Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1982

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1982

←  1980 6 May 1982 1983  →
One third of seats (23 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour SDP–Liberal Alliance Conservative Seats won 19 2 1 Seat change 6 1
Map showing the results of the 1982 Barnsley council elections.
Majority party before election Labour Majority party after election Labour

Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 6 May 1982, with one third of the council up for election with an additional vacancy in Royston. Prior to the election, Labour had gained a seat from Residents in a Dodsworth by-election, with another Residents councillor in Wombwell North defecting to the Labour grouping, offsetting a by-election loss in Penistone East to the recently formed SDP-Liberal Alliance. Alliance had also seen defections to them from the Independent Labour councillor in Hoyland East and the defending (formerly Residents) councillor in Darton. ^{[1] [2]}

Election result

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1982 ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	19	6	0	+6	82.6	55.2	33,610	-3.8
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	2	1	1	0	8.7	27.5	16,738	+24.9
	Conservative	1	0	1	-1	4.3	8.9	5,392	+2.8
	Residents	1	0	3	-3	4.3	6.5	3,941	-25.1
	Independent Labour	0	0	2	-2	0.0	2.1	1,247	+1.6

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

Party		Previous council	New council
	Labour	47	53
	Residents	10	7
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	4	4
	Conservatives	3	2
	Independent Labour	2	0
Total		66	66
Working majority		28	40

Ward results

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

Ardsley (7608) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Shirt R.	1,330	64.8	+9.4
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	French W.	426	20.8	+20.8
	Conservative	Oldfield H.	296	14.4	+5.2
Majority			904	44.1	+24.0
Turnout			2,052	27.0	-3.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.7

Athersley (7219) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Langford L.	1,420	79.6	-4.9
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Linstead M. Ms.	227	12.7	+12.7
	Conservative	Sykes A.	138	7.7	+7.7
Majority			1,193	66.8	-2.1
Turnout			1,785	24.7	+0.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.8

Brierley (7400) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Ennis J.	1,632	72.6	-11.1
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Mayes M.	392	17.4	+17.4
	Conservative	Schofield D. Ms.	225	10.0	-6.4
Majority			1,240	55.1	-12.2
Turnout			2,249	30.4	+1.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-14.2

Central (8397) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Wood J.	1,803	55.1	-1.1
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Taylor M. Ms.	1,087	33.2	+33.2
	Conservative	Booth D.	380	11.6	+4.5
Majority			716	21.9	+2.3
Turnout			3,270	38.9	+4.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-17.1

Cudworth (7726) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Residents	Wraith C.	1,331	48.0	+12.7
	Labour	Welsh J.	1,243	44.8	-14.1
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Burton M. Ms.	200	7.2	+7.2
Majority			88	3.2	-20.5
Turnout			2,774	35.9	-2.7
	Residents hold		Swing	+13.4

Darfield (7993) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Dixon T.	2,063	80.0	+15.4
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Birkbeck J.	517	20.0	+20.0
Majority			1,546	59.9	+30.8
Turnout			2,580	32.3	-2.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.3

Darton (8979) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Driver J.	1,524	46.1	+0.5
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Evans J.	1,301	39.3	+37.0
	Conservative	Slater A.	482	14.6	+7.2
Majority			223	6.7	-1.7
Turnout			3,307	36.8	-5.9
	Labour gain from SDP–Liberal Alliance		Swing	-18.2

Dearne South (9116) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Ramsden D.	1,222	48.9	-41.4
	Independent Labour	Gregory J.	1,046	41.9	+41.9
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Mulvany M.	231	9.2	+9.2
Majority			176	7.0	-73.6
Turnout			2,499	27.4	-2.4
	Labour gain from Independent Labour		Swing	-41.6

Dearne Thurnscoe (8597) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Lloyd D.	1,915	72.6	N/A
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Hallam D.	722	27.4	N/A
Majority			1,193	45.2	N/A
Turnout			2,637	30.7	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Dodworth (8139) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Herring J.	1,730	49.5	-4.1
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Chamberlain D.	1,074	30.8	+21.4
	Residents	Whitmey C.	688	19.7	-13.8
Majority			656	18.8	-1.4
Turnout			3,492	42.9	-1.8
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing	-12.7

