Local Election Results 2016
Barnsley
One-third of council up for election.
BIG = Barnsley Independent Group
Ecc = Eccentric Party
Yorks1st = Yorkshire First
Other results for Barnsley:
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By-elections for Barnsley (may be incomplete): 13th July 2006 (Penistone W.)
— 16th November 2006 (Worsbrough)
— 15th October 2009 (St Helens)
— 13th October 2011 (St Helens)
— 26th September 2013 (Wombwell)
— 10th October 2013 (Royston)
— 10th July 2014 (Penistone W.)
— 27th August 2015 (Dearne N.)
— 29th September 2017 (Kingstone)
— 14th December 2017 (Rockingham)
— 12th July 2018 (Old Town)
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Labour |
26425 |
56.3% |
18 |
| Conservative |
7037 |
15.0% |
1 |
| Barnsley Independent Group |
4915 |
10.5% |
2 |
| UK Independence Party |
2615 |
5.6% |
0 |
| Independent |
2167 |
4.6% |
0 |
| Green Party |
1639 |
3.5% |
0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |
725 |
1.5% |
0 |
| Yorkshire First |
633 |
1.3% |
0 |
| English Democrats Party |
559 |
1.2% |
0 |
| British National Party |
198 |
0.4% |
0 |
| Eccentric Party |
24 |
0.1% |
0 |
| Douglas Birkinshaw |
Lab |
1157 |
61.3% |
| Colin Porter |
EDP |
314 |
16.6% |
| Mark Brook |
C |
198 |
10.5% |
| Kate Rayner |
Grn |
156 |
8.3% |
| Estelle Mageean |
TUSC |
62 |
3.3% |
| Steve Houghton |
Lab |
1452 |
75.2% |
| Tony Devoy |
Yorks1st |
338 |
17.5% |
| Elizabeth Hill |
C |
142 |
7.3% |
| Caroline Saunders |
Lab |
1038 |
49.8% |
| Trevor Smith |
UKIP |
864 |
41.4% |
| Delia Weldon |
C |
184 |
8.8% |
| Gail Charlesworth |
Lab |
968 |
39.5% |
| Sharon Love |
BIG |
769 |
31.4% |
| John Race |
Ind |
486 |
19.8% |
| Gordon Wilkinson |
C |
229 |
9.3% |
| Alice Cave |
Lab |
1597 |
69.3% |
| Lee Ogden |
C |
708 |
30.7% |
| Pauline Philips |
Lab |
1420 |
86.6% |
| Peter Murray |
C |
220 |
13.4% |
| Charlotte Johnson |
Lab |
1724 |
74.5% |
| David Hunter |
Ind |
454 |
19.6% |
| Cicely Cowgill |
C |
137 |
5.9% |
| Phil Birkinshaw |
BIG |
1344 |
54.5% |
| Dave Webster |
Lab |
641 |
26.0% |
| Alex Wilkinson |
C |
262 |
10.6% |
| Ian Parker |
Grn |
218 |
8.8% |
| Mick Stowe |
Lab |
1382 |
57.9% |
| Louise Holliday |
UKIP |
594 |
24.9% |
| Lesley Watkinson |
C |
193 |
8.1% |
| Justin Saxton |
EDP |
123 |
5.2% |
| Brian Caton |
TUSC |
72 |
3.0% |
| Andrew Simpson |
Ecc |
24 |
1.0% |
| Donna Green |
Lab |
1074 |
59.9% |
| Steven Burkinshaw |
C |
220 |
12.3% |
| Christopher Houston |
BNP |
198 |
11.0% |
| Chris Scarfe |
Grn |
195 |
10.9% |
| Tracey Holland |
TUSC |
107 |
6.0% |
| Steve Green |
Lab |
1430 |
71.6% |
| Kirk Dyson |
C |
294 |
14.7% |
| Sharon Taylor |
TUSC |
273 |
13.7% |
| Jeff Ennis |
Lab |
1311 |
51.5% |
| Peter Makinson |
BIG |
795 |
31.2% |
| Eddie Devoy |
Yorks1st |
295 |
11.6% |
| Ian Richardson |
C |
147 |
5.8% |
| Phil Lofts |
Lab |
1020 |
43.0% |
| Louise Sowerby |
BIG |
987 |
41.6% |
| Amy Walker |
Grn |
187 |
7.9% |
| Gillian Millner |
C |
176 |
7.4% |
| John Wilson |
C |
1657 |
49.8% |
| Jill Hayler |
Lab |
1254 |
37.7% |
| Dale Turner |
Grn |
414 |
12.5% |
| Dave Griffin |
Lab |
1285 |
39.4% |
| Mike Ogle |
C |
894 |
27.4% |
| Steve Webber |
Ind |
790 |
24.2% |
| Richard Trotman |
Grn |
291 |
8.9% |
| Emma Dures |
Lab |
1258 |
51.6% |
| Steve Sylvester |
UKIP |
792 |
32.5% |
| Debbie Toon |
C |
205 |
8.4% |
| Kevin Riddiough |
EDP |
122 |
5.0% |
| Shaun Fletcher |
TUSC |
63 |
2.6% |
| Caroline Makinson |
Lab |
1267 |
63.9% |
| Edward Gouthwaite |
Ind |
437 |
22.0% |
| Nicola Richardson |
C |
208 |
10.5% |
| Karen Fletcher |
TUSC |
70 |
3.5% |
| Sarah Tattersall |
Lab |
1085 |
65.3% |
| Jim Johnson |
UKIP |
365 |
22.0% |
| Jan Campbell |
TUSC |
78 |
4.7% |
| Alan Jones |
Grn |
67 |
4.0% |
| George Hill |
C |
66 |
4.0% |
| Wayne Johnson |
Lab |
1459 |
79.4% |
| Clive Watkinson |
C |
378 |
20.6% |
| Daniel Griffin |
Lab |
1672 |
81.1% |
| Mike Toon |
C |
389 |
18.9% |
| Gill Carr |
BIG |
1020 |
46.5% |
| Jake Lodge |
Lab |
931 |
42.5% |
| Stuart Wilkinson |
C |
130 |
5.9% |
| Lauren Conway |
Grn |
111 |
5.1% |
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