1999_Barnsley_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election

1999 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council; 34 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 1999 Barnsley council elections.
Majority party before election; Labour;	Majority party after election ; Labour;

1999 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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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]

Quick Facts One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

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	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	19	0	3	-3	86.4	54.4	21,806	-16.4%
Liberal Democrats	1	1	0	+1	4.5	22.7	9,089	+15.0%
Conservative	1	1	0	+1	4.5	10.7	4,279	-0.1%
Independent	1	1	0	+1	4.5	5.2	2,066	+1.0%
Independent Labour	0	0	0	0	0	3.2	1,274	+3.2%
Socialist Labour	0	0	0	0	0	2.7	1,094	-2.0%
Green	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	307	-0.5%
Socialist Alternative	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	151	-0.2%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S Redford	819	59.9	-9.4
	Liberal Democrats	H Harding	320	23.4	+12.8
	Socialist Labour	S Logan	142	10.4	-1.1
	Conservative	M Cale-Morgan	86	6.3	-2.3
Majority			499	36.5	-21.3
Turnout			1,367	19.3	+3.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Woodhead	858	75.7	-9.6
	Liberal Democrats	M Wright	199	17.6	+7.6
	Conservative	T Allerton	43	3.8	+3.8
	Socialist Labour	P Robinson	33	2.9	-1.8
Majority			659	58.2	-17.1
Turnout			1,133	18.7	-0.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Vodden	1,132	67.8	-1.5
	Socialist Labour	J Simmons	242	14.5	+1.7
	Conservative	D Beaumont-Schofield	197	11.8	-6.2
	Liberal Democrats	S Brook	98	5.9	+5.9
Majority			890	53.3	+2.0
Turnout			1,669	24.5	+4.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	I Guest	1,074	50.4	+14.9
	Labour	R Fisher	927	43.5	-9.9
	Socialist Labour	S Yoxall	68	3.2	-3.4
	Conservative	J Carrington	61	2.9	-1.5
Majority			147	6.9	-11.0
Turnout			2,130	25.7	+6.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+12.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Hayward	1,269	72.4	-10.7
	Liberal Democrats	R Arundell	296	16.9	+9.7
	Conservative	A Campbell	134	7.6	+1.0
	Socialist Labour	M Stannard	54	3.1	+0.0
Majority			973	55.5	-20.4
Turnout			1,753	23.2	+1.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G Bates	1,261	66.6	-6.7
	Liberal Democrats	M Brown	474	25.0	+13.2
	Conservative	P Stubbins	158	8.3	-3.5
Majority			787	41.6	-19.9
Turnout			1,893	24.3	+2.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T Cullum	1,330	60.9	-11.5
	Liberal Democrats	J Hollingsworth	604	27.7	+27.7
	Conservative	J Smith	207	9.5	-11.5
	Socialist Labour	S Robinson	43	2.0	-4.5
Majority			726	33.2	-18.2
Turnout			2,184	20.5	+2.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-19.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Cross	1,248	70.3	-5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Sharron Brook	454	25.6	+1.5
	Conservative	E Croft	74	4.2	+4.2
Majority			794	44.7	-7.1
Turnout			1,776	20.0	-1.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Gardiner	1,115	76.9	-0.3
	Liberal Democrats	H Newton	272	18.8	+1.6
	Conservative	G Wilkinson	63	4.3	-1.4
Majority			843	58.1	-1.9
Turnout			1,450	19.0	+0.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Lofts	1,033	40.3	-23.2
	Independent Labour	M Walsh	525	20.5	+20.5
	Liberal Democrats	J Earnshaw	399	15.6	+15.6
	Green	D Jones	307	12.0	-9.3
	Conservative	G Hill	248	9.7	-2.2
	Socialist Labour	L Heppenstall	49	1.9	-1.4
Majority			508	19.8	-22.4
Turnout			2,561	25.2	+4.9
	Labour hold		Swing	-21.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Wordsworth	1,102	57.4	-31.4
	Independent Labour	B Maguire	390	20.3	+20.3
	Liberal Democrats	C Stimson	234	12.2	+12.2
	Conservative	M West	147	7.7	+7.7
	Socialist Labour	M Smith	46	2.4	-8.8
Majority			712	37.1	-40.5
Turnout			1,919	23.9	+3.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-25.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Schofield	937	51.5	-28.5
	Independent	Les Levitt	453	24.9	+24.9
	Liberal Democrats	B Martin	277	15.2	+15.2
	Conservative	H Jobling	115	6.3	-7.1
	Socialist Labour	G Pickering	36	2.0	-4.6
Majority			484	26.6	-40.0
Turnout			1,818	28.0	+4.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-26.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Sheard	806	41.4	-35.6
	Independent	G Brown	800	41.1	+41.1
	Liberal Democrats	D McVey	239	12.3	+0.4
	Conservative	S Wilkinson	102	5.2	-1.5
Majority			6	0.3	-64.8
Turnout			1,947	23.4	+6.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-38.3

