Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held simultaneously with the general election on 3 May 1979. Following boundary changes that increased the number of wards by two to 22, with an additional 6 seats to 66 respectively), the entirety of the council was up for election. Labour retained control of the council.
Election result
This resulted in the following composition of the council:
PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 37 41 Residents 14 18 Conservatives 1 3 Independent Labour 2 3 Liberals 5 1 Independent 1 0 Total 60 66 Working majority
Ward results
By-elections between 1979 and 1980
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