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2016 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 2016 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 5 May 2016[1][2] to elect one third of the members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England. The election was held on the same day as the election of a Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire as part of the 2016 Police and Crime Commissioner elections.


By-elections between 2016 and 2018

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Kingstone by-election 29 September 2017[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joanne Murray 740 57.5 −2.4
Liberal Democrats John Ellis-Mourant 247 19.2 +19.2
Conservative Lee Ogden 113 8.8 −3.5
Green Chris Scarfe 87 6.8 −4.1
BNP Christopher Houston 75 5.8 −5.2
Demos Direct Initiative Trevor Smith 25 1.9 +1.9
Majority 493 38.3
Turnout 1,287
Labour hold Swing
Rockingham by-election 14 December 2017[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nicola Sumner 938 66.6 +15.0
Conservative Michael Toon 272 19.3 +10.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Nugent 199 14.1 +14.1
Majority 666 47.3
Turnout 1,409
Labour hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Election Timetable in England" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Kingstone Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Rockingham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2022.