2008 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2008 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
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One third of seats (23 of 63) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Barnsley Ind. Labour Conservative
Seats won1082
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Barnsley UK local election 2008 map.svg
Map of the 2008 Barnsley council election results. Barnsley Independent in teal, Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Independent in grey.
Majority party before election

Labour

Majority party after election

Labour

The 2008 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council, alongside an additional vacancy in Old Town was up for election. Prior to the election the defending councillor in Penistone West, having earlier defected from Conservative to the Barnsley Independent Group, fought the election as an Independent. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

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Election result

Before the election it had been thought that the Labour Party might lose overall control of the council but they held on by only one seat. [2] [3] They lost two seats to the Barnsley Independent Group but gained one seat from the Liberal Democrats to hold on. [4] The Barnsley Independent Group also lost 1 seat to the Conservatives. Overall turnout was 34.78%. [5]

The losses for the Labour Party were blamed on government policies, such as on immigration and the abolition of the 10p income tax band, by the leader of the council, Steve Houghton, who was himself re-elected for Cudworth ward. [6]

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 2008 [7] [8]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Barnsley Ind. 1020+245.523.013,517-0.8
  Labour 812-136.431.418,443-7.8
  Conservative 210+19.115.28,930+1.1
  Liberal Democrats 101-14.56.63,880+1.0
  Independent 101-14.55.83,429+2.5
  BNP 00000.017.09,959+3.4
  Green 00000.00.8440+0.3
  UKIP 00000.00.176+0.1

This resulted in the following composition of the council: [1]

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour3332
Barnsley Independent2022
Conservatives56
Independent32
Liberal Democrats21
Total6363
Working majority 3  1 

