LABOUR has maintained the same majority on Barnsley Council having lost a seat to Barnsley Independent Group but snatching one from the Conservatives.
Penistone West's Conservative councillor Andrew Milner lost his seat to Labour's Joe Unsworth - by just 42 votes. In Old Town, Penny Lofts lost her seat to Barnsley Independent Group's Liz Grundy - by just 80 votes.
UKIP came second in six out of the nine seats it fielded candidates in, and council leader Sir Steve Houghton said it had been one of the hardest elections for a long time.
"These national trends we have seen elsewhere, we've seen here in Barnsley but thankfully we've held them off. We're not complacent, we can understand that people are dissatisfied and are looking for something different.
"As a council we have got to bring forward the regeneration of the town centre and we've got to manage the cuts, there is no getting away from that."
He said he was pleased with the gain in Penistone West, but disappointed to have lost out in Old Town.
"We won one and we lost one, so we came out even. I think the problems we've had in Old Town have not helped. We had a very good candidate in Penny Lofts who has worked very hard. She only just lost, despite the national trends. We're going to take a step back and look at how we can make it better and come back much stronger.
"Penistone West was one of our target seats. Joe Unsworth works for the town council and works for the council again. If there is one person that would do anything for the community it's Joe and he thoroughly deserves his victory."
Turnout was 29.6 per cent.
The full results were as follows:
Central
Margaret Bruff*, Labour, 1,219
Colin Porter, English Democrats, 481
Dave Gibson, Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts, 405
Stuart Wilkinson, Conservative, 265
Labour HOLD
CudworthJoe Hayward*, Labour, 1,582Tony Devoy, independent, 280George Hill, Conservative, 235Ralph Dyson, Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts, 169
Labour HOLD
Darfield Pauline Markham*, Labour, 1,305David Burnett, English Democrats, 633Debbie Toon, Conservative, 373
Labour HOLD
Darton East Harry Spence*, Labour, 1,432Paul Robinson, English Democrats, 501Anthony Mawson, Conservative, 491Robert Teal, Liberal Democrats, 219
Labour HOLD
Darton WestSharon Howard*, Labour, 1,377Ian Sutton, English Democrats, 715Clive Watkinson, Conservative, 567
Labour HOLD
Dearne North Dave Sim, Labour, 1,179Graham Swiffen, UKIP, 752Gordon Wilkinson, Conservative, 103
Labour HOLD
Dearne South May Noble*, Labour, 1,935Lee Ogden, Conservative, 295
Labour HOLD
Dodworth Jack Carr*, Barnsley Independent Group, 997
Tony Wright, Labour, 796Anisa Kola, UKIP, 717Andrew Barr, Conservative, 315
Barnsley Independent Group HOLD
Hoyland Milton Robin Franklin*, Labour, 1,425Michael Davies, Barnsley Independent Group, 551Justin Saxton, Putting England First!, 278Lesley Watkinson, Conservative, 238Freddy Ponce, independent, 206Brian Caton, Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts, 149
Labour HOLD
KingstoneKath Mitchell*, Labour, 1,011Christopher Houston, UKIP, 873Mike Toon, Conservative, 164Tracey Ann Holland, Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts, 137
Labour HOLD
Monk Bretton
Ken Richardson*, Labour, 1,676
Garry Needham, Conservative, 512
Labour HOLD
North East
Dorothy Higginbottom*, Labour, 1,493
Jim Johnson, UKIP, 990
Eddie Devoy, independent, 204
Nichola Richardson, Conservative, 183
Labour HOLD
Old Town
Liz Grundy, Barnsley Independent Group, 1,133
Penny Lofts*, Labour, 1,053
Gill Millner, Conservative, 234
Estelle Marie Mageean, Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts, 134
Barnsley Independent Group GAIN
Penistone East
Robert Barnard*, Conservative, 1,511
Jill Hayler, Labour, 1,142
Chris Wood, UKIP, 971
Conservative HOLD
Penistone West Joe Unsworth, Labour, 1,015Andrew Millner*, Conservative, 973David Wood, UKIP, 891Steve Webber, independent, 635
Labour GAIN
Rockingham James Andrews*, Labour, 1,032Andy Belk, UKIP, 829Steve Sylvester, Barnsley Independent Group, 652Peter Murray, Conservative, 194Kevin Riddiough, Putting England First!, 69Karen Fletcher, Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts, 64
Labour HOLD
Royston Tim Cheetham*, Labour, 1,134Aiden Benoit, UKIP, 887Anne Haynes, Conservative, 155Edward Gouthwaite, independent, 90Tom Dean, Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts, 59
Labour HOLD
St. Helens Dave Leech*, Labour, 1271Dean Walker, English Democrats, 383Jan Campbell, Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts, 168Delia Weldon, Conservative, 108
Labour HOLD
Stairfoot Brian Mathers*, Labour, 1,409Paul Buckley, Conservative, 396Frank Watson, Socialist Labour, 378
Labour HOLD
Wombwell Robert Frost*, Labour, 1,302Neil Robinson, UKIP, 909Alex Wilkinson, Conservative, 174Angela Waller, Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts, 76
Labour HOLD
* The graphic shows the balance of power before and after the election *
