2006 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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One third of seats (21 of 63) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Labour	Barnsley Ind.	Conservative
Seats won	12	7	3
Seat change	1
Popular vote	20,986	15,144	7,207
Percentage	38.3%	27.7%	13.2%
Swing	1.9%	27.7%	1.1%

Map of the 2006 Barnsley council election results. Labour in red, Barnsley Independents in teal and Conservatives in blue.

Majority party before election

Labour

Majority party after election

Labour

The 2006 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election, with an extra vacancy in Penistone East caused by a resignation, and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

Background

The Barnsley Independent Group, which had been formed by independents on the council, were contesting an election for the first time. They put up candidates in 17 of the 21 wards which had seats up for election and 7 of their councillors were defending seats.

Election result

The results saw Labour stay in control of the council, making a net gain of 1 to hold 34 seats.

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 2006
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	12	2	1	+1	54.5	38.4	20,986	+2.0%
Barnsley Ind.	7	1	1	0	31.8	27.7	15,144	+27.7%
Conservative	3	0	0	0	13.6	13.2	7,207	-1.1%
BNP	0	0	0	0	0.0	8.2	4,462	+1.3%
Liberal Democrats	0	0	1	-1	0.0	8.0	4,393	-5.2%
Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	4.1	2,251	-25.0%
Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.5	281	+0.5%

This resulted in the following composition of the council:

Party		Previous council	New council
	Labour	33	34
	Barnsley Independent	22	22
	Conservatives	5	5
	Liberal Democrats	3	2
Total		63	63
Working majority		3	5

Ward results

+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Bruff	910	40.2	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Donovan Hutton	527	23.3	−18.0
	BNP	Dennis Seilly	347	15.3	+1.0
	Independent	Peter Doyle	327	14.4	+14.4
	Conservative	Gillian Millner	155	6.8	−2.3
Majority			383	16.9	+10.8
Turnout			2,266	30.4	−4.4
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+11.5

Cudworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph Hayward	1,413	57.4	+6.0
	Barnsley Ind.	Ian Sanders	900	36.6	+36.6
	Conservative	Jean Rowley	149	6.1	+0.3
Majority			513	20.8	−8.6
Turnout			2,462	31.4	−6.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-15.3

Darfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Barnsley Ind.	Trevor Smith	1,112	44.4	+44.4
	Labour	Caroline Saunders	711	28.4	−1.9
	BNP	Paul Tibble	332	13.3	+5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Garner	182	7.3	−1.0
	Conservative	Marjorie Cale-Morgan	168	6.7	−0.2
Majority			401	16.0	−0.8
Turnout			2,505	32.9	−7.5
	Barnsley Ind. hold		Swing	+23.1

Darton East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Barnsley Ind.	Harry Spence	1,249	45.8	+45.8
	Labour	Thomas Cullum	808	29.6	−6.3
	Conservative	Clive Watkinson	396	14.5	−6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Logan	274	10.0	−2.6
Majority			441	16.2	+3.1
Turnout			2,727	33.1	−5.5
	Barnsley Ind. gain from Labour		Swing	+26.0

Darton West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sharon Howard	935	32.0	+1.3
	Barnsley Ind.	Susan Simmons	853	29.2	+29.2
	BNP	Ian Sutton	701	24.0	+14.0
	Conservative	Tony Short	431	14.8	−1.8
Majority			82	2.8	−0.3
Turnout			2,920	36.0	−4.8
	Labour gain from Barnsley Ind.		Swing	-13.9

Dearne North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Janice Hancock	1,011	55.3	+6.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Garner	453	24.8	−14.6
	Barnsley Ind.	Raymond Murdoch	234	12.8	+12.8
	Conservative	Paul Buckley	129	7.1	−4.8
Majority			558	30.5	+21.1
Turnout			1,827	23.3	−9.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.6

Dearne South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	May Noble	1,158	41.5	−4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Brook-Gardiner	1,065	38.2	−8.3
	BNP	Robert Garrett	491	17.6	+17.6
	Conservative	Dorothy Shaw	75	2.7	−4.8
Majority			93	3.3	+2.8
Turnout			2,789	32.1	−5.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.9

Dodworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Barnsley Ind.	John Carr	1,378	48.1	+48.1
	Labour	Deborah Dunlop	1,018	35.6	+8.7
	Conservative	George Hill	466	16.3	+2.9
Majority			360	12.6	−20.3
Turnout			2,862	37.1	−7.6
	Barnsley Ind. hold		Swing	+19.7

Hoyland Milton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Barnsley Ind.	Trevor Naylor	1,229	47.4	+47.4
	Labour	Robin Franklin	1,088	42.0	+8.0
	Conservative	Elizabeth Hill	276	10.6	+0.0
Majority			141	5.4	−16.2
Turnout			2,593	30.5	−9.1
	Barnsley Ind. hold		Swing	+19.7

Kingstone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Barnsley Ind.	Donna Hollins	1,154	53.5	+53.5
	Labour	Alice Cave	721	33.4	−5.4
	Independent	Frank Watson	148	6.9	−45.3
	Conservative	Stuart Wilkinson	135	6.3	−2.7
Majority			433	20.1	+6.8
Turnout			2,158	28.4	−5.6
	Barnsley Ind. hold		Swing	+29.4

