Barnsley local elections

One third of Barnsley Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

Political control

Labour 1973 - present

Council elections

Barnsley Council election, 1998

Barnsley Council election, 1999

Barnsley Council election, 2000

Barnsley Council election, 2002

Barnsley Council election, 2003

Barnsley Council election, 2004

Barnsley Council election, 2006

Barnsley Council election, 2007

Barnsley Council election, 2008

By-election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = C Sykes
votes = 1,064
percentage = 70.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = D Beaumont-Scofield
votes = 230
percentage = 15.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = S Brooks
votes = 211
percentage = 14.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 834
percentage = 55.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,505
percentage = 21.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J Rae
votes = 1,398
percentage = 71.4
change = -17.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Arthur Scargill
votes = 331
percentage = 16.9
change = +16.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = I Guest
votes = 151
percentage = 7.7
change = +7.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = E Elders
votes = 79
percentage = 4.0
change = +4.0Election box majority
votes = 1,067
percentage = 54.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,959
percentage = 25.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = M Cawthorne
votes = 446
percentage = 60.1
change = -6.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = J Ingram
votes = 125
percentage = 16.8
change = +3.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = C Carrington
votes = 124
percentage = 16.7
change = +0.0Election box candidate
party = Independent Labour
candidate = D Wood
votes = 47
percentage = 6.3
change = +6.3Election box majority
votes = 321
percentage = 43.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 742
percentage = 10.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = R Hannaghan
votes = 380
percentage = 43.5
change = -26.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J Wilson
votes = 283
percentage = 32.4
change = +9.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = D Hutton
votes = 210
percentage = 24.1
change = +24.1Election box majority
votes = 97
percentage = 11.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 873
percentage = 12.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = S Brook
votes = 678
percentage = 54.4
change = +42.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J Stowe
votes = 516
percentage = 41.4
change = -33.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Party (England and Wales)
candidate = M Forster
votes = 28
percentage = 2.2
change = -4.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = N Grace
votes = 25
percentage = 2.0
change = -4.5Election box majority
votes = 162
percentage = 13.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,247
percentage = 24.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = T Shepherd
votes = 626
percentage = 72.0
change = +60.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = B Martin
votes = 150
percentage = 17.2
change = -8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R Morrell
votes = 93
percentage = 10.7
change = -5.3Election box majority
votes = 476
percentage = 54.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 869
percentage = 10.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = S Birkinshaw
votes = 686
percentage = 43.2
change = +43.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = S Henshaw
votes = 407
percentage = 25.6
change = +1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = D Hutton
votes = 286
percentage = 18.0
change = +4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J Wilson
votes = 210
percentage = 13.2
change = -6.8Election box majority
votes = 279
percentage = 17.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,589
percentage = 21.3
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Jenkinson
votes = 2,452
percentage = 43.1
change = 1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Anthony Conway
votes = 1,273
percentage = 22.4
change = +10.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = George Hill
votes = 766
percentage = 13.5
change = -0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Michael Walsh
votes = 761
percentage = 13.4
change = -2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Donald Jones
votes = 438
percentage = 7.7
change = -9.1Election box majority
votes = 1,179
percentage = 20.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 5,690
percentage = 53.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Patricia Newman
votes = 527
percentage = 62.1
change = +3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Jack Brown
votes = 187
percentage = 22.0
change = -5.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jean Roberts
votes = 106
percentage = 12.5
change = +2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = James White
votes = 29
percentage = 3.4
change = +3.4Election box majority
votes = 340
percentage = 40.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 849
percentage = 14.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Marsh
votes = 897
percentage = 50.3
change = +15.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph Unsworth
votes = 558
percentage = 31.3
change = +8.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Lynda Pickersgill
votes = 328
percentage = 18.4
change = +18.4Election box majority
votes = 339
percentage = 19.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,783
percentage = 21.4
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Independent (politician)
swing =

Labour won November 16th 2006 Worsbrough By-Election. Details not yet known.

External links

* [http://www.barnsley.gov.uk Barnsley Council]