Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1999

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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1999
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  1998 6 May 1999 2000  

One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
34 seats needed for a majority

 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrat Conservative
Seats won1911
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Increase2.svg1Increase2.svg1

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Map showing the results of the 1999 Barnsley council elections.

Majority party before election

Labour

Majority party after election

Labour

The 1999 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. Prior to the election, the Liberal Democrats had gained a seat in Wombwell North from Labour. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Election result

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1999 [3] [4] [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1903-386.454.421,806-16.4%
  Liberal Democrat 110+14.522.79,089+15.0%
  Conservative 110+14.510.74,279-0.1%
  Independent 110+14.55.22,066+1.0%
  Independent Labour 000003.21,274+3.2%
  Socialist Labour 000002.71,094-2.0%
  Green 000000.8307-0.5%
  Socialist Alternative 000000.4151-0.2%

This resulted in the following composition of the council: [3] [4] [5]

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour6259
Independent23
Conservatives12
Liberal Democrats12
Total6666
Working majority 58  52 

Ward results

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

Ardsley [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour S Redford81959.9-9.4
Liberal Democrat H Harding32023.4+12.8
Socialist Labour S Logan14210.4-1.1
Conservative M Cale-Morgan866.3-2.3
Majority49936.5-21.3
Turnout 1,36719.3+3.6
Labour hold Swing -11.1
Athersley [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour M Woodhead85875.7-9.6
Liberal Democrat M Wright19917.6+7.6
Conservative T Allerton433.8+3.8
Socialist Labour P Robinson332.9-1.8
Majority65958.2-17.1
Turnout 1,13318.7-0.4
Labour hold Swing -8.6
Brierley [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour A Vodden1,13267.8-1.5
Socialist Labour J Simmons24214.5+1.7
Conservative D Beaumont-Schofield19711.8-6.2
Liberal Democrat S Brook985.9+5.9
Majority89053.3+2.0
Turnout 1,66924.5+4.8
Labour hold Swing -1.6
Central [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat I Guest1,07450.4+14.9
Labour R Fisher92743.5-9.9
Socialist Labour S Yoxall683.2-3.4
Conservative J Carrington612.9-1.5
Majority1476.9-11.0
Turnout 2,13025.7+6.4
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing +12.4
Cudworth [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J Hayward1,26972.4-10.7
Liberal Democrat R Arundell29616.9+9.7
Conservative A Campbell1347.6+1.0
Socialist Labour M Stannard543.1+0.0
Majority97355.5-20.4
Turnout 1,75323.2+1.8
Labour hold Swing -10.2
Darfield [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour G Bates1,26166.6-6.7
Liberal Democrat M Brown47425.0+13.2
Conservative P Stubbins1588.3-3.5
Majority78741.6-19.9
Turnout 1,89324.3+2.3
Labour hold Swing -9.9
Darton [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour T Cullum1,33060.9-11.5
Liberal Democrat J Hollingsworth60427.7+27.7
Conservative J Smith2079.5-11.5
Socialist Labour S Robinson432.0-4.5
Majority72633.2-18.2
Turnout 2,18420.5+2.3
Labour hold Swing -19.6
Dearne South [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour A Cross1,24870.3-5.6
Liberal Democrat Sharron Brook45425.6+1.5
Conservative E Croft744.2+4.2
Majority79444.7-7.1
Turnout 1,77620.0-1.4
Labour hold Swing -3.5
Dearne Thurnscoe [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour A Gardiner1,11576.9-0.3
Liberal Democrat H Newton27218.8+1.6
Conservative G Wilkinson634.3-1.4
Majority84358.1-1.9
Turnout 1,45019.0+0.8
Labour hold Swing -0.9
Dodworth [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour P Lofts1,03340.3-23.2
Independent Labour M Walsh52520.5+20.5
Liberal Democrat J Earnshaw39915.6+15.6
