1988 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
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One third of seats (23 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the 1988 Barnsley council elections. | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections to
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 21 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 91.3 | 70.0 | 26,117 | +6.4 | |
Conservative | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.3 | 20.9 | 7,798 | +8.7 | |
Independent
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1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4.3 | 9.2 | 3,414 | +3.3 |
This resulted in the following composition of the council:[1][2]
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
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Labour | 61 | 62 | |||
Conservatives | 2 | 2 | |||
Residents | 1 | 1 | |||
Independent | 2 | 1 | |||
Total | 66 | 66 | |||
Working majority | 56 | 58 |
Ward results
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Wilson H.* | 1,319 | 73.2 | +12.6 | |
Independent
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Parkin A. Ms. | 484 | 26.8 | +26.8 | |
Majority | 835 | 46.3 | +25.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,803 | 23.6 | -7.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -6.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dancer H.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Whittaker A. | 1,984 | 87.2 | +14.0 | |
Conservative | Schofield D. Ms. | 292 | 12.8 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 1,692 | 74.3 | +13.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,276 | 31.4 | -9.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Watts J. Ms.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Rigby R.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Barlow E.* | 2,026 | 88.8 | +15.8 | |
Conservative | Schofield R. | 255 | 11.2 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 1,771 | 77.6 | +19.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,281 | 28.7 | -10.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +8.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Miller R. | 1,960 | 60.1 | -6.2 | |
Independent
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Ibbotson A.* | 707 | 21.7 | +21.7 | |
Conservative | Barnard R. | 595 | 18.2 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 1,253 | 38.4 | -9.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,262 | 34.9 | -5.3 | ||
Independent
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Swing | -13.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Thomson J. | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Gardiner A. | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour | Young K.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ryan J. | 2,312 | 79.0 | +13.5 | |
Conservative | Fielding A. | 615 | 21.0 | +8.0 | |
Majority | 1,697 | 58.0 | +13.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,927 | 33.6 | -11.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Beadshall P.* | 1,851 | 86.0 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Romilly S. Ms. | 302 | 14.0 | -2.7 | |
Majority | 1,549 | 71.9 | +5.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,153 | 26.5 | -8.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Wroe C.* | 2,088 | 85.2 | +17.1 | |
Conservative | Dews S. Ms. | 363 | 14.8 | +14.8 | |
Majority | 1,725 | 70.4 | +34.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,451 | 35.6 | -5.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sheard T.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Denton W. | 1,597 | 72.0 | +5.8 | |
Conservative | Carrington C. Ms. | 622 | 28.0 | -5.8 | |
Majority | 975 | 43.9 | +11.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,219 | 29.4 | -3.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Borrett K.* | 1,449 | 86.3 | +28.2 | |
Conservative | Dews R. | 230 | 13.7 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 1,219 | 72.6 | +34.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,679 | 28.5 | -14.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +11.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Smith L. Ms. | 1,791 | 51.4 | +12.1 | |
Conservative | Tue G. Ms.* | 1,693 | 48.6 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 98 | 2.8 | -4.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,484 | 49.0 | -3.9 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Hinchcliff A. Ms. | 1,825 | 54.4 | +54.4 | |
Labour | Collett N. Ms. | 1,530 | 45.6 | +21.8 | |
Majority | 295 | 8.8 | -43.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,355 | 40.7 | -5.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +16.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Newman W.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | McCormick R. | 2,075 | 77.0 | +16.7 | |
Conservative | Carrington J. | 619 | 23.0 | +7.1 | |
Majority | 1,456 | 54.0 | +17.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,694 | 35.2 | -7.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +9.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Storey A.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent
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Mahatme S.* | 2,223 | 54.6 | +9.8 | |
Labour | Turp G. | 1,851 | 45.4 | -9.8 | |
Majority | 372 | 9.1 | -1.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,074 | 50.0 | +2.6 | ||
Independent hold
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Swing | +9.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Hadfield G.* | 2,284 | 85.5 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | Elders E. Ms. | 387 | 14.5 | -4.1 | |
Majority | 1,897 | 71.0 | +8.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,671 | 32.8 | -4.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.1 |
By-elections between 1988 and 1990
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Houghton, S. G. | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Bostwick, D. | 1,572 | 85.2 | N/A | |
Athersley Democrat | Bailey, R. | 272 | 14.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,300 | 70.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,844 | 26.9 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
References
- ^ 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 y z aa "Election results 1979 to 2003" (PDF). barnsley.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.