1994 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
Appearance
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One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 5 May 1994, with one third of the council up for election. The election resulted in Labour retaining control of the council.[1][2]
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 21 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 95.5 | 65.7 | 15,515 | -2.1 | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4.5 | 19.9 | 4,704 | +18.4 | |
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 1,499 | -10.3 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 924 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 698 | -6.3 | |
Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 289 | +0.6 |
This resulted in the following composition of the council:[1][2]
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 63 | 62 | |||
Conservatives | 2 | 2 | |||
Independent | 1 | 2 | |||
Total | 66 | 66 | |||
Working majority | 60 | 58 |
Ward results
[edit]+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Watson F. | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Picken L. | 1,550 | 83.8 | N/A | |
Independent | McNicholes P. | 299 | 16.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,251 | 67.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,849 | 29.0 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ennis J.* | 1,730 | 75.4 | +9.3 | |
Independent | Hardey F. | 348 | 15.2 | −4.5 | |
Conservative | Schofield D. Ms. | 216 | 9.4 | −4.8 | |
Majority | 1,382 | 60.2 | +13.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,294 | 31.2 | +6.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Wilby M. Ms.* | 1,918 | 73.3 | N/A | |
Independent | Connolly A. | 700 | 26.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,218 | 46.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,618 | 30.2 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Wriath C.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dixon T.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Shepherd J.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Slasor G.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Evans C. Ms.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Staples S. Ms. | 2,467 | 72.8 | +8.5 | |
Green | Jones D. | 924 | 27.2 | −8.5 | |
Majority | 1,543 | 45.5 | +17.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,391 | 34.3 | +10.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +8.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brankin M.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Andrews J.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Roy R.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Cooper G.* | 1,458 | 70.3 | +10.1 | |
Conservative | Carrington C. Ms. | 327 | 15.8 | −17.3 | |
Independent Labour | Holderness B. | 289 | 13.9 | +13.9 | |
Majority | 1,131 | 54.5 | +27.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,074 | 28.2 | +7.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +13.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Warden R.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Headon M. | 1,901 | 66.5 | +18.1 | |
Conservative | Elders E. Ms. | 956 | 33.5 | −7.5 | |
Majority | 945 | 33.1 | +25.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,857 | 38.6 | −2.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +12.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Punt G. | 2,127 | 62.9 | +62.9 | |
Labour | Lofts P. | 1,255 | 37.1 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 872 | 25.8 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,382 | 40.0 | +3.5 | ||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | 30.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fellows R. | 1,421 | 53.6 | −27.4 | |
Independent | Pearson R. | 1,230 | 46.4 | +46.4 | |
Majority | 191 | 7.2 | −61.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,651 | 30.7 | +10.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -36.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Foster D.* | 1,815 | 72.2 | +4.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Guest I. | 698 | 27.8 | +27.8 | |
Majority | 1,117 | 44.4 | +9.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,513 | 32.9 | +7.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -11.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Hall A.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Naylor T.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Bristowe T.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Elections Centre: Barnsley 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk/plymouth.ac.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Election results 1979 to 2003" (PDF). barnsley.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.