1991 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

1991 local election in England March 2020 March 2020 1991 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election England Parliamentary no yes 1990 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 1990 1992 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 1992 One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 34 2 May 1991 Labour Party (UK) 20 Conservative Party (UK) 1 Independent (politician) 1 Barnsley UK local election 1991 map.png 400px Map showing the results of the 1991 Barnsley council elections. Majority party Majority party after election Labour Labour Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 2 May 1991, with one third of the council up for election. Prior to the election, the defending councillor in Penistone West had changed their affiliation from Residents to Independent, ending the Residents presence on the council that had endured since its creation in 1973. 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 1991 Labour Party (UK) 20 0 0 0 90.9 63.9 18,947 -12.5 Conservative Party (UK) 1 0 0 0 4.5 17.6 5,212 +0.6 Independent (politician) 1 0 0 0 4.5 10.5 3,104 +8.3 Barnsley Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.9 1,451 +4.9 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.1 927 -1.3 This resulted in the following composition of the council: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 62 62 Conservatives 2 2 Independent 2 2 Total 66 66 Working majority #FFBF00 58 darkgray #FFBF00 58 darkgray Ward results +/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested. Ardsley (7522) Labour Party (UK) Clowery F.* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Athersley (6789) Labour Party (UK) Langford L.* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Brierley (7307) Labour Party (UK) Whittaker N. 1,618 58.6 -25.9 Independent (politician) Vodden N. 742 26.9 +26.9 Conservative Party (UK) Schofield D. Ms. 401 14.5 -0.9 876 31.7 -37.4 2,761 37.8 -2.1 Labour Party (UK) -26.4 Central (8609) Labour Party (UK) Fisher R.* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Cudworth (8029) Labour Party (UK) Salt H.* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Darfield (8041) Labour Party (UK) Goddard B.* 2,172 81.7 -5.3 Conservative Party (UK) Burton J. 485 18.3 +5.3 1,687 63.5 -10.6 2,657 33.0 -5.8 Labour Party (UK) -5.3 Darton (9462) Labour Party (UK) Norbury W.* 2,317 75.7 +8.4 Conservative Party (UK) Elders E. Ms. 743 24.3 +6.5 1,574 51.4 +1.9 3,060 32.3 -7.3 Labour Party (UK) +0.9 Dearne South (8992) Labour Party (UK) Greenhalgh P. Ms. Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Dearne Thurnscoe (8368) Labour Party (UK) Gardiner A. Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Dodworth (9266) Labour Party (UK) Cawthrow C.* 2,244 65.2 -2.8 Conservative Party (UK) Dews R. 634 18.4 +2.3 Green Party of England and Wales Jones D. 563 16.4 +0.6 1,610 46.8 -5.1 3,441 37.1 -3.4 Labour Party (UK) -2.5 Hoyland East (8042) Labour Party (UK) Levitt L.* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Hoyland West (6853) Labour Party (UK) Schofield A.* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Monk Bretton (9060) Labour Party (UK) Barron R.* 1,900 71.5 N/A Barnsley Party Brown J. 756 28.5 N/A 1,144 43.1 N/A 2,656 29.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A North West (7500) Labour Party (UK) Hadfield P.* 1,443 69.7 -6.8 Conservative Party (UK) Carrington J. 628 30.3 +6.8 815 39.4 -13.6 2,071 27.6 -8.5 Labour Party (UK) -6.8 Park (5809) Labour Party (UK) Murphy G.* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Penistone East (7303) Conservative Party (UK) Wade J.* 1,881 49.3 +10.9 Labour Party (UK) Headon M. 1,574 41.2 -20.5 Green Party of England and Wales Carr L. 364 9.5 +9.5 307 8.0 -15.3 3,819 52.3 +4.5 Conservative Party (UK) -15.7 Penistone West (8505) Independent (politician) Harrison M. Ms.* 2,362 65.7 +65.7 Labour Party (UK) Boaler M. 1,233 34.3 -28.5 1,129 31.4 +5.7 3,595 42.3 +0.1 Independent (politician) +47.1 Royston (8850) Labour Party (UK) Lavender H.* 2,164 75.7 +3.7 Barnsley Party Kwapisz P. 695 24.3 +24.3 1,469 51.4 +7.4 2,859 32.3 -6.0 Labour Party (UK) -10.3 South West (7724) Labour Party (UK) Hall M.* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Wombwell North (5303) Labour Party (UK) Wraith R.* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Wombwell South (8316) Labour Party (UK) Wake J.* Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Worsbrough (8223) Labour Party (UK) Wright F.* 2,282 83.8 -2.9 Conservative Party (UK) Barnard R. 440 16.2 +2.9 1,842 67.7 -5.7 2,722 33.1 -7.5 Labour Party (UK) -2.9 By-elections between 1991 and 1992 Dodworth (9441) 9 April 1992 Labour Party (UK) Lofts, P. A. 4,010 58.1 -7.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Guest, I. 2,896 41.9 +41.9 1,114 16.2 -30.6 6,906 73.1 +36.0 Labour Party (UK) -24.5 Monk Bretton (8949) By-election 9 April 1992 Labour Party (UK) Harper, M. E. 3,627 64.2 -7.3 Barnsley Party Brown J. 2,021 35.8 +7.3 1,606 28.4 -14.7 5,648 63.1 +33.8 Labour Party (UK) -7.3 References Category:1991 English local elections 1991 Category:1990s in South Yorkshire