2006 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

2006 UK local government election August 2017 October 2019 2006 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election England Parliamentary no yes 2004 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 2004 2007 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 2007 One third of seats (21 of 63) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 32 4 May 2006 Labour Party (UK) 12 1 20,986 38.3% 1.9% Barnsley Independent Group 7 15,144 27.7% 27.7% Conservative Party (UK) 3 7,207 13.2% 1.1% Barnsley UK local election 2006 map.svg 400px Map of the 2006 Barnsley council election results. Labour in red, Barnsley Independents in teal and Conservatives in blue. Majority party Majority party after election Labour Labour The 2006 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election, with an extra vacancy in Penistone East caused by a resignation,http://www.thestar.co.uk/whats-on/out-and-about/sigh-of-relief-for-ruling-party-as-the-unthinkable-is-avoided-1-268409 Sigh of relief for ruling party as the 'unthinkable' is avoided thestar.co.uk 10 August 2017 and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/cc.stm Local elections: Barnsley BBC News Online 18 June 2011 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 Background The Barnsley Independent Group, which had been formed by independents on the council, were contesting an election for the first time.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4941644.stm The rise of the Independents Hakala Anna 25 April 2006 BBC News Online 18 June 2011 They put up candidates in 17 of the 21 wards which had seats up for election and 7 of their councillors were defending seats. Election results The results saw Labour stay in control of the council, making a net gain of 1 to hold 34 seats.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/south_yorkshire/4974914.stm Labour holds firm in ex-pit towns 5 May 2006 BBC News Online 18 June 2011 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 2006http://www.barnsley.gov.uk/2006-local-elections 2006 Local Elections Barnsley Council 18 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110724165647/http://www.barnsley.gov.uk/2006-local-elections 24 July 2011 deadhttp://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2006/48/ Local Election Results 2006: Barnsley Local Elections Archive Project 9 August 2017 Labour Party (UK) 12 2 1 +1 54.5 38.4 20,986 +2.0 Barnsley Independent Group 7 1 1 0 31.8 27.7 15,144 +27.7 Conservative Party (UK) 3 0 0 0 13.6 13.2 7,207 -1.1 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 8.2 4,462 +1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 1 -1 0.0 8.0 4,393 -5.2 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.1 2,251 -25.0 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 281 +0.5 This resulted in the following composition of the council:https://www.theguardian.com/politics/localelections2006/tables/0,,1762932,00.html Full coverage: local elections May 2006 guardian.co.uk 18 June 2011 http://www.barnsley.gov.uk:80/council/councillors/memlist.asp Members of the Council barnsley.gov.uk 2017-08-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20060720173532/http://www.barnsley.gov.uk/council/councillors/memlist.asp 20 July 2006 dead dmy-all PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 33 34 Barnsley Independent 22 22 Conservatives 5 5 Liberal Democrats 3 2 Total 63 63 Working majority #FFBF00 3 darkgray #FFBF00 5 darkgray Ward results +/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested. Central Labour Party (UK) Margaret Bruff 910 40.2 +5.