Local government and police and crime commissioner elections - 6 May 2021

Results of the local government elections held on Thursday 6 May 2021.

  • Total votes cast: 52,527
  • Turnout: 28.47%
  • Total postal: 32,265
  • 61.4% of votes were postal votes

The Labour Party has had its majority on Barnsley Council reduced to 35 seats. Labour lost one seat overall in the 21 wards contested. 

The political make up of the 63 seat council is now:

  • Barnsley Independent Group: 1
  • The Conservative Party candidate: 3
  • Independent: 3
  • Labour Party: 49
  • Liberal Democrats: 7

Central ward 

  • Number of registered electors: 8373.
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 1989.
  • Turnout: 23.87%
  • Spoilt ballots: 17
Name Party Votes
Ian Guest Green Party 366
Summer Louanne Risebury Labour Party 964 - Elected
Catherine Theresa Rogerson Liberal Democrats 113
Adrian Thompson The Conservative Party candidate 529

Cudworth ward

  • Number of registered electors: 8307.
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 1973.
  • Turnout: 23.84%
  • Spoilt ballots: 8
Name Party Votes
Mark Anthony Arnold Barnsley Independent Group 285
Mark James Brook The Conservative Party candidate 316
Steve Houghton Labour Party 1368 - Elected
Elizabeth Kate Waters Liberal Democrats 75

Darfield ward

  • Number of registered electors: 8069.
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 2346.
  • Turnout: 29.15%
  • Spoilt ballots: 12
Name Party Votes
Kevin Bennett Liberal Democrats 77
Benjamin John Richard Harrison The Conservative Party candidate 600
Kevin John Howard Osborne Labour Party 1166 - Elected
Victoria Semley Barnsley Independent Group 372
Graham Stringer The For Britain Movement 98
Kris Tonkinson Independent 21

Darton East ward

  • Number of registered electors: 8869.
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 2893.
  • Turnout: 32.70%
  • Spoilt ballots: 7
Name Party Votes
Mat Crisp Liberal Democrats 1119 - Elected
Sharon Love Barnsley Independent Group 587
Kirsty Mcara-Marsh Green Party 135
John Michael Miller The Conservative Party candidate 323
Dave Webster Labour and Co-operative Party 722

Darton West ward

  • Number of registered electors: 8768.
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 2825.
  • Turnout: 32.25%
  • Spoilt ballots: 20
Name Party Votes
Marie Bates The Conservative Party candidate 914
Alice Cave Labour Party 1051 - Elected
Tom Heyes Green Party 755
Andrew Stephen Waters Liberal Democrats 85

Dearne North ward

  • Number of registered electors: 8187.
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 1741.
  • Turnout: 21.35%
  • Spoilt ballots: 19
Name Party Votes
Wendy Ann Cain Labour Party  1052 - Elected
George Hill The Conservative Party candidate  412
Simon Hulme Liberal Democrats  49
Savannah Jarvis Social Democratic Party  47
Maxine Spencer English Democrats - "Putting England First!"  162

Dearne South ward

  • Number of registered electors: 9169.
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 2291.
  • Turnout: 23.99%
  • Spoilt ballots: 26
Name Party Votes
Dorothy Coates Labour Party  1364 - Elected
Linda Fielding Liberal Democrats  70
Jacob Graham Griffin The Conservative Party candidate  398
David Alan Jarvis Social Democratic Party  359
Janus Polenceusz English Democrats - "Putting England First!"  74

Dodworth ward

  • Number of registered electors: 8487.
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 2990.
  • Turnout: 35.23%
  • Spoilt ballots: 14
Name Party Votes
Phillip Birkinshaw Barnsley Independent Group 757
Emma Johnson-Henshaw Labour Party 677
Lee Ogden The Conservative Party candidate 651
Rebecca Jean Trotman Green Party 178
Chris Wray Liberal Democrats 804 - Elected

Hoyland Milton ward

  • Number of registered electors: 9374.
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 2937.
  • Turnout: 31.34%
  • Spoilt ballots: 19
Name Party Votes
John Brian Evans Green Party 232
Glenn Charles Lawrence Liberal Democrats 99
Daniel Simpson Independent 331
James Michael Stowe Labour Party 1153 - Elected
Angela Waller Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 60
David Andrew White The Conservative Party candidate 1,040

Kingstone ward

  • Number of registered electors: 7769.
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 1846.
  • Turnout: 23.84%
  • Spoilt ballots: 11
Name Party Votes
Peter Doyle Barnsley Independent Group 396
Peter Gorden Giles Green Party 181
Tracey-Ann Holland Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 41
Ian Levitt-Smillie The Conservative Party candidate 310
Pooja Ramchandani Labour Party 699 - Elected
Carlo Turner Independent 85
Phillip David Wright Liberal Democrats 123

Monk Bretton ward

  • Number of registered electors: 8953.
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 2314.
  • Turnout: 25.94%
  • Spoilt ballots: 5
Name Description Votes
Steve Green Labour Party 1260 - Elected
Gary McNair Barnsley Independent Group 415
Matthew Rigden Nicholson Liberal Democrats 46
Chris Scarfe Green Party 102
Michael John Toon The Conservative Party candidate 486

