# 2012 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2012 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council will be up for election.

## Overall Results

Barnsley Local Election Result 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 18 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 85.7 | 56.5 | 29,368 | +3.2 |
| Barnsley Ind. | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 9.5 | 19.8 | 10,268 | -0.6 |
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4.8 | 10.8 | 5,633 | -4.5 |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 2,609 | +4.5 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2.9 | 1,528 | +1.8 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1,171 | +0.9 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 839 | -5.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 248 | +0.1 |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 184 | +0.1 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 125 | 0 |
* +/- figure compared to 2011 result.

## Ward Results
### Central Ward

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Douglas Birkinshaw | 1,262 | 62.4 | +31.4 |
| | Independent | Dave Gibson | 347 | 17.1 | −9.3 |
| | English Democrat | Colin Porter | 286 | 14.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Anne Haynes | 129 | 6.4 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 915 | 45.0 | +40.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,024 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cudworth Ward

Cudworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steve Houghton | 1,684 | 70.5 | +21.6 |
| | BNP | Terry Hubbard | 244 | 10.2 | −14.7 |
| | UKIP | Gill Wright | 220 | 9.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Anne Campbell | 124 | 5.2 | −1.8 |
| | English Democrat | Carol Stacey | 115 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,440 | 60.3 | +36.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,387 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Darfield Ward

Darfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Caroline Saunders | 1,142 | 46.6 | +26.7 |
| | Barnsley Ind. | Carmen Hancock | 984 | 40.2 | −16.6 |
| | English Democrat | David Burnett | 209 | 8.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | George Hill | 115 | 4.7 | −6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,120 | 45.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,450 | | |
| | Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Swing | | |

### Darton East Ward

Darton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lesley Duerden | 1,172 | 45.8 | +11.3 |
| | Barnsley Ind. | Sharon Love | 910 | 35.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Howard Pearson | 234 | 9.1 | −7.1 |
| | English Democrat | Sharon Sutton | 185 | 7.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Wilson | 58 | 2.3 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,559 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | + | |

### Darton West Ward

Darton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alice Cave | 1,608 | 61.8 | +27.3 |
| | English Democrat | Ian Sutton | 505 | 19.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sam England | 488 | 18.8 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,103 | 42.4 | +30.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Dearne North Ward

Dearne North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jennifer Worton | 1,314 | 69.1 | +28.9 |
| | Barnsley Ind. | Ian Garner | 501 | 26.3 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Robinson | 87 | 4.6 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 813 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,902 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Dearne South Ward

Dearne South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sharron Brook | 1,848 | 82.5 | +48.7 |
| | Barnsley Ind. | Susan Garner | 277 | 12.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Paul Buckley | 114 | 5.1 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,571 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,239 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Dodworth Ward

Dodworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Barnsley Ind. | Phillip Birkinshaw | 1,396 | 48.9 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | Tony Wright | 1,165 | 40.8 | +20.8 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Barr | 292 | 10.2 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 231 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,893 | | |
| | Barnsley Ind. hold | Barnsley Ind. hold | Swing | | |

### Hoyland Milton Ward

Hoyland Milton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mick Stowe | 1,524 | 56.2 | +6.9 |
| | Barnsley Ind. | Damion Krska | 635 | 23.4 | −9.1 |
| | English Democrat | Justin Saxton | 243 | 9.0 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Hill | 183 | 6.8 | −2.7 |
| | TUSC | Brian Caton | 125 | 4.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 889 | 32.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,710 | | |
| | Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Swing | | |

### Kingstone Ward

Kingstone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Donna Green | 1,099 |
| | Barnsley Ind. | Geoff Bowden | 458 |
| | English Democrat | Nathan Walker | 120 |
| | BNP | Danny Cooke | 116 |
| | Conservative | Clive Watkinson | 94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Swing |

### Monk Bretton Ward

Monk Bretton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Steve Green | 1,398 |
| | Independent | Grace Brown | 719 |
| | BNP | Jane Hubbard | 286 |
| | Conservative | Chris Pilkington | 116 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |

### North East Ward

North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Jeff Ennis | 1,625 |
| | Barnsley Ind. | Stella Milner | 1,250 |
| | Conservative | Peter Murray | 137 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Swing |

### Old Town Ward

Old Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Phil Davies | 1,391 |
| | Barnsley Ind. | Clive Pickering | 665 |
| | Independent | Donald Wood | 214 |
| | English Democrat | David Peace | 206 |
| | Conservative | Howard Oldfield | 182 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Swing |

### Penistone East Ward

Penistone East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Wilson | 1,405 |
| | Labour | Jill Hayler | 1,298 |
| | UKIP | Glynis Heathcote | 629 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Penistone West Ward

Penistone West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Peter Starling | 1,389 |
| | Conservative | Steve Webber | 1,337 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Teal | 190 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Rockingham Ward

Rockingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Emma Dures | 1,611 |
| | Barnsley Ind. | Steve Sylvester | 774 |
| | English Democrat | Kevin Riddiough | 253 |
| | Conservative | Mike Toon | 168 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Swing |

### Royston Ward

Royston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Graham Kyte | 1,573 |
| | UKIP | Jim Johnson | 322 |
| | Independent | Edward Gouthwaite | 248 |
| | Conservative | Gill Milner | 117 |
| | English Democrat | Paul Robinson | 73 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### St Helen's Ward

St. Helen's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Sarah Tattersall | 1,387 |
| | English Democrat | Dean Walker | 222 |
| | Conservative | Lesley Watkinson | 85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Stairfoot Ward

Stairfoot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Wayne Johnson | 1,140 | 46.1 | +17.8 |
| | Barnsley Ind. | Fred Clowery | 981 | 39.7 | −9.1 |
| | BNP | Sandra Baker | 193 | 7.8 | −6.2 |
| | Conservative | Delia Weldon | 102 | 4.1 | −4.9 |
| | Socialist Labour | Frank Watson | 58 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,474 | | |
| | Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Labour gain from Barnsley Ind. | Swing | | |

### Wombwell Ward

Wombwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Margaret Morgan | 1,769 |
| | Barnsley Ind. | Trevor Smith | 329 |
| | English Democrat | Gary Carnell | 192 |
| | Conservative | Alex Wilkinson | 124 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Worsbrough Ward

Worsbrough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Barnsley Ind. | Gill Carr | 1,108 |
| | Labour | Kevin Williams | 969 |
| | Socialist Labour | Terry Robinson | 126 |
| | Conservative | Helen Smith | 124 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Barnsley Ind. hold | Barnsley Ind. hold | Swing |

## By-elections between 2012 and 2014

Royston by-election 10 October 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Caroline Makinson | 1,143 | 67.4 | +0.0 |
| | UKIP | James Johnson | 393 | 23.2 | +9.4 |
| | Conservative | Paul Buckley | 100 | 5.9 | +0.9 |
| | English Democrat | Justin Saxton | 32 | 1.9 | −1.2 |
| | BNP | Mark Baker | 28 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 750 | 44.2 | −9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,696 | 20.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.7 | |