1996 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
December 15, 2023
Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 1996, with one third of the council up for election. The election resulted in Labour retaining control of the council.[1][2]
1996 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
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Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 1996 with one third of the council up for election The election resulted in Labour retaining control of the council 1 2 1996 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 1995 3 May 1996 1998 Party Labour Conservative IndependentMap showing the results of the 1996 Barnsley council elections Majority party before electionLabour Majority party after election Labour Contents 1 Election result 2 Ward results 3 By elections between 1996 and 1998 4 ReferencesElection result editBarnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1996 1 2 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Labour 20 0 1 1 90 9 68 6 11 460 2 3 Conservative 1 0 0 0 4 5 12 2 2 040 5 4 Independent 1 1 0 1 4 5 9 6 1 604 3 4 Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 883 0 3 Independent Labour 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 481 0 5Militant Labour 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 235 0 5This resulted in the following composition of the council 1 2 Party Previous council New councilLabour 64 63Independent 1 2Conservatives 1 1Total 66 66Working majority 62 60 Ward results edit figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested Ardsley 7226 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Brian Mathers Unopposed N A N ALabour hold Swing N AAthersley 6075 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour David Bostwick Unopposed N A N ALabour hold Swing N ABrierley 7169 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Arthur Whittaker 1 382 84 6 19 4Conservative Schofield D Ms 252 15 4 4 0Majority 1 130 69 2 27 4Turnout 1 634 22 8 8 7Labour hold Swing 7 7Central 8646 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Judith Watts Unopposed N A N ALabour hold Swing N ACudworth 7769 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Steve Houghton 1 589 88 3 0 5Independent Cowton S 211 11 7 0 5Majority 1 378 76 6 0 9Turnout 1 800 23 2 3 2Labour hold Swing 0 5Darfield 7792 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Eric Barlow Unopposed N A N ALabour hold Swing N ADarton 10385 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Roy Miller Unopposed N A N ALabour hold Swing N ADearne South 8856 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour John Inky Thomson Unopposed N A N ALabour hold Swing N ADearne Thurnscoe 8114 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Peter Bird Unopposed N A N ALabour hold Swing N ADodworth 10130 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour John Ryan 1 822 74 3 3 7Green Jones D 630 25 7 3 7Majority 1 192 48 6 7 5Turnout 2 452 24 2 6 2Labour hold Swing 3 7Hoyland East 8012 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Peter Beardshall Unopposed N A N ALabour hold Swing N AHoyland West 6643 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Clarrie Wroe Unopposed N A N ALabour hold Swing N AMonk Bretton 8456 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Tom Sheard Unopposed N A N ALabour hold Swing N ANorth West 7212 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Bill Denton 1 005 73 6 3 5Conservative Carrington C Ms 230 16 8 16 8Independent Labour Holderness B 130 9 5 9 5Majority 775 56 8 2 5Turnout 1 365 19 0Labour hold Swing 10 1Park 5659 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Peter Doyle Unopposed N A N ALabour hold Swing N APenistone East 7622 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Independent John Wade 1 393 50 2 50 2Labour Linda Smith 1 382 49 8 8 2Majority 11 0 4 15 5Turnout 2 775 36 6 3 8Independent gain from Labour Swing 29 2Penistone West 8461 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Brenda Hinchliff 1 220 42 4 42 4Labour Trevor Cave 1 051 36 6 7 1Independent Labour Scott S Ms 351 12 2 12 2Green Wood A Ms 253 8 8 6 4Majority 169 5 9 3 4Turnout 2 875 34 0 2 0Conservative hold Swing 24 7Royston 8529 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Bill Newman Unopposed N A N ALabour hold Swing N ASouth West 7537 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Malcolm Hall 1 432 80 9 N AConservative John Carrington 338 19 1 N AMajority 1 094 61 8 N ATurnout 1 770 23 5 N ALabour hold Swing N AWombwell North 5075 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Arnold Storey Unopposed N A N ALabour hold Swing N AWombwell South 8061 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Margaret Morgan Unopposed N A N ALabour hold Swing N AWorsbrough 7815 1 Party Candidate Votes Labour Gerald Hadfield 1 797 88 4 4 8Militant Labour Souter C Ms 235 11 6 4 8Majority 1 562 76 9 9 7Turnout 2 032 26 0 6 8Labour hold Swing 4 8By elections between 1996 and 1998 editBrierley 7197 20 March 1997 By election 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Chris Sykes 1 064 70 7 13 9Conservative Beaumont Schofield D M 230 15 3 0 1Liberal Democrats Sarah Brook 211 14 0 14 0Majority 834 55 4 13 8Turnout 1 505 20 9 1 9Labour hold Swing 6 9Worsbrough 5 March 1998 By Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Jimmy Rae 1 398 71 4 17 0Socialist Labour Anne Scargill 331 16 9 16 9Liberal Democrats Ian Guest 151 7 7 7 7Conservative Elizabeth Elders 79 4 0 4 0Majority 1 067 54 5 22 4Turnout 1 959 25 5 0 5Labour hold Swing 16 9References edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Elections Centre Barnsley 1973 2012 PDF electionscentre co uk plymouth ac uk Archived from the original PDF on 25 July 2017 Retrieved 25 July 2017 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Election results 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