Local Election Results 2008
Barnsley
BIG = Barnsley Independent Group
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By-elections for Barnsley (may be incomplete): 13th July 2006 (Penistone W.)
— 16th November 2006 (Worsbrough)
— 15th October 2009 (St Helens)
— 13th October 2011 (St Helens)
— 26th September 2013 (Wombwell)
— 10th October 2013 (Royston)
— 10th July 2014 (Penistone W.)
— 27th August 2015 (Dearne N.)
— 29th September 2017 (Kingstone)
— 14th December 2017 (Rockingham)
— 12th July 2018 (Old Town)
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Labour |
18443 |
31.4% |
8 |
| Barnsley Independent Group |
13517 |
23.0% |
10 |
| British National Party |
9959 |
17.0% |
0 |
| Conservative |
8930 |
15.2% |
2 |
| Liberal Democrat |
3880 |
6.6% |
1 |
| Independent |
3429 |
5.8% |
1 |
| Green Party |
440 |
0.7% |
0 |
| UK Independence Party |
76 |
0.1% |
0 |
| Doug Birkinshaw |
Lab |
775 |
31.0% |
| Noel Cowdell |
BIG |
660 |
26.4% |
| Peter Marshall |
BNP |
621 |
24.8% |
| Eddie Gouthwaite |
LD |
243 |
9.7% |
| Andrew Barr |
C |
202 |
8.1% |
| Steve Houghton |
Lab |
1279 |
48.9% |
| Terry Hubbard |
BNP |
650 |
24.9% |
| Pam Kershaw |
LD |
215 |
8.2% |
| Ian Sanders |
Ind |
184 |
7.0% |
| Dorothy Shaw |
C |
183 |
7.0% |
| David Surgey |
BIG |
82 |
3.1% |
| Tony Devoy |
Ind |
22 |
0.8% |
| Ron Fisher |
BIG |
1457 |
56.8% |
| Brian Mathers |
Lab |
510 |
19.9% |
| Steve O'Connor |
BNP |
316 |
12.3% |
| Gillian Millner |
C |
282 |
11.0% |
| John Parkinson |
Lab |
1044 |
34.5% |
| Colin Porter |
BNP |
669 |
22.1% |
| John Race |
Ind |
606 |
20.0% |
| Howard Pearson |
C |
490 |
16.2% |
| Sally Brook |
LD |
220 |
7.3% |
| Alice Cave |
Lab |
1173 |
36.8% |
| Ian Sutton |
BNP |
919 |
28.8% |
| Gordon Wilkinson |
C |
554 |
17.4% |
| Jean Rowley |
Ind |
545 |
17.1% |
| Jennifer Worton |
Lab |
853 |
40.2% |
| Rob Garrett |
BNP |
392 |
18.5% |
| Ian Garner |
BIG |
375 |
17.7% |
| Sarah Brook |
LD |
316 |
14.9% |
| Paul Buckley |
C |
186 |
8.8% |
| Sharron Brook |
LD |
1094 |
39.6% |
| Ralph Sixsmith |
Lab |
934 |
33.8% |
| June Peel |
BNP |
590 |
21.3% |
| Deborah Toon |
C |
146 |
5.3% |
| Philip Birkinshaw |
BIG |
1444 |
48.7% |
| Pauline Haigh |
Lab |
654 |
22.0% |
| George Hill |
C |
456 |
15.4% |
| Nick Parker |
BNP |
414 |
13.9% |
| Michael Brankin |
BIG |
1159 |
40.4% |
| Robin Franklin |
Lab |
902 |
31.5% |
| Alan Pilkington |
C |
296 |
10.3% |
| Simon Goodricke |
BNP |
289 |
10.1% |
| Carol Robb |
Grn |
145 |
5.1% |
| Wayne Harling |
UKIP |
76 |
2.7% |
| Malcolm Price |
BIG |
1016 |
45.7% |
| Kath Mitchell |
Lab |
565 |
25.4% |
| Peter Robinson |
BNP |
407 |
18.3% |
| Geoffrey Turvey |
C |
155 |
7.0% |
| Frank Watson |
Ind |
80 |
3.6% |
| Grace Brown |
Ind |
911 |
33.4% |
| Jane Hubbard |
BNP |
668 |
24.5% |
| Nadia Richardson |
Lab |
664 |
24.3% |
| Ken Smith |
LD |
247 |
9.0% |
| Peter Murray |
C |
241 |
8.8% |
| Danny Gillespie |
BIG |
1522 |
45.9% |
| Arthur Whittaker |
Lab |
1183 |
35.7% |
| Dennis Seilly |
BNP |
308 |
9.3% |
| Frances Hamer |
C |
305 |
9.2% |
| Bill Gaunt |
BIG |
1503 |
48.6% |
| John Love |
BIG |
1255 |
|
| Phil Davies |
Lab |
721 |
23.3% |
| Daniel Cooke |
BNP |
564 |
18.2% |
| Lancer White |
BNP |
424 |
|
| Elizabeth Hill |
C |
306 |
9.9% |
| Alexander Wilkinson |
C |
227 |
|
| John Wilson |
C |
2050 |
52.8% |
| Jill Hayler |
Lab |
827 |
21.3% |
| Trish Arundel |
LD |
654 |
16.8% |
| Kelly Thorpe |
BNP |
355 |
9.1% |
| Steve Webber |
C |
1439 |
42.5% |
| Brenda Hinchcliff |
Ind |
654 |
19.3% |
| Paul James |
BNP |
550 |
16.2% |
| Peter Starling |
Lab |
447 |
13.2% |
| Lynda Pickersgill |
Grn |
295 |
8.7% |
| Mary Branklin |
BIG |
1336 |
42.1% |
| Alan Schofield |
Lab |
913 |
28.8% |
| Paul Richardson |
BNP |
343 |
10.8% |
| Lesley Watkinson |
C |
296 |
9.3% |
| Patrick Connell-Fothergill |
LD |
159 |
5.0% |
| Bob Hannaghan |
Ind |
128 |
4.0% |
| Graham Kyte |
Lab |
1202 |
46.9% |
| Danny Oates |
LD |
513 |
20.0% |
| Paul Harris |
BNP |
392 |
15.3% |
| Garry Needham |
C |
263 |
10.3% |
| Daniel Pickering |
BIG |
195 |
7.6% |
| Len Picken |
Lab |
965 |
46.0% |
| Lisa Brooksbank |
BNP |
635 |
30.3% |
| Dennis Kelk |
Ind |
299 |
14.2% |
| Michael Toon |
C |
200 |
9.5% |
| Fred Clowery |
BIG |
1218 |
48.8% |
| Steve Redford |
Lab |
706 |
28.3% |
| Susan Harris |
BNP |
350 |
14.0% |
| Clive Watkinson |
C |
224 |
9.0% |
| Margaret Morgan |
Lab |
1200 |
48.9% |
| Lisa Goodricke |
BNP |
527 |
21.5% |
| Keith Jenner |
C |
439 |
17.9% |
| Ray Murdoch |
BIG |
286 |
11.7% |
| Gill Carr |
BIG |
1264 |
48.1% |
| Terry Bristowe |
Lab |
926 |
35.3% |
| Pat Durie |
LD |
219 |
8.3% |
| Peter Hamer |
C |
217 |
8.3% |
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