Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2011
The 2011 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 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
Election result
The results saw Labour make 5 gains from the Barnsley Independent Group to have 43 councillors and a 23 vote majority.[2] The Barnsley Independent Group dropped to 13 seats,[2] while the Conservative party stayed on 6 seats[3] and there remained 1 other independent.[2] Labour defeated sitting councillors for the Barnsley Independent Group in Hoyland Milton, Kingstone, Old Town and Rockingham wards.[2] They also gained Darfield where the sitting councillor had stood down at the election, with the successful Labour candidate being a former Member of the European Parliament Brian Key.[2] The Labour leader of the council, Steve Houghton, called on his party not to be complacent after their gains, while the leader of the Barnsley Independent Group called the results "a bitter blow".[4]
Among other results, Jane Collins for the United Kingdom Independence Party, following her second place in the 2011 Barnsley Central by-election, came third in Monk Bretton ward.[5] Meanwhile the British National Party, after putting up 19 candidates, failed to come close to taking any seats.[5] Overall turnout in the election was 36.3%.[6]
Councillors elected in 2007 ended their term in 2011. The change in vote shares in compared to this corresponding election.
Barnsley Local Election Result 2011[2][7] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 17 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 81.0 | 53.3 | 34,187 | +9.1% | ||
Barnsley Independent | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 9.5 | 20.4 | 13,077 | +0.9% | ||
Conservative | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 15.3 | 9,810 | -1.8% | ||
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 4,645 | -5.0% | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 902 | +1.4% | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 680 | +0.3% | ||
English Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 290 | +0.5% | ||
Liberal Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 265 | -5.7% | ||
Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 188 | +0.3% | ||
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 150 | +0.2% |
Ward results
Changes in vote are calculated from the corresponding elections in 2007.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Martin Dyson | 1,577 | 61.6 | +18.4 | |
BNP | Colin Porter | 289 | 11.3 | -14.5 | |
Conservative | Elizabeth Hill | 281 | 11.0 | +2.5 | |
Barnsley Independent | Damion Krska | 263 | 10.3 | -12.2 | |
TUSC | Jack Hetherington | 150 | 5.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,288 | 50.3 | +19.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,560 | 32.2 | -11.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charlie Wraith | 2,002 | 73.5 | -1.0 | |
BNP | Terry Hubbard | 444 | 16.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Kirk Dyson | 278 | 10.2 | -15.3 | |
Majority | 1,558 | 57.2 | +17.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,724 | 33.7 | -22.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Key | 1,541 | 50.2 | +21.1 | |
Barnsley Independent | Carmen Hancock-Jones | 1,091 | 35.6 | -9.3 | |
Conservative | Gordon Wilkinson | 239 | 7.8 | +1.2 | |
BNP | David Burnett | 197 | 6.4 | -7.0 | |
Majority | 450 | 14.7 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,068 | 38.2 | -18.4 | ||
Labour gain from Barnsley Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roy Miller | 1,660 | 51.8 | +11.8 | |
Barnsley Independent | John Race | 894 | 27.9 | +10.1 | |
Conservative | Garry Needham | 363 | 11.3 | -2.2 | |
BNP | Sharon Sutton | 170 | 5.3 | -11.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Joni Hood | 117 | 3.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 766 | 23.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,204 | 38.1 | -22.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Linda Burgess | 2,041 | 62.9 | +19.9 | |
Conservative | Clive Watkinson | 769 | 23.7 | +11.7 | |
BNP | Ian Sutton | 435 | 13.4 | -13.6 | |
Majority | 1,272 | 39.2 | +16.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,245 | 39.3 | -25.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Gardiner | 1,665 | 69.0 | +22.1 | |
Barnsley Independent | Kurt Garner | 501 | 20.8 | +16.1 | |
BNP | Nathan Walker | 246 | 10.2 | -11.4 | |
Majority | 1,164 | 48.3 | +6.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,412 | 29.8 | -18.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ralph Sixsmith | 2,183 | 76.2 | +30.3 | |
BNP | Raymond Hinchliffe | 270 | 9.4 | -13.2 | |
Conservative | Paul Buckley | 207 | 7.2 | +2.4 | |
Barnsley Independent | Susan Garner | 206 | 7.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,913 | 66.7 | +45.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,866 | 32.3 | -21.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barnsley Independent | Brian Perrin | 1,564 | 45.0 | +7.1 | |
Labour | Dave Leech | 1,199 | 34.5 | +6.4 | |
Conservative | Hamish Toon | 494 | 14.2 | -0.2 | |
