Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2000

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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2000
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One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
34 seats needed for a majority

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Party Labour Independent Liberal Democrat
Seats won 14 4 2
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Map showing the results of the 2000 Barnsley council elections.
Majority party before election

Labour

Majority party after election

Labour

The 2000 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. Prior to the election, Labour has suffered a by-election loss in South West and two defections to Independent. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. [1] [2] [3]

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Election result

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 2000 [2] [3] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 14 0 4 -4 63.6 45.6 18,077 -8.8%
  Independent 4 3 1 +2 18.2 18.2 7,193 +13.0%
  Liberal Democrat 2 1 0 +1 9.1 18.1 7,178 -4.6%
  Conservative 2 1 0 +1 9.1 14.1 5,586 +3.4%
  Independent Labour 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 779 -1.2%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.6 633 +0.8%
  Socialist Labour 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 92 -2.5%
  Socialist Alternative 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 68 -0.2%

This resulted in the following composition of the council: [2] [3] [5]

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour 56 52
Independent 6 8
Conservatives 2 3
Liberal Democrats 2 3
Total 66 66
Working majority 46  38 

Ward results

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

Ardsley [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Brian Mathers 700 64.7 +4.8
Liberal Democrat C Harding 260 24.0 +0.6
Conservative Marjorie Cale-Morgan 122 11.3 +5.0
Majority 440 40.7 +4.2
Turnout 1,082 15.6 -3.7
Labour hold Swing +2.1
Athersley [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Bostwick 614 58.7 -17.0
Independent D Cooke 287 27.4 +27.4
Liberal Democrat H Harding 101 9.7 -7.9
Conservative R Hinchliff 44 4.2 +0.4
Majority 327 31.3 -26.9
Turnout 1,046 17.2 -1.5
Labour hold Swing -22.2
Brierley [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Arthur Whittaker 760 51.3 -16.5
Independent Labour K Collins 418 28.2 +28.2
Conservative M West 159 10.7 -1.1
Liberal Democrat A Mawson 144 9.7 +3.8
Majority 342 23.1 -30.2
Turnout 1,481 21.9 -2.6
Labour hold Swing -22.3
Central [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Don Hutton 923 54.5 +4.1
Labour Pat Newman 658 38.8 -4.7
Conservative R Morrell 113 6.7 +3.8
Majority 265 15.6 +8.7
Turnout 1,694 20.8 -4.9
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing +4.4
Cudworth [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Steve Houghton 1,030 50.7 -21.7
Independent T Jamil 795 39.1 +39.1
Liberal Democrat C Stimson 108 5.3 -11.6
Conservative Ann Campbell 98 4.8 -2.8
Majority 235 11.6 -43.9
Turnout 2,031 27.1 +3.9
Labour hold Swing 30.4
Darfield [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Ron Fisher 1,251 50.4 +50.4
Labour Dorothy Higginbottom 981 39.6 -27.0
Conservative Elizabeth Hill 132 5.3 -3.0
Liberal Democrat M Brown 116 4.7 -20.3
Majority 270 10.9 -30.7
Turnout 2,480 31.5 +7.2
Independent gain from Labour Swing +38.7
Darton [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Roy Miller 1,245 51.3 -9.6
Independent S Birkinshaw 599 24.7 +24.7
Conservative Jim Smith 320 13.2 +3.7
Liberal Democrat P Jaques 265 10.9 -16.8
Majority 646 26.6 -6.6
Turnout 2,429 22.8 +2.3
Labour hold Swing -17.1
Dearne South [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John 'Inky' Thomson 1,111 53.0 -17.3
Liberal Democrat Sharron Brook 897 42.8 +17.2
Conservative M Lockwood 90 4.3 +0.1
Majority 214 10.2 -34.5
Turnout 2,098 24.5 +4.5
Labour hold Swing -17.2
Dearne Thurnscoe [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Peter Bird 946 72.8 -4.1
Liberal Democrat M Newton 239 18.4 -0.4
Conservative Gordon Wilkinson 115 8.8 +4.5
Majority 707 54.4 -3.7
Turnout 1,300 16.8 -2.2
Labour hold Swing -1.8
Dodworth [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Ryan 930 41.6 +1.3