Park^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Leigh	710	65.3	-19.1
	Liberal Democrats	P Durie	226	20.8	+20.8
	Conservative	W Barkworth	92	8.5	-1.6
	Socialist Labour	N Wragg	59	5.4	-0.1
Majority			484	44.5	-29.8
Turnout			1,087	19.5	+5.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-19.9

South West^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M Hall	813	40.8	+40.8
	Labour	C Henshaw	483	24.3	-46.0
	Conservative	J Wilson	398	20.0	-3.1
	Liberal Democrats	D Hutton	275	13.8	+13.8
	Socialist Labour	G Holt	22	1.1	-5.5
Majority			330	16.6	-30.6
Turnout			1,991	27.0	+7.7
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing	+43.4

Wombwell North^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Wraith	781	49.1	-25.6
	Liberal Democrats	C Harding	754	47.4	+35.7
	Socialist Alternative	M Forster	29	1.8	-5.3
	Conservative	N Grace	28	1.8	-4.7
Majority			27	1.7	-61.3
Turnout			1,592	31.3	+12.9
	Labour hold		Swing	-30.6

Wombwell South^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Wake	1,244	64.5	-8.4
	Liberal Democrats	W Millard	421	21.8	+11.1
	Conservative	H Oldfield	143	7.4	-1.7
	Socialist Alternative	A Waller	122	6.3	-1.0
Majority			823	42.6	-19.6
Turnout			1,930	24.0	+2.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Cawthorne	678	53.3	-13.6
	Liberal Democrats	J Ingram	326	25.6	+12.3
	Conservative	C Carrington	240	18.9	+2.2
	Socialist Labour	K Elbourne	27	2.1	-1.1
Majority			352	27.7	-22.5
Turnout			1,271	17.8	-0.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-12.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D Toon	1,029	39.7	+0.6
	Labour	T Shepherd	1,027	39.6	-21.3
	Liberal Democrats	T Arundell	536	20.7	+20.7
Majority			2	0.1	-21.7
Turnout			2,592	33.6	+7.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+10.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Unsworth	900	42.7	+9.8
	Liberal Democrats	M Wilkinson	732	34.7	+34.7
	Conservative	D Plotts	478	22.7	+22.7
Majority			168	8.0	-26.2
Turnout			2,110	24.3	-1.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-12.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H Lavender	1,103	58.9	-18.0
	Liberal Democrats	E Gouthwaite	604	32.3	+20.6
	Conservative	K Leeds	113	6.0	-1.7
	Socialist Labour	O Robinson	52	2.8	-0.9
Majority			499	26.7	-38.5
Turnout			1,872	21.5	+1.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-19.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F Wright	1,043	51.6	-23.5
	Independent Labour	D Wood	359	17.8	+17.8
	Liberal Democrats	M Newton	275	13.6	+13.6
	Socialist Labour	T Robinson	221	10.9	-4.1
	Conservative	E Elders	123	6.1	-3.8
Majority			684	33.8	-26.3
Turnout			2,021	26.7	+5.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-20.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T Shepherd	626	72.0	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	B Martin	150	17.2	+5.0
	Conservative	R Morrell	93	10.7	+3.0
Majority			476	54.8	+17.7
Turnout			869	10.8	-13.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	S Birkinshaw	686	43.2	+2.4
	Labour	S Henshaw	407	25.6	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	D Hutton	286	18.0	+4.2
	Conservative	J Wilson	210	13.2	-6.8
Majority			279	17.6	+1.0
Turnout			1,589	21.3	-5.7
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing	+0.5