1999 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
← 1998 6 May 1999 2000 →
One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
34 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats won 19 1 1
Seat change Decrease3 Increase1 Increase1
Map showing the results of the 1999 Barnsley council elections.
Majority party before election

Labour

 Majority party after election

Labour

The 1999 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. Prior to the election, the Liberal Democrats had gained a seat in Wombwell North from Labour. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[1][2][3][4]

Election result

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1999[3][4][1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 19 0 3 -3 86.4 54.4 21,806 -16.4%
  Liberal Democrats 1 1 0 +1 4.5 22.7 9,089 +15.0%
  Conservative 1 1 0 +1 4.5 10.7 4,279 -0.1%
  Independent 1 1 0 +1 4.5 5.2 2,066 +1.0%
  Independent Labour 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 1,274 +3.2%
  Socialist Labour 0 0 0 0 0 2.7 1,094 -2.0%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 307 -0.5%
  Socialist Alternative 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 151 -0.2%

This resulted in the following composition of the council:[3][4][5]

Party Previous council New council
Labour 62 59
Independent 2 3
Conservatives 1 2
Liberal Democrats 1 2
Total 66 66
Working majority  58   52 

Ward results

+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.

Ardsley[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S Redford 819 59.9 -9.4
Liberal Democrats H Harding 320 23.4 +12.8
Socialist Labour S Logan 142 10.4 -1.1
Conservative M Cale-Morgan 86 6.3 -2.3
Majority 499 36.5 -21.3
Turnout 1,367 19.3 +3.6
Labour hold Swing -11.1
Athersley[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M Woodhead 858 75.7 -9.6
Liberal Democrats M Wright 199 17.6 +7.6
Conservative T Allerton 43 3.8 +3.8
Socialist Labour P Robinson 33 2.9 -1.8
Majority 659 58.2 -17.1
Turnout 1,133 18.7 -0.4
Labour hold Swing -8.6
Brierley[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Vodden 1,132 67.8 -1.5
Socialist Labour J Simmons 242 14.5 +1.7
Conservative D Beaumont-Schofield 197 11.8 -6.2
Liberal Democrats S Brook 98 5.9 +5.9
Majority 890 53.3 +2.0
Turnout 1,669 24.5 +4.8
Labour hold Swing -1.6
Central[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats I Guest 1,074 50.4 +14.9
Labour R Fisher 927 43.5 -9.9
Socialist Labour S Yoxall 68 3.2 -3.4
Conservative J Carrington 61 2.9 -1.5
Majority 147 6.9 -11.0
Turnout 2,130 25.7 +6.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +12.4
Cudworth[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J Hayward 1,269 72.4 -10.7
Liberal Democrats R Arundell 296 16.9 +9.7
Conservative A Campbell 134 7.6 +1.0
Socialist Labour M Stannard 54 3.1 +0.0
Majority 973 55.5 -20.4
Turnout 1,753 23.2 +1.8
Labour hold Swing -10.2
Darfield[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G Bates 1,261 66.6 -6.7
Liberal Democrats M Brown 474 25.0 +13.2
Conservative P Stubbins 158 8.3 -3.5
Majority 787 41.6 -19.9
Turnout 1,893 24.3 +2.3
Labour hold Swing -9.9
Darton[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T Cullum 1,330 60.9 -11.5
Liberal Democrats J Hollingsworth 604 27.7 +27.7
Conservative J Smith 207 9.5 -11.5
Socialist Labour S Robinson 43 2.0 -4.5
Majority 726 33.2 -18.2
Turnout 2,184 20.5 +2.3
Labour hold Swing -19.6
Dearne South[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Cross 1,248 70.3 -5.6
Liberal Democrats Sharron Brook 454 25.6 +1.5
Conservative E Croft 74 4.2 +4.2
Majority 794 44.7 -7.1
Turnout 1,776 20.0 -1.4
Labour hold Swing -3.5
Dearne Thurnscoe[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Gardiner 1,115 76.9 -0.3
Liberal Democrats H Newton 272 18.8 +1.6
Conservative G Wilkinson 63 4.3 -1.4
Majority 843 58.1 -1.9
Turnout 1,450 19.0 +0.8
Labour hold Swing -0.9
Dodworth[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P Lofts 1,033 40.3 -23.2
Independent Labour M Walsh 525 20.5 +20.5
Liberal Democrats J Earnshaw 399 15.6 +15.6
Green D Jones 307 12.0 -9.3
Conservative G Hill 248 9.7 -2.2
Socialist Labour L Heppenstall 49 1.9 -1.4
Majority 508 19.8 -22.4
Turnout 2,561 25.2 +4.9
Labour hold Swing -21.8
Hoyland East[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P Wordsworth 1,102 57.4 -31.4
Independent Labour B Maguire 390 20.3 +20.3
