This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of South Yorkshire in Yorkshire and the Humber. All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown. The number of councillors elected for each electoral division or ward is shown in brackets.

District councils

Barnsley

Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 10 May 1973) to 3 May 1979:[1]

Wards from 3 May 1979 to 10 June 2004:[2]

Wards from 10 June 2004 to present:[3][4]

  1. Central (3)
  2. Cudworth (3)
  3. Darfield (3)
  4. Darton East (3)
  5. Darton West (3)
  6. Dearne North (3)
  7. Dearne South (3)
  8. Dodworth (3)
  9. Hoyland Milton (3)
  10. Kingstone (3)
  11. Monk Bretton (3)
  12. North East (3)
  13. Old Town (3)
  14. Penistone East (3)
  15. Penistone West (3)
  16. Rockingham (3)
  17. Royston (3)
  18. St Helens (3)
  19. Stairfoot (3)
  20. Wombwell (3)
  21. Worsbrough (3)

Doncaster

Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 10 May 1973) to 1 May 1980:[1]

Wards from 1 May 1980 to 10 June 2004:[5]

Wards from 10 June 2004 to 7 May 2015:[6]

  1. Adwick (3)
  2. Armthorpe (3)
  3. Askern Spa (3)
  4. Balby (3)
  5. Bentley (3)
  6. Bessacarr & Cantley (3)
  7. Central (3)
  8. Conisbrough & Denaby (3)
  9. Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun (3)
  10. Edlington & Warmsworth (3)
  11. Finningley (3)
  12. Great North Road (3)
  13. Hatfield (3)
  14. Mexborough (3)
  15. Rossington (3)
  16. Sprotbrough (3)
  17. Stainforth & Moorends (3)
  18. Thorne (3)
  19. Torne Valley (3)
  20. Town Moor (3)
  21. Wheatley (3)

Wards from 7 May 2015 to present:[7]

  1. Adwick le Street & Carcroft (3)
  2. Armthorpe (3)
  3. Balby South (2)
  4. Bentley (3)
  5. Bessacarr (3)
  6. Conisbrough (3)
  7. Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall (2)
  8. Edlington & Warmsworth (2)
  9. Finningley (3)
  10. Hatfield (3)
  11. Hexthorpe & Balby North (2)
  12. Mexborough (3)
  13. Norton & Askern (3)
  14. Roman Ridge (2)
  15. Rossington & Bawtry (3)
  16. Sprotbrough (2)
  17. Stainforth & Barnby Dun (2)
  18. Thorne & Moorends (3)
  19. Tickhill & Wadsworth (2)
  20. Town (3)
  21. Wheatley Hills & Intake (3)

Rotherham

Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 10 May 1973) to 1 May 1980:[1]

Wards from 1 May 1980 to 10 June 2004:[8]

Wards from 10 June 2004 to 6 May 2021:[9]

  1. Anston & Woodsetts (3) †
  2. Boston Castle (3)
  3. Brinsworth & Catcliffe (3)
  4. Dinnington (3) †
  5. Hellaby (3)
  6. Holderness (3)
  7. Hoober (3)
  8. Keppel (3)
  9. Maltby (3)
  10. Rawmarsh (3)
  11. Rotherham East (3)
  12. Rotherham West (3)
  13. Rother Vale (3)
  14. Silverwood (3)
  15. Sitwell (3)
  16. Swinton (3)
  17. Valley (3)
  18. Wales (3)
  19. Wath (3)
  20. Wickersley (3)
  21. Wingfield (3)

† minor boundary changes in 2011[10]

Wards from 6 May 2021 to present:[11]

  1. Anston and Woodsetts (3)
  2. Aston and Todwick (2)
  3. Aughton and Swallownest (2)
  4. Boston Castle (3)
  5. Bramley and Ravenfield (2)
  6. Brinsworth (2)
  7. Dalton and Thrybergh (2)
  8. Dinnington (3)
  9. Greasbrough (2)
  10. Hellaby and Maltby West (2)
  11. Hoober (3)
  12. Keppel (3)
  13. Kilnhurst and Swinton East (2)
  14. Maltby East (2)
  15. Rawmarsh East (2)
  16. Rawmarsh West (2)
  17. Rother Vale (2)
  18. Rotherham East (3)
  19. Rotherham West (3)
  20. Sitwell (3)
  21. Swinton Rockingham (2)
  22. Thurcroft and Wickersley South (2)
  23. Wales (2)
  24. Wath (2)
  25. Wickersley North (3)

Sheffield

Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 10 May 1973) to 1 May 1980:[1]

