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    1996 handbook

    Barnsley: 1996 local elections

    22 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1995) (66 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 64 · Conservative 1 · Other 1 · Liberal Democrats 0

    After (end of 1996) (66 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 63 · Other 2 · Conservative 1 · Liberal Democrats 0

    Ward results

    Ardsley1 seat
    B MathersLabour0 ✓
    Athersley1 seat
    D BostwickLabour0 ✓
    Brierley1 seat · turnout 22.8%
    Alan WhittakerLabour1,382 ✓
    D Beaumont-SchofieldConservative252
    Central1 seat
    J. WattsLabour0 ✓
    Cudworth1 seat · turnout 23.2%
    Steve HoughtonLabour1,589 ✓
    S CowtonIndependent211
    Darfield1 seat
    E. BarlowLabour0 ✓
    Darton1 seat
    P. MillerLabour0 ✓
    Dearne South1 seat
    J. ThomsonLabour0 ✓
    Dearne Thurnscoe1 seat
    P. BirdLabour0 ✓
    Dodworth1 seat · turnout 24.2%
    Ryan J.Labour1,822 ✓
    D JonesGreen630
    Hoyland East1 seat
    P. BeardshallLabour0 ✓
    Hoyland West1 seat
    C. WroeLabour0 ✓
    Monk Bretton1 seat
    T. SheardLabour0 ✓
    North West1 seat
    W. DentonLabour1,005 ✓
    C. CarringtonConservative230
    B HoldernessInd Lab130
    Park1 seat
    P DoyleLabour0 ✓
    Penistone East1 seat · turnout 36.4%
    J WadeIndependent1,393 ✓
    L. SmithLabour1,382
    Penistone West1 seat · turnout 34.0%
    B. HinchliffConservative1,220 ✓
    T CaveLabour1,051
    S. ScottInd Lab351
    A. WoodGreen253
    Royston1 seat
    W. NewmanLabour0 ✓
    South West1 seat
    M. HallLabour1,432 ✓
    J CarringtonConservative338
    Wombwell North1 seat
    A. StoreyLabour0 ✓
    Wombwell South1 seat
    M. MorganLabour0 ✓
    Worsbrough1 seat · turnout 26.0%
    G. HadfieldLabour1,797 ✓
    C. SouterMILT Lab235