{"id":70806,"date":"2026-05-01T12:30:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T12:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=70806"},"modified":"2026-05-01T13:57:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T13:57:46","slug":"barnsley-greens-target-small-gains-in-local-election-despite-predicted-reform-majority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/barnsley-greens-target-small-gains-in-local-election-despite-predicted-reform-majority\/","title":{"rendered":"Barnsley Greens target small gains in local election despite predicted Reform majority"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Barnsley Green Party candidate has predicted a good result for Reform in next week\u2019s elections, but said the Greens are continuing to target small gains in parts of the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Greens are currently predicted to win one seat in Darton West, which the party has said would be \u201ca massive success.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trevor Mayne, candidate for Darton West and co-chair of Barnsley Greens, said: \u201cIf we get one, two or three councillors elected in the ward, then we&#8217;ll be thinking across Barnsley when we do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;ve been coming second to Labour for several of the past elections in Darton, and with the fall off of the Labour vote since they&#8217;ve been in government, we&#8217;ve got a real chance of getting in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/barnsley-greens-1024x771.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/barnsley-greens-980x737.png 980w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/barnsley-greens-480x361.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Candidates for Darton West at a Green Party-organised swap shop (Left to Right: Kabir Nepal, Sophie Parkinson, Trevor Mayne)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He also said the party\u2019s ethos is \u201cthe antidote to Reform in that respect of just spreading the message of hate all over the place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pollcheck.co.uk\/council-projections\/barnsley\/#\/barnsley\">Pollcheck<\/a>, Reform are currently predicted to win a majority on the council. Party leader Nigel Farage has said they have \u201cevery chance\u201d to take Barnsley on 7 May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"965\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image.png 965w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-480x205.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 965px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pollcheck.co.uk\/council-projections\/barnsley\/#\/barnsley\">Pollcheck <\/a>(as of 1st May)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Mayne called Reform\u2019s rise a \u201cshort term knee-jerk reaction,\u201d yet believes they have a good chance of being successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: \u201cPeople know that there&#8217;s a good chance that Reform will end up holding power in the council, and everybody, except the people currently saying they&#8217;re going to vote Reform, is worried about that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">\u201cThey will probably take Barnsley, so we need to be afraid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barnsley Council faces a potential major overhaul as all 63 seats will be up for grabs. 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