1990 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

1990 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

←  1988 4 May 1990 1991  →
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 Conservative Green Seats won 22 0 0 Seat change
Map showing the results of the 1990 Barnsley council elections.
Majority party before election Labour Majority party after election Labour

Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 1990, with one third of the council up for election. The election resulted in Labour retaining control of the council. ^{[1] [2]}

Election result

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1990 ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	22	0	0	0	100.0	76.4	32,905	+6.4
	Conservative	0	0	0	0	0.0	17.0	7,336	-3.9
	Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	4.4	1,899	+4.4
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.2	945	-7.0

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

Party		Previous council	New council
	Labour	62	62
	Conservatives	2	2
	Residents	1	1
	Independent	1	1
Total		66	66
Working majority		58	58

Ward results

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

Ardsley (7614) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Galvin P. Ms.	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Athersley (6896) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Moore G.*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Brierley (7228) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeff Ennis*	2,437	84.5	−2.6
	Conservative	Schofield D. Ms.	446	15.5	+2.6
Majority			1,991	69.1	−5.2
Turnout			2,883	39.9	+8.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.6

Central (8762) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Wilby	2,482	78.4	N/A
	Green	Smith J. Ms.	682	21.6	N/A
Majority			1,800	56.9	N/A
Turnout			3,164	36.1	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Cudworth (8097) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charlie Wraith*	2,978	91.0	N/A
	Conservative	Schofield R.	293	9.0	N/A
Majority			2,685	82.1	N/A
Turnout			3,271	40.4	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Darfield (7927) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terry Dixon*	2,683	87.0	−1.8
	Conservative	Burton J.	400	13.0	+1.8
Majority			2,283	74.1	−3.5
Turnout			3,083	38.9	+10.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.8

Darton (9849) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	McKenna E.*	2,631	67.3	+7.2
	Conservative	Barnard R.	695	17.8	−0.5
	Green	Marsh D.	582	14.9	+14.9
Majority			1,936	49.5	+11.1
Turnout			3,908	39.7	+4.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.8

Dearne South (8929) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Slasor G.	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Dearne Thurnscoe (8334) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Catherine Evans*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Dodworth (9914) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Coulter J.	2,734	68.0	−10.9
	Conservative	Dews R.	649	16.2	−4.9
	Green	Jones D.	635	15.8	+15.8
Majority			2,085	51.9	−6.1
Turnout			4,018	40.5	+7.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.0

Hoyland East (8023) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Brankin*	2,706	86.1	+0.1
	Conservative	Rouse S. Ms.	437	13.9	−0.1
Majority			2,269	72.2	+0.3
Turnout			3,143	39.2	+12.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.1

Hoyland West (6913) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Andrews*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Monk Bretton (9047) ^{[1] [2]}

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

North West (7512) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cooper G.	2,075	76.5	+4.5
	Conservative	Dobbin E. Ms.	637	23.5	−4.5
Majority			1,438	53.0	+9.1
Turnout			2,712	36.1	+6.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.5

Park (5758) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roy Warden*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Penistone East (7220) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Hunter*	2,125	61.7	+10.3
	Conservative	Marsden C.	1,323	38.3	−10.3
Majority			806	23.3	+20.5
Turnout			3,452	47.8	−1.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.3

Penistone West (8523) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Walker R.*	2,257	62.8	+17.2
	Conservative	Leeds K. Ms.	1,335	37.2	−17.2
Majority			922	25.7	+16.9
Turnout			3,592	42.1	+1.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+17.2

Royston (8803) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken Rispin*	2,428	72.0	N/A
	Independent	Pearson R.	945	28.0	N/A
Majority			1,483	44.0	N/A
Turnout			3,373	38.3	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

South West (7853) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Foster D.*	2,455	78.4	+1.4
	Conservative	John Dobbin	675	21.6	−1.4
Majority			1,780	56.9	+2.9
Turnout			3,130	39.9	+4.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.4

Wombwell North (5280) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Hall	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Wombwell South (8344) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Trevor Naylor*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Worsbrough (8261) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terry Bristowe*	2,910	86.7	+1.2
	Conservative	Elizabeth Elders	446	13.3	−1.2
Majority			2,464	73.4	+2.4
Turnout			3,356	40.6	+7.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.2

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.