Barnsley East by-election, 1996

Barnsley East by-election, 1996

The Barnsley East by-election was held on 12 December 1996, following the death of the Labour Party Member of Parliament Terry Patchett for Barnsley East, in South Yorkshire, England, on 11 October.

Jeff Ennis held the seat for Labour on an increased majority of 68%, despite a low voter turnout. Despite a slight reduction in the vote for the Liberal Democrats, they overtook the Conservative Party for second place. The Socialist Labour Party, on their leader Arthur Scargill's home territory, was able to save its deposit.

With the election of a new Labour MP, the Conservatives lost their Parliamentary majority.

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jeff Ennis
votes = 13,683
percentage = 76.4
change = −0.8
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Willis
votes = 1,502
percentage = 8.4
change = −0.2
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jane Ellison
votes = 1,299
percentage = 7.3
change = −6.9
Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ken Capstick
votes = 949
percentage = 5.3
change = "N/A"
Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Count Nikolai Tolstoy
votes = 378
percentage = 2.1
change = "N/A"
Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Equality Party (UK)
candidate = Julie Hyland
votes = 89
percentage = 0.5
change = "N/A"
Election box majority
votes = 12,181
percentage = 68.0
change = +5.0
Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 33.7
change = -39.0
Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Terry Patchett
votes = 30,346
percentage = 77.2
change = +2.7
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Proctor
votes = 5,569
percentage = 14.2
change = +0.2
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sylvia Anginotti
votes = 3,399
percentage = 8.6
change = −2.9
Election box majority
votes = 24,777
percentage = 63.0
change = +2.5
Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 72.7
change = +0.1
Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =


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