Local Councillors are elected by the community to decide how the council should carry out its various activities. They represent public interest as well as individuals living within the ward in which he or she has been elected to serve a term of office.
They have regular contact with the general public through council meetings, telephone calls or surgeries. Surgeries provide an opportunity for any ward resident to go and talk their councillor face to face and these take place on a regular basis.
Councillors receive allowances for their work, the details of which are published annually.
All Councillors are required by law, and under the Council's Code of Conduct, to complete a declaration of interest form to register any financial or other interests that could potentially conflict with their role as a local Councillor. The Members own declaration of interest form can be found on their individual web page.
To find your councillor please use the below links:
Rockingham
Labour
Deputy Leader
Penistone East
Conservative
Central
Labour
Dodworth
Barnsley Independent Group
Leader of Barnsley Independent Group
Stairfoot
Labour
Central
Labour
Cabinet Spokesperson - People (Safeguarding)
Darton West
Labour
Worsbrough
Barnsley Independent Group
Darton West
Labour
Darton East
Labour
Royston
Labour
Cabinet Spokesperson - People (Achieving Potential)
Worsbrough
Labour
Royston
Labour
Darfield
Labour
Stairfoot
Labour
Central
Labour
North East
Labour
Hoyland Milton
Labour
Cabinet Support Member - Core Services
Wombwell
Labour
Cabinet Support Member - Place
Dearne North
Labour
Cabinet Spokesperson - Core Services
Dearne North
Labour
Monk Bretton
Labour
Mayor
Wombwell
Labour
Cabinet Support Member without Portfolio
Penistone West
Labour
North East
Labour
Penistone East
Conservative
Cudworth
Labour
North East
Labour
Cudworth
Labour
Leader of the Council
Darton West
Labour
Cabinet Spokesperson without Portfolio
Dearne South
Labour
Stairfoot
Labour
Penistone West
Liberal Democrats
Rockingham
Labour
St. Helen's
Labour
Old Town
Labour
Royston
Labour
Darfield
Labour
Deputy Mayor
Darton East
Labour
Cabinet Spokesperson - Place
Penistone West
Conservative
Kingstone
Labour
Kingstone
Labour
Old Town
Labour
Dearne South
Labour
Dearne North
Labour
Old Town
Labour
St. Helen's
Labour
Cabinet Spokesperson - Communities
Worsbrough
Labour
Cabinet Support Member - Communities
Monk Bretton
Labour
Dodworth
Labour
Darfield
Labour
Cabinet Support Member - People (Safeguarding)
Monk Bretton
Labour
Hoyland Milton
Labour
Dearne South
Labour
Darton East
Labour
Hoyland Milton
Labour
Rockingham
Labour
St. Helen's
Labour
Cabinet Support Member - People (Achieving Potential)
Kingstone
Labour
Penistone East
Conservative
Leader of the Conservative Group
Wombwell
Labour
Cudworth
Labour
Dodworth
Labour