Green D Jones30712.0-9.3
Conservative G Hill2489.7-2.2
Socialist Labour L Heppenstall491.9-1.4
Majority50819.8-22.4
Turnout 2,56125.2+4.9
Labour hold Swing -21.8
Hoyland East [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour P Wordsworth1,10257.4-31.4
Independent Labour B Maguire39020.3+20.3
Liberal Democrat C Stimson23412.2+12.2
Conservative M West1477.7+7.7
Socialist Labour M Smith462.4-8.8
Majority71237.1-40.5
Turnout 1,91923.9+3.0
Labour hold Swing -25.8
Hoyland West [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour A Schofield93751.5-28.5
Independent Les Levitt45324.9+24.9
Liberal Democrat B Martin27715.2+15.2
Conservative H Jobling1156.3-7.1
Socialist Labour G Pickering362.0-4.6
Majority48426.6-40.0
Turnout 1,81828.0+4.0
Labour hold Swing -26.7
Monk Bretton [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour M Sheard80641.4-35.6
Independent G Brown80041.1+41.1
Liberal Democrat D McVey23912.3+0.4
Conservative S Wilkinson1025.2-1.5
Majority60.3-64.8
Turnout 1,94723.4+6.1
Labour hold Swing -38.3
North West [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour M Cawthorne67853.3-13.6
Liberal Democrat J Ingram32625.6+12.3
Conservative C Carrington24018.9+2.2
Socialist Labour K Elbourne272.1-1.1
Majority35227.7-22.5
Turnout 1,27117.8-0.7
Labour hold Swing -12.9
Park [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour P Leigh71065.3-19.1
Liberal Democrat P Durie22620.8+20.8
Conservative W Barkworth928.5-1.6
Socialist Labour N Wragg595.4-0.1
Majority48444.5-29.8
Turnout 1,08719.5+5.0
Labour hold Swing -19.9
Penistone East [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative D Toon1,02939.7+0.6
Labour T Shepherd1,02739.6-21.3
Liberal Democrat T Arundell53620.7+20.7
Majority20.1-21.7
Turnout 2,59233.6+7.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +10.9
Penistone West [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J Unsworth90042.7+9.8
Liberal Democrat M Wilkinson73234.7+34.7
Conservative D Plotts47822.7+22.7
Majority1688.0-26.2
Turnout 2,11024.3-1.1
Labour hold Swing -12.4
Royston [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour H Lavender1,10358.9-18.0
Liberal Democrat E Gouthwaite60432.3+20.6
Conservative K Leeds1136.0-1.7
Socialist Labour O Robinson522.8-0.9
Majority49926.7-38.5
Turnout 1,87221.5+1.1
Labour hold Swing -19.3
South West [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent M Hall81340.8+40.8
Labour C Henshaw48324.3-46.0
Conservative J Wilson39820.0-3.1
Liberal Democrat D Hutton27513.8+13.8
Socialist Labour G Holt221.1-5.5
Majority33016.6-30.6
Turnout 1,99127.0+7.7
Independent gain from Labour Swing +43.4
Wombwell North [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour R Wraith78149.1-25.6
Liberal Democrat C Harding75447.4+35.7
Socialist Alternative M Forster291.8-5.3
Conservative N Grace281.8-4.7
Majority271.7-61.3
Turnout 1,59231.3+12.9
Labour hold Swing -30.6
Wombwell South [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J Wake1,24464.5-8.4
Liberal Democrat W Millard42121.8+11.1
Conservative H Oldfield1437.4-1.7
Socialist Alternative A Waller1226.3-1.0
Majority82342.6-19.6
Turnout 1,93024.0+2.5
Labour hold Swing -9.7
Worsborough [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour F Wright1,04351.6-23.5
Independent Labour D Wood35917.8+17.8
Liberal Democrat M Newton27513.6+13.6
Socialist Labour T Robinson22110.9-4.1
Conservative E Elders1236.1-3.8
Majority68433.8-26.3
Turnout 2,02126.7+5.4
Labour hold Swing -20.6

By-elections between 1999 and 2000

Hoyland East 29 July 1999 By-election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour T Shepherd62672.0+2.4
Liberal Democrat B Martin15017.2+5.0
Conservative R Morrell9310.7+3.0
Majority47654.8+17.7
Turnout 86910.8-13.1
Labour hold Swing +4.8
South West 29 July 1999 By-election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent S Birkinshaw68643.2+2.4
Labour S Henshaw40725.6+1.3
Liberal Democrat D Hutton28618.0+4.2
Conservative J Wilson21013.2-6.8
Majority27917.6+1.0
Turnout 1,58921.3-5.7
Independent gain from Labour Swing +0.5

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