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Donovan Hutton 527 23.3 -18.0 British National Party Dennis Seilly 347 15.3 +1.0 Independent (politician) Peter Doyle 327 14.4 +14.4 Conservative Party (UK) Gillian Millner 155 6.8 -2.3 383 16.9 +10.8 2,266 30.4 -4.4 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) +11.5 Cudworth Labour Party (UK) Joseph Hayward 1,413 57.4 +6.0 Barnsley Independent Group Ian Sanders 900 36.6 +36.6 Conservative Party (UK) Jean Rowley 149 6.1 +0.3 513 20.8 -8.6 2,462 31.4 -6.8 Labour Party (UK) -15.3 Darfield Barnsley Independent Group Trevor Smith 1,112 44.4 +44.4 Labour Party (UK) Caroline Saunders 711 28.4 -1.9 British National Party Paul Tibble 332 13.3 +5.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Garner 182 7.3 -1.0 Conservative Party (UK) Marjorie Cale-Morgan 168 6.7 -0.2 401 16.0 -0.8 2,505 32.9 -7.5 Barnsley Independent Group +23.1 Darton East Barnsley Independent Group Harry Spence 1,249 45.8 +45.8 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Cullum 808 29.6 -6.3 Conservative Party (UK) Clive Watkinson 396 14.5 -6.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patrick Logan 274 10.0 -2.6 441 16.2 +3.1 2,727 33.1 -5.5 Barnsley Independent Group Labour Party (UK) +26.0 Darton West Labour Party (UK) Sharon Howard 935 32.0 +1.3 Barnsley Independent Group Susan Simmons 853 29.2 +29.2 British National Party Ian Sutton 701 24.0 +14.0 Conservative Party (UK) Tony Short 431 14.8 -1.8 82 2.8 -0.3 2,920 36.0 -4.8 Labour Party (UK) Barnsley Independent Group -13.9 Dearne North Labour Party (UK) Janice Hancock 1,011 55.3 +6.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Garner 453 24.8 -14.6 Barnsley Independent Group Raymond Murdoch 234 12.8 +12.8 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Buckley 129 7.1 -4.8 558 30.5 +21.1 1,827 23.3 -9.1 Labour Party (UK) +10.6 Dearne South Labour Party (UK) May Noble 1,158 41.5 -4.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sarah Brook-Gardiner 1,065 38.2 -8.3 British National Party Robert Garrett 491 17.6 +17.6 Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Shaw 75 2.7 -4.8 93 3.3 +2.8 2,789 32.1 -5.7 Labour Party (UK) +1.9 Dodworth Barnsley Independent Group John Carr 1,378 48.1 +48.1 Labour Party (UK) Deborah Dunlop 1,018 35.6 +8.7 Conservative Party (UK) George Hill 466 16.3 +2.9 360 12.6 -20.3 2,862 37.1 -7.6 Barnsley Independent Group +19.7 Hoyland Milton Barnsley Independent Group Trevor Naylor 1,229 47.4 +47.4 Labour Party (UK) Robin Franklin 1,088 42.0 +8.0 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Hill 276 10.6 +0.0 141 5.4 -16.2 2,593 30.5 -9.1 Barnsley Independent Group +19.7 Kingstone Barnsley Independent Group Donna Hollins 1,154 53.5 +53.5 Labour Party (UK) Alice Cave 721 33.4 -5.4 Independent (politician) Frank Watson 148 6.9 -45.3 Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Wilkinson 135 6.3 -2.7 433 20.1 +6.8 2,158 28.4 -5.6 Barnsley Independent Group +29.4 Monk Bretton Labour Party (UK) Kenneth Richardson 906 40.3 +3.1 Barnsley Independent Group Michael Dunlavey 557 24.8 +24.8 British National Party Susan Harris 323 14.4 +3.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenneth Smith 277 12.3 +12.3 Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Turvey 185 8.2 -2.5 349 15.5 +11.0 2,248 28.3 -7.3 Labour Party (UK) -10.8 North East Labour Party (UK) Leah Higginbottom 1,680 69.9 +19.6 Conservative Party (UK) Lesley Watkinson 725 30.1 +21.3 955 39.7 +18.6 2,405 27.2 -11.4 Labour Party (UK) -0.8 Old Town Barnsley Independent Group Peter Middleton 1,479 56.6 +56.6 Labour Party (UK) Martin Dyson 633 24.2 -1.0 British National Party Lancer White 299 11.4 +3.9 Conservative Party (UK) Grace Morrell 203 7.8 +1.4 846 32.4 +14.6 2,614 32.7 -8.0 Barnsley Independent Group +28.8 Penistone East (2) Conservative Party (UK) Robert Barnard 1,539 32.6 -8.2 Conservative Party (UK) John Wilson 