Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council is elected each year, except for every fourth year when there is no election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, councillors are elected from 21 wards.
Council elections Summary of the council composition after council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 1979 election (increasing the number of seats by 6) and more recently the 2004 election (which decreased the number of seats by 3) prompting the whole council to be elected in those years.
YearLabourConservativeLiberal /Lib DemIndependentRatepayers/ ResidentsIndependent LabourBarnsley IndependentDemocrats and VeteransReform UKCouncil controlafter election19735700102 (1 Dem Lab)00019754812162 (1 Dem Lab)000197639151113 (1 Dem Lab)0001978371511420001979413101830001980463101330001982532407000019835832030000198459321100001986622011000019876220110000198862201100001990622011000019916220200000199263201000001994622020000019956410100000199663102000001998631020000019995922300000200052338000002002494310000002003475410000002004335322000002006345200022002007335220021002008326120022002010376110018002011436010013002012525000060020145340000600201555400004002016553100040020185641000200201949342003202021493730010020224649300100202348210200001202448111200001202611082000042
Composition since 1973
Borough result maps
By-election results By-election Date Incumbent party Winning partySouth West by-election29 November 1979 Brierley by-election25 September 1980 Ardsley by-election7 May 1981 Dodworth by-election10 December 1981 Penistone East by-election18 February 1982 Penistone East by-election14 June 1984 Park by-election3 May 1985 Brierley by-election10 July 1986 Ardsley by-election25 September 1986 Cudworth by-election30 September 1988 Athersley by-election27 July 1989 Dodworth by-election9 April 1992 Monk Bretton by-election9 April 1992 Athersley by-election24 September 1992 Brierley by-election20 May 1993 Darton by-election8 July 1993 Royston by-election8 July 1993 Dearne South by-election14 September 1995 Brierley by-election20 March 1997 Worsbrough by-election5 March 1998 North West by-election18 February 1999 South West by-election Wombwell North by-election Hoyland East by-election29 July 1999 South West by-election Dodworth by-election7 June 2001 Athersley by-election7 March 2002 Penistone West by-election13 July 2006 Worsbrough by-election16 November 2006 St Helen's by-election15 October 2009 St Helen's by-election13 October 2011 Royston by-election10 October 2013 Penistone West by-election10 July 2014 Dearne North by-election27 August 2015 Kingstone by-election29 September 2017 Rockingham by-election14 December 2017 Old Town by-election12 July 2018 Dodworth by-election12 December 2024 Penistone East by-election20 August 2026
References
External links Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council By-election results