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    1983 handbook

    Barnsley: 1983 local elections

    22 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1982) (66 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 53 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 5 · Conservative 2

    After (end of 1983) (66 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 58 · Conservative 3 · Other 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2

    Ward results

    Ardsley1 seat · turnout 27.7%
    E. GalvinLabour1,603
    J. DobbinConservative499
    Athersley1 seat · turnout 30.0%
    G KyteLabour1,820
    M. LinsteadLib/Sdp336
    Brierley1 seat · turnout 34.2%
    Baines D.Labour2,119
    D. SchofieldConservative420
    Central1 seat · turnout 42.5%
    R. FisherLabour2,109
    M. TaylorLib/Sdp1,160
    L. GibsonConservative273
    Cudworth1 seat · turnout 38.9%
    H. SaltLabour2,027
    F. DempseyRES999
    Darfield1 seat · turnout 37.0%
    B. GoddardLabour2,290
    M. SmailesLib/Sdp667
    Darton1 seat · turnout 44.5%
    W. NorburyLabour1,815 ✓
    J. EvansLib/Sdp1,497
    A. SlaterConservative469
    M. HutchinsonInd Lab273
    Dearne South1 seat · turnout 33.5%
    J. StanleyLabour2,381
    J. GregoryInd Lab646
    Dearne Thurnscoe1 seat · turnout 30.5%
    J. LoweLabour2,247
    W. GauntLib/Sdp363
    Dodworth1 seat · turnout 46.7%
    C. CawthrowLabour2,424
    D. ChamberlainLib/Sdp997
    G. ColquhounConservative477
    Hoyland East1 seat · turnout 38.1%
    L. LevittLabour1,628
    D. EadenLib/Sdp1,408
    Hoyland West1 seat · turnout 44.5%
    A. SchofieldLabour2,201
    J. ChantryLib/Sdp862
    Monk Bretton1 seat · turnout 34.2%
    R. BarronLabour2,384
    J. WhiteConservative425
    C. MajorLib/Sdp265
    North West1 seat · turnout 41.1%
    P. HadfieldLabour1,783 ✓
    J. HarrisRES587
    M. JubbConservative497
    J. AppleyardLib/Sdp325
    Park1 seat · turnout 44.4%
    F. LunnLabour1,963
    P. SykesConservative444
    J. SmailesLib/Sdp268
    Penistone East1 seat · turnout 50.1%
    J. WadeyConservative1,506
    D. HunterLabour1,215
    O. HanstockLib/Sdp656
    Penistone West1 seat · turnout 49.9%
    M. HarrisonRES2,001 ✓
    N. CollettLabour838
    K. MitchellConservative779
    D. HallamLib/Sdp360
    Royston1 seat · turnout 32.9%
    H. LavenderLabour2,118
    N. WilsonLib/Sdp618
    South West1 seat · turnout 52.2%
    M. HallLabour1,707 ✓
    K. BickleyLib/Sdp1,554
    G. EnglandConservative377
    M. AddisonRES320
    Wombwell North1 seat · turnout 39.5%
    R. WraithLabour1,474
    W. CaltonLib/Sdp687
    Wombwell South1 seat · turnout 45.3%
    J. WakeLabour1,820
    S. MahatmeIndependent1,563
    S. YoungLib/Sdp236
    Worsbrough1 seat · turnout 44.5%
    W. IngramLabour2,686
    A. PriceLib/Sdp576
    R. PappworthConservative455