drop it. Barton opposed a proposal from German Commissioner Martin Bangemann to restrict the sale of superbikes, and persuaded the European Parliament to vote against it. Defeat In the 1999 election, Barton was placed in fourth place on the Labour Party's list for Yorkshire and the Humber. As the Labour Party won only three seats, Barton was defeated. For a time he was a Director of Insight Dynamics, an information technology company. Llama trekking Barton set up the Sheffield and Peak District Llama Trekking project in 2006, aiming to encourage young people from inner-city Sheffield to venture out into the countryside. The project is based in the Mayfield Valley, but Barton brought his llamas to local festivals; he commented that many local children thought they were sheep. Barton has noted that although llamas are famous for spitting as a sign of aggression, there was only one occasion when he had intervened in a fight between them that he had been spat at. References 1945 births Living people Politicians from Sheffield Labour Party (UK) MEPs Councillors in Sheffield Labour Party (UK) councillors MEPs for England 1989–1994 MEPs for England 1994–1999