Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 7 May 1987, with one third of the council up for election. Prior to the election, the defending councillor in Ardsley had won the seat for Labour in an uncontested by-election and subsequently defected to Independent Labour The election resulted in Labour retaining control of the council.[1][2]

Election result

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1987[1][2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 20 1 0 +1 90.9 63.6 33,462 -4.9
  Conservative 1 0 0 0 4.5 12.1 6,373 +4.5
  Residents 1 0 0 0 4.5 5.4 2,857 +5.4
  Alliance 0 0 0 0 0.0 9.6 5,032 -5.8
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.9 3,095 +0.8
  Independent Labour 0 0 1 -1 0.0 3.4 1,805 +3.4

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 1 1
Independent Labour 1 0
Total 66 66
Working majority  56   58 

Ward results

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

Ardsley (7628)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clowery F. 1,453 60.5 −13.6
Independent Labour Parkin A. Ms. 948 39.5 +39.5
Majority 505 21.0 −27.3
Turnout 2,401 31.5 +5.2
Labour gain from Independent Labour Swing -26.5
Athersley (7000)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Langford L.* Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Brierley (7338)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Baines D.* 2,182 73.1 −9.5
Independent Labour Vodden H. 367 12.3 +12.3
Conservative Schofield D. Ms. 291 9.8 +3.3
Alliance Brennan M. 144 4.8 −6.0
Majority 1,815 60.8 −11.0
Turnout 2,984 40.7 +1.7
Labour hold Swing -10.9
Central (8729)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fisher R.* 2,207 70.2 −5.5
Alliance Major C. 648 20.6 −3.7
Conservative Dobbin J. 290 9.2 +9.2
Majority 1,559 49.6 −1.8
Turnout 3,145 36.0 +1.7
Labour hold Swing -0.9
Cudworth (7996)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Salt H.* 2,526 81.5 N/A
Alliance Hirst C. Ms. 574 18.5 N/A
Majority 1,952 63.0 N/A
Turnout 3,100 38.8 N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Darfield (7956)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Goddard B.* 2,275 73.0 N/A
Alliance Murison J. 471 15.1 N/A
Conservative Hill G. 370 11.9 N/A
Majority 1,804 57.9 N/A
Turnout 3,116 39.2 N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Darton (9265)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norbury R.* 2,467 66.3 −2.4
Alliance Smith A. 703 18.9 −12.4
Conservative Thorpe P. 549 14.8 +14.8
Majority 1,764 47.4 +9.9
Turnout 3,719 40.1 +1.5
Labour hold Swing +5.0
Dearne South (8820)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Greenhalgh P. Ms.* Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Dearne Thurnscoe (8466)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lowe J.* Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Dodworth (8653)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cawthrow C.* 2,568 65.5 N/A
Alliance Chamberlain D. 840 21.4 N/A
Conservative Fielding A. 512 13.1 N/A
Majority 1,728 44.1 N/A
Turnout 3,920 45.3 N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Hoyland East (7998)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lavitt L.* 2,312 83.3 +9.4
Conservative Hinchliff R. 464 16.7 +16.7
Majority 1,848 66.6 +18.9
Turnout 2,776 34.7 −2.3
Labour hold Swing -3.6
Hoyland West (6787)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Schofield A.* 1,921 68.1 −9.7
Independent Burd K. 901 31.9 +31.9
Majority 1020 36.1 −19.5
Turnout 2,822 41.6 +2.1
Labour hold Swing -20.8
Monk Bretton (9137)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barron R.* Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
North West (7659)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hadfield P.* 1,679 66.1 −1.1
Conservative Carrington C. Ms. 860 33.9 +33.9
Majority 819 32.3 −2.1
Turnout 2,539 33.2 −1.9
Labour hold Swing -17.5
Park (5863)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Murphy G.* 1,455 58.1 −22.9
Independent Labour McGrath W. 490 19.6 +19.6
Alliance Appleyard J. Ms. 350 14.0 −5.0
Conservative Dews R. 209 8.3 +8.3
Majority 965 38.5 −23.5
Turnout 2,504 42.7 +6.7
Labour hold Swing -21.2
Penistone East (7026)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wade J.* 1,743 46.9 +12.1
Labour O'Connell P. 1,464 39.4 −7.9
Alliance Marshall J. Ms. 513 13.8 −4.2
Majority 279 7.5 −5.0
Turnout 3,720 52.9 +4.5
Conservative hold Swing +10.0
Penistone West (8151)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Harrison M. Ms.* 2,857 76.2 +76.2
Labour Bostwick D. 894 23.8 −26.5
Majority 1,963 52.3 +51.5
Turnout 3,751 46.0 +6.4
Residents hold Swing +51.3
Royston (8650)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lavender H.* Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
South West (7771)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hall M.* 2,004 60.4 −3.2
Alliance Hallam D. 789 23.8 −12.6
Conservative Carrington J. 527 15.9 +15.9
Majority 1,215 36.6 +9.4
Turnout 3,320 42.7 +3.0
Labour hold Swing +4.7
Wombwell North (5384)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wraith D.* 1,463 76.1 +10.8
Independent Shaw D. Ms. 459 23.9 −10.8
Majority 1,004 52.2 +21.5
Turnout 1,922 35.7 +6.0
Labour hold Swing +10.8
Wombwell South (8195)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wake J.* 2,143 55.3 −6.3
Independent Rudkin E. 1,735 44.7 +6.3
Majority 408 10.5 −12.5
Turnout 3,878 47.3 +2.4
Labour hold Swing -6.3
Worsbrough (8129)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wright F. 2,449 81.4 N/A
Conservative Elders E. Ms. 558 18.6 N/A
Majority 62.9 N/A
Turnout 37.0 N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A

References

  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.
  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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Barnsley_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election
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