1996 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

1996 local election in England March 2020 March 2020 1996 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election England Parliamentar n ye Barnsly Metropolitan Borough Councielection, 1995 1995 1998 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 1998 One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 34 3 May 1996 Labour Party (UK) 20 1 Conservative Party (UK) 1 Independent (politician) 1 1 Barnsley UK local election 1996 map.png 400px Map showing the results of the 1996 Barnsley council elections. Majority party Majority party after election Labour Labour Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 1996, with one third of the council up for 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 1996 Labour Party (UK) 20 0 1 -1 90.9 68.6 11,460 -2.3 Conservative Party (UK) 1 0 0 0 4.5 12.2 2,040 +5.4 Independent (politician) 1 1 0 +1 4.5 9.6 1,604 -3.4 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.3 883 +0.3 Independent Labour 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.9 481 +0.5 |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: Socialist Party (England and Wales)" | | Militant Labour | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0.0 | align="right" | 1.4 | align="right" | 235 | align="right" | -0.5 |- This resulted in the following composition of the council: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 64 63 Independent 1 2 Conservatives 1 1 Total 66 66 Working majority #FFBF00 62 darkgray #FFBF00 60 darkgray Ward results +/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested. Ardsley (7226) Labour Party (UK) Brian Mathers Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Athersley (6075) Labour Party (UK) David Bostwick* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Brierley (7169) Labour Party (UK) Arthur Whittaker* 1,382 84.6 +19.4 Conservative Party (UK) Schofield D. Ms. 252 15.4 +4.0 1,130 69.2 +27.4 1,634 22.8 -8.7 Labour Party (UK) +7.7 Central (8646) Labour Party (UK) Judith Watts* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Cudworth (7769) Labour Party (UK) Steve Houghton* 1,589 88.3 -0.5 Independent (politician) Cowton S. 211 11.7 +0.5 1,378 76.6 -0.9 1,800 23.2 -3.2 Labour Party (UK) -0.5 Darfield (7792) Labour Party (UK) Eric Barlow* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Darton (10385) Labour Party (UK) Roy Miller* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Dearne South (8856) Labour Party (UK) John 'Inky' Thomson* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Dearne Thurnscoe (8114) Labour Party (UK) Peter Bird* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Dodworth (10130) Labour Party (UK) John Ryan* 1,822 74.3 -3.7 Green Party of England and Wales Jones D. 630 25.7 +3.7 1,192 48.6 -7.5 2,452 24.2 -6.2 Labour Party (UK) -3.7 Hoyland East (8012) Labour Party (UK) Peter Beardshall* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Hoyland West (6643) Labour Party (UK) Clarrie Wroe* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Monk Bretton (8456) Labour Party (UK) Tom Sheard* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A North West (7212) Labour Party (UK) Bill Denton* 1,005 73.6 -3.5 Conservative Party (UK) Carrington C. Ms. 230 16.8 +16.8 Independent Labour Holderness B. 130 9.5 +9.5 775 56.8 +2.5 1,365 19.0 Labour Party (UK) -10.1 Park (5659) Labour Party (UK) Peter Doyle* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Penistone East (7622) Independent (politician) John Wade 1,393 50.2 +50.2 Labour Party (UK) Linda Smith* 1,382 49.8 -8.2 11 0.4 -15.5 2,775 36.6 -3.8 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) +29.2 Penistone West (8461) Conservative Party (UK) Brenda Hinchliff.* 1,220 42.4 +42.4 Labour Party (UK) Trevor Cave 1,051 36.6 -7.1 Independent Labour Scott S. Ms. 351 12.2 +12.2 Green Party of England and Wales Wood A. Ms. 253 8.8 -6.4 169 5.9 +3.4 2,875 34.0 -2.0 Conservative Party (UK) +24.7 Royston (8529) Labour Party (UK) Bill Newman* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A South West (7537) Labour Party (UK) Malcolm Hall* 1,432 80.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) John Carrington 338 19.1 N/A 1,094 61.8 N/A 1,770 23.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Wombwell North (5075) Labour Party (UK) Arnold Storey* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Wombwell South (8061) Labour Party (UK) Margaret Morgan* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Worsbrough (7815) Labour Party (UK) Gerald Hadfield* 1,797 88.4 +4.8 |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: Socialist Party (England and Wales)" | | Militant Labour | Souter C. Ms. | align="right" | 235 | align="right" | 11.6 | align="right" | -4.8 |- 1,562 76.9 +9.7 2,032 26.0 -6.8 Labour Party (UK) +4.8 By-elections between 1996 and 1998 Brierley (7197) 20 March 1997 By-election Labour Party (UK) Chris Sykes 1,064 70.7 -13.9 Conservative Party (UK) Beaumont-Schofield, D. M. 230 15.3 -0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sarah Brook 211 14.0 +14.0 834 55.4 -13.8 1,505 20.9 -1.9 Labour Party (UK) -6.9 Worsbrough 5 March 1998 By-Election Labour Party (UK) Jimmy Rae 1,398 71.4 -17.0 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Anne Scargill 331 16.9 +16.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Guest 151 7.7 +7.7 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Elders 79 4.0 +4.0 1,067 54.5 -22.4 1,959 25.5 -0.5 Labour Party (UK) -16.9 References Category:1996 English local elections 1996 Category:1990s in South Yorkshire