Result: Barnsley East & Mexborough
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 62.9% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 20.1% |
| Conservative |  | 14.7% |
| Swing: 4.4% from LAB to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Jeff Ennis | Labour | 20,779 | 62.9 | -4.6 |
| Sharron Brook | Liberal Democrat | 6,654 | 20.1 | +4.2 |
| Carolyn Abbott | Conservative | 4,853 | 14.7 | +2.3 |
| Terry Robinson | Socialist Labour Party | 740 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| Majority | 14,125 | 42.8 | ||
| Turnout | 33,026 | 49.3 | -0.2 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF YORKSHIRE & THE HUMBER | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR BARNSLEY EAST & MEXBOROUGH | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 67.5% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 15.9% |
| Conservative |  | 12.4% |
| Others |  | 4.2% |