  1. Attercliffe (3)
  2. Beauchief (3)
  3. Birley (3)
  4. Brightside (3)
  5. Broomhill (3)
  6. Burngreave (3)
  7. Castle (3)
  8. Chapel Green (3)
  9. Darnall (3)
  10. Dore (3)
  11. Ecclesall (3)
  12. Firth Park (3)
  13. Gleadless (3)
  14. Hallam (3)
  15. Handsworth (3)
  16. Heeley (3)
  17. Hillsborough (3)
  18. Intake (3)
  19. Manor (3)
  20. Mosborough (3)
  21. Nether Edge (3)
  22. Nether Shire (3)
  23. Netherthorpe (3)
  24. Owlerton (3)
  25. Park (3)
  26. Sharrow (3)
  27. South Wortley (3)
  28. Southey Green (3)
  29. Stocksbridge (3)
  30. Walkley (3)

Wards from 1 May 1980 to 10 June 2004:[12]

  1. Beauchief (3)
  2. Birley (3)
  3. Brightside (3)
  4. Broomhill (3)
  5. Burngreave (3)
  6. Castle (3)
  7. Chapel Green (3)
  8. Darnall (3)
  9. Dore (3)
  10. Ecclesall (3)
  11. Firth Park (3)
  12. Hallam (3)
  13. Handsworth (3)
  14. Heeley (3)
  15. Hillsborough (3)
  16. Intake (3)
  17. Manor (3)
  18. Mosborough (3)
  19. Nether Edge (3)
  20. Nether Shire (3)
  21. Netherthorpe (3)
  22. Norton (3)
  23. Owlerton (3)
  24. Park (3)
  25. Sharrow (3)
  26. South Wortley (3)
  27. Southey Green (3)
  28. Stocksbridge (3)
  29. Walkley (3)

Wards from 10 June 2004 to 5 May 2016:[13]

  1. Arbourthorne (3)
  2. Beauchief and Greenhill (3)
  3. Beighton (3)
  4. Birley (3)
  5. Broomhill and Sharrow Vale (3)
  6. Burngreave (3)
  7. Central (3)
  8. Crookes & Crosspool (3)
  9. Darnall (3)
  10. Dore and Totley (3)
  11. East Ecclesfield (3)
  12. Ecclesall (3)
  13. Firth Park (3)
  14. Fulwood (3)
  15. Gleadless Valley (3)
  16. Graves Park (3)
  17. Hillsborough (3)
  18. Manor Castle (3)
  19. Mosborough (3)
  20. Nether Edge (3)
  21. Richmond (3)
  22. Shiregreen and Brightside (3)
  23. Southey (3)
  24. Stannington (3)
  25. Stocksbridge and Upper Don (3)
  26. Walkley (3)
  27. West Ecclesfield (3)
  28. Woodhouse (3)

Wards from 5 May 2016 to present:[14]

  1. Beauchief and Greenhill (3)
  2. Beighton (3)
  3. Birley (3)
  4. Broomhill and Sharrow Vale (3)
  5. Burngreave (3)
  6. City (3)
  7. Crookes & Crosspool (3)
  8. Darnall (3)
  9. Dore and Totley (3)
  10. East Ecclesfield (3)
  11. Ecclesall (3)
  12. Firth Park (3)
  13. Fulwood (3)
  14. Gleadless Valley (3)
  15. Graves Park (3)
  16. Hillsborough (3)
  17. Manor Castle (3)
  18. Mosborough (3)
  19. Nether Edge and Sharrow (3)
  20. Park & Arbourthorne (3)
  21. Richmond (3)
  22. Shiregreen and Brightside (3)
  23. Southey (3)
  24. Stannington (3)
  25. Stocksbridge and Upper Don (3)
  26. Walkley (3)
  27. West Ecclesfield (3)
  28. Woodhouse (3)

Former county council

South Yorkshire

Electoral Divisions from 1 April 1974 (first election 12 April 1973) to 1 April 1986 (county abolished):[1][15][16]

