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Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 5 May 1988, with one third of the council and an additional vacancy in Dearne Thurnscoe up for election. Prior to the election, the defending councillor in Darton had defected from Labour to Independent. The election resulted in Labour retaining control of the council.[1][2]
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One third of seats (23 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the 1988 Barnsley council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 21 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 91.3 | 70.0 | 26,117 | +6.4 | |
Conservative | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.3 | 20.9 | 7,798 | +8.7 | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4.3 | 9.2 | 3,414 | +3.3 |
This resulted in the following composition of the council:[1][2]
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
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Labour | 61 | 62 | |||
Conservatives | 2 | 2 | |||
Residents | 1 | 1 | |||
Independent | 2 | 1 | |||
Total | 66 | 66 | |||
Working majority | 56 | 58 |
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Miller R. | 1,960 | 60.1 | −6.2 | |
Independent | Ibbotson A.* | 707 | 21.7 | +21.7 | |
Conservative | Barnard R. | 595 | 18.2 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 1,253 | 38.4 | −9.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,262 | 34.9 | −5.3 | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | -13.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Smith L. Ms. | 1,791 | 51.4 | +12.1 | |
Conservative | Tue G. Ms.* | 1,693 | 48.6 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 98 | 2.8 | −4.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,484 | 49.0 | −3.9 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Hinchcliff A. Ms. | 1,825 | 54.4 | +54.4 | |
Labour | Collett N. Ms. | 1,530 | 45.6 | +21.8 | |
Majority | 295 | 8.8 | −43.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,355 | 40.7 | −5.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +16.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Mahatme S.* | 2,223 | 54.6 | +9.8 | |
Labour | Turp G. | 1,851 | 45.4 | −9.8 | |
Majority | 372 | 9.1 | −1.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,074 | 50.0 | +2.6 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | +9.8 |
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