Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council elections
One third of the Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes on 3 June 2004, councillors are elected from 21 wards.[1]
Political control[]
Since 1973, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Labour | 1973–present |
Leaders[]
Since 1973, all of the Leaders of BMBC have come from the serving Labour group: · Brian Varley (1973-1975) · Ron Rigby (1975-1976) · Fred Lunn (1976-1985) · Ron Rigby (1985-1988) · Hedley Salt CBE(1988-1995) · Jeff Ennis (1995-1996) · Sir Stephen Houghton CBE (1996- )
Deputy Leaders: · Ronald Rigby (1973-1975) · Fred Lunn (1975-1976) · Frank Kaye (1976-1982) · Ronald Rigby (1982-1985) · Hedley Salt (1985-1988) · Jeff Ennis (1988-1995) · Stephen Houghton (1995-1996) · Bernard Goddard (1996-1999) · Terry Dixon (1999-2004) · John 'Inky' Thomson (2004-2006) · Jimmy Rae (2006) · Jim Andrews (2006- )
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1973 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1 Dem Lab) | 0 |
1975 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 (1 Dem Lab) | 0 |
1976 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 3 (1 Dem Lab) | 0 |
1978 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
1979 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
1980 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
1982 | 53 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
1983 | 58 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1984 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1986 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1987 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1988 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1990 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1991 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1992 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1994 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1995 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1998 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | 49 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | 47 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
2007 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
2008 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
2010 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
2011 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
2012 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
2014 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
2015 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2016 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2018 | 49 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2021 | 49 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Composition since 1973[]
Borough result maps[]
1979 results map
1980 results map
1982 results map
1983 results map
1984 results map
1986 results map
1987 results map
1988 results map
1990 results map
1991 results map
1992 results map
1994 results map
1995 results map
1996 results map
1998 results map
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2000 results map
2002 results map
2003 results map
2004 results map
2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map
2011 results map
2012 results map
2014 results map
2015 results map
2021 results map
By-election results[]
By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning 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 |
References[]
- ^ "Council and Democracy Homepage". Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- ^ "Barnsley". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
External links[]
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Barnsley Council elections
- Politics of Barnsley
- Politics of Penistone
- Council elections in South Yorkshire
- Elections in Barnsley
- Metropolitan borough council elections in England