1986 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

1986 local election in England March 2020 March 2020 1986 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election England Parliamentary no yes 1984 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 1984 1987 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 1987 One third of seats (24 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 34 8 May 1986 Labour Party (UK) 24 2 SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 1 Conservative Party (UK) 0 1 Barnsley UK local election 1986 map.png 400px Map showing the results of the 1986 Barnsley council elections. Majority party Majority party after election Labour Labour Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 8 May 1986, with one third of the council up for election as well as vacancies in Athersley and South West wards. Prior to the election Labour gained a seat from Alliance in a Penistone East by-election. The election resulted in Labour retaining control of the council. http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Barnsley-1973-2012.pdf Elections Centre: Barnsley 1973-2012 electionscentre.co.uk/plymouth.ac.uk 2017-07-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20170725171829/http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Barnsley-1973-2012.pdf 2017-07-25 https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/media/4121/electionresults1979to2003.pdf Election results 1979 to 2003 barnsley.gov.uk 2017-07-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20170728185506/https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/media/4121/electionresults1979to2003.pdf 2017-07-28 Election result Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1986 Labour Party (UK) 24 2 0 +2 100.0 68.5 26,586 -1.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 0 1 -1 0.0 15.4 5,969 +3.3 Conservative Party (UK) 0 0 1 -1 0.0 7.6 2,952 -2.5 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.1 1,961 +2.0 Independent Liberal 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.5 1,372 +3.5 This resulted in the following composition of the council: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 60 62 Conservatives 3 2 Residents 1 1 Independent 1 1 SDP–Liberal Alliance 1 0 Total 66 66 Working majority #FFBF00 54 darkgray #FFBF00 58 darkgray Ward results +/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested. Ardsley (7722) Labour Party (UK) Shirt R.* 1,504 74.1 -9.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance Swift D. 525 25.9 +25.9 979 48.3 -19.7 2,029 26.3 -0.9 Labour Party (UK) -17.9 Athersley (7057)2 Labour Party (UK) Moore G. 1,738 86.0 -2.0 Labour Party (UK) Langford L.* 1,703 - SDP-Liberal Alliance Oak A. 282 14.0 +2.0 1,456 72.1 -4.0 2,020 28.6 -2.5 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -2.0 Brierley (7339) Labour Party (UK) Ennis J.* 2,364 82.6 +4.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance Hirst C. Ms. 311 10.9 +1.5 Conservative Party (UK) Schofield D. Ms. 186 6.5 +0.1 2,053 71.8 +3.0 2,861 39.0 -7.1 Labour Party (UK) +1.5 Central (8631) Labour Party (UK) Wood J.* 2,245 75.7 +4.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance Major C. 720 24.3 +3.8 1,525 51.4 +0.1 2,965 34.4 -4.5 Labour Party (UK) +0.1 Cudworth (7970) Labour Party (UK) Wraith C.* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Darfield (7993) Labour Party (UK) Dixon T.* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Darton (9280) Labour Party (UK) McKenna E. 2,463 68.7 +4.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance Smith A. 1,120 31.3 +7.9 1,343 37.5 -3.5 3,583 38.6 -3.9 Labour Party (UK) -1.8 Dearne South (8814) Labour Party (UK) Ramsden D.* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Dearne Thurnscoe (8553) Labour Party (UK) Evans C. Ms. Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Dodworth (8550) Labour Party (UK) Herring J.* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Hoyland East (8047) Labour Party (UK) Brankin M. 2,202 73.8 -0.4 Independent Liberal Chantrey J. 780 26.2 +26.2 1,422 47.7 -0.7 2,982 37.1 +3.1 Labour Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance -13.3 Hoyland West (6755) Labour Party (UK) Andrews J. 2,073 77.8 +1.8 Independent Liberal Burd K. 592 22.2 +22.2 1,481 55.6 +3.7 2,665 39.5 -1.7 Labour Party (UK) -10.2 Monk Bretton (9184) Labour Party (UK) Robinson R.* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A North West (7670) Labour Party (UK) Williams A.* 1,807 67.2 +6.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance Price E. 882 32.8 +32.8 925 34.4 -1.5 2,689 35.1 -1.8 Labour Party (UK) -13.2 Park (5988) Labour Party (UK) Warden R.* 1,746 81.0 +1.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance Appleyard J. Ms. 410 19.0 +7.8 1,336 62.0 -6.2 2,156 36.0 -0.7 Labour Party (UK) -3.1 Penistone East (6993) Labour Party (UK) Hunter D. 1,600 47.2 +7.4 Conservative Party (UK) Wardle M. Ms. 1,178 34.8 -6.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance Marshall J. Ms. 610 18.0 -1.1 422 12.5 +11.2 3,388 48.4 +0.9 Labour Party (UK) +6.9 Penistone West (8067) Labour Party (UK) Walker R. 1,612 50.4 +13.0 Conservative Party (UK) Hinchcliff A. Ms. 1,588 49.6 +21.5 24 0.8 -2.2 3,200 39.7 -1.4 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -4.2 Royston (8667) Labour Party (UK) Rispin C.* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A South West (7672)2 Labour Party (UK) Foster D. 1,938 63.6 +13.4 Labour Party (UK) Parry L. 1,705 - SDP-Liberal Alliance Hallam D. 1,109 36.4 -4.8 829 27.2 +18.2 3,047 39.7 -12.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +9.1 Wombwell North (5415) Labour Party (UK) Fellows B.* 1,050 65.3 N/A Independent (politician) Beck A. 557 34.7 N/A 493 30.7 N/A 1,607 29.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Wombwell South (8123) Labour Party (UK) Naylor T.* 2,244 61.5 +11.8 Independent (politician) Rudkin E. 1,404 38.5 -11.8 840 23.0 +22.4 3,648 44.9 -5.2 Labour Party (UK) +11.8 Worsbrough (8108) Labour Party (UK) Bristowe T.* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A By-elections between 1986 and 1987 Brierley (7339) By-election 10 July 1986 Labour Party (UK) Whittaker, A. 1,671 75.4 -7.2 Independent (politician) Vodden, N. 292 13.2 +13.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Hirst C. Ms. 156 7.0 -3.9 Conservative Party (UK) Schofield D. Ms. 96 4.3 -2.2 1,379 62.2 -9.6 2,215 30.2 -8.8 Labour Party (UK) -10.2 Ardsley (7722) By-election 25 September 1986 Labour Party (UK) Parkin, A. Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A References Category:1986 English local elections 1986 Category:1980s in South Yorkshire