Green Donald Jones 374 16.7 +4.7
Independent M Walsh 363 16.3 -4.2
Conservative George Hill 311 13.9 +4.2
Liberal Democrat S Heyworth 255 11.4 -4.2
Majority 556 24.9 +5.1
Turnout 2,233 21.7 +1.9
Labour hold Swing -1.7
Hoyland East [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Mick Brankin 1,210 57.6 +37.3
Labour Peter Beardshall 635 30.2 -27.2
Liberal Democrat D Hulse 139 6.6 -5.6
Conservative Hilda Jobling 118 5.6 -2.1
Majority 575 27.4 -9.4
Turnout 2,102 26.4 +2.5
Independent gain from Labour Swing +32.2
Hoyland West [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sharon Howard 862 59.6 +8.1
Liberal Democrat B Martin 360 24.9 +9.7
Conservative Howard Oldfield 225 15.5 +9.2
Majority 502 34.7 +8.1
Turnout 1,447 22.6 -5.4
Labour hold Swing -0.5
Monk Bretton [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Grace Brown 919 45.8 +4.7
Labour Tom Sheard 807 40.2 -1.2
Liberal Democrat Sally Brook 167 8.3 -4.0
Conservative Stuart Wilkinson 113 5.6 +0.4
Majority 112 5.6 +5.3
Turnout 2,006 24.2 +0.8
Independent gain from Labour Swing +2.9
North West [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Bill Denton 633 50.1 -3.2
Liberal Democrat P Henstock 329 26.0 +0.4
Conservative M Allerton 301 23.8 +4.9
Majority 304 24.1 -3.6
Turnout 1,263 18.1 +0.3
Labour hold Swing -1.8
Park [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Peter Doyle 621 63.3 -3.0
Liberal Democrat R Rees 241 24.6 +3.8
Conservative D Plotts 119 12.1 +3.6
Majority 380 38.7 -5.8
Turnout 981 17.9 -1.6
Labour hold Swing -3.4
Penistone East [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alec Rowley 1,188 49.0 +9.3
Labour Peter Starling 801 33.0 -6.6
Liberal Democrat Trish Arundel 437 18.0 -2.7
Majority 387 16.0 +15.9
Turnout 2,426 31.6 -2.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing +7.9
Penistone West [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brenda Hinchliff 1,340 55.5 +32.8
Labour C Shaw 613 25.4 -17.3
Green F Charlesworth 259 10.7 +10.7
Liberal Democrat J Heyworth 202 8.4 -26.3
Majority 727 30.1 +22.1
Turnout 2,414 27.5 +3.2
Conservative hold Swing +25.0
Royston [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Bill Newman 997 51.0 -7.9
Liberal Democrat E Gouthwaite 475 24.3 -8.0
Independent Labour C Sanger 361 18.5 +18.5
Conservative Kath Leeds 123 6.3 +0.3
Majority 522 26.7 +0.0
Turnout 1,956 22.2 +0.7
Labour hold Swing +0.0
South West [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Sandra Birkinshaw 1,207 64.4 +23.6
Labour C Henshaw 376 20.1 -4.2
Conservative John Wilson 165 8.8 -11.2
Liberal Democrat D McVey 127 6.8 -7.0
Majority 831 44.3 +27.7
Turnout 1,875 25.9 -1.1
Independent hold Swing +13.9
Wombwell North [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Sarah Brook 891 58.9 +11.5
Labour John Clarke 580 38.3 -10.8
Conservative N Cuss 43 2.8 +1.0
Majority 311 20.5 +18.8
Turnout 1,514 30.2 -1.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +11.1
Wombwell South [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Margaret Morgan 1,079 54.9 -9.6
Independent Trevor Smith 394 20.1 +20.1
Liberal Democrat W Millard 258 13.1 -8.7
Conservative W Barkworth 166 8.4 +1.0
Socialist Alternative A Waller 68 3.5 -2.8
Majority 685 34.9 -7.7
Turnout 1,965 24.5 +0.5
Labour hold Swing -14.8
Worsbrough [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jimmy Rae 1,098 61.6 +10.0
Liberal Democrat Pat Durie 244 13.7 +0.1
Conservative Elizabeth Elders 181 10.2 +4.1
Independent David Wood 168 9.4 -8.4
Socialist Labour Terry Robinson 92 5.2 -5.7
Majority 854 47.9 +14.1
Turnout 1,783 23.7 -3.0
Labour hold Swing +4.9

By-elections between 2000 and 2002

Dodworth 7 June 2001 By-election [6] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Christopher Jenkinson 2,452 43.1 +1.4
Liberal Democrat Anthony Conway 1,273 22.4 +10.9
Conservative George Hill 766 13.5 -0.5
Independent Michael Walsh 761 13.4 -2.9
Green Donald Jones 438 7.7 -9.1
Majority 1,179 20.7 -4.2
Turnout 5,690 53.9 +32.2
Labour hold Swing -4.7
Athersley By-Election 7 March 2002 [3] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Patricia Newman 527 62.1 +3.4
Independent Jack Brown 187 22.0 -5.4
Liberal Democrat Jean Roberts 106 12.5 +2.8
Socialist Alliance James White 29 3.4 +3.4
Majority 340 40.1 +8.8
Turnout 849 14.0 -3.2
Labour hold Swing +4.4

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