Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2015

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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2015

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  2014 7 May 2015 2016  

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

 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Barnsley Independent
Seats won5544
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg2
Popular vote53,83318,3445,956
Percentage52.818.05.8
SwingIncrease2.svg2.2Increase2.svg3.5Decrease2.svg2.3

Council control before election

Labour Party (UK)

Council control after election

Labour Party (UK)

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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 United Kingdom local elections, 2015. [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).

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Local government body in England

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Brian Michael Key was a British Labour Party politician, who from 1979 to 1984 was the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Yorkshire South.

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
201555440

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References

  1. 1 2 "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2015.