2012 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2012 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
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  2011 3 May 2012 2014  

21 of 63 seats to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Barnsley Ind. Conservative
Seats won5265
Seat changeIncrease2.svg9Decrease2.svg7Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote29,36810,2685,633
Percentage56.519.810.8
SwingIncrease2.svg3.2Decrease2.svg0.6Decrease2.svg4.5

 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1
Popular vote1,528
Percentage2.9
SwingIncrease2.svg1.8

Council control before election

Labour Party (UK)

Council control after election

Labour Party (UK)

2012 local election results in Barnsley Barnsley wards 2012.png
2012 local election results in Barnsley

The 2012 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council will be up for election.

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Overall Results

Barnsley Local Election Result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1890+985.756.529,368+3.2
  Barnsley Ind. 207-79.519.810,268-0.6
  Conservative 101-14.810.85,633-4.5
  English Democrat 000005.02,609+4.5
  Independent 001-102.91,528+1.8
  UKIP 000002.31,171+0.9
  BNP 000001.6839-5.6
  Liberal Democrats 000000.5248+0.1
  Socialist Labour 000000.4184+0.1
  TUSC 000000.21250

Ward Results

Central Ward

Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Douglas Birkinshaw1,26262.4+31.4
Independent Dave Gibson34717.19.3
English Democrat Colin Porter28614.1N/A
Conservative Anne Haynes1296.41.7
Majority91545.0+40.6
Turnout 2,024
Labour hold Swing

Cudworth Ward

Cudworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Houghton1,68470.5+21.6
BNP Terry Hubbard24410.214.7
UKIP Gill Wright2209.2N/A
Conservative Anne Campbell1245.21.8
English Democrat Carol Stacey1154.8N/A
Majority1,44060.3+36.3
Turnout 2,387
Labour hold Swing

Darfield Ward

Darfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Caroline Saunders1,14246.6+26.7
Barnsley Ind. Carmen Hancock98440.216.6
English Democrat David Burnett2098.5N/A
Conservative George Hill1154.76.3
Majority1,12045.7
Turnout 2,450
Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. Swing

Darton East Ward

Darton East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lesley Duerden1,17245.8+11.3
Barnsley Ind. Sharon Love91035.6N/A
Conservative Howard Pearson2349.1-7.1
English Democrat Sharon Sutton1857.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Ben Wilson582.3-5.0
Majority262
Turnout 2,559
Labour hold Swing +

Darton West Ward

Darton West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alice Cave1,60861.8+27.3
English Democrat Ian Sutton50519.4N/A
Conservative Sam England48818.8+2.6
Majority1,10342.4+30.0
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Dearne North Ward

Dearne North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jennifer Worton1,31469.1+28.9
Barnsley Ind. Ian Garner50126.3+8.6
Conservative Jonathan Robinson874.6-4.2
Majority813
Turnout 1,902
Labour hold Swing

Dearne South Ward

Dearne South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sharron Brook1,84882.5+48.7
Barnsley Ind. Susan Garner27712.4N/A
Conservative Paul Buckley1145.1-0.2
Majority1,571
Turnout 2,239
Labour hold Swing

Dodworth Ward

Dodworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Barnsley Ind. Phillip Birkinshaw1,39648.9+0.2
Labour Tony Wright1,16540.8+20.8
Conservative Andrew Barr29210.2-5.2
Majority231
Turnout 2,893
Barnsley Ind. hold Swing

Hoyland Milton Ward

Hoyland Milton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mick Stowe1,52456.2+6.9
Barnsley Ind. Damion Krska63523.4-9.1
English Democrat Justin Saxton2439.0+0.2
Conservative Elizabeth Hill1836.8-2.7
TUSC Brian Caton1254.6N/A
Majority88932.8
Turnout 2,710
Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. Swing

Kingstone Ward

Kingstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donna Green1,099
Barnsley Ind. Geoff Bowden458
English Democrat Nathan Walker120
BNP Danny Cooke116
Conservative Clive Watkinson94
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. Swing

Monk Bretton Ward

Monk Bretton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Green1,398
Independent Grace Brown719
BNP Jane Hubbard286
Conservative Chris Pilkington116
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Independent Swing

North East Ward

North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeff Ennis1,625
Barnsley Ind. Stella Milner1,250
Conservative Peter Murray137
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. Swing

Old Town Ward

Old Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phil Davies1,391
Barnsley Ind. Clive Pickering665
Independent Donald Wood214
English Democrat David Peace206
Conservative Howard Oldfield182
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. Swing

Penistone East Ward

Penistone East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Wilson1,405
Labour Jill Hayler1,298
UKIP Glynis Heathcote629
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Penistone West Ward

Penistone West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Starling1,389
Conservative Steve Webber1,337
Liberal Democrats Robert Teal190
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Rockingham Ward

Rockingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Emma Dures1,611
Barnsley Ind. Steve Sylvester774
English Democrat Kevin Riddiough253
Conservative Mike Toon168
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. Swing

Royston Ward

Royston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Kyte1,573
UKIP Jim Johnson322
Independent Edward Gouthwaite248
Conservative Gill Milner117
English Democrat Paul Robinson73
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

St Helen's Ward

St. Helen's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sarah Tattersall1,387
English Democrat Dean Walker222
Conservative Lesley Watkinson85
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Stairfoot Ward

Stairfoot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wayne Johnson1,14046.1+17.8
Barnsley Ind. Fred Clowery98139.7-9.1
BNP Sandra Baker1937.8-6.2
Conservative Delia Weldon1024.1-4.9
Socialist Labour Frank Watson582.3N/A
Majority159
Turnout 2,474
Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. Swing

Wombwell Ward

Wombwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Morgan1,769
Barnsley Ind. Trevor Smith329
English Democrat Gary Carnell192
Conservative Alex Wilkinson124
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Worsbrough Ward

Worsbrough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Barnsley Ind. Gill Carr1,108
Labour Kevin Williams969
Socialist Labour Terry Robinson126
Conservative Helen Smith124
Majority
Turnout
Barnsley Ind. hold Swing

By-elections between 2012 and 2014

Royston by-election 10 October 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Caroline Makinson1,14367.4+0.0
UKIP James Johnson39323.2+9.4
Conservative Paul Buckley1005.9+0.9
English Democrat Justin Saxton321.9-1.2
BNP Mark Baker281.7+1.7
Majority75044.2-9.4
Turnout 1,69620.1
Labour hold Swing -4.7

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