2016 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 2016 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 5 May 2016 [1] [2] to elect one third of the members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England. The election was held on the same day as the election of a Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire as part of the 2016 Police and Crime Commissioner elections.


By-elections between 2016 and 2018

Kingstone by-election 29 September 2017 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joanne Murray74057.5-2.4
Liberal Democrats John Ellis-Mourant24719.2+19.2
Conservative Lee Ogden1138.8-3.5
Green Chris Scarfe876.8-4.1
BNP Christopher Houston755.8-5.2
Demos Direct InitiativeTrevor Smith251.9+1.9
Majority49338.3
Turnout 1,287
Labour hold Swing
Rockingham by-election 14 December 2017 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nicola Sumner93866.6+15.0
Conservative Michael Toon27219.3+10.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Nugent19914.1+14.1
Majority66647.3
Turnout 1,409
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. "Election Timetable in England" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  2. "Upcoming elections & referendums". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  3. "Local Elections Archive Project — Kingstone Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. "Local Elections Archive Project — Rockingham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2022.