%
    Sam BurdettReform UK1,607 ✓
    Andy CudworthReform UK1,544 ✓
    Luca TurnerReform UK1,510 ✓
    Trevor Raymond CaveLabour1,504
    Sharon HowardLabour1,460
    Simon John Jordan WilliamsonLabour1,319
    Trevor Anthony MayneGreen456
    Kabir NepalGreen453
    Sophie Alice ParkinsonGreen420
    David RodgerConservative232
    Kevin BennettLiberal Democrats202
    Mike ToonConservative187
    Jo MathewsonLiberal Democrats183
    Patrick SmithLiberal Democrats157
    Dearne North3 seats · turnout 25.6%
    Luke WheatReform UK1,157 ✓
    Brian KilnerReform UK1,146 ✓
    Neil YoungReform UK1,141 ✓
    Sue BellamyLabour771
    Wendy CainLabour748
    Martin MorrellLabour634
    Ian Martin James BerryGreen276
    Brian John EvansLiberal Democrats129
    Francis McCaneConservative112
    Rhiannon ReesLiberal Democrats112
    Hayden George PrescottLiberal Democrats108
    Helen SmithConservative97
    Maxine SpencerEnglish Democrats81
    Janus PolenceuszEnglish Democrats62
    Gary KnightEnglish Democrats57
    Dearne South3 seats · turnout 27.7%
    Mark Anthony LangridgeReform UK1,489 ✓
    Christopher Alan CharltonReform UK1,330 ✓
    Kay KilnerReform UK1,301 ✓
    Janine Marie BowlerLabour937
    John Michael CooperLabour918
    Deborah Jane PearsonLabour798
    Matthew Lewis JacksonGreen233
    Linda FieldingLiberal Democrats115
    David Allan JarvisSocial Democratic Party111
    Jonathan CuttsLiberal Democrats105
    Keith GealConservative93
    Mandy Lowe-FlelloLiberal Democrats90
    Warwick BettneySocial Democratic Party70
    Rosemary Sharon JacksonConservative68
    Dodworth, Stainborough & Tankersley3 seats
    Betty BarnesReform UK1,354 ✓
    Melvyn BirdReform UK1,301 ✓
    Michael NaughtonReform UK1,284 ✓
    Chris WrayLiberal Democrats1,222
    Andy WatersLiberal Democrats1,109
    Janet WrayLiberal Democrats1,051
    Thomas BeechLabour540
    Chris NewtonLabour525
    Rachael YardleyLabour487
    Becky ThompsonGreen213
    Lee Dorian LongGreen199
    Debbie ToonConservative190
    Roland Cornelius PowellGreen188
    Lee OgdenConservative185
    John WilsonConservative171
    Hoyland Milton3 seats · turnout 37.5%
    Brian GregoryReform UK1,746 ✓
    Michael James DaviesReform UK1,725 ✓
    Rachael Grace KayReform UK1,629 ✓
    Robin FranklinLabour1,310
    Tim ShepherdLabour1,296
    Mick StoweLabour1,172
    Charlie EvansGreen455
    Barnaby ChurchillLiberal Democrats201
    Gina RaynerLiberal Democrats185
    Peter MurrayConservative169
    Gareth ParkinConservative155
    Claire RedmondLiberal Democrats154
    Angela Ruth WallerTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition115
    Kingstone3 seats · turnout 40.7%
    Steve BullcockLiberal Democrats1,317 ✓
    Philip WrightLiberal Democrats1,128 ✓
    Ian GuestLiberal Democrats1,094 ✓
    Granville CorkerReform UK946
    Sharon GillisReform UK890
    David MillerReform UK880
    Nieve ElliottLabour755
    Amy HollingLabour691
    Deniss KurnovsLabour574
    Peter Gordon GilesGreen302
    Clare Louise Simone WinderGreen292
    Laur TuplingGreen257
    Andrew MillnerConservative140
    Garry NeedhamConservative108
    Tracey-Ann HollandTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition29
    Monk Bretton3 seats · turnout 34.8%
    Paul KellyReform UK1,543 ✓
    Kate MilnerReform UK1,495 ✓
    Alan ParkerReform UK1,474 ✓
    Amy Caroline BrookesLabour1,026
    Kenneth RichardsonLabour1,023
    Margaret SheardLabour1,023
    Rachel Jane StewartIndependent437
    Brigid Rose BakerGreen305
    Jessica Hackleton GreenGreen272
    Thomas CollingsConservative172
    Peter James FieldingLiberal Democrats146
    Elaine MicklethwaiteLiberal Democrats135
    Kevin OrrellConservative132
    Sue RoseLiberal Democrats116
    North East3 seats · turnout 24.1%
    Martin Richard BancroftReform UK1,243 ✓
    William John BrownReform UK1,212 ✓
    John SidebottomReform UK1,158 ✓
    Ashley James PeaceLabour927
    Ruth BookerLabour909
    Dorothy CoatesLabour834
    Raymond ArcherIndependent266
    Jane Margaret SellarsGreen167
    Sophie Jane SteeleGreen166
    Alison WhiteGreen135
    James ClayConservative114
    Ann ShelbourneConservative96
