Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2002
The 2002 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
The results saw Labour keep a large majority despite losing seats to independents.[3] Overall turnout in the election was 26%.[4]
Barnsley Local Election Result 2002[5][6] |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
17 |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
77.3 |
50.7 |
22,043 |
+5.1% |
|
Independent |
4 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
18.2 |
22.1 |
9,596 |
+3.9% |
|
Conservative |
1 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
4.5 |
8.2 |
3,547 |
-5.9% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17.6 |
7,655 |
-0.5% |
|
Socialist Labour |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.1 |
477 |
+0.9% |
|
Socialist Alliance |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
163 |
+0.4% |
Ward results
Ardsley[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Karen Dyson |
708 |
46.3 |
-18.4 |
|
Independent |
Trevor Hutchinson |
606 |
39.6 |
+39.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Hazel Harding |
118 |
7.7 |
-16.3 |
|
Conservative |
Marjorie Cale-Morgan |
72 |
4.7 |
-6.6 |
|
Socialist Labour |
Margaret Holderness |
26 |
1.7 |
+1.7 |
Majority |
102 |
6.7 |
-34.0 |
Turnout |
1,530 |
23.2 |
+7.6 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Athersley[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Leonard Picken |
759 |
60.8 |
+2.1 |
|
Independent |
Jack Brown |
313 |
25.1 |
-2.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jean Roberts |
118 |
9.5 |
-0.2 |
|
Conservative |
William Barkworth |
32 |
2.6 |
-1.6 |
|
Socialist Alliance |
James White |
26 |
2.1 |
+2.1 |
Majority |
446 |
35.7 |
+4.4 |
Turnout |
1,248 |
20.0 |
+2.8 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Brierley[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Peter Middleton |
838 |
41.8 |
+41.8 |
|
Labour |
Christopher Sykes |
832 |
41.5 |
-9.8 |
|
Independent |
Kenneth Collins |
180 |
9.0 |
-19.2 |
|
Conservative |
Peter Murray |
72 |
3.6 |
-7.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
James McCready |
68 |
3.4 |
-6.3 |
|
Socialist Labour |
Olga Robinson |
16 |
0.8 |
+0.8 |
Majority |
6 |
0.3 |
|
Turnout |
2,006 |
30.5 |
+8.6 |
|
Independent gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Cudworth[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Charles Wraith |
1,343 |
69.5 |
+18.8 |
|
Independent |
Pamela Staley |
341 |
17.7 |
-21.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Riannon Rees |
151 |
7.8 |
+2.5 |
|
Conservative |
Anne Campbell |
96 |
5.0 |
+0.2 |
Majority |
1,002 |
51.9 |
+40.6 |
Turnout |
1,931 |
25.0 |
-2.1 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Darfield[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Terence Dixon |
1,109 |
49.1 |
+9.5 |
|
Independent |
Trevor Smith |
874 |
38.7 |
-11.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Teresa Arundel |
131 |
5.8 |
+1.1 |
|
Conservative |
Richard Morrell |
122 |
5.4 |
+0.1 |
|
Socialist Labour |
Eric Mountain |
22 |
1.0 |
+1.0 |
Majority |
235 |
10.4 |
|
Turnout |
2,258 |
28.7 |
-2.8 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Darton[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
John Parkinson |
1,416 |
54.2 |
+2.9 |
|
Independent |
John Moore |
618 |
23.6 |
-1.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Paul Jaques |
366 |
14.0 |
+3.1 |
|
Conservative |
Michael Toon |
214 |
8.2 |
-5.0 |
Majority |
798 |
30.5 |
+3.9 |
Turnout |
2,614 |
24.1 |
+1.3 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Dearne South[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Kenneth Sanderson |
1,544 |
54.5 |
+1.5 |
|
Independent |
Peter Stuart |
625 |
22.1 |
+22.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sharron Brook |
621 |
21.9 |
-20.9 |
|
Conservative |
Mavis Lockwood |
41 |
1.4 |
-2.9 |
Majority |
919 |
32.5 |
+22.3 |
Turnout |
2,831 |
32.5 |
+8.0 |
|
Labour gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
Dearne Thurnscoe[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Alan Hancock |
1,289 |
79.0 |
+6.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Michael Newton |
343 |
21.0 |
+2.6 |
Majority |
946 |
58.0 |
+3.6 |
Turnout |
1,632 |
21.0 |