Liberal Democrats C Stimson 234 12.2 +12.2
Conservative M West 147 7.7 +7.7
Socialist Labour M Smith 46 2.4 -8.8
Majority 712 37.1 -40.5
Turnout 1,919 23.9 +3.0
Labour hold Swing -25.8
Hoyland West[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Schofield 937 51.5 -28.5
Independent Les Levitt 453 24.9 +24.9
Liberal Democrats B Martin 277 15.2 +15.2
Conservative H Jobling 115 6.3 -7.1
Socialist Labour G Pickering 36 2.0 -4.6
Majority 484 26.6 -40.0
Turnout 1,818 28.0 +4.0
Labour hold Swing -26.7
Monk Bretton[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M Sheard 806 41.4 -35.6
Independent G Brown 800 41.1 +41.1
Liberal Democrats D McVey 239 12.3 +0.4
Conservative S Wilkinson 102 5.2 -1.5
Majority 6 0.3 -64.8
Turnout 1,947 23.4 +6.1
Labour hold Swing -38.3
North West[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M Cawthorne 678 53.3 -13.6
Liberal Democrats J Ingram 326 25.6 +12.3
Conservative C Carrington 240 18.9 +2.2
Socialist Labour K Elbourne 27 2.1 -1.1
Majority 352 27.7 -22.5
Turnout 1,271 17.8 -0.7
Labour hold Swing -12.9
Park[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P Leigh 710 65.3 -19.1
Liberal Democrats P Durie 226 20.8 +20.8
Conservative W Barkworth 92 8.5 -1.6
Socialist Labour N Wragg 59 5.4 -0.1
Majority 484 44.5 -29.8
Turnout 1,087 19.5 +5.0
Labour hold Swing -19.9
Penistone East[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D Toon 1,029 39.7 +0.6
Labour T Shepherd 1,027 39.6 -21.3
Liberal Democrats T Arundell 536 20.7 +20.7
Majority 2 0.1 -21.7
Turnout 2,592 33.6 +7.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +10.9
Penistone West[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J Unsworth 900 42.7 +9.8
Liberal Democrats M Wilkinson 732 34.7 +34.7
Conservative D Plotts 478 22.7 +22.7
Majority 168 8.0 -26.2
Turnout 2,110 24.3 -1.1
Labour hold Swing -12.4
Royston[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H Lavender 1,103 58.9 -18.0
Liberal Democrats E Gouthwaite 604 32.3 +20.6
Conservative K Leeds 113 6.0 -1.7
Socialist Labour O Robinson 52 2.8 -0.9
Majority 499 26.7 -38.5
Turnout 1,872 21.5 +1.1
Labour hold Swing -19.3
South West[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent M Hall 813 40.8 +40.8
Labour C Henshaw 483 24.3 -46.0
Conservative J Wilson 398 20.0 -3.1
Liberal Democrats D Hutton 275 13.8 +13.8
Socialist Labour G Holt 22 1.1 -5.5
Majority 330 16.6 -30.6
Turnout 1,991 27.0 +7.7
Independent gain from Labour Swing +43.4
Wombwell North[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R Wraith 781 49.1 -25.6
Liberal Democrats C Harding 754 47.4 +35.7
Socialist Alternative M Forster 29 1.8 -5.3
Conservative N Grace 28 1.8 -4.7
Majority 27 1.7 -61.3
Turnout 1,592 31.3 +12.9
Labour hold Swing -30.6
Wombwell South[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J Wake 1,244 64.5 -8.4
Liberal Democrats W Millard 421 21.8 +11.1
Conservative H Oldfield 143 7.4 -1.7
Socialist Alternative A Waller 122 6.3 -1.0
Majority 823 42.6 -19.6
Turnout 1,930 24.0 +2.5
Labour hold Swing -9.7
Worsborough[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F Wright 1,043 51.6 -23.5
Independent Labour D Wood 359 17.8 +17.8
Liberal Democrats M Newton 275 13.6 +13.6
Socialist Labour T Robinson 221 10.9 -4.1
Conservative E Elders 123 6.1 -3.8
Majority 684 33.8 -26.3
Turnout 2,021 26.7 +5.4
Labour hold Swing -20.6

By-elections between 1999 and 2000

Hoyland East 29 July 1999 By-election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T Shepherd 626 72.0 +2.4
Liberal Democrats B Martin 150 17.2 +5.0
Conservative R Morrell 93 10.7 +3.0
Majority 476 54.8 +17.7
Turnout 869 10.8 -13.1
Labour hold Swing +4.8
South West 29 July 1999 By-election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent S Birkinshaw 686 43.2 +2.4
Labour S Henshaw 407 25.6 +1.3
Liberal Democrats D Hutton 286 18.0 +4.2
Conservative J Wilson 210 13.2 -6.8
Majority 279 17.6 +1.0
Turnout 1,589 21.3 -5.7
Independent gain from Labour Swing +0.5

References

  1. ^ a b "How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48.
  2. ^ "How Britain voted: Council Election Results". The Independent. 8 May 1999. p. 12.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Members of the Council 1999 / 2000". barnsley.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 August 1999. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
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