BNP | Alan Brown | 222 | 6.4 | -6.7 | |
Majority | 365 | 10.5 | +9.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,479 | 44.2 | -22.1 | ||
Barnsley Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tim Shepherd | 1,630 | 49.3 | +5.9 | |
Barnsley Independent | Barry Lipscombe | 1,075 | 32.5 | +14.6 | |
Conservative | Sam England | 314 | 9.5 | +0.0 | |
English Democrats | Kevin Riddiough | 290 | 8.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 555 | 16.8 | -5.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,309 | 36.2 | -10.5 | ||
Labour gain from Barnsley Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tom Sheard | 1,160 | 48.0 | +5.0 | |
Barnsley Independent | Geoff Bowden | 870 | 36.0 | +2.5 | |
BNP | Peter Robinson | 195 | 8.1 | -4.8 | |
Conservative | Howard Pearson | 193 | 8.0 | -2.6 | |
Majority | 290 | 12.0 | +2.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,418 | 31.1 | -20.7 | ||
Labour gain from Barnsley Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Sheard | 1,292 | 48.0 | +4.7 | |
Barnsley Independent | Clive Pickering | 560 | 20.8 | -8.3 | |
UKIP | Jane Collins | 452 | 16.8 | N/A | |
BNP | Jane Hubbard | 252 | 9.4 | -7.7 | |
Conservative | Michael Toon | 135 | 5.0 | -5.5 | |
Majority | 732 | 27.2 | +13.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,691 | 32.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barnsley Independent | Dave North | 1,716 | 46.8 | +3.2 | |
Labour | Chris Sykes | 1,388 | 37.9 | -0.5 | |
Conservative | Gill Millner | 231 | 6.3 | +0.6 | |
BNP | Winnifred Dashwood | 210 | 5.7 | -1.0 | |
Independent | Tony Devoy | 122 | 3.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 328 | 8.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,667 | 37.2 | |||
Barnsley Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anita Cherryholme | 1,673 | 52.8 | +31.1 | |
Barnsley Independent | John Love | 951 | 30.0 | +1.9 | |
Conservative | Andrew Barr | 331 | 10.5 | +1.9 | |
BNP | John Curtis | 211 | 6.7 | -7.4 | |
Majority | 722 | 22.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,166 | 37.5 | |||
Labour gain from Barnsley Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Hand-Davis | 2,577 | 58.7 | +9.7 | |
Labour | Jill Hayler | 1,811 | 41.3 | +17.6 | |
Majority | 766 | 17.5 | |||
Turnout | 4,388 | 48.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ann Rusby | 1,836 | 47.2 | +6.2 | |
Labour | Peter Starling | 1,298 | 33.4 | +17.5 | |
Independent | Mick Drewry | 558 | 14.4 | N/A | |
BNP | Paul James | 195 | 5.0 | -3.6 | |
Majority | 538 | 13.8 | -1.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,887 | 43.5 | -22.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Lamb | 1,846 | 50.5 | +7.9 | |
Barnsley Independent | Steven Sylvester | 1,263 | 34.6 | -11.0 | |
Conservative | George Hill | 333 | 9.1 | -2.7 | |
BNP | Peter Shirt | 210 | 5.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 583 | 16.0 | -3.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,652 | 42.2 | -18.6 | ||
Labour gain from Barnsley Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tracy Cheetham | 1,570 | 59.5 | +14.8 | |
UKIP | James Johnson | 450 | 17.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Alex Wilkinson | 244 | 9.2 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ben Wilson | 148 | 5.6 | -15.7 | |
Socialist Labour | Eddie Gouthwaite | 114 | 4.3 | N/A | |
BNP | Paul Harris | 113 | 4.3 | -9.0 | |
Majority | 1,120 | 42.4 | +19.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,639 | 31.9 | -24.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jenny Platts | 1,713 | 79.3 | +21.7 | |
BNP | Dean Walker | 261 | 12.1 | -4.5 | |
Conservative | Lesley Watkinson | 185 | 8.6 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 1,452 | 67.3 | +14.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,159 | 28.1 | -19.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Karen Dyson | 1,755 | 61.1 | +19.6 | |
Barnsley Independent | Daniel Pickering | 622 | 21.7 | -6.4 | |
BNP | Susan Harris | 261 | 9.1 | -5.7 | |
Conservative | Chris Pilkington | 233 | 8.1 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 1,133 | 39.5 | +24.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,871 | 34.1 | -18.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dick Wraith | 1,887 | 65.8 | +6.6 | |
Barnsley Independent | Jane Townsend | 440 | 15.3 | +0.6 | |
Conservative | Keith Jenner | 323 | 11.3 | -0.3 | |
BNP | Shane Parker | 218 | 7.6 | -6.9 | |
Majority | 1,447 | 50.5 | +9.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,868 | 33.3 | -19.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Betty Barlow | 1,296 | 44.4 | +9.2 | |
Barnsley Independent | Raymond Levitt | 1,061 | 36.3 | +4.7 | |
BNP | Daniel Cooke | 246 | 8.4 | -9.0 | |
Conservative | Peter Murray | 244 | 8.4 | +2.9 | |
Socialist Labour | Terry Robinson | 74 | 2.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 235 | 8.0 | -11.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,921 | 38.7 | -18.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
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