Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 1996, with one third of the council up for election. The election resulted in Labour retaining control of the council.
Election result
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: " | | Militant Labour | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0.0 | align="right" | 1.4 | align="right" | 235 | align="right" | -0.5
This resulted in the following composition of the council:
PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 64 63 Independent 1 2 Conservatives 1 1 Total 66 66 Working majority
Ward results
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: " | | Militant Labour | Souter C. Ms. | align="right" | 235 | align="right" | 11.6 | align="right" | -4.8
By-elections between 1996 and 1998
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