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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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