Local Election Results 2012
Barnsley
One-third of council up for election.
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)
— 12th December 2024 (Dodworth)
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Labour |
29368 |
56.4% |
18 |
| Barnsley Independent Group |
10268 |
19.7% |
2 |
| Conservative |
5757 |
11.1% |
1 |
| English Democrats Party |
2609 |
5.0% |
0 |
| Independent |
1528 |
2.9% |
0 |
| UK Independence Party |
1171 |
2.2% |
0 |
| British National Party |
839 |
1.6% |
0 |
| Liberal Democrat |
248 |
0.5% |
0 |
| Socialist Labour Party |
184 |
0.4% |
0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |
125 |
0.2% |
0 |
| Douglas Birkinshaw |
Lab |
1262 |
62.4% |
| Dave Gibson |
Ind |
347 |
17.1% |
| Colin Porter |
EDP |
286 |
14.1% |
| Anne Haynes |
C |
129 |
6.4% |
| Steve Houghton |
Lab |
1684 |
70.5% |
| Terry Hubbard |
BNP |
244 |
10.2% |
| Gill Wright |
UKIP |
220 |
9.2% |
| Anne Campbell |
C |
124 |
5.2% |
| Carol Stacey |
EDP |
115 |
4.8% |
| Caroline Saunders |
Lab |
1142 |
46.6% |
| Carmen Hancock |
BIG |
984 |
40.2% |
| David Burnett |
EDP |
209 |
8.5% |
| George Hill |
C |
115 |
4.7% |
| Lesley Duerden |
Lab |
1172 |
45.8% |
| Sharon Love |
BIG |
910 |
35.6% |
| Howard Pearson |
C |
234 |
9.1% |
| Sharon Sutton |
EDP |
185 |
7.2% |
| Ben Wilson |
LD |
58 |
2.3% |
| Alice Cave |
Lab |
1608 |
61.8% |
| Ian Sutton |
EDP |
505 |
19.4% |
| Sam England |
C |
488 |
18.8% |
| Jennifer Worton |
Lab |
1314 |
69.1% |
| Ian Garner |
BIG |
501 |
26.3% |
| Jonathan Robinson |
C |
87 |
4.6% |
| Sharron Brook |
Lab |
1848 |
82.5% |
| Susan Garner |
BIG |
277 |
12.4% |
| Paul Buckley |
C |
114 |
5.1% |
| Phillip Birkinshaw |
BIG |
1396 |
48.9% |
| Tony Wright |
Lab |
1165 |
40.8% |
| Andrew Barr |
C |
292 |
10.2% |
| Mick Stowe |
Lab |
1524 |
56.2% |
| Damion Krska |
BIG |
635 |
23.4% |
| Justin Saxton |
EDP |
243 |
9.0% |
| Elizabeth Hill |
C |
183 |
6.8% |
| Brian Caton |
TUSC |
125 |
4.6% |
| Donna Green |
Lab |
1099 |
58.2% |
| Geoff Bowden |
BIG |
458 |
24.3% |
| Nathan Walker |
EDP |
120 |
6.4% |
| Danny Cooke |
BNP |
116 |
6.1% |
| Clive Watkinson |
C |
94 |
5.0% |
| Steve Green |
Lab |
1398 |
55.5% |
| Grace Brown |
Ind |
719 |
28.5% |
| Jane Hubbard |
BNP |
286 |
11.4% |
| Chris Pilkington |
C |
116 |
4.6% |
| Jeff Ennis |
Lab |
1625 |
54.0% |
| Stella Milner |
BIG |
1250 |
41.5% |
| Peter Murray |
C |
137 |
4.5% |
| Phil Davies |
Lab |
1391 |
52.3% |
| Clive Pickering |
BIG |
665 |
25.0% |
| Donald Wood |
Ind |
214 |
8.1% |
| David Peace |
EDP |
206 |
7.8% |
| Howard Oldfield |
C |
182 |
6.8% |
| John Wilson |
C |
1405 |
42.2% |
| Jill Hayler |
Lab |
1298 |
39.0% |
| Glynis Heathcote |
UKIP |
629 |
18.9% |
| Peter Starling |
Lab |
1389 |
47.6% |
| Steve Webber |
C |
1337 |
45.9% |
| Robert Teal |
LD |
190 |
6.5% |
| Emma Dures |
Lab |
1611 |
57.4% |
| Steve Sylvester |
BIG |
774 |
27.6% |
| Kevin Riddiough |
EDP |
253 |
9.0% |
| Mike Toon |
C |
168 |
6.0% |
| Graham Kyte |
Lab |
1573 |
67.4% |
| Jim Johnson |
UKIP |
322 |
13.8% |
| Edward Gouthwaite |
Ind |
248 |
10.6% |
| Gill Milner |
C |
117 |
5.0% |
| Paul Robinson |
EDP |
73 |
3.1% |
| Sarah Tattersall |
Lab |
1387 |
81.9% |
| Dean Walker |
EDP |
222 |
13.1% |
| Lesley Watkinson |
C |
85 |
5.0% |
| Wayne Johnson |
Lab |
1140 |
46.1% |
| Fred Clowery |
BIG |
981 |
39.7% |
| Sandra Baker |
BNP |
193 |
7.8% |
| Delia Weldon |
C |
102 |
4.1% |
| Frank Watson |
SocLab |
58 |
2.3% |
| Margaret Morgan |
Lab |
1769 |
73.3% |
| Trevor Smith |
BIG |
329 |
13.6% |
| Gary Carnell |
EDP |
192 |
8.0% |
| Alex Wilkinson |
C |
124 |
5.1% |
| Gill Carr |
BIG |
1108 |
47.6% |
| Kevin Williams |
Lab |
969 |
41.6% |
| Terry Robinson |
SocLab |
126 |
5.4% |
| Helen Smith |
C |
124 |
5.3% |
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