Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | |
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Third of council elected three years out of four | |
Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | 1 April 1974 |
Leadership | |
Sarah Norman since July 2019 | |
Structure | |
Seats | 63 councillors [2] [3] |
Political groups |
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Joint committees | South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority |
Elections | |
Plurality-at-large | |
Last election | 4 May 2023 |
Next election | 2024 |
Meeting place | |
Town Hall, Church Street, Barnsley, S70 2TA | |
Website | |
www |
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. Barnsley is a metropolitan borough, one of four in South Yorkshire, and provides the majority of local government services in Barnsley. The council is a constituent member of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.
The first elected council for the town of Barnsley was a local board of health established in 1853. [4] This replaced a body of improvement commissioners which had previously administered the town under a local Act of Parliament passed in 1822. [5] The local board in turn was replaced in 1869 when the town was made a municipal borough. In 1913 the borough was elevated to county borough status, making it independent from West Riding County Council. [6]
The current metropolitan borough of Barnsley was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It covered the former county borough of Barnsley plus parts of 13 other districts, which were all abolished at the same time. [7] [8] The enlarged Barnsley district was awarded borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor. [9]
The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley was initially a district-level authority, with South Yorkshire County Council providing county-level services. However, the metropolitan county councils, including South Yorkshire County Council, were abolished in 1986 under the Local Government Act 1985. Since 1986 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council has therefore been responsible for most local government functions. [10]
Since 2014 the council has been a constituent member of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (called the Sheffield City Region until 2021), led by the directly-elected Mayor of South Yorkshire since 2018.
The first election to the reconstituted borough council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into force on 1 April 1974. Labour has held a majority of the seats on the council since its creation. [11] [12]
Party in control | Years | |
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Labour | 1974–present |
The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Barnsley. Political leadership is provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 1974 have been:
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
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Brian Varley | Labour | 1974 | 1975 | |
Ron Rigby | Labour | 1975 | 1976 | |
Fred Lunn | Labour | 1976 | 1985 | |
Ron Rigby | Labour | 1985 | 1988 | |
Hedley Salt | Labour | 1988 | 1995 | |
Jeff Ennis | Labour | 1995 | 1996 | |
Stephen Houghton | Labour | 1996 |
Following the 2023 election, the composition of the council was: [13]
Party | Councillors | |
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Labour | 48 | |
Liberal Democrats | 10 | |
Conservative | 2 | |
Independent | 2 | |
Reform UK | 1 | |
Total | 63 |
The next election is due in 2024.
Council meetings are held at Barnsley Town Hall on Church Street, which had been completed in 1933 for the old borough council. [14] In 2007 the council moved most office staff to a new building called Westgate Plaza One on Westgate, just west of the Town Hall. [15]
Since the last boundary changes in 2004, the council has comprised 63 councillors representing 21 wards, with each ward electing three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected at a time (one councillor for each ward) to serve a four-year term. [16]
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