2002 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

2002 UK local government election March 2023 January 2018 2002 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election England Parliamentary no yes 2000 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 2000 2003 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 2003 One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 34 2 May 2002 Labour Party (UK) 17 3 Independent (politician) 4 2 Conservative Party (UK) 1 1 Barnsley UK local election 2002 map.png 400px Map showing the results of the 2002 Barnsley council elections. Majority party Majority party after election Labour Labour The 2002 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/5.stm Barnsley BBC News 15 June 2011 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Barnsley-1973-2012.pdf Elections Centre: Barnsley 1973-2012 electionscentre.co.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 The results saw Labour keep a large majority despite losing seats to independents.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1965683.stm BNP shock for North 3 May 2002 BBC News 16 June 2011 Overall turnout in the election was 26%.http://www.barnsley.gov.uk/council/elections/election_local.asp?id=1 Local Election on 02 May 2002 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 17 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20030802004312/http://www.barnsley.gov.uk/council/elections/election_local.asp?id=1 2 August 2003 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 2002http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/rp2002/rp02-033.pdf Local Elections in England: 2 May 2002 House of Commons Library 16 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605132235/http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/rp2002/rp02-033.pdf 5 June 2011 live Labour Party (UK) 17 1 4 -3 77.3 50.7 22,043 +5.1% Independent (politician) 4 3 1 +2 18.2 22.1 9,596 +3.9% Conservative Party (UK) 1 1 0 +1 4.5 8.2 3,547 -5.9% Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 17.6 7,655 -0.5% Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 477 +0.9% Socialist Alliance (England) 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 163 +0.4% This resulted in the following composition of the council: Election results; Local Election The Times 16 2002-05-04 0140-0460 PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 52 49 Independent 8 10 Conservatives 3 4 Liberal Democrats 3 3 Total 66 66 Working majority #FFBF00 38 darkgray #FFBF00 32 darkgray Ward results +/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested. Ardsleyhttp://www.andrewteale.me.uk/2002/b.txt Barnsley Local Elections Archive Project 15 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110725175450/http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/2002/b.txt 25 July 2011 live Labour Party (UK) Karen Dyson 708 46.3 -18.4 Independent (politician) Trevor Hutchinson 606 39.6 +39.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hazel Harding 118 7.7 -16.3 Conservative Party (UK) Marjorie Cale-Morgan 72 4.7 -6.6 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Margaret Holderness 26 1.7 +1.7 102 6.7 -34.0 1,530 23.2 +7.6 Labour Party (UK) -29.0 Athersley Labour Party (UK) Leonard Picken 759 60.8 +2.1 Independent (politician) Jack Brown 313 25.1 -2.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jean Roberts 118 9.5 -0.2 Conservative Party (UK) William Barkworth 32 2.6 -1.6 Socialist Alliance (England) James White 26 2.1 +2.1 446 35.7 +4.4 1,248 20.0 +2.8 Labour Party (UK) +2.2 Brierley Independent (politician) Peter Middleton 838 41.8 +41.8 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Sykes 832 41.5 -9.8 Independent (politician) Kenneth Collins 180 9.0 -19.2 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Murray 72 3.6 -7.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) James McCready 68 3.4 -6.3 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Olga Robinson 16 0.8 +0.8 6 0.3 -22.8 2,006 30.5 +8.6 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) +25.8 Central Labour Party (UK) Michael Stokes 921 48.6 +9.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Dawn Jaques 765 40.4 -14.1 Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Wilkinson 103 5.4 -1.3 Socialist Alliance (England) David Gibson 68 3.6 +3.6 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Steven Yoxall 38 2.0 +2.0 156 8.2 -7.4 1,895 23.0 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) +11.9 Cudworth Labour Party (UK) Charles Wraith 1,343 69.5 +18.8 Independent (politician) Pamela Staley 341 17.7 -21.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Riannon Rees 151 7.8 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Anne Campbell 96 5.0 +0.2 1,002 51.9 +40.6 1,931 25.0 -2.1 Labour Party (UK) +20.1 Darfield Labour Party (UK) Terence Dixon 1,109 49.1 +9.5 Independent (politician) Trevor Smith 874 38.7 -11.