2007 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
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One third of seats (21 of 63) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Barnsley Ind. Conservative
Seats won 12 7 2
Seat change Decrease2 Increase2 Steady
Map of the 2007 Barnsley council election results. Labour in red, Barnsley Independents in teal and Conservatives in blue.
Majority party before election

Labour

 Majority party after election

Labour

The 2007 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 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][2]

Background

Prior to the election, a number of Barnsley Independent Group councillors had removed themselves from the grouping and sat as Independent. Those Independents had earlier lost a seat in a Penistone by-election to the Conservatives, and suffered a defection to Labour in St. Helens. The Conservatives had also suffered a defection to the BIG in Penistone West.[3]

Election result

The results saw Labour retain a majority of 3 with 33 councillors, after losing 2 seats to the Barnsley Independent Group.[4] The Barnsley Independent Group moved to 20 seats after ousting 2 long time Labour councillors Alan Schofield and Alex Vodden.[4] The Conservatives remained on 5 seats, the Liberal Democrats 2 and 3 councillors were non-aligned.[4] The British National Party failed to win any seats, but did come second in the wards of Central, Dearne North and Darton West.[4] Overall turnout increased slightly to 33%.[3]

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 2007[5][2][6][7]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 12 0 2 -2 57.1 39.2 22,589 +0.8%
  Barnsley Ind. 7 2 0 +2 33.3 23.8 13,712 -3.9%
  Conservative 2 0 0 0 9.5 14.1 8,110 +0.9%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 13.6 7,822 +5.4%
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 0 5.6 3,235 -2.4%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 3.3 1,881 -0.8%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 307 +0.0%

This resulted in the following composition of the council:[2][6][3][4]

Party Previous council New council
Labour 35 33
Barnsley Independent 19 21
Conservatives 5 5
Liberal Democrats 2 2
Independent 2 2
Total 63 63
Working majority  7   3 

