The first elections to the newly created Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 10 May 1973, with the entirety of the 60 seat council - three seats for each of the 20 wards - up for vote. The Local Government Act 1972 stipulated that the elected members were to shadow and eventually take over from the predecessor corporation on 1 April 1974. The order in which the councillors were elected dictated their term serving, with third-place candidates serving two years and up for re-election in 1975, second-placed three years expiring in 1976 and 1st-placed five years until 1978.[1]

The election resulted in Labour gaining control of the council.[1]

Election result

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1973[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 57 0 0 0 95.0 52.5 32,319 N/A
  Independent 1 0 0 0 1.7 7.7 4,727 N/A
  Democratic Labour 1 0 0 0 1.7 6.0 3,687 N/A
  Independent Labour 1 0 0 0 1.7 5.0 3,062 N/A
  Conservative 0 0 0 0 0.0 9.7 5,977 N/A
  Liberal 0 0 0 0 0.0 9.2 5,679 N/A
  Citizens 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.4 2,090 N/A
  Residents 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.2 1,329 N/A
  Ind. Socialist 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.4 850 N/A
  Socialist (GB) 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.6 978 N/A
  Communist 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.4 844 N/A

This resulted in the following composition of the council:[1]

Party New council
Labour 57
Democratic Labour 1
Independent 1
Independent Labour 1
Total 60
Working majority  54 

