Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council elections

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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. [1]

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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.

Year Labour Conservative Liberal /
Lib Dem
Independent Ratepayers
/ Residents
Independent Labour Barnsley Independent Reform UK
1973 5700102 (1 Dem Lab)00
1975 4812162 (1 Dem Lab)00
1976 39151113 (1 Dem Lab)00
1978 3715114200
1979 4131018300
1980 4631013300
1982 532407000
1983 583203000
1984 593211000
1986 622011000
1987 622011000
1988 622011000
1990 622011000
1991 622020000
1992 632010000
1994 622020000
1995 641010000
1996 631020000
1998 631020000
1999 592230000
2000 523380000
2002 4943100000
2003 4754100000
2004 3353220000
2006 3452000220
2007 3352200210
2008 3261200220
2010 3761100180
2011 4360100130
2012 525000060
2014 534000060
2015 554000040
2016 553100040
2018 493431030
2021 493730010
2022 464930010
2023 4821020001
2024 4811120001

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Borough result maps

By-election results

By-electionDateIncumbent partyWinning party
South West by-election 29 November 1979 Residents Residents
Brierley by-election 25 September 1980 Labour Labour
Ardsley by-election 7 May 1981 Labour Labour
Dodworth by-election 10 December 1981 Residents Labour
Penistone East by-election 18 February 1982 Labour Alliance
Penistone East by-election 14 June 1984 Alliance Labour
Park by-election 3 May 1985 Labour Labour
Brierley by-election 10 July 1986 Labour Labour
Ardsley by-election 25 September 1986 Labour Labour
Cudworth by-election 30 September 1988 Labour Labour
Athersley by-election 27 July 1989 Labour Labour
Dodworth by-election 9 April 1992 Labour Labour
Monk Bretton by-election 9 April 1992 Labour Labour
Athersley by-election 24 September 1992 Labour Labour
Brierley by-election 20 May 1993 Labour Labour
Darton by-election 8 July 1993 Labour Labour
Royston by-election 8 July 1993 Labour Labour
Dearne South by-election 14 September 1995 Labour Labour
Brierley by-election 20 March 1997 Labour Labour
Worsbrough by-election 5 March 1998 Labour Labour
North West by-election 18 February 1999 Labour Labour
South West by-election Labour Labour
Wombwell North by-election Labour Liberal Democrats
Hoyland East by-election 29 July 1999 Labour Labour
South West by-election Labour Independent
Dodworth by-election 7 June 2001 Labour Labour
Athersley by-election 7 March 2002 Labour Labour
Penistone West by-election 13 July 2006 Independent Conservative
Worsbrough by-election 16 November 2006 Labour Labour
St Helen's by-election 15 October 2009 Labour Labour
St Helen's by-election 13 October 2011 Labour Labour
Royston by-election 10 October 2013 Labour Labour
Penistone West by-election 10 July 2014 Labour Labour
Dearne North by-election 27 August 2015 Labour Labour
Kingstone by-election 29 September 2017 Labour Labour
Rockingham by-election 14 December 2017 Labour Labour
Old Town by-election 12 July 2018 Labour Labour
Dodworth by-election 12 December 2024 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats

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References

  1. "Council and Democracy Homepage". Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2009.