Hoyland East (7986) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Steer G.	1,696	59.2	+35.3
	Labour	Levitt L.	1,167	40.8	-19.4
Majority			529	18.5	-17.8
Turnout			2,863	35.9	+1.5
	SDP–Liberal Alliance hold		Swing	+27.3

Hoyland West (6890) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Hague D.	1,731	65.1	-2.2
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Lockwood C.	927	34.9	+34.9
Majority			804	30.2	-4.5
Turnout			2,658	38.6	-3.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-18.5

Monk Bretton (8916) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Robinson R.	1,931	70.0	-0.6
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Major C.	473	17.2	+17.2
	Conservative	White J.	354	12.8	+6.6
Majority			1,458	52.9	+5.4
Turnout			2,758	30.9	-2.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.9

North West (7739) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Williams A.	1,505	48.3	-9.0
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Appleyard J. Ms.	799	25.7	+25.7
	Conservative	Jubb M.	450	14.5	+14.5
	Residents	Harris M. Ms.	360	11.6	-31.1
Majority			706	22.7	+8.1
Turnout			3,114	40.2	-2.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-17.3

Park (5985) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Warden R.	1,506	67.1	-6.7
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Smailes J.	457	20.4	+12.8
	Conservative	Rawson N.	280	12.5	+6.2
Majority			1,049	46.8	-14.7
Turnout			2,243	37.5	+7.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.7

Penistone East (6681) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Peach E. Ms.	949	32.2	+32.2
	Conservative	Dews R.	916	31.1	-23.6
	Labour	Banner K.	872	29.6	-15.7
	Residents	Ryalls G.	208	7.1	+7.1
Majority			33	1.1	-8.4
Turnout			2,945	44.1	-1.6
	SDP–Liberal Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	+27.9

Penistone West (7953) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Neville F. Ms.	1,147	34.8	+34.8
	Residents	Harrison D.	913	27.7	-40.5
	Labour	Morris A.	646	19.6	-3.4
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Stein W.	591	17.9	+9.4
Majority			234	7.1	-37.9
Turnout			3,297	41.5	-12.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	+37.6

Royston (8170) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Rispin C.	2,258	70.8	+13.2
	Labour	Lavender H.	1,865
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Williamson J.	731	22.9	+22.9
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Smith A.	715
	Independent Labour	Jones H.	201	6.3	+6.3
Majority			1,527	47.9	+32.7
Turnout			3,190	39.0	+0.9
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Independent Labour		Swing	-4.8

South West (7466) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	O'Rourke J.	1,179	38.2	-8.8
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Bickley K. Ms.	1,104	35.8	+35.8
	Residents	Kent J.	441	14.3	-29.0
	Conservative	England G.	363	11.8	+2.1
Majority			75	2.4	-1.3
Turnout			3,087	41.3	-1.8
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing	-22.3

Wombwell North (5474) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Fellows B.	895	52.6	-9.2
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Calton W.	807	47.4	+47.4
Majority			88	5.2	-18.4
Turnout			1,702	31.1	+0.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-28.3

Wombwell South (7935) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Naylor T.	1,645	63.3	-13.0
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Young S. Ms.	955	36.7	+36.7
Majority			690	26.5	-26.1
Turnout			2,600	32.8	+3.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-24.8

Worsbrough (8326) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Bristowe T.	2,393	62.5	+3.9
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Ramsay R.	1,072	28.0	+28.0
	Conservative	Pappworth R.	361	9.4	+5.3
Majority			1,321	34.5	+13.0
Turnout			3,826	46.0	-5.0
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing	-12.0

References

1. "Elections Centre: Barnsley 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk/plymouth.ac.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-25. Retrieved 2017-07-25. 
2. "Election results 1979 to 2003" (PDF). barnsley.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2017-07-28.