Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 5 May 1988, with one third of the council and an additional vacancy in Dearne Thurnscoe up for election. Prior to the election, the defending councillor in Darton had defected from Labour to Independent. The election resulted in Labour retaining control of the council.[1][2]
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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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Election result
editParty | 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 | 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 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 61 | 62 | |||
Conservatives | 2 | 2 | |||
Residents | 1 | 1 | |||
Independent | 2 | 1 | |||
Total | 66 | 66 | |||
Working majority | 56 | 58 |
Ward results
edit+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Wilson H.* | 1,319 | 73.2 | +12.6 | |
Independent | 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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dancer H.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Watts J. Ms.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rigby R.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Miller R. | 1,960 | 60.1 | −6.2 | |
Independent | 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 | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | -13.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomson J. | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 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 | Swing | +9.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
editParty | 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
edit- ^ 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.