Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2014

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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2014
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  2012 22 May 2014 2015  

21 of 63 seats to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Barnsley Independent Conservative
Seats won 53 6 4
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg1
Popular vote26,8024,2757,686
Percentage50.68.114.5
SwingDecrease2.svg5.9Decrease2.svg11.7Increase2.svg3.7

Council control before election

Labour Party (UK)

Council control after election

Labour Party (UK)

2014 local election results in Barnsley Barnsley wards 2014.png
2014 local election results in Barnsley

The 2014 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Local government body in England

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of four in South Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Barnsley.

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2004 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2004 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003 reducing the number of seats by 3. The Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

2008 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2008 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council, alongside an additional vacancy in Old Town was up for election. Prior to the election the defending councillor in Penistone West, having earlier defected from Conservative to the Barnsley Independent Group, fought the election as an Independent. The Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

2010 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2010 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

2011 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2011 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

1999 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1999 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. Prior to the election, the Liberal Democrats had gained a seat in Wombwell North from Labour. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

2000 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2000 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. Prior to the election, Labour has suffered a by-election loss in South West and two defections to Independent. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

2002 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2002 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

2003 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2003 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

2006 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2006 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election, with an extra vacancy in Penistone East caused by a resignation, and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

2007 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2007 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

2012 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2012 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council will be up for election.

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2014 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2015 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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 United Kingdom local elections, 2015. Councillors retiring at this election were Cllrs. Betty Barlow (Worsborough); Tracey Cheetham (Royston); Brian Key (Darfield); and Tom Sheard (Kingstone) ; Dave North and Brian Perrin (Dodworth) from the Barnsley Independent Group; and Anne Rusby (C).

2016 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2016 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 5 May 2016 to elect one third of the members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England. The election was held on the same day as the election of a Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire as part of the 2016 Police and Crime Commissioner elections.

The 2018 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election is due to take place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This will be on the same day as other local elections.

References

  1. "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.