North East ward

  • Number of registered electors: 10,214.
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 2587.
  • Turnout: 25.40%
  • Spoilt ballots: 10
Name Party Votes
Raymond Archer Barnsley Independent Group 746
Sam Christmas Liberal Democrats 65
Jeff Ennis Labour Party 1268 - Elected
Samuel Joe Wilkinson The Conservative Party candidate 498

Old Town ward

  • Number of registered electors: 8593.
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 2528.
  • Turnout: 29.48%
  • Spoilt ballots: 9
Name Party Votes
Will Fielding Liberal Democrats 112
Liam James Hardcastle Barnsley Independent Group 390
Phil Lofts Labour Party 1084 - Elected
Estelle Marie Mageean Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 26
Gillian Margaret Nixon Green Party 203
Clive Watkinson The Conservative Party candidate 578
Donald Wood Independent 124

Penistone East ward

  • Number of registered electors: 9651.
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 4311.
  • Turnout: 44.69%
  • Spoilt ballots: -25
Name Party Votes
Alex Burnett Labour Party 988
Kate Helen Raynor Green Party 309
Susan Jane Waters Liberal Democrats 1034
John Major Wilson The Conservative Party candidate 1954 - Elected

Penistone West ward

  • Number of registered electors: 10,059.
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 3874.
  • Turnout: 38.48%
  • Spoilt ballots: 9
Name Party Votes
Martin Richard Bancroft The Conservative Party candidate  1172
Edward Dillingham Reform UK  166
Sarah Louise Grainger Labour Party  745
Mandy Lowe-Flello Liberal Democrats  1444 - Elected
Richard Thomas James Trotman Green Party  338

Rockingham ward

  • Number of registered electors: 8716.
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 2781.
  • Turnout: 31.98%
  • Spoilt ballots: 17

Counting resulted in a dead heat between Labour Party candidate Nicola Sumner and the Conservative Party candidate Roy Garratt.

Ballot papers were re-counted numerous times, but a deadlock was still not broken, so the result was decided by chance. This is standard practice when this happens. A coin was tossed – heads for Conservative and tails for Labour. The coin landed on tails.

Name Party Votes
Andy Belk Keep Equality Safe Party 75
Karen Fletcher Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 115
Roy Garratt The Conservative Party candidate 1084
James Grinham Green Party 289
Paul Nugent Liberal Democrats 124
Nicola Sumner Labour Party 1084 - Elected

Royston ward

  • Number of registered electors: 8713.
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 2379.
  • Turnout: 27.39%
  • Spoilt ballots: 8
Name Party Votes
Michael Davies The Conservative Party candidate 422
Neil Fisher Independent 95
Kirk Harper Barnsley Independent Group 700
Simon Michael Bullivant Layton Green Party 78
Caroline Makinson Labour Party 1034 - Elected
Patrick Dimelow Smith Liberal Democrats 46

St Helen's ward

  • Number of registered electors: 7946.
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 1736.
  • Turnout: 21.89%
  • Spoilt ballots: 9
Name Party Votes
Sarah Elizabeth Booth Liberal Democrats 52
Mick Chambers Yorkshire Party 233
Donna Cutts The Conservative Party candidate 330
Alan Jones Green Party 91
Sarah Jane Tattersall Labour Party 983 - Elected
Steve Vajda Social Democratic Party 38

Stairfoot ward

  • Number of registered electors: 9111.
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 2360.
  • Turnout: 26%
  • Spoilt ballots: 7
Name Party Votes
Karen Dyson Labour Party  895 - Elected
Elizabeth Hill The Conservative Party candidate  363
Wayne Johnson Independent  689
Jame Robert Kitching Liberal Democrats  42
Kay Lousie Thewlis Barnsley Independent Group  364

Wombwell ward

  • Number of registered electors: 9673.
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 2443.
  • Turnout: 25.43%
  • Spoilt ballots: 15
Name Party Votes
James Lewis Higginbottom Labour Party 1346 - Elected
Simon Nicholas Kusners Green Party 127
Susan Mary Rose Liberal Democrats 79
Jon Seymour English Democrats - "Putting England First!" 103
Amy Stewart Independent 108
Rachel Louise Thompson Social Democratic Party 17
Alex Wilkinson The Conservative Party candidate 648

Worsbrough ward

  • Number of registered electors: 7557.
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 2232.
  • Turnout: 29.56%
  • Spoilt ballots: 18
Name Party Votes
Michael Alan Barraclough The Conservative Party candidate  485
Roy Bowser Labour Party  827 - Elected
Sarah Calvert Liberal Democrats  129
Gillian Carr Barnsley Independent Group  775

Police and crime commissioner (PCC) election

Results of the PCC election held on Monday 10 May 2021. Find out about the role of the PCC and what they do.

Name Party Votes
Alan Roy Billings Labour and Co-operative Party  27,890 - Elected
David Lewis Chinchen Conservative Party candidate  17,934
Joe Otten Liberal Democrats  5,516

Total turnout: 52,547

Dr Alan Billings, the Labour Party candidate, has been elected as the PCC for South Yorkshire.