1998 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

1998 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 1998 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election England Parliamentary no yes 1996 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 1996 1999 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 1999 One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 34 7 May 1998 Labour Party (UK) 21 Independent (politician) 1 Conservative Party (UK) 0 Barnsley UK local election 1998 map.png 400px Map showing the results of the 1998 Barnsley council elections. Majority party Majority party after election Labour Labour Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. Local Elections results The Times 46 9 May 1998 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 1998 Labour Party (UK) 21 0 0 0 95.5 70.8 24,350 +2.2 Independent (politician) 1 0 0 0 4.5 4.2 1,462 -5.4 Conservative Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 10.8 3,700 -1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 7.7 2,657 +7.7 Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 4.7 1,613 +4.7 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 441 -4.0 Socialist Party (England and Wales) 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 190 -0.8 This resulted in the following composition of the council: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 63 63 Independent 2 2 Conservatives 1 1 Total 66 66 Working majority #FFBF00 60 darkgray #FFBF00 60 darkgray Ward results +/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested. Ardsley Labour Party (UK) K Dyson 777 69.3 N/A Socialist Labour Party (UK) S Logan 129 11.5 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) J Earnshaw 119 10.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) T Allerton 96 8.6 N/A 648 57.8 N/A 1,121 15.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Athersley Labour Party (UK) L Picken 978 85.3 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) R Arundel 115 10.0 N/A Socialist Labour Party (UK) M Heppenstall 54 4.7 N/A 863 75.3 N/A 1,147 19.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Brierley Labour Party (UK) C Sykes 953 69.3 -15.3 Conservative Party (UK) D Beaumont-Schofield 247 18.0 +2.5 Socialist Labour Party (UK) J Yoxall 176 12.8 +12.8 706 51.3 -17.9 1,376 19.7 -3.4 Labour Party (UK) -8.9 Central Labour Party (UK) M Wilby 869 53.4 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) I Guest 578 35.5 N/A Socialist Labour Party (UK) S Yoxall 108 6.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) E Croft 71 4.4 N/A 291 17.9 N/A 1,626 19.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Cudworth Labour Party (UK) C Wraith 1,321 83.1 -5.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) A Leonard 114 7.2 +7.2 Conservative Party (UK) B Adams 105 6.6 +6.6 Socialist Labour Party (UK) M Stannard 50 3.1 +3.1 1,207 75.9 -0.7 1,590 21.4 -1.8 Labour Party (UK) -6.2 Darfield Labour Party (UK) T Dixon 1,254 73.3 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) T Arundel 202 11.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) P Stubbins 202 11.8 N/A Socialist Labour Party (UK) E Mountain 53 3.1 N/A 1,052 61.5 N/A 1,711 22.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Darton Labour Party (UK) J Shepherd 1,383 72.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J Smith 401 21.0 N/A Socialist Labour Party (UK) S Robinson 125 6.5 N/A 982 51.4 N/A 1,909 18.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Dearne South Labour Party (UK) P Stuart 1,388 75.9 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) S Brook 441 24.1 N/A 947 51.8 N/A 1,829 21.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Dearne Thurnscoe Labour Party (UK) C Evans 1,092 77.2 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) L Mellor 243 17.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) G Wilkinson 80 5.7 N/A 849 60.0 N/A 1,415 18.