2015 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
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The 2015 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England as part of the 2015 United Kingdom local elections.[1] Councillors retiring at this election were Cllrs. Betty Barlow (Worsborough); Tracey Cheetham (Royston); Brian Key (Darfield); and Tom Sheard (Kingstone) (all L); Dave North (North East) and Brian Perrin (Dodworth) from the Barnsley Independent Group; and Anne Rusby (Penistone West) (C).
Results
Labour maintained control winning 19 of the 21 seats up for election. The Conservatives won the other 2 seats.
After the election the political make up of the council was:[1]
Year | Labour | Barnsley Independent Group | Conservative | Independent |
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2015 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
By-elections between 2015 and 2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Annette Gollick | 817 | 69.8 | +4.2 | |
UKIP | Jim Johnson | 140 | 12.0 | -15.4 | |
Yorkshire First | Tony Devoy | 115 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
TUSC | Karen Fletcher | 55 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | Lee Ogden | 43 | 3.7 | -3.3 | |
Majority | 677 | 57.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,170 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- ^ a b "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Dearne North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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