1986 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

1986 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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One third of seats (24 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Alliance Conservative Seats won 24 0 0 Seat change 2 1 1
Map showing the results of the 1986 Barnsley council elections.
Majority party before election Labour Majority party after election Labour

Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 8 May 1986, with one third of the council up for election as well as vacancies in Athersley and South West wards. Prior to the election Labour gained a seat from Alliance in a Penistone East by-election. The election resulted in Labour retaining control of the council. ^{[1] [2]}

Election result

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1986 ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	24	2	0	+2	100.0	68.5	26,586	-1.8
	Alliance	0	0	1	-1	0.0	15.4	5,969	+3.3
	Conservative	0	0	1	-1	0.0	7.6	2,952	-2.5
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	5.1	1,961	+2.0
	Independent Liberal	0	0	0	0	0.0	3.5	1,372	+3.5

This resulted in the following composition of the council: ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Previous council	New council
	Labour	60	62
	Conservatives	3	2
	Residents	1	1
	Independent	1	1
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	1	0
Total		66	66
Working majority		54	58

Ward results

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

Ardsley (7722) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shirt R.*	1,504	74.1	−9.9
	Alliance	Swift D.	525	25.9	+25.9
Majority			979	48.3	−19.7
Turnout			2,029	26.3	−0.9
	Labour hold		Swing	-17.9

Athersley (7057)2 ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Moore G.	1,738	86.0	−2.0
	Labour	Langford L.*	1,703
	Alliance	Oak A.	282	14.0	+2.0
Majority			1,456	72.1	−4.0
Turnout			2,020	28.6	−2.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.0

Brierley (7339) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ennis J.*	2,364	82.6	+4.5
	Alliance	Hirst C. Ms.	311	10.9	+1.5
	Conservative	Schofield D. Ms.	186	6.5	+0.1
Majority			2,053	71.8	+3.0
Turnout			2,861	39.0	−7.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.5

Central (8631) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wood J.*	2,245	75.7	+4.0
	Alliance	Major C.	720	24.3	+3.8
Majority			1,525	51.4	+0.1
Turnout			2,965	34.4	−4.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.1

Cudworth (7970) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wraith C.*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Darfield (7993) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dixon T.*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Darton (9280) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	McKenna E.	2,463	68.7	+4.3
	Alliance	Smith A.	1,120	31.3	+7.9
Majority			1,343	37.5	−3.5
Turnout			3,583	38.6	−3.9
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.8

Dearne South (8814) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ramsden D.*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Dearne Thurnscoe (8553) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Evans C. Ms.	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Dodworth (8550) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Herring J.*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Hoyland East (8047) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brankin M.	2,202	73.8	−0.4
	Independent Liberal	Chantrey J.	780	26.2	+26.2
Majority			1,422	47.7	−0.7
Turnout			2,982	37.1	+3.1
	Labour gain from Alliance		Swing	-13.3

Hoyland West (6755) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrews J.	2,073	77.8	+1.8
	Independent Liberal	Burd K.	592	22.2	+22.2
Majority			1,481	55.6	+3.7
Turnout			2,665	39.5	−1.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.2

Monk Bretton (9184) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robinson R.*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

North West (7670) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Williams A.*	1,807	67.2	+6.4
	Alliance	Price E.	882	32.8	+32.8
Majority			925	34.4	−1.5
Turnout			2,689	35.1	−1.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-13.2

Park (5988) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Warden R.*	1,746	81.0	+1.5
	Alliance	Appleyard J. Ms.	410	19.0	+7.8
Majority			1,336	62.0	−6.2
Turnout			2,156	36.0	−0.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.1

Penistone East (6993) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hunter D.	1,600	47.2	+7.4
	Conservative	Wardle M. Ms.	1,178	34.8	−6.4
	Alliance	Marshall J. Ms.	610	18.0	−1.1
Majority			422	12.5	+11.2
Turnout			3,388	48.4	+0.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.9

Penistone West (8067) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Walker R.	1,612	50.4	+13.0
	Conservative	Hinchcliff A. Ms.	1,588	49.6	+21.5
Majority			24	0.8	−2.2
Turnout			3,200	39.7	−1.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-4.2

Royston (8667) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rispin C.*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

South West (7672)2 ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Foster D.	1,938	63.6	+13.4
	Labour	Parry L.	1,705
	Alliance	Hallam D.	1,109	36.4	−4.8
Majority			829	27.2	+18.2
Turnout			3,047	39.7	−12.6
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.1

Wombwell North (5415) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Fellows B.*	1,050	65.3	N/A
	Independent	Beck A.	557	34.7	N/A
Majority			493	30.7	N/A
Turnout			1,607	29.7	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Wombwell South (8123) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Naylor T.*	2,244	61.5	+11.8
	Independent	Rudkin E.	1,404	38.5	−11.8
Majority			840	23.0	+22.4
Turnout			3,648	44.9	−5.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+11.8

Worsbrough (8108) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bristowe T.*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

By-elections between 1986 and 1987

Brierley (7339) By-election 10 July 1986 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Whittaker, A.	1,671	75.4	−7.2
	Independent	Vodden, N.	292	13.2	+13.2
	Alliance	Hirst C. Ms.	156	7.0	−3.9
	Conservative	Schofield D. Ms.	96	4.3	−2.2
Majority			1,379	62.2	−9.6
Turnout			2,215	30.2	−8.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.2

Ardsley (7722) By-election 25 September 1986 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Parkin, A.	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

References

1. "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.
2. "Election results 1979 to 2003" (PDF). barnsley.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.