Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2006

Map of the results of the 2006 Barnsley council election. Labour in red, Barnsley Independent Group in white and Conservative in blue.

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 and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Background

The Barnsley Independent Group, which had been formed by independents on the council, were contesting an election for the first time.[3] They put up candidates in 17 of the 21 wards which had seats up for election and 7 of their councillors were defending seats.[3]

Election result

The results saw Labour stay in control of the council, making a net gain of 1 to hold 34 seats.[4]

Barnsley Local Election Result 2006[5][2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 12 2 1 +1 54.5 38.2 21,824 -8.3%
  Barnsley Independent 7 1 1 0 31.8 26.5 15,144 +26.5%
  Conservative 3 1 0 +1 13.6 15.3 8,725 +3.6%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 7.8 4,462 +4.6%
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 1 -1 0 7.7 4,393 +0.3%
  Independent 0 0 1 -1 0 3.9 2,251 -27.3%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 281 +0.5%

Ward results

Central[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Margaret Bruff 910 40.2
Liberal Democrat Donovan Hutton 527 23.3
BNP Dennis Seilly 347 15.3
Independent Peter Doyle 327 14.4
Conservative Gillian Millner 155 6.8
Majority 383 16.9
Turnout 2,266
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Cudworth[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Joseph Hayward 1,413 57.4
Barnsley Independent Ian Sanders 900 36.6
Conservative Jean Rowley 149 6.1
Majority 513 20.8
Turnout 2,462
Labour hold Swing
Darfield[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Barnsley Independent Trevor Smith 1,112 44.4
Labour Caroline Saunders 711 28.4
BNP Paul Tibble 332 13.3
Liberal Democrat Susan Garner 182 7.3
Conservative Marjorie Cale-Morgan 168 6.7
Majority 401 16.0
Turnout 2,505
Barnsley Independent hold Swing
Darton East[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Barnsley Independent Harry Spence 1,249 45.8
Labour Thomas Cullum 808 29.6
Conservative Clive Watkinson 396 14.5
Liberal Democrat Patrick Logan 274 10.0
Majority 441 16.2
Turnout 2,727
Barnsley Independent gain from Labour Swing
Darton West[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Sharon Howard 935 32.0
Barnsley Independent Susan Simmons 853 29.2
BNP Ian Sutton 701 24.0
Conservative Tony Short 431 14.8
Majority 82 2.8
Turnout 2,920
Labour gain from Barnsley Independent Swing
Dearne North[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Janice Hancock 1,011 55.3
Liberal Democrat Ian Garner 453 24.8
Barnsley Independent Raymond Murdoch 234 12.8
Conservative Paul Buckley 129 7.1
Majority 558 30.5
Turnout 1,827
Labour hold Swing
Dearne South[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour May Noble 1,158 41.5
Liberal Democrat Sarah Brook-Gardiner 1,065 38.2
BNP Robert Garrett 491 17.6
Conservative Dorothy Shaw 75 2.7
Majority 93 3.3
Turnout 2,789
Labour hold Swing
Dodworth[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Barnsley Independent John Carr 1,378 48.1
Labour Deborah Dunlop 1,018 35.6
Conservative George Hill 466 16.3
Majority 360 12.6
Turnout 2,862
Barnsley Independent hold Swing
Hoyland Milton[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Barnsley Independent Trevor Naylor 1,229 47.4
Labour Robin Franklin 1,088 42.0
Conservative Elizabeth Hill 276 10.6
Majority 141 5.4
Turnout 2,593
Barnsley Independent hold Swing
Kingstone[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Barnsley Independent Donna Hollins 1,154 53.5
Labour Alice Cave 721 33.4
Independent Frank Watson 148 6.9
Conservative Stuart Wilkinson 135 6.3
Majority 433 20.1
Turnout 2,158
Barnsley Independent hold Swing
Monk Bretton[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Kenneth Richardson 906 40.3
Barnsley Independent Michael Dunlavey 557 24.8
BNP Susan Harris 323 14.4
Liberal Democrat Kenneth Smith 277 12.3
Conservative Geoffrey Turvey 185 8.2
Majority 349 15.5
Turnout 2,248
Labour hold Swing
North East[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Leah Higginbottom 1,680 69.9
Conservative Lesley Watkinson 725 30.1
Majority 955 39.7
Turnout 2,405
Labour hold Swing
Old Town[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Barnsley Independent Peter Middleton 1,479 56.6
Labour Martin Dyson 633 24.2
BNP Lancer White 299 11.4
Conservative Grace Morrell 203 7.8
Majority 846 32.4
Turnout 2,614
Barnsley Independent hold Swing
Penistone East (2)[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Robert Barnard 1,539
Conservative John Wilson 1,518
Labour Jill Hayler 929
Labour William Jones 838
Liberal Democrat Teresa Arundel 808
Independent John Smith 749
Barnsley Independent Lisa Murdoch 691
Turnout 7,072
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Penistone West[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Andrew Milner 1,012 31.0
Barnsley Independent Paul Hand-Davis 808 24.8
Labour Joseph Unsworth 763 23.4
BNP Kelly Thorpe 399 12.2
Green Lynda Pickersgill 281 8.6
Majority 204 6.3
Turnout 3,263
Conservative hold Swing
Rockingham[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour James Andrews 1,255 46.2
Barnsley Independent Alison Robinson 846 31.1
Independent Robert Hannagan 320 11.8
Conservative Michael Toon 297 10.9
Majority 409 15.0
Turnout 2,718
Labour hold Swing
Royston[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Tim Cheetham 959 39.1
Barnsley Independent John Race 464 18.9
Liberal Democrat Edward Gouthwaite 437 17.8
BNP Paul Harris 393 16.0
Conservative Andrew Barr 197 8.0
Majority 495 20.2
Turnout 2,450
Labour hold Swing
St. Helen's[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour David Bostwick 905 50.0
Independent Jack Brown 707 39.1
Conservative Jack Orr 197 10.9
Majority 198 10.9
Turnout 1,809
Labour hold Swing
Stairfoot[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Barnsley Independent James Smith 1,014 41.8
Labour Steven Redford 871 35.9
BNP James Smith 386 15.9
Conservative Anne Campbell 154 6.4
Majority 143 5.9
Turnout 2,425
Barnsley Independent hold Swing
Wombwell[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Denise Wilde 1,347 53.2
Barnsley Independent Arthur O'Loughlin 610 24.1
BNP David Bailey 396 15.6
Conservative Garry Needham 179 7.1
Majority 737 29.1
Turnout 2,532
Labour hold Swing
Worsbrough[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Eunice Taylor 965 39.6
Barnsley Independent Jillian Aranyi 566 23.2
BNP Malcolm Jennings 395 16.2
Liberal Democrat Patricia Durie 370 15.2
Conservative Elizabeth Elders 139 5.7
Majority 399 16.4
Turnout 2,435
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Local elections: Barnsley". BBC News Online. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Full coverage: local elections May 2006". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  3. 1 2 Hakala, Anna (25 April 2006). "The rise of the Independents". BBC News Online. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Labour holds firm in ex-pit towns". BBC News Online. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "2006 Local Elections". Barnsley Council. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
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