Ward results

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

Central[5][7][2][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Stokes 1,035 43.2 +3.0
BNP Peter Marshall 618 25.8 +10.5
Barnsley Ind. Anita Cherryholme 538 22.5 +22.5
Conservative Geoffrey Turvey 204 8.5 +1.7
Majority 417 17.4 +0.5
Turnout 2,395 30.8 +0.4
Labour hold Swing -3.7
Cudworth[5][7][2][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charlie Wraith 1,627 74.5 +17.1
Conservative Elizabeth Elders 556 25.5 +19.4
Majority 1,071 49.1 +28.3
Turnout 2,183 27.3 -4.1
Labour hold Swing -1.1
Darfield[5][7][2][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Barnsley Ind. David Wainwright 1,191 44.9 +0.5
Labour Brian Mathers 772 29.1 +0.7
BNP Paul Tibble 355 13.4 +0.1
Conservative Andrea Punshon 175 6.6 -0.1
Liberal Democrats Susan Garner 158 6.0 -1.3
Majority 419 15.8 -0.2
Turnout 2,651 33.7 +0.8
Barnsley Ind. hold Swing -0.1
Darton East[5][7][2][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Miller 1,251 40.0 +10.4
Barnsley Ind. Eric Powers 556 17.8 -28.0
BNP Colin Porter 539 17.2 +17.2
Conservative Howard Pearson 421 13.5 -1.0
Independent John Race 361 11.5 +11.5
Majority 695 22.2 +6.0
Turnout 3,128 37.1 +4.0
Labour hold Swing +19.2
Darton West[5][7][2][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Linda Burgess 1,427 43.0 +11.0
BNP Ian Sutton 894 27.0 +3.0
Barnsley Ind. Dave Cooper 595 17.9 -11.3
Conservative George Hill 399 12.0 -2.8
Majority 533 16.1 +13.3
Turnout 3,315 40.5 +4.5
Labour hold Swing +3.5
Dearne North[5][7][2][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Gardiner 1,013 46.9 -8.4
BNP Neil Bramley 466 21.6 +21.6
Liberal Democrats Ian Garner 464 21.5 -3.3
Conservative Gillian Millner 116 5.4 -1.7
Barnsley Ind. Maureen Smith 102 4.7 -8.1
Majority 547 25.3 -5.2
Turnout 2,161 26.4 +3.1
Labour hold Swing -15.0
Dearne South[5][7][2][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ken Sanderson 1,347 45.9 +4.4
Liberal Democrats Sarah Brook 785 26.7 -11.5
BNP June Peel 662 22.6 +5.0
Conservative Elizabeth Hill 141 4.8 +2.1
Majority 562 19.1 +15.8
Turnout 2,935 32.7 +0.7
Labour hold Swing +7.9
Dodworth[5][7][2][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Barnsley Ind. Brian Perrin 1,178 37.9 -10.2
Labour Pauline Haigh 874 28.1 -7.5
Conservative Stephen Webber 448 14.4 -1.9
BNP Nick Parker 406 13.1 +13.1
Liberal Democrats Aaron King 202 6.5 +6.5
Majority 304 9.8 -2.8
Turnout 3,108 39.8 +2.6
Barnsley Ind. hold Swing -1.3
Hoyland Milton[5][7][2][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Barnsley Ind. Barry Lipscombe 1,287 47.1 -0.3
Labour Robin Franklin 1,187 43.4 +1.4
Conservative Audrey Marsh 261 9.5 -1.1
Majority 100 3.7 -1.7
Turnout 2,735 31.0 +0.5
Barnsley Ind. hold Swing -0.8
Kingstone[5][7][2][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Barnsley Ind. Geoff Bowden 1,060 44.3 -9.2
Labour Brian Swaine 841 35.2 +1.8
BNP Paul Ratcliffe 361 15.1 +15.1
Conservative Paul Buckley 129 5.4 -0.9
Majority 219 9.2 -10.9
Turnout 2,391 30.8 +2.4
Barnsley Ind. hold Swing -5.5
Monk Bretton[5][7][2][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Sheard 1,004 43.3 +3.0
Barnsley Ind. Clive Pickering 675 29.1 +4.3
BNP Susan Harris 396 17.1 +2.7
Conservative Michael Toon 244 10.5 +2.3
Majority 329 14.2 -1.3
Turnout 2,319 28.0 -0.2
Labour hold Swing -0.6
North East[5][7][2][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Barnsley Ind. Dave North 1,475 43.6 +43.6
Labour Alex Vodden 1,299 38.4 -31.5
BNP Robert Garrett 227 6.7 +6.7
Conservative Marjorie Cale-Morgan 193 5.7 -24.4
Liberal Democrats Danny Oates 190 5.6 +5.6
Majority 176 5.2 -34.5
Turnout 3,384 36.8 +9.6
Barnsley Ind. gain from Labour Swing +37.5
Old Town[5][7][2][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Barnsley Ind. Sandra Birkinshaw 1,503 55.7 -0.9
Labour Martin Dyson 585 21.7 -2.5
BNP Lance White 380 14.1 +2.7
Conservative Anne Campbell 232 8.6 +0.8
Majority 918 34.0 +1.6
Turnout 2,700 32.9 +0.2
Barnsley Ind. hold Swing +0.8
Penistone East[5][7][2][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Hand-Davis 1,885 49.0 -14.7
Labour John Tidball 913 23.7 +4.0
Liberal Democrats Trish Arundel 641 16.7 -0.5
BNP Paul James 410 10.7 +10.7
Majority 972 25.3 +12.4
Turnout 3,849 41.4 +0.0
Conservative hold Swing -9.3
Penistone West[5][7][2][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Marsh 1,451 41.0 +10.0
Independent Richard Jenkins 912 25.8 +25.8
Labour Peter Starling 562 15.9 -7.5
Green Lynda Pickersgill 307 8.7 +0.1
BNP Kelly Thorpe 303 8.6 -3.6
Majority 539 15.2 +8.9
Turnout 3,535 41.8 +2.8
Conservative hold Swing -7.9
Rockingham[5][7][2][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Barnsley Ind. Steve Sylvester 1,394 45.6 +14.5
Labour Alan Schofield 1,301 42.6 -3.6
Conservative Dorothy Shaw 360 11.8 +0.9
Majority 93 3.0 -12.0
Turnout 3,055 35.4 +3.4
Barnsley Ind. gain from Labour Swing +9.0
Royston[5][7][2][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Newman 1,115 44.7 +5.6
Liberal Democrats Eddie Gouthwaite 531 21.3 +3.5
BNP Paul Harris 332 13.3 -2.7
Barnsley Ind. Daniel Pickering 299 12.0 -6.9
Conservative Peter Murray 215 8.6 +0.6
Majority 584 23.4 +3.2
Turnout 2,492 30.3 +0.0
Labour hold Swing +1.0
St Helens[5][7][2][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jenny Platts 1,076 57.6 +7.6
Independent Tony Brennan 348 18.6 -20.5
BNP Lisa Brooksbank 311 16.6 +16.6
Conservative Andrew Barr 133 7.1 -3.8
Majority 728 39.0 +28.1
Turnout 1,868 23.8 +0.1
Labour hold Swing +14.0
Stairfoot[5][7][2][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen Dyson 1,029 41.5 +5.6
Barnsley Ind. Mandy Jackson 698 28.1 -13.7
BNP Kevin Noakes 368 14.8 -1.1
Independent Peter Pleasants 260 10.5 +10.5
Conservative Stuart Wilkinson 126 5.1 -1.3
Majority 331 13.3 +7.4
Turnout 2,481 30.7 -0.5
Labour hold Swing +9.6
Wombwell[5][7][2][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dick Wraith 1,432 59.2 +6.0
Barnsley Ind. Ray Murdoch 355 14.7 -9.4
BNP David Bailey 350 14.5 -1.1
Conservative Keith Jenner 281 11.6 +4.5
Majority 1,077 44.5 +15.4
Turnout 2,418 29.2 -2.4
Labour hold Swing +7.7
Worsbrough[5][7][2][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Betty Barlow 899 35.2 -4.4
Barnsley Ind. Gill Carr 806 31.6 +8.4
BNP Malcolm Jennings 444 17.4 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Donald Wood 264 10.3 -4.9
Conservative Mavis Peace 140 5.5 -0.2
Majority 93 3.6 -12.8
Turnout 2,553 34.1 +0.9
Labour hold Swing -6.4

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