2015 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

2015 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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21 of 63 seats to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Barnsley Ind. Seats won 55 4 4 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 53,833 18,344 5,956 Percentage 52.8 18.0 5.8 Swing 2.2 3.5 2.3
Council control before election Labour Party (UK) Council control after election Labour Party (UK)

2015 local election results in Barnsley

The 2015 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England as part of the 2015 United Kingdom local elections. ^[1] Councillors retiring at this election were Cllrs. Betty Barlow (Worsborough); Tracey Cheetham (Royston); Brian Key (Darfield); and Tom Sheard (Kingstone) (all L); Dave North (North East) and Brian Perrin (Dodworth) from the Barnsley Independent Group; and Anne Rusby (Penistone West) (C).

Results

Labour maintained control winning 19 of the 21 seats up for election. The Conservatives won the other 2 seats.

After the election the political make up of the council was: ^[1]

Year	Labour	Barnsley Independent Group	Conservative	Independent
2015	55	4	4	0

By-elections between 2015 and 2016

Dearne North by-election 27 August 2015 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Annette Gollick	817	69.8	+4.2
	UKIP	Jim Johnson	140	12.0	−15.4
	Yorkshire First	Tony Devoy	115	9.8	+9.8
	TUSC	Karen Fletcher	55	4.7	+4.7
	Conservative	Lee Ogden	43	3.7	−3.3
Majority			677	57.9
Turnout			1,170
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
2. "Local Elections Archive Project — Dearne North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2022.