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2002 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

December 15, 2023

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][2][3]

2002 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
← 2000 2 May 2002 2003 →
One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
34 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Independent Conservative
Seats won 17 4 1
Seat change 3 2 1
Map showing the results of the 2002 Barnsley council elections.
Majority party before election

Labour

 Majority party after election

Labour

Election result edit

The results saw Labour keep a large majority despite losing seats to independents.[4] Overall turnout in the election was 26%.[5]

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 2002[2][3][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 Democrats 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%

This resulted in the following composition of the council:[2][3][7]

Party Previous council New council
Labour 52 49
Independent 8 10
Conservatives 3 4
Liberal Democrats 3 3
Total 66 66
Working majority  38   32 

Ward results edit

+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.

Ardsley[2][3][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen Dyson 708 46.3 -18.4
Independent Trevor Hutchinson 606 39.6 +39.6
Liberal Democrats 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 -29.0
Athersley[2][3][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Leonard Picken 759 60.8 +2.1
Independent Jack Brown 313 25.1 -2.3
Liberal Democrats 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 +2.2
Brierley[2][3][8]
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 Democrats James McCready 68 3.4 -6.3
Socialist Labour Olga Robinson 16 0.8 +0.8
Majority 6 0.3 -22.8
Turnout 2,006 30.5 +8.6
Independent gain from Labour Swing +25.8
Central[2][3][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Stokes 921 48.6 +9.8
Liberal Democrats Dawn Jaques 765 40.4 -14.1
Conservative Gordon Wilkinson 103 5.4 -1.3
Socialist Alliance David Gibson 68 3.6 +3.6
Socialist Labour Steven Yoxall 38 2.0 +2.0
Majority 156 8.2 -7.4
Turnout 1,895 23.0 +2.2
Labour hold Swing +11.9
Cudworth[2][3][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Wraith 1,343 69.5 +18.8
Independent Pamela Staley 341 17.7 -21.4
Liberal Democrats 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 +20.1
Darfield[2][3][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terence Dixon 1,109 49.1 +9.5
Independent Trevor Smith 874 38.7 -11.7
Liberal Democrats 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 -0.5
Turnout 2,258 28.7 -2.8
Labour hold Swing +10.6
Darton[2][3][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Parkinson 1,416 54.2 +2.9
Independent John Moore 618 23.6 -1.1
Liberal Democrats 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 +2.0
Dearne South[2][3][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kenneth Sanderson 1,544 54.5 +1.5
Independent Peter Stuart 625 22.1 +22.1
Liberal Democrats 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 -10.3
Dearne Thurnscoe[2][3][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Hancock 1,289 79.0 +6.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Newton 343 21.0 +2.6
Majority 946 58.0 +3.6
Turnout 1,632 21.0 +4.2
Labour hold Swing +1.8
Dodworth[2][3][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Jenkinson 1,306 55.2 +31.6
Liberal Democrats Brian Roberts 552 23.4 +12.0
Conservative George Hill 410 17.3 +3.4
Socialist Labour Paul Hardman 96 4.1 +4.1
Majority 754 31.9 +7.0
Turnout 2,364 22.3 +0.6
Labour hold Swing +9.8
Hoyland East[2][3][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dennis Hawkins 934 41.0 -16.6
Labour Timothy Shepherd 876 38.4 +8.2
Liberal Democrats 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 -12.4
Hoyland West[2][3][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Andrews 1,075 62.6 +3.0
Liberal Democrats 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 +5.3
Monk Bretton[2][3][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Robinson 1,020 59.2 +19.0
Independent Miles Staley 374 21.7 -24.1
Liberal Democrats 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 +31.9
Turnout 1,724 21.1 -3.1
Labour hold Swing +21.5
North West[2][3][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Davies 703 40.8 -9.3
Liberal Democrats 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 -5.2
Park[2][3][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alice Wade 568 45.3 -18.0
Independent Malcolm Price 339 27.0 +27.0
Liberal Democrats 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 -22.5
Penistone East[2][3][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Smith 1,107 39.9 -9.1
Labour Peter Starling 879 31.7 -1.3
Liberal Democrats Patrick Hensby 785 28.3 +10.3
Majority 228 8.2 -7.8
Turnout 2,771 34.7 +3.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing -3.9
Penistone West[2][3][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent George Punt 1,788 68.9 +68.9
Labour Linda Hutchinson 499 19.2 -6.2
Liberal Democrats Jean Knight 309 11.9 +3.5
Majority 1,289 49.7 +19.6
Turnout 2,596 29.0 +1.5
Independent hold Swing +37.5
Royston[2][3][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Kyte 1,415 67.8 +16.8
Liberal Democrats 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 +8.6
South West[2][3][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Philip Birkinshaw 1,046 54.6 -9.8
Labour Robert Hannaghan 566 29.5 +9.4
Liberal Democrats 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 -9.6
Wombwell North[2][3][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Hall 676 47.0 +8.7
Liberal Democrats 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 -9.6
Turnout 1,438 29.0 -1.2
Labour hold Swing +15.7
Wombwell South[2][3][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Trevor Naylor 1,329 71.1 +16.2
Liberal Democrats 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 +5.2
Worsbrough[2][3][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terence Bristowe 1,210 67.3 +5.7
Liberal Democrats Patricia Durie 304 16.9 +3.2
Conservative Elizabeth Elders 186 10.3 +0.1
Socialist Labour Terence Robinson 98 5.5 +0.3
Majority 906 50.4 +2.5
Turnout 1,798 24.2 +0.5
Labour hold Swing +1.2

