2014 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2014 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
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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 partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Barnsley Ind. Conservative
Seats won5364
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.

By-elections between 2014 and 2015

Penistone West by-election 10 July 2014 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Griffin77231.4+2.5
Conservative Andrew Millner71929.2+1.5
UKIP David Wood62225.3-0.1
Independent Steve Webber34814.1-4.0
Majority532.15
Turnout 2,461
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. "Local Elections Archive Project — Penistone West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2022.