The ward last elected three councillors together, in May 2026: Labour won two seats and Reform UK one, Labour taking the most votes on 38 per cent to Reform's 34 per cent. Earlier contests were won by Labour in 2024 and 2023. This by-election fills the Reform seat, vacated when Kay Hughes resigned about eight weeks after the May election, citing personal reasons. Eight candidates stood.
Every ward and councillor, who runs the council, and each by-election since May.
Barnsley council page →| Party | Share |
|---|---|
| Labour | 51.6% |
| Reform UK | 23.8% |
| Conservative | 11.6% |
| Restore Britain | 6.5% |
| Restore Britain and independents | 2.8% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2.1% |
| Green | 1.7% |
Restore Britain and independents (3 candidates combined), Liberal Democrats, Green: fewer than 5 wins in 100 each.
How often each candidate wins the seat across 10,000 simulations of this contest - chances of winning, not vote shares.
| Result | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Green | Reform UK | Independents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 18% | 38% | 4% | 5% | 34% | - |
| May 2024 | 38% | 42% | 11% | 10% | - | - |
| May 2023 | 36% | 42% | 13% | 5% | - | 4% |
Winning share of all votes cast in bold. Multi-member wards elect several councillors at once. Includes any county-division contest covering the same ground.
Barnsley is a metropolitan borough: it runs every local service, from schools to bins. Current control: Reform UK.
Seats under the independents-and-others heading here have been won by independents at elections since 2022.
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Wards coloured by the party that last won them; the by-election ward is outlined. Hover a ward for its last result.
There is no county council above Barnsley. Transport and some strategic functions sit with the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.
The ward is part of the Penistone and Stocksbridge constituency. Labour MP Marie Tidball won it at the 2024 general election with 44 per cent of the vote.