1987 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 7 May 1987, with one third of the council up for election. Prior to the election, the defending councillor in Ardsley had won the seat for Labour in an uncontested by-election and subsequently defected to Independent Labour The election resulted in Labour retaining control of the council.[1][2]
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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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Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 20 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 90.9 | 63.6 | 33,462 | -4.9 | |
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 12.1 | 6,373 | +4.5 | |
Residents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 2,857 | +5.4 | |
Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 5,032 | -5.8 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 3,095 | +0.8 | |
Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1,805 | +3.4 |
This resulted in the following composition of the council:[1][2]
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 61 | 62 | |||
Conservatives | 2 | 2 | |||
Residents | 1 | 1 | |||
Independent | 1 | 1 | |||
Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 66 | 66 | |||
Working majority | 56 | 58 |
Ward results
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clowery F. | 1,453 | 60.5 | -13.6 | |
Independent Labour | Parkin A. Ms. | 948 | 39.5 | +39.5 | |
Majority | 505 | 21.0 | -27.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,401 | 31.5 | +5.2 | ||
Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing | -26.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Langford L.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Baines D.* | 2,182 | 73.1 | -9.5 | |
Independent Labour | Vodden H. | 367 | 12.3 | +12.3 | |
Conservative | Schofield D. Ms. | 291 | 9.8 | +3.3 | |
Alliance | Brennan M. | 144 | 4.8 | -6.0 | |
Majority | 1,815 | 60.8 | -11.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,984 | 40.7 | +1.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -10.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fisher R.* | 2,207 | 70.2 | -5.5 | |
Alliance | Major C. | 648 | 20.6 | -3.7 | |
Conservative | Dobbin J. | 290 | 9.2 | +9.2 | |
Majority | 1,559 | 49.6 | -1.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,145 | 36.0 | +1.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Salt H.* | 2,526 | 81.5 | N/A | |
Alliance | Hirst C. Ms. | 574 | 18.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,952 | 63.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,100 | 38.8 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Goddard B.* | 2,275 | 73.0 | N/A | |
Alliance | Murison J. | 471 | 15.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Hill G. | 370 | 11.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,804 | 57.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,116 | 39.2 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Norbury R.* | 2,467 | 66.3 | -2.4 | |
Alliance | Smith A. | 703 | 18.9 | -12.4 | |
Conservative | Thorpe P. | 549 | 14.8 | +14.8 | |
Majority | 1,764 | 47.4 | +9.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,719 | 40.1 | +1.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Greenhalgh P. Ms.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lowe J.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Cawthrow C.* | 2,568 | 65.5 | N/A | |
Alliance | Chamberlain D. | 840 | 21.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Fielding A. | 512 | 13.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,728 | 44.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,920 | 45.3 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lavitt L.* | 2,312 | 83.3 | +9.4 | |
Conservative | Hinchliff R. | 464 | 16.7 | +16.7 | |
Majority | 1,848 | 66.6 | +18.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,776 | 34.7 | -2.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Schofield A.* | 1,921 | 68.1 | -9.7 | |
Independent | Burd K. | 901 | 31.9 | +31.9 | |
Majority | 1020 | 36.1 | -19.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,822 | 41.6 | +2.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -20.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barron R.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hadfield P.* | 1,679 | 66.1 | -1.1 | |
Conservative | Carrington C. Ms. | 860 | 33.9 | +33.9 | |
Majority | 819 | 32.3 | -2.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,539 | 33.2 | -1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -17.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Murphy G.* | 1,455 | 58.1 | -22.9 | |
Independent Labour | McGrath W. | 490 | 19.6 | +19.6 | |
Alliance | Appleyard J. Ms. | 350 | 14.0 | -5.0 | |
Conservative | Dews R. | 209 | 8.3 | +8.3 | |
Majority | 965 | 38.5 | -23.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,504 | 42.7 | +6.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -21.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Wade J.* | 1,743 | 46.9 | +12.1 | |
Labour | O'Connell P. | 1,464 | 39.4 | -7.9 | |
Alliance | Marshall J. Ms. | 513 | 13.8 | -4.2 | |
Majority | 279 | 7.5 | -5.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,720 | 52.9 | +4.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +10.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Residents | Harrison M. Ms.* | 2,857 | 76.2 | +76.2 | |
Labour | Bostwick D. | 894 | 23.8 | -26.5 | |
Majority | 1,963 | 52.3 | +51.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,751 | 46.0 | +6.4 | ||
Residents hold | Swing | +51.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lavender H.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hall M.* | 2,004 | 60.4 | -3.2 | |
Alliance | Hallam D. | 789 | 23.8 | -12.6 | |
Conservative | Carrington J. | 527 | 15.9 | +15.9 | |
Majority | 1,215 | 36.6 | +9.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,320 | 42.7 | +3.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Wraith D.* | 1,463 | 76.1 | +10.8 | |
Independent | Shaw D. Ms. | 459 | 23.9 | -10.8 | |
Majority | 1,004 | 52.2 | +21.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,922 | 35.7 | +6.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +10.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Wake J.* | 2,143 | 55.3 | -6.3 | |
Independent | Rudkin E. | 1,735 | 44.7 | +6.3 | |
Majority | 408 | 10.5 | -12.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,878 | 47.3 | +2.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -6.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Wright F. | 2,449 | 81.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Elders E. Ms. | 558 | 18.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 62.9 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 37.0 | N/A | |||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
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References
- "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.
- "Election results 1979 to 2003" (PDF). barnsley.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
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