    Alex MathewsonLiberal Democrats72
    Alexis Rose Fielding-WebbLiberal Democrats71
    Geoff ReidLiberal Democrats57
    Old Town3 seats · turnout 39.2%
    Phillip LoftsLabour1,391 ✓
    Jo NewingLabour1,382 ✓
    Brandon James GreenLabour1,352 ✓
    David Shaun CunninghamReform UK1,202
    Simon NettletonReform UK1,163
    Ian WestwoodReform UK1,153
    Clive PickeringLiberal Democrats483
    Eloise BaileyLiberal Democrats477
    Will FieldingLiberal Democrats386
    Ken BakerGreen313
    Gillian Margaret NixonGreen307
    Ken SmithGreen213
    Michael BarracloughConservative189
    Steve DangerfieldTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition41
    Penistone East3 seats · turnout 48.7%
    Alex BurnettLabour2,040 ✓
    Kay HughesReform UK1,669 ✓
    Frances NixonLabour1,645 ✓
    John RobertsLabour1,632
    Peter MillarReform UK1,604
    James PerigoReform UK1,529
    Robert BarnardConservative1,050
    Steven John BurkinshawConservative843
    Tom LindleyConservative703
    Kate Helen RaynorGreen402
    Freya NepalGreen346
    Catherine RogersonLiberal Democrats312
    Matthew James SummersLiberal Democrats189
    Adam WiszniewskiLiberal Democrats115
    Penistone West3 seats · turnout 45.6%
    David GreenhoughLiberal Democrats1,680 ✓
    Florentine Bootha-KingLiberal Democrats1,562 ✓
    Vicky JacksonReform UK1,399 ✓
    Kirk HarperReform UK1,398
    Sue WatersLiberal Democrats1,396
    Sam JonesReform UK1,365
    Sue CuttingLabour821
    Willow Kate RaynorGreen668
    Paul Ian SammonLabour637
    Bryan Anthony WorthLabour602
    Richard Thomas James TrotmanGreen556
    Ian WhiteConservative452
    Lawrence MaitlandConservative393
    Samuel WilkinsonConservative321
    David WoodIndependent276
    Rori CookSocial Democratic Party180
    Rockingham3 seats · turnout 34.3%
    Pat GregoryReform UK1,462 ✓
    Andy WrayIndependent1,377 ✓
    Christopher DentonReform UK1,291 ✓
    Adam HarringtonReform UK1,152
    Sherry HollingLabour784
    Edana Rose GuestLabour667
    Michelle KlepperLabour638
    Lucy Louise BenoitGreen407
    Amelia RushworthGreen263
    Gill MillnerConservative176
    Clive WatkinsonConservative159
    Sam CalvertLiberal Democrats133
    Anita KimberleyLiberal Democrats113
    Ian Hague-BrownLiberal Democrats100
    Royston3 seats · turnout 29.9%
    Terry DurkinReform UK1,246 ✓
    Nick EverestReform UK1,226 ✓
    Stefan McCrumReform UK1,151 ✓
    Caroline MakinsonLabour1,105
    Pauline McCarthyLabour969
    Lewis CusworthLabour922
    Angela PollardGreen291
    Neil FisherIndependent254
    Michael CloseConservative155
    Tina AdkinLiberal Democrats152
    George HillConservative133
    Jonathan HoodLiberal Democrats111
    Jon PalmerLiberal Democrats106
    Stairfoot3 seats · turnout 29.0%
    Edward DillinghamReform UK1,322 ✓
    Andrew GillisReform UK1,318 ✓
    Liam HardcastleReform UK1,314 ✓
    Karen DysonLabour942
    Ian Patrick ShirtLabour844
    Paul MurrayLabour835
    Pete WallGreen275
    Nell Dru StocktonGreen263
    Louise CassidyLiberal Democrats185
    Marie BatesConservative175
    James Robert KitchingLiberal Democrats145
    Charlotte WilkinsonConservative134
    Lee RossLiberal Democrats99
    Wombwell3 seats · turnout 32.5%
    Andy ArnoldReform UK1,535 ✓
    James Lewis HigginbottomLabour1,514 ✓
    Theresa ArnoldReform UK1,448 ✓
    Brenda EastwoodLabour1,425
    Deborah HirstReform UK1,376
    Robert FrostLabour1,347
    Jessica Claire RoebuckGreen361
    Mark BrookConservative153
    Tracy SkinnerConservative134
    Robert W GreenLiberal Democrats122
    Josh FoersLiberal Democrats115
    Suzanne GillLiberal Democrats90
    Worsbrough3 seats · turnout 44.0%
    Jake Michael LodgeIndependent1,595 ✓
    Gill CarrReform UK1,392 ✓
    Mike LycettReform UK1,377 ✓
    Simon Glen MooreReform UK1,244
    Roy BowserLabour1,028
    John William ClarkeLabour1,015
    David Lee WebsterLabour609
    Amy Louise WalkerGreen333
    Rachel Louise LloydGreen326
    Sarah CalvertLiberal Democrats199
    Jonathan BennettConservative163
    Joshua GreenLiberal Democrats126
    Adrian ThompsonConservative111
    Alex WrightLiberal Democrats110