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Teresa Arundel 131 5.8 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Morrell 122 5.4 +0.1 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Eric Mountain 22 1.0 +1.0 235 10.4 -0.5 2,258 28.7 -2.8 Labour Party (UK) +10.6 Darton Labour Party (UK) John Parkinson 1,416 54.2 +2.9 Independent (politician) John Moore 618 23.6 -1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Jaques 366 14.0 +3.1 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Toon 214 8.2 -5.0 798 30.5 +3.9 2,614 24.1 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) +2.0 Dearne South Labour Party (UK) Kenneth Sanderson 1,544 54.5 +1.5 Independent (politician) Peter Stuart 625 22.1 +22.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sharron Brook 621 21.9 -20.9 Conservative Party (UK) Mavis Lockwood 41 1.4 -2.9 919 32.5 +22.3 2,831 32.5 +8.0 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) -10.3 Dearne Thurnscoe Labour Party (UK) Alan Hancock 1,289 79.0 +6.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Newton 343 21.0 +2.6 946 58.0 +3.6 1,632 21.0 +4.2 Labour Party (UK) +1.8 Dodworth Labour Party (UK) Christopher Jenkinson 1,306 55.2 +31.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Roberts 552 23.4 +12.0 Conservative Party (UK) George Hill 410 17.3 +3.4 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Paul Hardman 96 4.1 +4.1 754 31.9 +7.0 2,364 22.3 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) +9.8 Hoyland East Independent (politician) Dennis Hawkins 934 41.0 -16.6 Labour Party (UK) Timothy Shepherd 876 38.4 +8.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Lopscombe 339 14.9 +8.3 Conservative Party (UK) Marion Allerton 103 4.5 -1.1 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Mary Smith 28 1.2 +1.2 58 2.5 -24.9 2,280 28.4 +2.0 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) -12.4 Hoyland West Labour Party (UK) James Andrews 1,075 62.6 +3.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Knight 298 17.3 -7.6 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Hill 162 9.4 -6.1 Independent (politician) Kenneth Pickering 135 7.9 +7.9 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Pickering 48 2.8 +2.8 777 45.2 +10.5 1,718 26.4 +3.8 Labour Party (UK) +5.3 Monk Bretton Labour Party (UK) Roy Robinson 1,020 59.2 +19.0 Independent (politician) Miles Staley 374 21.7 -24.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sally Brook 181 10.5 +2.2 Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Wilkinson 110 6.4 +0.8 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Maureen Stannard 39 2.3 +2.3 646 37.5 +31.9 1,724 21.1 -3.1 Labour Party (UK) +21.5 North West Labour Party (UK) Philip Davies 703 40.8 -9.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Conway 468 27.2 +1.2 Independent (politician) William Gaunt 382 22.2 +22.2 Conservative Party (UK) Clive Watkinson 103 6.0 -17.8 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Philip Thompson 66 3.8 +3.8 235 13.6 -10.5 1,722 25.0 +6.9 Labour Party (UK) -5.2 Park Labour Party (UK) Alice Wade 568 45.3 -18.0 Independent (politician) Malcolm Price 339 27.0 +27.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pietro Politano 204 16.3 -8.3 Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Turvey 74 5.9 -6.2 Socialist Alliance (England) Susan Wild 69 5.5 +5.5 229 18.3 -20.4 1,254 23.5 +5.6 Labour Party (UK) -22.5 Penistone East Conservative Party (UK) John Smith 1,107 39.9 -9.1 Labour Party (UK) Peter Starling 879 31.7 -1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patrick Hensby 785 28.3 +10.3 228 8.2 -7.8 2,771 34.7 +3.1 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -3.9 Penistone West Independent (politician) George Punt 1,788 68.9 +68.9 Labour Party (UK) Linda Hutchinson 499 19.2 -6.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jean Knight 309 11.9 +3.5 1,289 49.7 +19.6 2,596 29.0 +1.5 Independent (politician) +37.5 Royston Labour Party (UK) Graham Kyte 1,415 67.8 +16.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Gouthwaite 498 23.9 -0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Kathleen Leeds 174 8.3 +2.0 917 43.9 +17.2 2,087 22.9 +0.7 Labour Party (UK) +8.6 South West Independent (politician) Philip Birkinshaw 1,046 54.6 -9.8 Labour Party (UK) Robert Hannaghan 566 29.5 +9.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Yvonne Marrison 165 8.6 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) John Wilson 139 7.3 -1.5 480 25.1 -19.2 1,916 26.7 +0.8 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) -9.6 Wombwell North Labour Party (UK) Arthur Hall 676 47.0 +8.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Harding 519 36.1 -22.8 Independent (politician) Angela Thorp 203 14.1 +14.1 Conservative Party (UK) Nancy Cuss 40 2.8 +0.0 157 10.9 -9.6 1,438 29.0 -1.2 Labour Party (UK) +15.7 Wombwell South Labour Party (UK) Trevor Naylor 1,329 71.1 +16.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Millard 352 18.8 +5.7 Conservative Party (UK) Howard Oldfield 187 10.0 +1.6 977 52.3 +17.4 1,868 23.3 -1.2 Labour Party (UK) +5.2 Worsbrough Labour Party (UK) Terence Bristowe 1,210 67.3 +5.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Durie 304 16.9 +3.2 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Elders 186 10.3 +0.1 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Terence Robinson 98 5.5 +0.3 906 50.4 +2.5 1,798 24.2 +0.5 Labour Party (UK) +1.2 References Category:2002 English local elections 2002 Category:2000s in South Yorkshire