2012 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
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The 2012 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council will be up for election.
Overall Results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 18 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 85.7 | 56.5 | 29,368 | +3.2 | |
Barnsley Ind. | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 9.5 | 19.8 | 10,268 | -0.6 | |
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4.8 | 10.8 | 5,633 | -4.5 | |
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 2,609 | +4.5 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2.9 | 1,528 | +1.8 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1,171 | +0.9 | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 839 | -5.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 248 | +0.1 | |
Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 184 | +0.1 | |
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 125 | 0 |
- +/- figure compared to 2011 result.
Ward Results
[edit]Central Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Douglas Birkinshaw | 1,262 | 62.4 | +31.4 | |
Independent | Dave Gibson | 347 | 17.1 | −9.3 | |
English Democrat | Colin Porter | 286 | 14.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Anne Haynes | 129 | 6.4 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 915 | 45.0 | +40.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,024 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cudworth Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve Houghton | 1,684 | 70.5 | +21.6 | |
BNP | Terry Hubbard | 244 | 10.2 | −14.7 | |
UKIP | Gill Wright | 220 | 9.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Anne Campbell | 124 | 5.2 | −1.8 | |
English Democrat | Carol Stacey | 115 | 4.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,440 | 60.3 | +36.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,387 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Darfield Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Caroline Saunders | 1,142 | 46.6 | +26.7 | |
Barnsley Ind. | Carmen Hancock | 984 | 40.2 | −16.6 | |
English Democrat | David Burnett | 209 | 8.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | George Hill | 115 | 4.7 | −6.3 | |
Majority | 1,120 | 45.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,450 | ||||
Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Swing |
Darton East Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lesley Duerden | 1,172 | 45.8 | +11.3 | |
Barnsley Ind. | Sharon Love | 910 | 35.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Howard Pearson | 234 | 9.1 | −7.1 | |
English Democrat | Sharon Sutton | 185 | 7.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Ben Wilson | 58 | 2.3 | −5.0 | |
Majority | 262 | ||||
Turnout | 2,559 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | + |
Darton West Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alice Cave | 1,608 | 61.8 | +27.3 | |
English Democrat | Ian Sutton | 505 | 19.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Sam England | 488 | 18.8 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 1,103 | 42.4 | +30.0 | ||
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Labour hold | Swing |
Dearne North Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jennifer Worton | 1,314 | 69.1 | +28.9 | |
Barnsley Ind. | Ian Garner | 501 | 26.3 | +8.6 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Robinson | 87 | 4.6 | −4.2 | |
Majority | 813 | ||||
Turnout | 1,902 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Dearne South Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sharron Brook | 1,848 | 82.5 | +48.7 | |
Barnsley Ind. | Susan Garner | 277 | 12.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Paul Buckley | 114 | 5.1 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 1,571 | ||||
Turnout | 2,239 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Dodworth Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barnsley Ind. | Phillip Birkinshaw | 1,396 | 48.9 | +0.2 | |
Labour | Tony Wright | 1,165 | 40.8 | +20.8 | |
Conservative | Andrew Barr | 292 | 10.2 | −5.2 | |
Majority | 231 | ||||
Turnout | 2,893 | ||||
Barnsley Ind. hold | Swing |
Hoyland Milton Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mick Stowe | 1,524 | 56.2 | +6.9 | |
Barnsley Ind. | Damion Krska | 635 | 23.4 | −9.1 | |
English Democrat | Justin Saxton | 243 | 9.0 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Elizabeth Hill | 183 | 6.8 | −2.7 | |
TUSC | Brian Caton | 125 | 4.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 889 | 32.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,710 | ||||
Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Swing |
Kingstone Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Donna Green | 1,099 | |||
Barnsley Ind. | Geoff Bowden | 458 | |||
English Democrat | Nathan Walker | 120 | |||
BNP | Danny Cooke | 116 | |||
Conservative | Clive Watkinson | 94 | |||
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Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Swing |
Monk Bretton Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Steve Green | 1,398 | |||
Independent | Grace Brown | 719 | |||
BNP | Jane Hubbard | 286 | |||
Conservative | Chris Pilkington | 116 | |||
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Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
North East Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jeff Ennis | 1,625 | |||
Barnsley Ind. | Stella Milner | 1,250 | |||
Conservative | Peter Murray | 137 | |||
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Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Swing |
Old Town Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Phil Davies | 1,391 | |||
Barnsley Ind. | Clive Pickering | 665 | |||
Independent | Donald Wood | 214 | |||
English Democrat | David Peace | 206 | |||
Conservative | Howard Oldfield | 182 | |||
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Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Swing |
Penistone East Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Wilson | 1,405 | |||
Labour | Jill Hayler | 1,298 | |||
UKIP | Glynis Heathcote | 629 | |||
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Conservative hold | Swing |
Penistone West Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Starling | 1,389 | |||
Conservative | Steve Webber | 1,337 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Robert Teal | 190 | |||
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Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Rockingham Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Emma Dures | 1,611 | |||
Barnsley Ind. | Steve Sylvester | 774 | |||
English Democrat | Kevin Riddiough | 253 | |||
Conservative | Mike Toon | 168 | |||
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Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Swing |
Royston Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Graham Kyte | 1,573 | |||
UKIP | Jim Johnson | 322 | |||
Independent | Edward Gouthwaite | 248 | |||
Conservative | Gill Milner | 117 | |||
English Democrat | Paul Robinson | 73 | |||
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Labour hold | Swing |
St Helen's Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sarah Tattersall | 1,387 | |||
English Democrat | Dean Walker | 222 | |||
Conservative | Lesley Watkinson | 85 | |||
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Labour hold | Swing |
Stairfoot Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Wayne Johnson | 1,140 | 46.1 | +17.8 | |
Barnsley Ind. | Fred Clowery | 981 | 39.7 | −9.1 | |
BNP | Sandra Baker | 193 | 7.8 | −6.2 | |
Conservative | Delia Weldon | 102 | 4.1 | −4.9 | |
Socialist Labour | Frank Watson | 58 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 159 | ||||
Turnout | 2,474 | ||||
Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Swing |
Wombwell Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Morgan | 1,769 | |||
Barnsley Ind. | Trevor Smith | 329 | |||
English Democrat | Gary Carnell | 192 | |||
Conservative | Alex Wilkinson | 124 | |||
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Labour hold | Swing |
Worsbrough Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barnsley Ind. | Gill Carr | 1,108 | |||
Labour | Kevin Williams | 969 | |||
Socialist Labour | Terry Robinson | 126 | |||
Conservative | Helen Smith | 124 | |||
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Barnsley Ind. hold | Swing |
By-elections between 2012 and 2014
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Caroline Makinson | 1,143 | 67.4 | +0.0 | |
UKIP | James Johnson | 393 | 23.2 | +9.4 | |
Conservative | Paul Buckley | 100 | 5.9 | +0.9 | |
English Democrat | Justin Saxton | 32 | 1.9 | −1.2 | |
BNP | Mark Baker | 28 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 750 | 44.2 | −9.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,696 | 20.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.7 |