+4.2 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Hoyland East[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Dennis Hawkins |
934 |
41.0 |
-16.6 |
|
Labour |
Timothy Shepherd |
876 |
38.4 |
+8.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Lopscombe |
339 |
14.9 |
+8.3 |
|
Conservative |
Marion Allerton |
103 |
4.5 |
-1.1 |
|
Socialist Labour |
Mary Smith |
28 |
1.2 |
+1.2 |
Majority |
58 |
2.5 |
-24.9 |
Turnout |
2,280 |
28.4 |
+2.0 |
|
Independent gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Hoyland West[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
James Andrews |
1,075 |
62.6 |
+3.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Knight |
298 |
17.3 |
-7.6 |
|
Conservative |
Elizabeth Hill |
162 |
9.4 |
-6.1 |
|
Independent |
Kenneth Pickering |
135 |
7.9 |
+7.9 |
|
Socialist Labour |
Geoffrey Pickering |
48 |
2.8 |
+2.8 |
Majority |
777 |
45.2 |
+10.5 |
Turnout |
1,718 |
26.4 |
+3.8 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Monk Bretton[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Roy Robinson |
1,020 |
59.2 |
+19.0 |
|
Independent |
Miles Staley |
374 |
21.7 |
-24.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sally Brook |
181 |
10.5 |
+2.2 |
|
Conservative |
Stuart Wilkinson |
110 |
6.4 |
+0.8 |
|
Socialist Labour |
Maureen Stannard |
39 |
2.3 |
+2.3 |
Majority |
646 |
37.5 |
|
Turnout |
1,724 |
21.1 |
-3.1 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
North West[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Philip Davies |
703 |
40.8 |
-9.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Anthony Conway |
468 |
27.2 |
+1.2 |
|
Independent |
William Gaunt |
382 |
22.2 |
+22.2 |
|
Conservative |
Clive Watkinson |
103 |
6.0 |
-17.8 |
|
Socialist Labour |
Philip Thompson |
66 |
3.8 |
+3.8 |
Majority |
235 |
13.6 |
-10.5 |
Turnout |
1,722 |
25.0 |
+6.9 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Park[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Alice Wade |
568 |
45.3 |
-18.0 |
|
Independent |
Malcolm Price |
339 |
27.0 |
+27.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Pietro Politano |
204 |
16.3 |
-8.3 |
|
Conservative |
Geoffrey Turvey |
74 |
5.9 |
-6.2 |
|
Socialist Alliance |
Susan Wild |
69 |
5.5 |
+5.5 |
Majority |
229 |
18.3 |
-20.4 |
Turnout |
1,254 |
23.5 |
+5.6 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Penistone West[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
George Punt |
1,788 |
68.9 |
+68.9 |
|
Labour |
Linda Hutchinson |
499 |
19.2 |
-6.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jean Knight |
309 |
11.9 |
+3.5 |
Majority |
1,289 |
49.7 |
|
Turnout |
2,596 |
29.0 |
+1.5 |
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
Royston[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Graham Kyte |
1,415 |
67.8 |
+16.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Edward Gouthwaite |
498 |
23.9 |
-0.4 |
|
Conservative |
Kathleen Leeds |
174 |
8.3 |
+2.0 |
Majority |
917 |
43.9 |
+17.2 |
Turnout |
2,087 |
22.9 |
+0.7 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
South West[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Philip Birkinshaw |
1,046 |
54.6 |
-9.8 |
|
Labour |
Robert Hannaghan |
566 |
29.5 |
+9.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Yvonne Marrison |
165 |
8.6 |
+1.8 |
|
Conservative |
John Wilson |
139 |
7.3 |
-1.5 |
Majority |
480 |
25.1 |
-19.2 |
Turnout |
1,916 |
26.7 |
+0.8 |
|
Independent gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Wombwell North[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Arthur Hall |
676 |
47.0 |
+8.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Christopher Harding |
519 |
36.1 |
-22.8 |
|
Independent |
Angela Thorp |
203 |
14.1 |
+14.1 |
|
Conservative |
Nancy Cuss |
40 |
2.8 |
+0.0 |
Majority |
157 |
10.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,438 |
29.0 |
-1.2 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Wombwell South[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Trevor Naylor |
1,329 |
71.1 |
+16.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
William Millard |
352 |
18.8 |
+5.7 |
|
Conservative |
Howard Oldfield |
187 |
10.0 |
+1.6 |
Majority |
977 |
52.3 |
+17.4 |
Turnout |
1,868 |
23.3 |
-1.2 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
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