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Dodworth Labour Party (UK) S Staples 1,313 63.5 -10.8 Green Party of England and Wales D Jones 441 21.3 -4.4 Conservative Party (UK) B Martin 246 11.9 +11.9 Socialist Labour Party (UK) L Heppenstall 69 3.3 +3.3 872 42.2 -6.5 2,069 20.3 -3.9 Labour Party (UK) -3.2 Hoyland East Labour Party (UK) M Brankin 1,450 88.8 N/A Socialist Labour Party (UK) M Smith 183 11.2 N/A 1,267 77.6 N/A 1,633 20.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Hoyland West Labour Party (UK) J Andrews 1,258 80.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) H Jobling 211 13.4 N/A Socialist Labour Party (UK) Arthur Scargill 103 6.6 N/A 1,047 66.6 N/A 1,572 24.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Monk Bretton Labour Party (UK) R Robinson 1,111 77.0 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) M Burgess 172 11.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) G Fisher 97 6.7 N/A Socialist Labour Party (UK) J Morton 62 4.3 N/A 939 65.1 N/A 1,442 17.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A North West Labour Party (UK) J Bostwick 883 66.9 -6.7 Conservative Party (UK) C Carrington 220 16.7 -0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) J Ingram 175 13.3 +13.3 Socialist Labour Party (UK) K Elbourne 42 3.2 +3.2 663 50.2 -6.6 1,320 18.5 -0.4 Labour Party (UK) -3.2 Park Labour Party (UK) A Wade 878 84.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) N Norcross 105 10.1 N/A Socialist Labour Party (UK) N Wragg 57 5.5 N/A 773 74.3 N/A 1,040 14.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Penistone East Labour Party (UK) M Headon 1,214 60.9 +11.1 Conservative Party (UK) G Hill 779 39.1 +39.1 435 21.8 +21.4 1,993 26.1 -10.3 Labour Party (UK) -14.0 Penistone West Independent (politician) G Punt 1,462 67.1 +67.1 Labour Party (UK) C Shaw 716 32.9 -3.7 746 34.2 +28.4 2,178 25.4 -8.8 Independent (politician) +35.4 Royston Labour Party (UK) G Kyte 1,354 76.9 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) A Hughes 206 11.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J Wilson 135 7.7 N/A Socialist Labour Party (UK) O Robinson 65 3.7 N/A 1,148 65.2 N/A 1,760 20.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A South West Labour Party (UK) D Foster 995 70.3 -10.6 Conservative Party (UK) J Carrington 327 23.1 +4.0 Socialist Labour Party (UK) G Holt 93 6.6 +6.6 668 47.2 -14.6 1,415 19.3 -4.1 Labour Party (UK) -7.3 Wombwell North Labour Party (UK) A Hall 696 74.7 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) C Stimson 109 11.7 N/A Socialist Party (England and Wales) M Forster 66 7.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) S Wilkinson 61 6.5 N/A 587 63.0 N/A 932 18.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Wombwell South Labour Party (UK) T Naylor 1,245 72.9 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) M Brown 183 10.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) N Grace 156 9.1 N/A Socialist Party (England and Wales) A Waller 124 7.3 N/A 1,062 62.2 N/A 1,708 21.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Worsborough Labour Party (UK) T Bristowe 1,222 75.1 -13.3 Socialist Labour Party (UK) T Robinson 244 15.0 +15.0 Conservative Party (UK) E Elders 161 9.9 +9.9 978 60.1 -16.8 1,627 21.3 -4.7 Labour Party (UK) -14.1 By-elections between 1998 and 1999 North West 18 February 1999 By-election Labour Party (UK) M Cawthorne 446 60.1 -6.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) J Ingram 125 16.8 +3.5 Conservative Party (UK) C Carrington 124 16.7 +0.0 Independent Labour D Wood 47 6.3 +6.3 321 43.3 6.9 742 10.3 -8.2 Labour Party (UK) -5.1 South West 18 February 1999 By-election Labour Party (UK) R Hannaghan 380 43.5 -26.8 Conservative Party (UK) J Wilson 283 32.4 +9.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) D Hutton 210 24.1 +24.1 97 11.1 -36.1 873 12.0 -7.3 Labour Party (UK) -18.0 Wombwell North 18 February 1999 By-election Liberal Democrats (UK) S Brook 678 54.4 +42.7 Labour Party (UK) J Stowe 516 41.4 -33.3 Socialist Party (England and Wales) M Forster 28 2.2 -4.9 Conservative Party (UK) N Grace 25 2.0 -4.5 162 13.0 -50.0 1,247 24.0 +5.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) +38.0 References Category:1998 English local elections 1998 Category:1990s in South Yorkshire