1984 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

1984 local election in England March 2020 March 2020 1984 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election England Parliamentary no yes 1983 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 1983 1986 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 1986 One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 34 3 May 1984 Labour Party (UK) 20 Conservative Party (UK) 1 Independent (politician) 1 1 Barnsley UK local election 1984 map.png 400px Map showing the results of the 1984 Barnsley council elections. Majority party Majority party after election Labour Labour Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 1984, with one third of the council up for election. Prior to the election, a Residents councillor in Dudsworth had defected to Labour. 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 1984 Labour Party (UK) 20 1 1 0 90.9 70.3 45,729 +8.0 Conservative Party (UK) 1 0 0 0 4.5 10.1 6,586 +0.4 Independent (politician) 1 1 0 +1 4.5 3.1 2,020 +0.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 0 0 0 0.0 12.1 7,842 -6.6 Residents Association 0 0 1 -1 0.0 2.8 1,847 -2.9 Independent Labour 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.6 1,062 +0.3 This resulted in the following composition of the council:Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 2003 PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 59 59 Conservatives 3 3 SDP–Liberal Alliance 2 2 Residents 2 1 Independent 0 1 Total 66 66 Working majority #FFBF00 52 darkgray #FFBF00 52 darkgray Ward results +/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested. Ardsley (7580) Labour Party (UK) Wilson H.* 1,731 84.0 +7.7 Conservative Party (UK) Cousins B. 330 16.0 -7.7 1,401 68.0 +15.5 2,061 27.2 -0.5 Labour Party (UK) +7.7 Athersley (7158) Labour Party (UK) Dancer H.* 1,964 88.1 +3.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance Linstead M. Ms. 266 11.9 -3.7 1,698 76.1 +7.3 2,230 31.2 +1.2 Labour Party (UK) +3.7 Brierley (7422) Labour Party (UK) Harper M. 2,675 78.2 -5.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance Hirst C. Ms. 319 9.3 +9.3 Conservative Party (UK) Schofield D. Ms. 219 6.4 -10.1 Independent Labour Vodden N. 209 6.1 +6.1 2,356 68.8 +1.9 3,422 46.1 +11.9 Labour Party (UK) -7.3 Central (8530) Labour Party (UK) Watts J. Ms.* 2,379 71.7 +12.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Major C. 678 20.4 -12.3 Conservative Party (UK) Jubb M. 260 7.8 +0.1 1,701 51.3 +24.5 3,317 38.9 -3.6 Labour Party (UK) +12.2 Cudworth (7882) Labour Party (UK) Rigby R.* 2,277 81.8 +14.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance Fairclough A. Ms. 506 18.2 +18.2 1,771 63.6 +29.6 2,783 35.3 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) -1.7 Darfield (8017) Labour Party (UK) Barlow E.* 2,699 91.8 +14.4 Conservative Party (UK) Buck E. 240 8.2 +8.2 2,459 83.7 +28.8 2,939 36.7 -0.4 Labour Party (UK) +3.1 Darton (9125) Labour Party (UK) Ibbotson A. 2,497 64.4 +19.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance Smith A. 907 23.4 -13.5 Conservative Party (UK) Slater A. 473 12.2 +0.6 1,590 41.0 +33.2 3,877 42.5 -2.0 Labour Party (UK) +16.5 Dearne South (8959) Labour Party (UK) Whitehouse S.* 2,183 71.9 -6.8 Independent Labour Gregory J. 853 28.1 +21.1 1,330 43.8 -13.5 3,036 33.9 +0.4 Labour Party (UK) -13.9 Dearne Thurnscoe (8557) Labour Party (UK) Young K.* 2,488 85.6 -0.