# 1999 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1999 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. Prior to the election, the Liberal Democrats had gained a seat in Wombwell North from Labour. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

## Election result

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 1999 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 19 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 86.4 | 54.4 | 21,806 | -16.4% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4.5 | 22.7 | 9,089 | +15.0% |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4.5 | 10.7 | 4,279 | -0.1% |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 2,066 | +1.0% |
| Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 1,274 | +3.2% |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 1,094 | -2.0% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 307 | -0.5% |
| Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 151 | -0.2% |
This resulted in the following composition of the council:
| Party | Party | Previous council | New council |
| | Labour | 62 | 59 |
| | Independent | 2 | 3 |
| | Conservatives | 1 | 2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 66 | 66 | 66 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 58 | 52 |

## Ward results

+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.
Ardsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S Redford | 819 | 59.9 | −9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | H Harding | 320 | 23.4 | +12.8 |
| | Socialist Labour | S Logan | 142 | 10.4 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | M Cale-Morgan | 86 | 6.3 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 499 | 36.5 | −21.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,367 | 19.3 | +3.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -11.1 | |
Athersley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M Woodhead | 858 | 75.7 | −9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M Wright | 199 | 17.6 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | T Allerton | 43 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| | Socialist Labour | P Robinson | 33 | 2.9 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 659 | 58.2 | −17.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,133 | 18.7 | −0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.6 | |
Brierley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A Vodden | 1,132 | 67.8 | −1.5 |
| | Socialist Labour | J Simmons | 242 | 14.5 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | D Beaumont-Schofield | 197 | 11.8 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S Brook | 98 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 890 | 53.3 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,669 | 24.5 | +4.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.6 | |
Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | I Guest | 1,074 | 50.4 | +14.9 |
| | Labour | R Fisher | 927 | 43.5 | −9.9 |
| | Socialist Labour | S Yoxall | 68 | 3.2 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative | J Carrington | 61 | 2.9 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 6.9 | −11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,130 | 25.7 | +6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +12.4 | |
Cudworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J Hayward | 1,269 | 72.4 | −10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R Arundell | 296 | 16.9 | +9.7 |
| | Conservative | A Campbell | 134 | 7.6 | +1.0 |
| | Socialist Labour | M Stannard | 54 | 3.1 | +0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 973 | 55.5 | −20.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,753 | 23.2 | +1.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -10.2 | |
Darfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G Bates | 1,261 | 66.6 | −6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M Brown | 474 | 25.0 | +13.2 |
| | Conservative | P Stubbins | 158 | 8.3 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 787 | 41.6 | −19.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,893 | 24.3 | +2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -9.9 | |
Darton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T Cullum | 1,330 | 60.9 | −11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J Hollingsworth | 604 | 27.7 | +27.7 |
| | Conservative | J Smith | 207 | 9.5 | −11.5 |
| | Socialist Labour | S Robinson | 43 | 2.0 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 726 | 33.2 | −18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,184 | 20.5 | +2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -19.6 | |
Dearne South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A Cross | 1,248 | 70.3 | −5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sharron Brook | 454 | 25.6 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | E Croft | 74 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 794 | 44.7 | −7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,776 | 20.0 | −1.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -3.5 | |
Dearne Thurnscoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A Gardiner | 1,115 | 76.9 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | H Newton | 272 | 18.8 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | G Wilkinson | 63 | 4.3 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 843 | 58.1 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,450 | 19.0 | +0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.9 | |
Dodworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P Lofts | 1,033 | 40.3 | −23.2 |
| | Independent Labour | M Walsh | 525 | 20.5 | +20.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J Earnshaw | 399 | 15.6 | +15.6 |
| | Green | D Jones | 307 | 12.0 | −9.3 |
| | Conservative | G Hill | 248 | 9.7 | −2.2 |
| | Socialist Labour | L Heppenstall | 49 | 1.9 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 508 | 19.8 | −22.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,561 | 25.2 | +4.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -21.8 | |
Hoyland East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P Wordsworth | 1,102 | 57.4 | −31.4 |
| | Independent Labour | B Maguire | 390 | 20.3 | +20.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C Stimson | 234 | 12.2 | +12.2 |
