1991 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 2 May 1991, with one third of the council up for election. Prior to the election, the defending councillor in Penistone West had changed their affiliation from Residents to Independent, ending the Residents presence on the council that had endured since its creation in 1973. The election resulted in Labour retaining control of the council.[1][2]

1991 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
2 May 1991
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 Conservative Independent
Seats won 20 1 1
Seat change
Map showing the results of the 1991 Barnsley council elections.
Majority party before election

Labour

 Majority party after election

Labour

Election result
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1991[1][2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 20 0 0 0 90.9 63.9 18,947 -12.5
  Conservative 1 0 0 0 4.5 17.6 5,212 +0.6
  Independent 1 0 0 0 4.5 10.5 3,104 +8.3
  Barnsley Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.9 1,451 +4.9
  Green 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.1 927 -1.3

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

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

Ward results

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

Ardsley (7522)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clowery F.* Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Athersley (6789)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Langford L.* Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Brierley (7307)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Whittaker N. 1,618 58.6 -25.9
Independent Vodden N. 742 26.9 +26.9
Conservative Schofield D. Ms. 401 14.5 -0.9
Majority 876 31.7 -37.4
Turnout 2,761 37.8 -2.1
Labour hold Swing -26.4
Central (8609)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fisher R.* Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Cudworth (8029)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Salt H.* Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Darfield (8041)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Goddard B.* 2,172 81.7 -5.3
Conservative Burton J. 485 18.3 +5.3
Majority 1,687 63.5 -10.6
Turnout 2,657 33.0 -5.8
Labour hold Swing -5.3
Darton (9462)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norbury W.* 2,317 75.7 +8.4
Conservative Elders E. Ms. 743 24.3 +6.5
Majority 1,574 51.4 +1.9
Turnout 3,060 32.3 -7.3
Labour hold Swing +0.9
Dearne South (8992)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Greenhalgh P. Ms. Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Dearne Thurnscoe (8368)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gardiner A. Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Dodworth (9266)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cawthrow C.* 2,244 65.2 -2.8
Conservative Dews R. 634 18.4 +2.3
Green Jones D. 563 16.4 +0.6
Majority 1,610 46.8 -5.1
Turnout 3,441 37.1 -3.4
Labour hold Swing -2.5
Hoyland East (8042)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Levitt L.* Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Hoyland West (6853)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Schofield A.* Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Monk Bretton (9060)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barron R.* 1,900 71.5 N/A
Barnsley Party Brown J. 756 28.5 N/A
Majority 1,144 43.1 N/A
Turnout 2,656 29.3 N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
North West (7500)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hadfield P.* 1,443 69.7 -6.8
Conservative Carrington J. 628 30.3 +6.8
Majority 815 39.4 -13.6
Turnout 2,071 27.6 -8.5
Labour hold Swing -6.8
Park (5809)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Murphy G.* Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Penistone East (7303)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wade J.* 1,881 49.3 +10.9
Labour Headon M. 1,574 41.2 -20.5
Green Carr L. 364 9.5 +9.5
Majority 307 8.0 -15.3
Turnout 3,819 52.3 +4.5
Conservative hold Swing -15.7
Penistone West (8505)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Harrison M. Ms.* 2,362 65.7 +65.7
Labour Boaler M. 1,233 34.3 -28.5
Majority 1,129 31.4 +5.7
Turnout 3,595 42.3 +0.1
Independent hold Swing +47.1
Royston (8850)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lavender H.* 2,164 75.7 +3.7
Barnsley Party Kwapisz P. 695 24.3 +24.3
Majority 1,469 51.4 +7.4
Turnout 2,859 32.3 -6.0
Labour hold Swing -10.3
South West (7724)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hall M.* Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Wombwell North (5303)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wraith R.* Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Wombwell South (8316)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wake J.* Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Worsbrough (8223)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wright F.* 2,282 83.8 -2.9
Conservative Barnard R. 440 16.2 +2.9
Majority 1,842 67.7 -5.7
Turnout 2,722 33.1 -7.5
Labour hold Swing -2.9

By-elections between 1991 and 1992
Dodworth (9441) 9 April 1992[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lofts, P. A. 4,010 58.1 -7.1
Liberal Democrats Guest, I. 2,896 41.9 +41.9
Majority 1,114 16.2 -30.6
Turnout 6,906 73.1 +36.0
Labour hold Swing -24.5
Monk Bretton (8949) By-election 9 April 1992[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harper, M. E. 3,627 64.2 -7.3
Barnsley Party Brown J. 2,021 35.8 +7.3
Majority 1,606 28.4 -14.7
Turnout 5,648 63.1 +33.8
Labour hold Swing -7.3

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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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