Monk Bretton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth Richardson	906	40.3	+3.1
	Barnsley Ind.	Michael Dunlavey	557	24.8	+24.8
	BNP	Susan Harris	323	14.4	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Smith	277	12.3	+12.3
	Conservative	Geoffrey Turvey	185	8.2	−2.5
Majority			349	15.5	+11.0
Turnout			2,248	28.3	−7.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.8

North East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Leah Higginbottom	1,680	69.9	+19.6
	Conservative	Lesley Watkinson	725	30.1	+21.3
Majority			955	39.7	+18.6
Turnout			2,405	27.2	−11.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.8

Old Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Barnsley Ind.	Peter Middleton	1,479	56.6	+56.6
	Labour	Martin Dyson	633	24.2	−1.0
	BNP	Lancer White	299	11.4	+3.9
	Conservative	Grace Morrell	203	7.8	+1.4
Majority			846	32.4	+14.6
Turnout			2,614	32.7	−8.0
	Barnsley Ind. hold		Swing	+28.8

Penistone East (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Barnard	1,539	32.6	−8.2
	Conservative	John Wilson	1,518
	Labour	Jill Hayler	929	19.7	−7.3
	Labour	William Jones	838
	Liberal Democrats	Teresa Arundel	808	17.1	−6.0
	Independent	John Smith	749	15.9	+15.9
	Barnsley Ind.	Lisa Murdoch	691	14.7	+14.7
Majority			610	12.9	−0.9
Turnout			7,072	41.4	−6.8
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.4

Penistone West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Milner	1,012	31.0	−3.6
	Barnsley Ind.	Paul Hand-Davis	808	24.8	+24.8
	Labour	Joseph Unsworth	763	23.4	+0.6
	BNP	Kelly Thorpe	399	12.2	+3.5
	Green	Lynda Pickersgill	281	8.6	+8.6
Majority			204	6.3	+5.6
Turnout			3,263	39.1	−7.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	-14.2

Rockingham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Andrews	1,255	46.2	+7.6
	Barnsley Ind.	Alison Robinson	846	31.1	+31.1
	Independent	Robert Hannagan	320	11.8	−29.5
	Conservative	Michael Toon	297	10.9	+1.4
Majority			409	15.0	+12.3
Turnout			2,718	32.0	−9.9
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.7

Royston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tim Cheetham	959	39.1	−4.6
	Barnsley Ind.	John Race	464	18.9	+18.9
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Gouthwaite	437	17.8	+17.8
	BNP	Paul Harris	393	16.0	+2.1
	Conservative	Andrew Barr	197	8.0	−6.8
Majority			495	20.2	+4.0
Turnout			2,450	30.3	−4.9
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.7

St. Helen's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Bostwick	905	50.0	+11.9
	Independent	Jack Brown	707	39.1	+2.8
	Conservative	Jack Orr	197	10.9	+5.5
Majority			198	10.9	+9.0
Turnout			1,809	23.7	−7.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.5

Stairfoot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Barnsley Ind.	James Smith	1,014	41.8	+41.8
	Labour	Steven Redford	871	35.9	−5.1
	BNP	James Smith	386	15.9	+15.9
	Conservative	Anne Campbell	154	6.4	+0.5
Majority			143	5.9	+5.9
Turnout			2,425	31.1	−6.1
	Barnsley Ind. hold		Swing	+23.4

Wombwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denise Wilde	1,347	53.2	+16.7
	Barnsley Ind.	Arthur O'Loughlin	610	24.1	+24.1
	BNP	David Bailey	396	15.6	+4.9
	Conservative	Garry Needham	179	7.1	−3.0
Majority			737	29.1	+15.3
Turnout			2,532	31.6	−5.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.7

Worsbrough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eunice Taylor	965	39.6	−2.0
	Barnsley Ind.	Jillian Aranyi	566	23.2	+23.2
	BNP	Malcolm Jennings	395	16.2	+16.2
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Durie	370	15.2	−7.2
	Conservative	Elizabeth Elders	139	5.7	−9.1
Majority			399	16.4	−2.8
Turnout			2,435	33.1	−6.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-12.6

By-elections between 2006 and 2007

Penistone West 13 July 2006 By-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Marsh	897	50.3	+19.3
	Labour	Joseph Unsworth	558	31.3	+7.9
	Green	Lynda Pickersgill	328	18.4	+9.8
Majority			339	19.0	+12.7
Turnout			1,783	21.4	−17.7
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing	+5.7

Worsborough 16 November 2006 By-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Betty Barlow	615	37.0	−2.6
	Barnsley Ind.	Jillian Aranyi	510	30.7	+7.5
	BNP	Malcolm Jennings	310	18.6	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Donald Wood	137	8.2	−7.0
	Respect	Kate Burland	91	5.5	+5.5
Majority			105	6.3	−10.1
Turnout			1,663	22.0	−11.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.0

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