Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council elections
One third of the Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes on 3 June 2004, councillors are elected from 21 wards.[1]
Political control
Since 1973, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
Labour | 1973–present |
Council elections
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1998
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1999
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2000
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2002
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2003
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 3)[3]
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2006
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2007
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2008
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2010
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2011
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2014
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2015
By-election results
1993-1997
Brierley By-Election 20 March 1997[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
C Sykes |
1,064 |
70.7 |
|
|
Conservative |
D Beaumont-Scofield |
230 |
15.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
S Brooks |
211 |
14.0 |
|
Majority |
834 |
55.4 |
|
Turnout |
1,505 |
21.0 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
1997-2001
North West By-Election 18 February 1999[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
M Cawthorne |
446 |
60.1 |
-6.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
J Ingram |
125 |
16.8 |
+3.5 |
|
Conservative |
C Carrington |
124 |
16.7 |
+0.0 |
|
Independent Labour |
D Wood |
47 |
6.3 |
+6.3 |
Majority |
321 |
43.3 |
|
Turnout |
742 |
10.3 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
South West By-Election 18 February 1999[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
R Hannaghan |
380 |
43.5 |
-26.8 |
|
Conservative |
J Wilson |
283 |
32.4 |
+9.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
D Hutton |
210 |
24.1 |
+24.1 |
Majority |
97 |
11.1 |
|
Turnout |
873 |
12.0 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Hoyland East By-Election 29 July 1999[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
T Shepherd |
626 |
72.0 |
+60.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
B Martin |
150 |
17.2 |
-8.2 |
|
Conservative |
R Morrell |
93 |
10.7 |
-5.3 |
Majority |
476 |
54.8 |
|
Turnout |
869 |
10.8 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
South West By-Election 29 July 1999[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
S Birkinshaw |
686 |
43.2 |
+43.2 |
|
Labour |
S Henshaw |
407 |
25.6 |
+1.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
D Hutton |
286 |
18.0 |
+4.2 |
|
Conservative |
J Wilson |
210 |
13.2 |
-6.8 |
Majority |
279 |
17.6 |
|
Turnout |
1,589 |
21.3 |
|
|
Independent gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
2001-2005
Dodworth By-Election 7 June 2001[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Christopher Jenkinson |
2,452 |
43.1 |
1.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Anthony Conway |
1,273 |
22.4 |
+10.9 |
|
Conservative |
George Hill |
766 |
13.5 |
-0.5 |
|
Independent |
Michael Walsh |
761 |
13.4 |
-2.9 |
|
Green |
Donald Jones |
438 |
7.7 |
-9.1 |
Majority |
1,179 |
20.7 |
|
Turnout |
5,690 |
53.9 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Athersley By-Election 7 March 2002[6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Patricia Newman |
527 |
62.1 |
+3.4 |
|
Independent |
Jack Brown |
187 |
22.0 |
-5.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jean Roberts |
106 |
12.5 |
+2.8 |
|
Socialist Alliance |
James White |
29 |
3.4 |
+3.4 |
Majority |
340 |
40.1 |
|
Turnout |
849 |
14.0 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
2005-2009
Penistone West By-Election 13 July 2006[7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Stephen Marsh |
897 |
50.3 |
+15.7 |
|
Labour |
Joseph Unsworth |
558 |
31.3 |
+8.5 |
|
Green |
Lynda Pickersgill |
328 |
18.4 |
+18.4 |
Majority |
339 |
19.0 |
|
Turnout |
1,783 |
21.4 |
|
|
Conservative gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
Worsborough By-Election 16 November 2006[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Betty Barlow |
615 |
37.0 |
-4.7 |
|
Independent |
|
510 |
30.7 |
+9.5 |
|
BNP |
|
310 |
18.6 |
+18.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
137 |
8.2 |
-14.2 |
|
Respect |
|
91 |
5.5 |
+5.5 |
Majority |
105 |
6.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,663 |
22.0 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
2009-2013
St. Helen's By-Election 15 October 2009[9] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Roy Butterwood |
1,520 |
59.8 |
+2.2 |
|
BNP |
Lisa Brooksbank |
590 |
23.2 |
+6.6 |
|
Barnsley Independent |
Daniel Pickering |
171 |
6.7 |
-11.9 |
|
UKIP |
Neil Robinson |
94 |
3.7 |
+3.7 |
|
Conservative |
Clive Watkinson |
83 |
3.5 |
-3.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Eddie Gouthwaite |
78 |
3.1 |
+3.1 |
Majority |
930 |
36.6 |
|
Turnout |
2,542 |
31.0 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
St Helen's By-Election 13 October 2011[10] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Dave Leech |
1,257 |
75.8 |
-3.6 |
|
BNP |
Danny Cooke |
174 |
10.5 |
-1.6 |
|
English Democrats |
Kevin Riddiough |
146 |
8.8 |
+8.8 |
|
Conservative |
Clive Watkinson |
61 |
3.7 |
-4.9 |
|
Independent |
Edward Gouthwaite |
21 |
1.3 |
+1.3 |
Majority |
1,083 |
65.3 |
-2.0 |
Turnout |
1,659 |
20.5 |
-7.6 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Royston Ward by-election, 10 October 2013[11] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Caroline Makinson |
1,143 |
67.39 |
|
|
UKIP |
James Johnson |
393 |
23.17 |
|
|
Conservative |
Paul Buckley |
100 |
5.89 |
|
|
English Democrats |
Justin Saxton |
32 |
1.88 |
|
|
BNP |
Mark Baker |
28 |
1.65 |
|
Majority |
750 |
44.22 |
|
Turnout |
1,696 |
20.10 |
|
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