Frances Nixon: councillor for Penistone East, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Frances Nixon is a Labour councillor for the Penistone East ward on Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 8 May 2026.

Council: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Penistone East
Party: Labour
Term began: 8 May 2026
Official profile: barnsleymbc.moderngov.co.uk
Source: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Frances Nixon

These are the details Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council publishes for Frances Nixon, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:

Email: cllrfrancesnixon@barnsley.gov.uk
Phone: 07513 125354
Post: PO Box 634, Barnsley, S70 9GG
Official profile: barnsleymbc.moderngov.co.uk

Who else represents Penistone East

Alex Burnett Labour
John Roberts Labour

Labour on Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Labour holds 12 of the 63 seats on Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. The largest group is Reform UK, with 41. Seats by party: Reform UK 41, Labour 12, Liberal Democrats 7, Independent 3.

Leaders and post holders on Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

All 63 councillors of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Penistone East

Frances Nixon sits on Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Barnsley, each with its own page:

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority led by Oliver Coppard
South Yorkshire Police led by Kilvinder Vigurs
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Barnsley, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.