1990 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

1990 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council; 34 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 1990 Barnsley council elections.
Majority party before election; Labour;	Majority party after election ; Labour;

Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 1990, with one third of the council up for election. The election resulted in Labour retaining control of the council.^[1]^[2]

Election result

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1990^[1]^[2]
	Seats	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	22	100.0	76.4	32,905	+6.4
Conservative	0	0.0	17.0	7,336	-3.9
Green	0	0.0	4.4	1,899	+4.4
Independent	0	0.0	2.2	945	-7.0

This resulted in the following composition of the council:^[1]^[2]

Party		Previous council	New council
	Labour	62	62
	Conservatives	2	2
	Residents	1	1
	Independent	1	1
Total		66	66
Working majority		58	58

Ward results

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

Ardsley (7614)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Galvin P. Ms.	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Athersley (6896)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Moore G.*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Brierley (7228)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeff Ennis*	2,437	84.5	−2.6
	Conservative	Schofield D. Ms.	446	15.5	+2.6
Majority			1,991	69.1	−5.2
Turnout			2,883	39.9	+8.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.6

Central (8762)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Wilby	2,482	78.4	N/A
	Green	Smith J. Ms.	682	21.6	N/A
Majority			1,800	56.9	N/A
Turnout			3,164	36.1	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Cudworth (8097)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charlie Wraith*	2,978	91.0	N/A
	Conservative	Schofield R.	293	9.0	N/A
Majority			2,685	82.1	N/A
Turnout			3,271	40.4	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Darfield (7927)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terry Dixon*	2,683	87.0	−1.8
	Conservative	Burton J.	400	13.0	+1.8
Majority			2,283	74.1	−3.5
Turnout			3,083	38.9	+10.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.8

Darton (9849)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	McKenna E.*	2,631	67.3	+7.2
	Conservative	Barnard R.	695	17.8	−0.5
	Green	Marsh D.	582	14.9	+14.9
Majority			1,936	49.5	+11.1
Turnout			3,908	39.7	+4.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.8

Dearne South (8929)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Slasor G.	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Dearne Thurnscoe (8334)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Catherine Evans*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Dodworth (9914)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Coulter J.	2,734	68.0	−10.9
	Conservative	Dews R.	649	16.2	−4.9
	Green	Jones D.	635	15.8	+15.8
Majority			2,085	51.9	−6.1
Turnout			4,018	40.5	+7.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.0

Hoyland East (8023)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Brankin*	2,706	86.1	+0.1
	Conservative	Rouse S. Ms.	437	13.9	−0.1
Majority			2,269	72.2	+0.3
Turnout			3,143	39.2	+12.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.1

Hoyland West (6913)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Andrews*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Monk Bretton (9047)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roy Robinson*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

North West (7512)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cooper G.	2,075	76.5	+4.5
	Conservative	Dobbin E. Ms.	637	23.5	−4.5
Majority			1,438	53.0	+9.1
Turnout			2,712	36.1	+6.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.5

Park (5758)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roy Warden*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Penistone East (7220)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Hunter*	2,125	61.7	+10.3
	Conservative	Marsden C.	1,323	38.3	−10.3
Majority			806	23.3	+20.5
Turnout			3,452	47.8	−1.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.3

Penistone West (8523)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Walker R.*	2,257	62.8	+17.2
	Conservative	Leeds K. Ms.	1,335	37.2	−17.2
Majority			922	25.7	+16.9
Turnout			3,592	42.1	+1.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+17.2

Royston (8803)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken Rispin*	2,428	72.0	N/A
	Independent	Pearson R.	945	28.0	N/A
Majority			1,483	44.0	N/A
Turnout			3,373	38.3	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

South West (7853)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Foster D.*	2,455	78.4	+1.4
	Conservative	John Dobbin	675	21.6	−1.4
Majority			1,780	56.9	+2.9
Turnout			3,130	39.9	+4.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.4

Wombwell North (5280)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Hall	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Wombwell South (8344)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Trevor Naylor*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Worsbrough (8261)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terry Bristowe*	2,910	86.7	+1.2
	Conservative	Elizabeth Elders	446	13.3	−1.2
Majority			2,464	73.4	+2.4
Turnout			3,356	40.6	+7.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.2

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 "Election results 1979 to 2003" (PDF). barnsley.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.

[results-1] ^ ^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.

[results2-2] ^ ^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 "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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