  1. Adwick-le-Street (1)
  2. Barnsley No. 1 (1)
  3. Barnsley No. 2 (1)
  4. Barnsley No. 3 (1)
  5. Barnsley No. 4 (1)
  6. Barnsley No. 5 (1)
  7. Barnsley No. 6 (1)
  8. Bentley-with-Arksey No. 1 (1)
  9. Bentley-with-Arksey No. 2 (1)
  10. Conisbrough (1)
  11. Cudworth (1)
  12. Darfield (1)
  13. Darton (1)
  14. Dearne No. 1 (1)
  15. Dearne No. 2 (1)
  16. Dodworth (1)
  17. Doncaster No. 1 (1)
  18. Doncaster No. 2 (1)
  19. Doncaster No. 3 (1)
  20. Doncaster No. 4 (Wheatley) (1)
  21. Doncaster No. 5 (Intake) (1)
  22. Doncaster No. 6 (Bessacarr) (1)
  23. Doncaster Rural No. 1 (1)
  24. Doncaster Rural No. 2 (1)
  25. Doncaster Rural No. 3 (1)
  26. Doncaster Rural No. 4 (1)
  27. Doncaster Rural No. 5 (1)
  28. Doncaster Rural No. 6 (1)
  29. Hemsworth (1)
  30. Hoyland (1)
  31. Kiveton Park No. 1 (1)
  32. Kiveton Park No. 2 (1)
  33. Maltby (1)
  34. Mexborough (1)
  35. Penistone (1)
  36. Penistone Rural (1)
  37. Rawmarsh No. 1 (1)
  38. Rawmarsh No. 2 (1)
  39. Rotherham No. 1 (1)
  40. Rotherham No. 2 (1)
  41. Rotherham No. 3 (1)
  42. Rotherham No. 4 (1)
  43. Rotherham No. 5 (1)
  44. Rotherham No. 6 (1)
  45. Rotherham Rural No. 1 (1)
  46. Rotherham Rural No. 2 (1)
  47. Rotherham Rural No. 3 (1)
  48. Rotherham Rural No. 4 (1)
  49. Rotherham Rural No. 5 (1)
  50. Royston (1)
  51. Sheffield No. 1 (3)
  52. Sheffield No. 2 (3)
  53. Sheffield No. 3 (3)
  54. Sheffield No. 4 (3)
  55. Sheffield No. 5 (3)
  56. Sheffield No. 6 (3)
  57. Sheffield No. 7 (3)
  58. Sheffield No. 8 (3)
  59. Sheffield No. 9 (3)
  60. Sheffield No. 10 (3)
  61. Sheffield No. 11 (3)
  62. Sheffield No. 12 (3)
  63. Sheffield No. 13 (3)
  64. Stocksbridge (1)
  65. Swinton (1)
  66. Thorne No. 1 (1)
  67. Thorne No. 2 (1)
  68. Thorne No. 3 (1)
  69. Wath upon Dearne (1)
  70. Wombwell (1)
  71. Worsbrough (1)
  72. Wortley No. 1 (1)
  73. Wortley No. 2 (1)
  74. Wortley No. 3 (1)

Electoral wards by constituency

Barnsley Central

Central, Darton East, Darton West, Kingstone, Monk Bretton, Old Town, Royston, St Helens.

Barnsley East

Cudworth, Darfield, Hoyland Milton, North East, Rockingham, Stairfoot, Wombwell, Worsbrough.

Don Valley

Conisbrough and Denaby, Edlington and Warmsworth, Finningley, Hatfield, Rossington, Thorne, Torne Valley.

Doncaster Central

Armthorpe, Balby, Bessacarr and Cantley, Central, Edenthorpe, Hexthorpe & Balby North, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun, Town Moor, Wheatley.

Doncaster North

Adwick, Askern, Bentley, Great North Road, Mexborough, Sprotbrough, Stainforth and Moorends.

Penistone and Stocksbridge

East Ecclesfield, Dodworth, Penistone East, Penistone West, Stocksbridge and Upper Don, West Ecclesfield.

Rother Valley

Anston and Woodsetts, Dinnington, Hellaby, Holderness, Maltby, Rother Vale, Sitwell, Wales.

Rotherham

Boston Castle, Brinsworth and Catcliffe, Keppel, Rotherham East, Rotherham West, Valley, Wingfield.

Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough

Burngreave, Firth Park, Hillsborough, Shiregreen and Brightside, Southey.

Sheffield Central

Broomhill, Central, Manor Castle, Nether Edge, Walkley.

Sheffield, Hallam

Crookes, Dore and Totley, Ecclesall, Fulwood, Stannington.

Sheffield, Heeley

Arbourthorne, Beauchief and Greenhill, Gleadless Valley, Graves Park, Richmond.

Sheffield South East

Beighton, Birley, Darnall, Mosborough, Woodhouse.

Wentworth and Dearne

Dearne North, Dearne South, Hoober, Rawmarsh, Silverwood, Swinton, Wath, Wickersley.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e The County of South Yorkshire (Electoral Divisions and Wards) Order 1973
  2. ^ The Borough of Barnsley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  3. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Barnsley (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  4. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Barnsley (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2004. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  5. ^ The Borough of Doncaster (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  6. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Doncaster (Electoral Changes) Order 2004. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  7. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Doncaster (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  8. ^ The Borough of Rotherham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  9. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Rotherham (Electoral Changes) Order 2004. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  10. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Rotherham (Electoral Changes) Order 2011. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Borough Election Result 6 May 2021". Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  12. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The City of Sheffield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  13. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The City of Sheffield (Electoral Changes) Order 2004. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  14. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Sheffield (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 20 April 2016.
  15. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1973. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  16. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1977. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
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