2011 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2011 Barnsley council election.

The 2011 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 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]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

The results saw Labour make 5 gains from the Barnsley Independent Group to have 43 councillors and a 23-vote majority. [2] The Barnsley Independent Group dropped to 13 seats, [2] while the Conservative Party stayed on 6 seats [3] and there remained 1 other independent. [2] Labour defeated sitting councillors for the Barnsley Independent Group in Hoyland Milton, Kingstone, Old Town and Rockingham wards. [2] They also gained Darfield where the sitting councillor had stood down at the election, with the successful Labour candidate being a former Member of the European Parliament Brian Key. [2] The Labour leader of the council, Steve Houghton, called on his party not to be complacent after their gains, while the leader of the Barnsley Independent Group called the results "a bitter blow". [4]

Among other results, Jane Collins for the United Kingdom Independence Party, following her second place in the 2011 Barnsley Central by-election, came third in Monk Bretton ward. [5] Meanwhile, the British National Party, after putting up 19 candidates, failed to come close to taking any seats. [5] Overall turnout in the election was 36.3%. [6]

Councillors elected in 2007 ended their term in 2011. The change in vote shares in compared to this corresponding election.

Barnsley Local Election Result 2011 [2] [7]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1750+581.053.334,187+9.1
  Barnsley Ind. 205-59.520.413,077+0.9
  Conservative 20009.515.39,810-1.8
  BNP 00000.07.24,645-5.0
  UKIP 00000.01.4902+1.4
  Independent 00000.01.1680+0.3
  English Democrat 00000.00.5290+0.5
  Liberal Democrats 00000.00.4265-5.7
  Socialist Labour 00000.00.3188+0.3
  TUSC 00000.00.2150+0.2

Ward results

Changes in vote are calculated from the corresponding elections in 2007.