References edit

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  4. ^ "BNP shock for North". BBC News. 3 May 2002. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
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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 2 3 2002 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 2000 2 May 2002 2003 One third of seats 22 of 66 to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council34 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Party Labour Independent ConservativeSeats won 17 4 1Seat change 3 2 1Map showing the results of the 2002 Barnsley council elections Majority party before electionLabour Majority party after election LabourElection result editThe results saw Labour keep a large majority despite losing seats to independents 4 Overall turnout in the election was 26 5 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 2002 2 3 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 Democrats 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 This resulted in the following composition of the council 2 3 7 Party Previous council New councilLabour 52 49Independent 8 10Conservatives 3 4Liberal Democrats 3 3Total 66 66Working majority 38 32 Ward results edit figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested Ardsley 2 3 8 Party Candidate Votes Labour Karen Dyson 708 46 3 18 4Independent Trevor Hutchinson 606 39 6 39 6Liberal Democrats Hazel Harding 118 7 7 16 3Conservative Marjorie Cale Morgan 72 4 7 6 6Socialist Labour Margaret Holderness 26 1 7 1 7Majority 102 6 7 34 0Turnout 1 530 23 2 7 6Labour hold Swing 29 0Athersley 2 3 8 Party Candidate Votes Labour Leonard Picken 759 60 8 2 1Independent Jack Brown 313 25 1 2 3Liberal Democrats Jean Roberts 118 9 5 0 2Conservative William Barkworth 32 2 6 1 6Socialist Alliance James White 26 2 1 2 1Majority 446 35 7 4 4Turnout 1 248 20 0 2 8Labour hold Swing 2 2Brierley 2 3 8 Party Candidate Votes Independent Peter Middleton 838 41 8 41 8Labour Christopher Sykes 832 41 5 9 8Independent Kenneth Collins 180 9 0 19 2Conservative Peter Murray 72 3 6 7 1Liberal Democrats James McCready 68 3 4 6 3Socialist Labour Olga Robinson 16 0 8 0 8Majority 6 0 3 22 8Turnout 2 006 30 5 8 6Independent gain from Labour Swing 25 8Central 2 3 8 Party Candidate Votes Labour Michael Stokes 921 48 6 9 8Liberal Democrats Dawn Jaques 765 40 4 14 1Conservative Gordon Wilkinson 103 5 4 1 3Socialist Alliance David Gibson 68 3 6 3 6Socialist Labour Steven Yoxall 38 2 0 2 0Majority 156 8 2 7 4Turnout 1 895 23 0 2 2Labour hold Swing 11 9Cudworth 2 3 8 Party Candidate Votes Labour Charles Wraith 1 343 69 5 18 8Independent Pamela Staley 341 17 7 21 4Liberal Democrats Riannon Rees 151 7 8 2 5Conservative Anne Campbell 96 5 0 0 2Majority 1 002 51 9 40 6Turnout 1 931 25 0 2 1Labour hold Swing 20 1Darfield 2 3 8 Party Candidate Votes Labour Terence Dixon 1 109 49 1 9 5Independent Trevor Smith 874 38 7 11 7Liberal Democrats Teresa Arundel 131 5 8 1 1Conservative Richard Morrell 122 5 4 0 1Socialist Labour Eric Mountain 22 1 0 1 0Majority 235 10 4 0 5Turnout 2 258 28 7 2 8Labour hold Swing 10 6Darton 2 3 8 Party Candidate Votes Labour John Parkinson 1 416 54 2 2 9Independent John Moore 618 23 6 1 1Liberal Democrats Paul Jaques 366 14 0 3 1Conservative Michael Toon 214 8 2 5 0Majority 798 30 5 3 9Turnout 2 614 24 1 1 3Labour hold Swing 2 0Dearne South 2 3 8 Party Candidate Votes Labour Kenneth Sanderson 1 544 54 5 1 5Independent Peter Stuart 625 22 1 22 1Liberal Democrats Sharron Brook 621 21 9 20 9Conservative Mavis Lockwood 41 1 4 2 9Majority 919 32 5 22 3Turnout 2 831 32 5 8 0Labour gain from Independent Swing 10 3Dearne Thurnscoe 2 3 8 Party Candidate Votes Labour Alan Hancock 1 289 79 0 6 2Liberal Democrats Michael Newton 343 21 0 2 6Majority 946 58 0 3 6Turnout 1 632 21 0 4 2Labour hold Swing 1 8Dodworth 2 3 8 Party