Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2007

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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2007
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One third of seats (21 of 63) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority

 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Barnsley Independent Conservative
Seats won1272
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg2Steady2.svg
Barnsley UK local election 2007 map.svg
Map of the 2007 Barnsley council election results. Labour in red, Barnsley Independents in teal and Conservatives in blue.
Majority party before election

Labour

Majority party after election

Labour

The 2007 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. [1] [2]

Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough in England

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Background

Prior to the election, a number of Barnsley Independent Group councillors had removed themselves from the grouping and sat as Independent. Those Independents had earlier lost a seat in a Penistone by-election to the Conservatives, and suffered a defection to Labour in St. Helens. The Conservatives had also suffered a defection to the BIG in Penistone West. [3]

Barnsley Independent Group is a British political party in Barnsley, England.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

Election result

The results saw Labour retain a majority of 3 with 33 councillors, after losing 2 seats to the Barnsley Independent Group. [4] The Barnsley Independent Group moved to 20 seats after ousting 2 long time Labour councillors Alan Schofield and Alex Vodden. [4] The Conservatives remained on 5 seats, the Liberal Democrats 2 and 3 councillors were non-aligned. [4] The British National Party failed to win any seats, but did come second in the wards of Central, Dearne North and Darton West. [4] Overall turnout increased slightly to 33%. [3]

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.

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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 2007 [5] [2] [6] [7]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1202-257.139.222,589+0.8%
  Barnsley Independent 720+233.323.813,712-3.9%
  Conservative 20009.514.18,110+0.9%
  BNP 0000013.67,822+5.4%
  Liberal Democrat 000005.63,235-2.4%
  Independent 000003.31,881-0.8%
  Green 000000.5307+0.0%

This resulted in the following composition of the council: [2] [6] [3] [4]

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour3533
Barnsley Independent1921
Conservatives55
Liberal Democrats22
Independent22
Total6363
Working majority 7  3 