Ward results

Ardsley (7210)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Varley B. 1,305 78.5 N/A
Labour Galvin T. 1,281
Labour Burns J. 1,188
Democratic Labour Wilkinson G. 358 21.5 N/A
Majority 947 56.9 N/A
Turnout 1,663 23.1 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
No. 1 (Barnsley: Carlton) (10165)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brain H. 1,670 75.8 N/A
Labour Bright G. 1,545
Labour Dancer H. 1,347
Communist Greenfield N. 269 12.2 N/A
Conservative Carrington J. 264 12.0 N/A
Majority 1,401 63.6 N/A
Turnout 2,203 21.7 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
No. 2 (Barnsley: East & North) (8770)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Williams A. 1,833 59.0 N/A
Labour Kaye F. 1,779
Labour Fisher R. 1,772
Citizens Williams R. 879 28.3 N/A
Citizens Acklam T. 801
Citizens Ware D. 728
Conservative Walker G. 393 12.7 N/A
Conservative Jones R. 391
Majority 954 30.7 N/A
Turnout 3,105 35.4 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
No. 3 (Barnsley: Central-South-South East)(9807)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lunn F. 2,339 60.1 N/A
Labour Warden R. 2,015
Labour Borrett K. 1,928
Liberal Dossett J. 1,260 32.4 N/A
Liberal Jepson G. 1,214
Liberal Copley M. 1,176
Conservative Mallison S. 290 7.5 N/A
Majority 1,079 27.7 N/A
Turnout 3,889 39.7 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
No. 4 (Barnsley: South West and West) (7981)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lindley T. 1,623 51.7 N/A
Labour Sinfield W. 1,566
Labour Butler A. 1,484
Citizens Blackburne E. 1,211 38.6 N/A
Citizens Shaw K. 1,151
Citizens Gibson M. 1,066
Conservative Oldfield H. 304 9.7 N/A
Conservative England G. 291
Conservative Winter S. 221
Majority 412 13.1 N/A
Turnout 3,138 39.3 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
No. 5 (Barnsley: Monk Bretton) (10034)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tracey M. 1,604 72.2 N/A
Labour Whyke G. 1,530
Labour Wilkie B. 1,461
Conservative Strange T. 363 16.3 N/A
Ind. Socialist Cooke L. 255 11.5 N/A
Majority 1,241 55.9 N/A
Turnout 2,222 22.1 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
No. 7 (Cudworth) (6146)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bateman B. Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour Glover M. Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour Rigby R. Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
No. 8 (Darfield) (5716)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Key B. Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour Brookes W. Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour Goddard B. Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
No. 9 (Dodworth-Barugh-Higham-Gawber)(6400)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mason G. 1,762 61.1 N/A
Labour Brown D. 1,677
Labour Woffenden J. 1,666
Liberal Crosby J. 1,121 38.9 N/A
Liberal Hodnett M. 991
Majority 641 22.2 N/A
Turnout 2,883 45.0 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
No. 10 (Darton) (8518)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Booth D. 1,457 38.2 N/A
Labour Bretton W. 1,411
Labour Turner C. 1,266
Independent Skelton G. 719 18.8 N/A
Independent Labour Ledger V. 662 17.3 N/A
Conservative Bower J. 590 15.5 N/A
Democratic Labour Hesford K. 390 10.2 N/A
Majority 738 19.3 N/A
Turnout 3,818 44.8 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
No. 11 (Dearne: Central & South) (9844)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bedford J. 2,227 69.5 N/A
Labour Grayson J. 2,164
Labour Stanley J. 2,038
Socialist (GB) Doyle P. 978 30.5 N/A
Majority 1,249 39.0 N/A
Turnout 3,205 32.6 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
No. 12 (Dearne: East & West) (7643)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Oldham J. 1,648 57.9 N/A
Labour Lloyd D. 1,520
Labour Young K. 1,334
Communist Riley P. 575 20.2 N/A
Residents Lamplough J. 441 15.5 N/A
Residents Imisson P. 288
Residents Wood H. 198
Conservative Crofts G. 181 6.4 N/A
Majority 1,073 37.7 N/A
Turnout 2,845 37.2 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
No. 13 (Hoyland Nether) (11463)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Labour Eadon D. 2,939 41.1 N/A
Labour McKay A. 2,535 35.4 N/A
Labour Ashmore J. 2,270
Labour Smith H. 1,913
Independent Labour Levitt L. 1,677 23.5 N/A
Majority 404 5.6 N/A
Turnout 7,151 62.4 N/A
Democratic Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
No. 14 (Penistone) (6189)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gledhill W. 1,476 40.4 N/A
Labour Murphy W. 1,225 33.5 N/A
Labour Ashton F. 1,078
Labour Fielding A. 969
Conservative Hincliffe T. 955 26.1 N/A
Conservative Atkinson J. 840
Independent Smythe R. 831
Conservative White A. 721
Majority 251 6.9 N/A
Turnout 3,656 59.1 N/A
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
No. 15 (Royston) (6344)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ball T. 1,527 31.8 N/A
Labour Rispin K. 1,348
Independent Labour Parkes E. 1,289 26.9 N/A
Labour Moon F. 1,102
Liberal Whitehead E. 1,092 22.8 N/A
Residents Hawkes L. 888 18.5 N/A
Majority 238 5.0 N/A
Turnout 4,796 75.6 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Independent Labour win (new seat)
No. 16 (Wombwell: Central-North-South East)(5293)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fellows B. 735 66.0 N/A
Labour Jones C. 711
Labour Storey A. 682
Independent Labour Rose R. 378 34.0 N/A
Independent Labour Buckley R. 329
Independent Labour Shepherd C. 273
Majority 357 32.0 N/A
Turnout 1,113 21.0 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
No. 17 (Wombwell: Hemingfield and SouthWest) (7785)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wake J. 1,699 69.9 N/A
Labour Brookes H. 1,627
Labour Naylor T. 1,548
Independent Labour Wilkinson H. 733 30.1 N/A
Independent Labour McNally J. 495
Independent Labour Sanders J. 424
Majority 966 39.8 N/A
Turnout 2,432 31.2 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
No. 18 (Worsbrough) (11229)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bland J. 3,183 63.7 N/A
Labour Scholfield A. 3,140
Labour Smith W. 3,127
Liberal Vallance J. 1,081 21.6 N/A
Conservative Wigglesworth E. 733 14.7 N/A
Majority 2,102 42.1 N/A
Turnout 4,997 44.5 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
No. 19 (Hemsworth Rural) (9031)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nettleton H. 2,336 52.7 N/A
Labour Stacey N. 2,282
Labour Baines D. 2,137
Independent Newsome C. 855 19.3 N/A
Conservative Gardner W. 650 14.7 N/A
Ind. Socialist Short J. 595 13.4 N/A
Ind. Socialist Turner R. 524
Majority 1,481 33.4 N/A
Turnout 4,436 49.1 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
No. 20 (Penistone Rural & Wortley) (7218)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fish H. 1,611 40.4 N/A
Labour Ellis W. 1,487
Labour Hirst E. 1,378
Conservative Beever L. 1,254 31.4 N/A
Liberal Lees J. 1,125 28.2 N/A
Conservative Wade J. 1,068
Liberal Warburton J. 1,035
Conservative Harrison C. 1,035
Liberal Illingworth F. 844
Majority 357 8.9 N/A
Turnout 3,990 55.3 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 "Elections Centre: Barnsley 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk/plymouth.ac.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
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