1999 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

1999 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative Seats won 19 1 1 Seat change 3 1 1
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]}

Election result

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1999 ^{[3] [4] [1]}

Party		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%

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

Party		Previous council	New council
	Labour	62	59
	Independent	2	3
	Conservatives	1	2
	Liberal Democrats	1	2
Total		66	66
Working majority		58	52

Ward results

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

Ardsley ^{[3] [4]}

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

Athersley ^{[3] [4]}

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

Brierley ^{[3] [4]}

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

Central ^{[3] [4]}

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

Cudworth ^{[3] [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

Darfield ^{[3] [4]}

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

Darton ^{[3] [4]}

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

Dearne South ^{[3] [4]}

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

Dearne Thurnscoe ^{[3] [4]}

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

Dodworth ^{[3] [4]}

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

Hoyland East ^{[3] [4]}

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

Hoyland West ^{[3] [4]}

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

Monk Bretton ^{[3] [4]}

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

North West ^{[3] [4]}

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

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

Penistone East ^{[3] [4]}

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

Penistone West ^{[3] [4]}

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

Royston ^{[3] [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

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

Worsborough ^{[3] [4]}

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

By-elections between 1999 and 2000

Hoyland East 29 July 1999 By-election ^[4]

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

South West 29 July 1999 By-election ^[4]

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

References

1. "How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48.
2. "How Britain voted: Council Election Results". The Independent. 8 May 1999. p. 12.
3. "Elections Centre: Barnsley 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk/plymouth.ac.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
4. "Election results 1979 to 2003" (PDF). barnsley.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
5. "Members of the Council 1999 / 2000". barnsley.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 August 1999. Retrieved 8 August 2017.