Ward results

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

Central [8] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Doug Birkinshaw77531.0−12.2
Barnsley Ind. Noel Cowdell66026.4+3.9
BNP Peter Marshall62124.8−1.0
Liberal Democrats Eddie Gouthwaite2439.7+9.7
Conservative Andrew Barr2028.1−0.4
Majority 1154.6−12.8
Turnout 2,50131.8+1.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing -8.0
Cudworth [8] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Houghton1,27948.9−25.6
BNP Terry Hubbard65024.9+24.9
Liberal Democrats Pam Kershaw2158.2+8.2
Independent Ian Sanders1847.0+7.0
Conservative Dorothy Shaw1837.0−18.5
Barnsley Ind. David Surgey823.1+3.1
Independent Tony Devoy220.8+0.8
Majority 62924.0−25.1
Turnout 2,61532.8+5.5
Labour hold Swing -25.2
Darfield [8] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Barnsley Ind. Ron Fisher1,45756.8+11.9
Labour Brian Mathers51019.9−9.2
BNP Steve O'Connor31612.3−1.1
Conservative Gillian Milner28211.0+4.4
Majority 94746.9+31.1
Turnout 2,56532.7−1.0
Barnsley Ind. hold Swing +10.5
Darton East [8] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Parkinson1,04434.5−5.5
BNP Colin Porter66922.1+4.9
Independent John Race60620.0+8.5
Conservative Howard Pearson49016.2+2.7
Liberal Democrats Sally Brook2207.3+7.3
Majority 37512.4−9.8
Turnout 3,02936.0−1.1
Labour hold Swing -5.2
Darton West [8] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alice Cave1,17336.8−6.2
BNP Ian Sutton91928.8+1.8
Conservative Gordon Wilkinson55417.4+5.4
Independent Jean Rowley54517.1+17.1
Majority 2548.0−8.1
Turnout 3,19138.8−1.7
Labour hold Swing -4.0
Dearne North [8] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jennifer Worton85340.2−6.7
BNP Rob Garrett39218.5−3.1
Barnsley Ind. Ian Garner37517.7+13.0
Liberal Democrats Sarah Brook31614.9−6.6
Conservative Paul Buckley1868.8+3.4
Majority 46121.7−3.6
Turnout 2,12226.2−0.3
Labour hold Swing -1.8
Dearne South [8] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sharron Brook1,09439.6+12.9
Labour Ralph Sixsmith93433.8−12.1
BNP June Peel59021.3−1.3
Conservative Deborah Toon1465.3+0.5
Majority 1605.8−13.3
Turnout 2,76430.6−2.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +12.5
Dodworth [8] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Barnsley Ind. Philip Birkinshaw1,44448.7+10.8
Labour Pauline Haigh65422.0−6.1
Conservative George Hill45615.4+1.0
BNP Nick Parker41413.9+0.8
Majority 79026.7+16.9
Turnout 2,96837.9−1.9
Barnsley Ind. hold Swing +8.4
Hoyland Milton [8] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Barnsley Ind. Michael Brankin1,15940.4−6.7
Labour Robin Franklin90231.5−11.9
Conservative Alan Pilkington29610.3+0.8
BNP Simon Goodricke28910.1+10.1
Green Carol Robb1455.1+5.1
UKIP Wayne Harling762.7+2.7
Majority 2578.9+5.2
Turnout 2,86732.1+1.1
Barnsley Ind. hold Swing +2.6
Kingstone [8] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Barnsley Ind. Malcolm Price1,01645.7+1.4
Labour Kath Mitchell56525.4−9.8
BNP Peter Robinson40718.3+3.2
Conservative Geoffrey Turvey1557.0+1.6
Independent Frank Watson803.6+3.6
Majority 45120.3+11.1
Turnout 2,22328.0−2.8
Barnsley Ind. hold Swing +5.6
Monk Bretton [8] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Grace Brown91133.4+33.4
BNP Jane Hubbard66824.5+7.4
Labour Nadia Richardson66424.3−19.0
Liberal Democrats Ken Smith2479.0+9.0
Conservative Peter Murray2418.8−1.7
Majority 2438.9−5.3
Turnout 2,73133.3+5.3
Independent hold Swing +13.0
North East [8] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Barnsley Ind. Danny Gillespie1,52245.9+2.3
Labour Arthur Whittaker1,18335.7−2.7
BNP Dennis Seilly3089.3+2.6
Conservative Frances Hamer3059.2+3.5
Majority 33910.2+5.0
Turnout 3,31836.2−0.6
Barnsley Ind. gain from Labour Swing +0.2
Old Town (2) [8] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Barnsley Ind. Bill Gaunt1,50348.6−7.1
Barnsley Ind. John Love1,255
Labour Phil Davies72123.3+1.6
BNP Daniel Cooke56418.2+4.2
BNP Lancer White424
Conservative Elizabeth Hill3069.9−7.1
Conservative Alexander Wilkinson227
Majority 78225.3−8.7
Turnout 5,00037.0+4.1
Barnsley Ind. hold Swing
Barnsley Ind. hold Swing -4.3
Penistone East [8] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Wilson2,05052.8+3.8
Labour Jill Hayler82721.3−2.4
Liberal Democrats Trish Arundel65416.8+0.1
BNP Kelly Thorpe3559.1+9.1
Majority 1,22331.5+6.2
Turnout 3,88641.4+0.0
Conservative hold Swing +3.1
Penistone West [8] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steve Webber1,43942.5+1.5
Independent Brenda Hinchcliff65419.3−6.5
BNP Paul James55016.2+7.6
Labour Peter Starling44713.2−2.7
Green Lynda Pickersgill2958.7+0.0
Majority 78523.2+8.0
Turnout 3,38539.7−2.1
Conservative gain from Independent Swing -+4.0
Rockingham [8] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Barnsley Ind. Mary Brankin1,33642.1−3.5
Labour Alan Schofield91328.8−13.8
BNP Paul Richardson34310.8+10.8
Conservative Lesley Watkinson2969.3−2.5
Liberal Democrats Patrick Connell-Fothergill1595.0+5.0
Independent Bob Hannaghan1284.0+4.0
Majority 42313.3+10.3
Turnout 3,17537.0+1.7
Barnsley Ind. hold Swing +5.1
Royston [8] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Kyte1,20246.9+2.2
Liberal Democrats Danny Oates51320.0−1.3
BNP Paul Harris39215.3+2.0
Conservative Garry Needham26310.3+1.7
Barnsley Ind. Daniel Pickering1957.6−4.4
Majority 68926.9+3.5
Turnout 2,56531.1+0.8
Labour hold Swing +1.7
St Helens [8] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Len Picken96546.0−11.6
BNP Lisa Brooksbank63530.3+13.7
Independent Dennis Kelk29914.2−4.4
Conservative Michael Toon2009.5+2.4
Majority 33015.7−23.3
Turnout 2,09926.5+2.7
Labour hold Swing -12.6
Stairfoot [8] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Barnsley Ind. Fred Clowery1,21848.8+20.7
Labour Steve Redford70628.3−13.2
BNP Susan Harris35014.0−0.8
Conservative Clive Watkinson2249.0+3.9
Majority 51220.5+7.2
Turnout 2,49831.0+0.3
Barnsley Ind. hold Swing +16.9
Wombwell [8] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Morgan1,20048.9−10.3
BNP Lisa Goodricke52721.5+7.0
Conservative Keith Jenner43917.9+6.3
Barnsley Ind. Ray Murdoch28611.7−3.0
Majority 67327.4−17.1
Turnout 2,45228.9−0.4
Labour hold Swing -8.6
Worsbrough [8] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Barnsley Ind. Gill Carr1,26448.1+16.5
Labour Terry Bristowe92635.3+0.1
Liberal Democrats Pat Durie2198.3−2.0
Conservative Peter Hamer2178.3+2.8
Majority 33812.8+9.3
Turnout 2,62634.7+0.7
Barnsley Ind. gain from Labour Swing +8.2

By-elections between 2008 and 2010

St. Helen's 15 October 2009 By-election [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Butterwood1,52059.8+13.8
BNP Lisa Brooksbank59023.2−7.1
Barnsley Ind. Daniel Pickering1716.7+6.7
UKIP Neil Robinson943.7+3.7
Conservative Clive Watkinson833.5−6.0
Liberal Democrats Eddie Gouthwaite783.1+3.1
Majority 93036.6+20.9
Turnout 2,54231.0+4.5
Labour hold Swing +10.4

References

  1. 1 2 "Barnsley". BBC News Online . Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "BIG Gain on Labour Council". Barnsley News. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "ELECTIONS '08: Labour maintains control in Barnsley". The Star. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Lib Dems take power in Sheffield". BBC Online . 2 May 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2008.
  5. ↑ "Local election results 2008". Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 2 January 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
  6. ↑ "Shaky 'republic' hangs on by one seat". Yorkshire Post . 3 May 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2008.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "Local Election Results 2007: Barnsley". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "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.
  9. ↑ "Labour fends off BNP to hold Barnsley". Local Government Chronicle . 16 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
  10. ↑ "Labour retain Barnsley but BNP second in by-election". The Star. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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