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance Burke M. 418 14.4 +0.5 2,070 71.2 -1.0 2,906 34.0 +3.5 Labour Party (UK) -0.5 Dodworth (8404) Labour Party (UK) Mason G.* 2,458 65.5 +3.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance Hallam D. 851 22.7 -2.9 Conservative Party (UK) Colquhoun G. 443 11.8 -0.4 1,607 42.8 +6.2 3,752 44.6 -2.1 Labour Party (UK) +3.1 Hoyland East (7992) Labour Party (UK) Beardshall P.* 2,013 74.2 +20.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance Chantrey J. 700 25.8 -20.6 1,313 48.4 +41.2 2,713 33.9 -4.1 Labour Party (UK) +20.6 Hoyland West (6858) Labour Party (UK) Wroe C.* 2,144 76.0 +4.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance Burd K. 678 24.0 -4.1 1,466 51.9 +8.2 2,822 41.1 -3.3 Labour Party (UK) +4.1 Monk Bretton (9075) Labour Party (UK) Sheard T.* 2,757 85.3 +7.7 Conservative Party (UK) White J. 476 14.7 +0.9 2,281 70.6 +6.9 3,233 35.6 +1.4 Labour Party (UK) +3.4 North West (7786) Labour Party (UK) Wilde J.* 1,747 60.8 +4.9 Residents Association Harris J. 716 24.9 +6.5 Conservative Party (UK) Oldfield H. 410 14.3 -1.3 1,031 35.9 -1.6 2,873 36.9 -4.2 Labour Party (UK) -0.8 Park (6052) Labour Party (UK) Borrett K.* 1,763 79.5 +6.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance Appleyard J. Ms. 250 11.3 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Dews R. 206 9.3 -7.3 1,513 68.2 +11.4 2,219 36.7 -7.7 Labour Party (UK) +2.4 Penistone East (6836) Conservative Party (UK) Tue G. Ms.* 1,337 41.1 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) Hunter D. 1,294 39.8 +3.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance Hanstock O. 620 19.1 -0.4 43 1.3 -7.3 3,251 47.6 -2.5 Conservative Party (UK) -3.6 Penistone West (8004) Labour Party (UK) Collett N. Ms. 1,228 37.4 +16.3 Residents Association Harrison D. 1,131 34.4 -15.9 Conservative Party (UK) Papworth G. Ms. 925 28.2 +8.6 97 3.0 -26.2 3,284 41.0 -8.9 Labour Party (UK) Residents Association +16.1 Royston (8463) Labour Party (UK) Newman W. 2,653 87.7 +10.3 Conservative Party (UK) Wood P. 371 12.3 +12.3 2,282 75.5 +20.7 3,024 35.7 +2.8 Labour Party (UK) -1.0 South West (7635) Labour Party (UK) Goodyear B. 2,008 50.2 +7.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance Bickley K. Ms. 1,649 41.2 +2.0 Conservative Party (UK) Dobbin J. 341 8.5 -1.0 359 9.0 +5.1 3,998 52.4 +0.2 Labour Party (UK) +2.5 Wombwell North (5477) Labour Party (UK) Storey A.* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Wombwell South (8007) Independent (politician) Mahatme S. 2,020 50.3 +7.1 Labour Party (UK) Turp G. 1,996 49.7 -0.6 24 0.6 -6.5 4,016 50.2 +4.9 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) +3.8 Worsbrough (8314) Labour Party (UK) Hadfield G.* 2,775 83.3 +11.1 Conservative Party (UK) Pappworth R. 555 16.7 +4.4 2,220 66.7 +9.9 3,330 40.1 -4.5 Labour Party (UK) +3.3 By-elections between 1984 and 1986 Penistone East (6836) 14 June 1984 By-election Labour Party (UK) Hunter, D. J. 1,333 42.6 +2.8 Conservative Party (UK) Wardle, M. 1,289 41.2 +0.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance Hanstock, O. A. 506 16.2 -2.9 44 1.4 +0.1 3,128 45.8 -1.8 Labour Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance +1.3 Park (5966) 3 May 1985 By-election Labour Party (UK) Murphy, G. 1,529 69.7 -9.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance Appleyard, J. R. 502 22.9 +11.6 Conservative Party (UK) Dobbin, J. N. 162 7.4 -1.9 1,027 46.8 -21.4 2,193 36.8 +0.1 Labour Party (UK) -10.7 References Category:1984 English local elections 1984 Category:1980s in South Yorkshire