Ward results

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

Central [5] [7] [2] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mike Stokes1,03543.2+3.0
BNP Peter Marshall61825.8+10.5
Barnsley Independent Anita Cherryholme53822.5+22.5
Conservative Geoffrey Turvey2048.5+1.7
Majority41717.4+0.5
Turnout 2,39530.8+0.4
Labour hold Swing -3.7
Cudworth [5] [7] [2] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Charlie Wraith1,62774.5+17.1
Conservative Elizabeth Elders55625.5+19.4
Majority1,07149.1+28.3
Turnout 2,18327.3-4.1
Labour hold Swing -1.1
Darfield [5] [7] [2] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Barnsley Independent David Wainwright1,19144.9+0.5
Labour Brian Mathers77229.1+0.7
BNP Paul Tibble35513.4+0.1
Conservative Andrea Punshon1756.6-0.1
Liberal Democrat Susan Garner1586.0-1.3
Majority41915.8-0.2
Turnout 2,65133.7+0.8
Barnsley Independent hold Swing -0.1
Darton East [5] [7] [2] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Roy Miller1,25140.0+10.4
Barnsley Independent Eric Powers55617.8-28.0
BNP Colin Porter53917.2+17.2
Conservative Howard Pearson42113.5-1.0
Independent John Race36111.5+11.5
Majority69522.2+6.0
Turnout 3,12837.1+4.0
Labour hold Swing +19.2
Darton West [5] [7] [2] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Linda Burgess1,42743.0+11.0
BNP Ian Sutton89427.0+3.0
Barnsley Independent Dave Cooper59517.9-11.3
Conservative George Hill39912.0-2.8
Majority53316.1+13.3
Turnout 3,31540.5+4.5
Labour hold Swing +3.5
Dearne North [5] [7] [2] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Alan Gardiner1,01346.9-8.4
BNP Neil Bramley46621.6+21.6
Liberal Democrat Ian Garner46421.5-3.3
Conservative Gillian Millner1165.4-1.7
Barnsley Independent Maureen Smith1024.7-8.1
Majority54725.3-5.2
Turnout 2,16126.4+3.1
Labour hold Swing -15.0
Dearne South [5] [7] [2] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ken Sanderson1,34745.9+4.4
Liberal Democrat Sarah Brook78526.7-11.5
BNP June Peel66222.6+5.0
Conservative Elizabeth Hill1414.8+2.1
Majority56219.1+15.8
Turnout 2,93532.7+0.7
Labour hold Swing +7.9
Dodworth [5] [7] [2] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Barnsley Independent Brian Perrin1,17837.9-10.2
Labour Pauline Haigh87428.1-7.5
Conservative Stephen Webber44814.4-1.9
BNP Nick Parker40613.1+13.1
Liberal Democrat Aaron King2026.5+6.5
Majority3049.8-2.8
Turnout 3,10839.8+2.6
Barnsley Independent hold Swing -1.3
Hoyland Milton [5] [7] [2] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Barnsley Independent Barry Lipscombe1,28747.1-0.3
Labour Robin Franklin1,18743.4+1.4
Conservative Audrey Marsh2619.5-1.1
Majority1003.7-1.7
Turnout 2,73531.0+0.5
Barnsley Independent hold Swing -0.8
Kingstone [5] [7] [2] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Barnsley Independent Geoff Bowden1,06044.3-9.2
Labour Brian Swaine84135.2+1.8
BNP Paul Ratcliffe36115.1+15.1
Conservative Paul Buckley1295.4-0.9
Majority2199.2-10.9
Turnout 2,39130.8+2.4
Barnsley Independent hold Swing -5.5
Monk Bretton [5] [7] [2] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Margaret Sheard1,00443.3+3.0
Barnsley Independent Clive Pickering67529.1+4.3
BNP Susan Harris39617.1+2.7
Conservative Michael Toon24410.5+2.3
Majority32914.2-1.3
Turnout 2,31928.0-0.2
Labour hold Swing -0.6
North East [5] [7] [2] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Barnsley Independent Dave North1,47543.6+43.6
Labour Alex Vodden1,29938.4-31.5
BNP Robert Garrett2276.7+6.7
Conservative Marjorie Cale-Morgan1935.7-24.4
Liberal Democrat Danny Oates1905.6+5.6
Majority1765.2-34.5
Turnout 3,38436.8+9.6
Barnsley Independent gain from Labour Swing +37.5
Old Town [5] [7] [2] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Barnsley Independent Sandra Birkinshaw1,50355.7-0.9
Labour Martin Dyson58521.7-2.5
BNP Lance White38014.1+2.7
Conservative Anne Campbell2328.6+0.8
Majority91834.0+1.6
Turnout 2,70032.9+0.2
Barnsley Independent hold Swing +0.8
Penistone East [5] [7] [2] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Paul Hand-Davis1,88549.0-14.7
Labour John Tidball91323.7+4.0
Liberal Democrat Trish Arundel64116.7-0.5
BNP Paul James41010.7+10.7
Majority97225.3+12.4
Turnout 3,84941.4+0.0
Conservative hold Swing -9.3
Penistone West [5] [7] [2] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Steve Marsh1,45141.0+10.0
Independent Richard Jenkins91225.8+25.8
Labour Peter Starling56215.9-7.5
Green Lynda Pickersgill3078.7+0.1
BNP Kelly Thorpe3038.6-3.6
Majority53915.2+8.9
Turnout 3,53541.8+2.8
Conservative hold Swing -7.9
Rockingham [5] [7] [2] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Barnsley Independent Steve Sylvester1,39445.6+14.5
Labour Alan Schofield1,30142.6-3.6
Conservative Dorothy Shaw36011.8+0.9
Majority933.0-12.0
Turnout 3,05535.4+3.4
Barnsley Independent gain from Labour Swing +9.0
Royston [5] [7] [2] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Bill Newman1,11544.7+5.6
Liberal Democrat Eddie Gouthwaite53121.3+3.5
BNP Paul Harris33213.3-2.7
Barnsley Independent Daniel Pickering29912.0-6.9
Conservative Peter Murray2158.6+0.6
Majority58423.4+3.2
Turnout 2,49230.3+0.0
Labour hold Swing +1.0
St Helens [5] [7] [2] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jenny Platts1,07657.6+7.6
Independent Tony Brennan34818.6-20.5
BNP Lisa Brooksbank31116.6+16.6
Conservative Andrew Barr1337.1-3.8
Majority72839.0+28.1
Turnout 1,86823.8+0.1
Labour hold Swing +14.0
Stairfoot [5] [7] [2] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Karen Dyson1,02941.5+5.6
Barnsley Independent Mandy Jackson69828.1-13.7
BNP Kevin Noakes36814.8-1.1
Independent Peter Pleasants26010.5+10.5
Conservative Stuart Wilkinson1265.1-1.3
Majority33113.3+7.4
Turnout 2,48130.7-0.5
Labour hold Swing +9.6
Wombwell [5] [7] [2] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Dick Wraith1,43259.2+6.0
Barnsley Independent Ray Murdoch35514.7-9.4
BNP David Bailey35014.5-1.1
Conservative Keith Jenner28111.6+4.5
Majority1,07744.5+15.4
Turnout 2,41829.2-2.4
Labour hold Swing +7.7
Worsbrough [5] [7] [2] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Betty Barlow89935.2-4.4
Barnsley Independent Gill Carr80631.6+8.4
BNP Malcolm Jennings44417.4+1.2
Liberal Democrat Donald Wood26410.3-4.9
Conservative Mavis Peace1405.5-0.2
Majority933.6-12.8
Turnout 2,55334.1+0.9
Labour hold Swing -6.4

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