| | Conservative | M West | 147 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| | Socialist Labour | M Smith | 46 | 2.4 | −8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 712 | 37.1 | −40.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,919 | 23.9 | +3.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -25.8 | |
Hoyland West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A Schofield | 937 | 51.5 | −28.5 |
| | Independent | Les Levitt | 453 | 24.9 | +24.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B Martin | 277 | 15.2 | +15.2 |
| | Conservative | H Jobling | 115 | 6.3 | −7.1 |
| | Socialist Labour | G Pickering | 36 | 2.0 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 484 | 26.6 | −40.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,818 | 28.0 | +4.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -26.7 | |
Monk Bretton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M Sheard | 806 | 41.4 | −35.6 |
| | Independent | G Brown | 800 | 41.1 | +41.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D McVey | 239 | 12.3 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | S Wilkinson | 102 | 5.2 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.3 | −64.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,947 | 23.4 | +6.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -38.3 | |
North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M Cawthorne | 678 | 53.3 | −13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J Ingram | 326 | 25.6 | +12.3 |
| | Conservative | C Carrington | 240 | 18.9 | +2.2 |
| | Socialist Labour | K Elbourne | 27 | 2.1 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 352 | 27.7 | −22.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,271 | 17.8 | −0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -12.9 | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P Leigh | 710 | 65.3 | −19.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P Durie | 226 | 20.8 | +20.8 |
| | Conservative | W Barkworth | 92 | 8.5 | −1.6 |
| | Socialist Labour | N Wragg | 59 | 5.4 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 484 | 44.5 | −29.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,087 | 19.5 | +5.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -19.9 | |
Penistone East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D Toon | 1,029 | 39.7 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | T Shepherd | 1,027 | 39.6 | −21.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T Arundell | 536 | 20.7 | +20.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.1 | −21.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,592 | 33.6 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +10.9 | |
Penistone West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J Unsworth | 900 | 42.7 | +9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M Wilkinson | 732 | 34.7 | +34.7 |
| | Conservative | D Plotts | 478 | 22.7 | +22.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 8.0 | −26.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,110 | 24.3 | −1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -12.4 | |
Royston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H Lavender | 1,103 | 58.9 | −18.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E Gouthwaite | 604 | 32.3 | +20.6 |
| | Conservative | K Leeds | 113 | 6.0 | −1.7 |
| | Socialist Labour | O Robinson | 52 | 2.8 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 499 | 26.7 | −38.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,872 | 21.5 | +1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -19.3 | |
South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | M Hall | 813 | 40.8 | +40.8 |
| | Labour | C Henshaw | 483 | 24.3 | −46.0 |
| | Conservative | J Wilson | 398 | 20.0 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D Hutton | 275 | 13.8 | +13.8 |
| | Socialist Labour | G Holt | 22 | 1.1 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 330 | 16.6 | −30.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,991 | 27.0 | +7.7 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | +43.4 | |
Wombwell North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R Wraith | 781 | 49.1 | −25.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C Harding | 754 | 47.4 | +35.7 |
| | Socialist Alternative | M Forster | 29 | 1.8 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative | N Grace | 28 | 1.8 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 1.7 | −61.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,592 | 31.3 | +12.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -30.6 | |
Wombwell South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J Wake | 1,244 | 64.5 | −8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | W Millard | 421 | 21.8 | +11.1 |
| | Conservative | H Oldfield | 143 | 7.4 | −1.7 |
| | Socialist Alternative | A Waller | 122 | 6.3 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 823 | 42.6 | −19.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,930 | 24.0 | +2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -9.7 | |
Worsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F Wright | 1,043 | 51.6 | −23.5 |
| | Independent Labour | D Wood | 359 | 17.8 | +17.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M Newton | 275 | 13.6 | +13.6 |
| | Socialist Labour | T Robinson | 221 | 10.9 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative | E Elders | 123 | 6.1 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 684 | 33.8 | −26.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,021 | 26.7 | +5.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -20.6 | |

## By-elections between 1999 and 2000

Hoyland East 29 July 1999 By-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T Shepherd | 626 | 72.0 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B Martin | 150 | 17.2 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | R Morrell | 93 | 10.7 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 476 | 54.8 | +17.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 869 | 10.8 | −13.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.8 | |
South West 29 July 1999 By-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | S Birkinshaw | 686 | 43.2 | +2.4 |
| | Labour | S Henshaw | 407 | 25.6 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D Hutton | 286 | 18.0 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | J Wilson | 210 | 13.2 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 279 | 17.6 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,589 | 21.3 | −5.7 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | +0.5 | |