Candidate Votes Labour Christopher Jenkinson 1 306 55 2 31 6Liberal Democrats Brian Roberts 552 23 4 12 0Conservative George Hill 410 17 3 3 4Socialist Labour Paul Hardman 96 4 1 4 1Majority 754 31 9 7 0Turnout 2 364 22 3 0 6Labour hold Swing 9 8Hoyland East 2 3 8 Party Candidate Votes Independent Dennis Hawkins 934 41 0 16 6Labour Timothy Shepherd 876 38 4 8 2Liberal Democrats John Lopscombe 339 14 9 8 3Conservative Marion Allerton 103 4 5 1 1Socialist Labour Mary Smith 28 1 2 1 2Majority 58 2 5 24 9Turnout 2 280 28 4 2 0Independent gain from Labour Swing 12 4Hoyland West 2 3 8 Party Candidate Votes Labour James Andrews 1 075 62 6 3 0Liberal Democrats John Knight 298 17 3 7 6Conservative Elizabeth Hill 162 9 4 6 1Independent Kenneth Pickering 135 7 9 7 9Socialist Labour Geoffrey Pickering 48 2 8 2 8Majority 777 45 2 10 5Turnout 1 718 26 4 3 8Labour hold Swing 5 3Monk Bretton 2 3 8 Party Candidate Votes Labour Roy Robinson 1 020 59 2 19 0Independent Miles Staley 374 21 7 24 1Liberal Democrats Sally Brook 181 10 5 2 2Conservative Stuart Wilkinson 110 6 4 0 8Socialist Labour Maureen Stannard 39 2 3 2 3Majority 646 37 5 31 9Turnout 1 724 21 1 3 1Labour hold Swing 21 5North West 2 3 8 Party Candidate Votes Labour Philip Davies 703 40 8 9 3Liberal Democrats Anthony Conway 468 27 2 1 2Independent William Gaunt 382 22 2 22 2Conservative Clive Watkinson 103 6 0 17 8Socialist Labour Philip Thompson 66 3 8 3 8Majority 235 13 6 10 5Turnout 1 722 25 0 6 9Labour hold Swing 5 2Park 2 3 8 Party Candidate Votes Labour Alice Wade 568 45 3 18 0Independent Malcolm Price 339 27 0 27 0Liberal Democrats Pietro Politano 204 16 3 8 3Conservative Geoffrey Turvey 74 5 9 6 2Socialist Alliance Susan Wild 69 5 5 5 5Majority 229 18 3 20 4Turnout 1 254 23 5 5 6Labour hold Swing 22 5Penistone East 2 3 8 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Smith 1 107 39 9 9 1Labour Peter Starling 879 31 7 1 3Liberal Democrats Patrick Hensby 785 28 3 10 3Majority 228 8 2 7 8Turnout 2 771 34 7 3 1Conservative gain from Labour Swing 3 9Penistone West 2 3 8 Party Candidate Votes Independent George Punt 1 788 68 9 68 9Labour Linda Hutchinson 499 19 2 6 2Liberal Democrats Jean Knight 309 11 9 3 5Majority 1 289 49 7 19 6Turnout 2 596 29 0 1 5Independent hold Swing 37 5Royston 2 3 8 Party Candidate Votes Labour Graham Kyte 1 415 67 8 16 8Liberal Democrats Edward Gouthwaite 498 23 9 0 4Conservative Kathleen Leeds 174 8 3 2 0Majority 917 43 9 17 2Turnout 2 087 22 9 0 7Labour hold Swing 8 6South West 2 3 8 Party Candidate Votes Independent Philip Birkinshaw 1 046 54 6 9 8Labour Robert Hannaghan 566 29 5 9 4Liberal Democrats Yvonne Marrison 165 8 6 1 8Conservative John Wilson 139 7 3 1 5Majority 480 25 1 19 2Turnout 1 916 26 7 0 8Independent gain from Labour Swing 9 6Wombwell North 2 3 8 Party Candidate Votes Labour Arthur Hall 676 47 0 8 7Liberal Democrats Christopher Harding 519 36 1 22 8Independent Angela Thorp 203 14 1 14 1Conservative Nancy Cuss 40 2 8 0 0Majority 157 10 9 9 6Turnout 1 438 29 0 1 2Labour hold Swing 15 7Wombwell South 2 3 8 Party Candidate Votes Labour Trevor Naylor 1 329 71 1 16 2Liberal Democrats William Millard 352 18 8 5 7Conservative Howard Oldfield 187 10 0 1 6Majority 977 52 3 17 4Turnout 1 868 23 3 1 2Labour hold Swing 5 2Worsbrough 2 3 8 Party Candidate Votes Labour Terence Bristowe 1 210 67 3 5 7Liberal Democrats Patricia Durie 304 16 9 3 2Conservative Elizabeth Elders 186 10 3 0 1Socialist Labour Terence Robinson 98 5 5 0 3Majority 906 50 4 2 5Turnout 1 798 24 2 0 5Labour hold Swing 1 2References edit Barnsley BBC News Retrieved 15 June 2011 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 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 Election results 1979 to 2003 PDF barnsley gov uk Archived from the original PDF on 28 July 2017 Retrieved 28 July 2017 BNP 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