Central [2] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Dyson1,57761.6+18.4
BNP Colin Porter28911.3−14.5
Conservative Elizabeth Hill28111.0+2.5
Barnsley Ind. Damion Krska26310.3−12.2
TUSC Jack Hetherington1505.9N/A
Majority 1,28850.3+19.0
Turnout 2,56032.2−11.3
Labour hold Swing
Cudworth [2] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charlie Wraith2,00273.5−1.0
BNP Terry Hubbard44416.3N/A
Conservative Kirk Dyson27810.2−15.3
Majority 1,55857.2+17.0
Turnout 2,72433.7−22.2
Labour hold Swing
Darfield [2] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Key1,54150.2+21.1
Barnsley Ind. Carmen Hancock-Jones1,09135.6−9.3
Conservative Gordon Wilkinson2397.8+1.2
BNP David Burnett1976.4−7.0
Majority 45014.7+2.3
Turnout 3,06838.2−18.4
Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. Swing
Darton East [2] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Miller1,66051.8+11.8
Barnsley Ind. John Race89427.9+10.1
Conservative Garry Needham36311.3−2.2
BNP Sharon Sutton1705.3−11.9
Liberal Democrats Joni Hood1173.7N/A
Majority 76623.9
Turnout 3,20438.1−22.8
Labour hold Swing
Darton West [2] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Burgess2,04162.9+19.9
Conservative Clive Watkinson76923.7+11.7
BNP Ian Sutton43513.4−13.6
Majority 1,27239.2+16.2
Turnout 3,24539.3−25.6
Labour hold Swing
Dearne North [2] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Gardiner1,66569.0+22.1
Barnsley Ind. Kurt Garner50120.8+16.1
BNP Nathan Walker24610.2−11.4
Majority 1,16448.3+6.1
Turnout 2,41229.8−18.4
Labour hold Swing
Dearne South [2] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ralph Sixsmith2,18376.2+30.3
BNP Raymond Hinchliffe2709.4−13.2
Conservative Paul Buckley2077.2+2.4
Barnsley Ind. Susan Garner2067.2N/A
Majority 1,91366.7+45.0
Turnout 2,86632.3−21.8
Labour hold Swing
Dodworth [2] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Barnsley Ind. Brian Perrin1,56445.0+7.1
Labour Dave Leech1,19934.5+6.4
Conservative Hamish Toon49414.2−0.2
BNP Alan Brown2226.4−6.7
Majority 36510.5+9.0
Turnout 3,47944.2−22.1
Barnsley Ind. hold Swing
Hoyland Milton [2] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tim Shepherd1,63049.3+5.9
Barnsley Ind. Barry Lipscombe1,07532.5+14.6
Conservative Sam England3149.5+0.0
English Democrat Kevin Riddiough2908.8N/A
Majority 55516.8−5.2
Turnout 3,30936.2−10.5
Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. Swing
Kingstone [2] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tom Sheard1,16048.0+5.0
Barnsley Ind. Geoff Bowden87036.0+2.5
BNP Peter Robinson1958.1−4.8
Conservative Howard Pearson1938.0−2.6
Majority 29012.0+2.5
Turnout 2,41831.1−20.7
Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. Swing
Monk Bretton [2] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Sheard1,29248.0+4.7
Barnsley Ind. Clive Pickering56020.8−8.3
UKIP Jane Collins45216.8N/A
BNP Jane Hubbard2529.4−7.7
Conservative Michael Toon1355.0−5.5
Majority 73227.2+13.0
Turnout 2,69132.7
Labour hold Swing
North East [2] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Barnsley Ind. Dave North1,71646.8+3.2
Labour Chris Sykes1,38837.9−0.5
Conservative Gill Millner2316.3+0.6
BNP Winnifred Dashwood2105.7−1.0
Independent Tony Devoy1223.3N/A
Majority 3288.9
Turnout 3,66737.2
Barnsley Ind. hold Swing
Old Town [2] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anita Cherryholme1,67352.8+31.1
Barnsley Ind. John Love95130.0+1.9
Conservative Andrew Barr33110.5+1.9
BNP John Curtis2116.7−7.4
Majority 72222.8
Turnout 3,16637.5
Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. Swing
Penistone East [2] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Hand-Davis2,57758.7+9.7
Labour Jill Hayler1,81141.3+17.6
Majority 76617.5
Turnout 4,38848.2
Conservative hold Swing
Penistone West [2] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann Rusby1,83647.2+6.2
Labour Peter Starling1,29833.4+17.5
Independent Mick Drewry55814.4N/A
BNP Paul James1955.0−3.6
Majority 53813.8−1.4
Turnout 3,88743.5−22.7
Conservative hold Swing
Rockingham [2] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Lamb1,84650.5+7.9
Barnsley Ind. Steven Sylvester1,26334.6−11.0
Conservative George Hill3339.1−2.7
BNP Peter Shirt2105.8N/A
Majority 58316.0−3.8
Turnout 3,65242.2−18.6
Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. Swing
Royston [2] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tracy Cheetham1,57059.5+14.8
UKIP James Johnson45017.1N/A
Conservative Alex Wilkinson2449.2+0.6
Liberal Democrats Ben Wilson1485.6−15.7
Socialist Labour Eddie Gouthwaite1144.3N/A
BNP Paul Harris1134.3−9.0
Majority 1,12042.4+19.2
Turnout 2,63931.9−24.5
Labour hold Swing
St. Helens [2] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jenny Platts1,71379.3+21.7
BNP Dean Walker26112.1−4.5
Conservative Lesley Watkinson1858.6+1.5
Majority 1,45267.3+14.1
Turnout 2,15928.1−19.8
Labour hold Swing
Stairfoot [2] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen Dyson1,75561.1+19.6
Barnsley Ind. Daniel Pickering62221.7−6.4
BNP Susan Harris2619.1−5.7
Conservative Chris Pilkington2338.1+3.0
Majority 1,13339.5+24.8
Turnout 2,87134.1−18.5
Labour hold Swing
Wombwell [2] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dick Wraith1,88765.8+6.6
Barnsley Ind. Jane Townsend44015.3+0.6
Conservative Keith Jenner32311.3−0.3
BNP Shane Parker2187.6−6.9
Majority 1,44750.5+9.7
Turnout 2,86833.3−19.2
Labour hold Swing
Worsbrough [2] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Betty Barlow1,29644.4+9.2
Barnsley Ind. Raymond Levitt1,06136.3+4.7
BNP Daniel Cooke2468.4−9.0
Conservative Peter Murray2448.4+2.9
Socialist Labour Terry Robinson742.5N/A
Majority 2358.0−11.9
Turnout 2,92138.7−18.3
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 2011 and 2012

St Helen's By-Election 13 October 2011 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Leech1,25775.8−3.6
BNP Danny Cooke17410.5−1.6
English Democrat Kevin Riddiough1468.8+8.8
Conservative Clive Watkinson613.7−4.9
Independent Edward Gouthwaite211.3+1.3
Majority 1,08365.3−2.0
Turnout 1,65920.5−7.6
Labour hold Swing -1.0

References

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