Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012

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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012
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21 of 63 seats to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Barnsley Independent Conservative
Seats won 52 6 5
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 won 0
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.

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Local government body in England

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of four in South Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Barnsley.

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South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England. It is the southernmost county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region and had a population of 1.34 million in 2011. It has an area of 1,552 square kilometres (599 sq mi) and consists of four metropolitan boroughs, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield. South Yorkshire was created on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972.Its largest settlement is Sheffield.

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Overall Results

Barnsley Local Election Result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 18 9 0 +9 85.7 56.5 29,368 +3.2
  Barnsley Independent 2 0 7 -7 9.5 19.8 10,268 -0.6
  Conservative 1 0 1 -1 4.8 10.8 5,633 -4.5
  English Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 2,609 +4.5
  Independent 0 0 1 -1 0 2.9 1,528 +1.8
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 1,171 +0.9
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 1.6 839 -5.6
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 248 +0.1
  Socialist Labour 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 184 +0.1
  TUSC 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 125 0

Ward Results

Central Ward

Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Douglas Birkinshaw 1,262 62.4 +31.4
Independent Dave Gibson 347 17.1−9.3
English Democrat Colin Porter 286 14.1N/A
Conservative Anne Haynes 129 6.4−1.7
Majority 915 45.0 +40.6
Turnout 2,024
Labour hold Swing

Cudworth Ward

Cudworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Steve Houghton 1,684 70.5 +21.6
BNP Terry Hubbard 244 10.2−14.7
UKIP Gill Wright 220 9.2N/A
Conservative Anne Campbell 124 5.2−1.8
English Democrat Carol Stacey 115 4.8N/A
Majority 1,440 60.3 +36.3
Turnout 2,387
Labour hold Swing

Darfield Ward

Darfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Caroline Saunders 1,142 46.6 +26.7
Barnsley Independent Carmen Hancock 984 40.2−16.6
English Democrat David Burnett 209 8.5N/A
Conservative George Hill 115 4.7−6.3
Majority 1,120 45.7
Turnout 2,450
Labour gain from Barnsley Independent Swing

Darton East Ward

Darton East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Lesley Duerden 1,172 45.8 +11.3
Barnsley Independent Sharon Love 910 35.6N/A
Conservative Howard Pearson 234 9.1 -7.1
English Democrat Sharon Sutton 185 7.2N/A
Liberal Democrat Ben Wilson 58 2.3 -5.0
Majority 262
Turnout 2,559
Labour hold Swing +

Darton West Ward

Darton West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Alice Cave 1,608 61.8 +27.3
English Democrat Ian Sutton 505 19.4N/A
Conservative Sam England 488 18.8 +2.6
Majority 1,103 42.4 +30.0
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Dearne North Ward

Dearne North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jennifer Worton 1,314 69.1 +28.9
Barnsley Independent Ian Garner 501 26.3 +8.6
Conservative Jonathan Robinson 87 4.6 -4.2
Majority 813
Turnout 1,902
Labour hold Swing

Dearne South Ward

Dearne South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sharron Brook 1,848 82.5 +48.7
Barnsley Independent Susan Garner 277 12.4N/A
Conservative Paul Buckley 114 5.1 -0.2
Majority 1,571
Turnout 2,239
Labour hold Swing

Dodworth Ward

Dodworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Barnsley Independent Phillip Birkinshaw 1,396 48.9 +0.2
Labour Tony Wright 1,165 40.8 +20.8
Conservative Andrew Barr 292 10.2 -5.2
Majority 231
Turnout 2,893
Barnsley Independent hold Swing

Hoyland Milton Ward

Hoyland Milton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mick Stowe 1,524 56.2 +6.9
Barnsley Independent Damion Krska 635 23.4 -9.1
English Democrat Justin Saxton 243 9.0 +0.2
Conservative Elizabeth Hill 183 6.8 -2.7
TUSC Brian Caton 125 4.6 N/A
Majority 889 32.8
Turnout 2,710
Labour gain from Barnsley Independent Swing

Kingstone Ward

Kingstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Donna Green 1,099
Barnsley Independent Geoff Bowden 458
English Democrat Nathan Walker 120
BNP Danny Cooke 116
Conservative Clive Watkinson 94
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Barnsley Independent Swing

Monk Bretton Ward

Monk Bretton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Steve Green 1,398
Independent Grace Brown 719
BNP Jane Hubbard 286
Conservative Chris Pilkington 116
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Independent Swing

North East Ward

North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jeff Ennis 1,625
Barnsley Independent Stella Milner 1,250
Conservative Peter Murray 137
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Barnsley Independent Swing

Old Town Ward

Old Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Phil Davies 1,391
Barnsley Independent Clive Pickering 665
Independent Donald Wood 214
English Democrat David Peace 206
Conservative Howard Oldfield 182
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Barnsley Independent Swing

Penistone East Ward

Penistone East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Wilson 1,405
Labour Jill Hayler 1,298
UKIP Glynis Heathcote 629
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Penistone West Ward

Penistone West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Peter Starling 1,389
Conservative Steve Webber 1,337
Liberal Democrat Robert Teal 190
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Rockingham Ward

Rockingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Emma Dures 1,611
Barnsley Independent Steve Sylvester 774
English Democrat Kevin Riddiough 253
Conservative Mike Toon 168
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Barnsley Independent Swing

Royston Ward

Royston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Graham Kyte 1,573
UKIP Jim Johnson 322
Independent Edward Gouthwaite 248
Conservative Gill Milner 117
English Democrat Paul Robinson 73
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

St Helen's Ward

St. Helen's
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sarah Tattersall 1,387
English Democrat Dean Walker 222
Conservative Lesley Watkinson 85
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Stairfoot Ward

Stairfoot
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Wayne Johnson 1,140 46.1 +17.8
Barnsley Independent Fred Clowery 981 39.7 -9.1
BNP Sandra Baker 193 7.8 -6.2
Conservative Delia Weldon 102 4.1 -4.9
Socialist Labour Frank Watson 58 2.3N/A
Majority 159
Turnout 2,474
Labour gain from Barnsley Independent Swing

Wombwell Ward

Wombwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Margaret Morgan 1,769
Barnsley Independent Trevor Smith 329
English Democrat Gary Carnell 192
Conservative Alex Wilkinson 124
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Worsbrough Ward

Worsbrough
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Barnsley Independent Gill Carr 1,108
Labour Kevin Williams 969
Socialist Labour Terry Robinson 126
Conservative Helen Smith 124
Majority
Turnout
Barnsley Independent hold Swing

By-elections between 2012 and 2014

Royston by-election 10 October 2013 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Caroline Makinson 1,143 67.4 +0.0
UKIP James Johnson 393 23.2 +9.4
Conservative Paul Buckley 100 5.9 +0.9
English Democrat Justin Saxton 32 1.9 -1.2
BNP Mark Baker 28 1.7 +1.7
Majority 750 44.2 -9.4
Turnout 1,696 20.1
Labour hold Swing -4.7

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/media/3104034/sopn_-_royston_byelection_10.10.2013.pdf
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