1,518 Labour Party (UK) Jill Hayler 929 19.7 -7.3 Labour Party (UK) William Jones 838 Liberal Democrats (UK) Teresa Arundel 808 17.1 -6.0 Independent (politician) John Smith 749 15.9 +15.9 Barnsley Independent Group Lisa Murdoch 691 14.7 +14.7 610 12.9 -0.9 7,072 41.4 -6.8 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -0.4 Penistone West Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Milner 1,012 31.0 -3.6 Barnsley Independent Group Paul Hand-Davis 808 24.8 +24.8 Labour Party (UK) Joseph Unsworth 763 23.4 +0.6 British National Party Kelly Thorpe 399 12.2 +3.5 Green Party of England and Wales Lynda Pickersgill 281 8.6 +8.6 204 6.3 +5.6 3,263 39.1 -7.3 Conservative Party (UK) -14.2 Rockingham Labour Party (UK) James Andrews 1,255 46.2 +7.6 Barnsley Independent Group Alison Robinson 846 31.1 +31.1 Independent (politician) Robert Hannagan 320 11.8 -29.5 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Toon 297 10.9 +1.4 409 15.0 +12.3 2,718 32.0 -9.9 Labour Party (UK) -11.7 Royston Labour Party (UK) Tim Cheetham 959 39.1 -4.6 Barnsley Independent Group John Race 464 18.9 +18.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Gouthwaite 437 17.8 +17.8 British National Party Paul Harris 393 16.0 +2.1 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Barr 197 8.0 -6.8 495 20.2 +4.0 2,450 30.3 -4.9 Labour Party (UK) -11.7 St. Helen's Labour Party (UK) David Bostwick 905 50.0 +11.9 Independent (politician) Jack Brown 707 39.1 +2.8 Conservative Party (UK) Jack Orr 197 10.9 +5.5 198 10.9 +9.0 1,809 23.7 -7.0 Labour Party (UK) +4.5 Stairfoot Barnsley Independent Group James Smith 1,014 41.8 +41.8 Labour Party (UK) Steven Redford 871 35.9 -5.1 British National Party James Smith 386 15.9 +15.9 Conservative Party (UK) Anne Campbell 154 6.4 +0.5 143 5.9 +5.9 2,425 31.1 -6.1 Barnsley Independent Group +23.4 Wombwell Labour Party (UK) Denise Wilde 1,347 53.2 +16.7 Barnsley Independent Group Arthur O'Loughlin 610 24.1 +24.1 British National Party David Bailey 396 15.6 +4.9 Conservative Party (UK) Garry Needham 179 7.1 -3.0 737 29.1 +15.3 2,532 31.6 -5.2 Labour Party (UK) -3.7 Worsbrough Labour Party (UK) Eunice Taylor 965 39.6 -2.0 Barnsley Independent Group Jillian Aranyi 566 23.2 +23.2 British National Party Malcolm Jennings 395 16.2 +16.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Durie 370 15.2 -7.2 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Elders 139 5.7 -9.1 399 16.4 -2.8 2,435 33.1 -6.6 Labour Party (UK) -12.6 By-elections between 2006 and 2007 Penistone West 13 July 2006 By-election http://www.barnsley.gov.uk:80/bguk/Council_Democracy/Press_Releases/2006-2007-July/2006-07-14_Penistone%20West%20by-election%20results.htm Penistone West by-election results barnsley.gov.uk 2017-08-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20070307014209/http://www.barnsley.gov.uk/bguk/Council_Democracy/Press_Releases/2006-2007-July/2006-07-14_Penistone%20West%20by-election%20results.htm 7 March 2007 dead dmy-all Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Marsh 897 50.3 +19.3 Labour Party (UK) Joseph Unsworth 558 31.3 +7.9 Green Party of England and Wales Lynda Pickersgill 328 18.4 +9.8 339 19.0 +12.7 1,783 21.4 -17.7 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) +5.7 Worsborough 16 November 2006 By-election Labour win by-election Sheffield Star 1 2006-11-17 926123334 Labour Party (UK) Betty Barlow 615 37.0 -2.6 Barnsley Independent Group Jillian Aranyi 510 30.7 +7.5 British National Party Malcolm Jennings 310 18.6 +2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Donald Wood 137 8.2 -7.0 Respect - The Unity Coalition Kate Burland 91 5.5 +5.5 105 6.3 -10.1 1,663 22.0 -11.1 Labour Party (UK) -5.0 References Category:2006 English local elections 2006 Category:2000s in South Yorkshire