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 2015 United Kingdom local elections.^[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).

Quick Facts 21 of 63 seats to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

2015 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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21 of 63 seats to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Barnsley Ind. Seats won 55 4 4 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 53,833 18,344 5,956 Percentage 52.8 18.0 5.8 Swing 2.2 3.5 2.3
Council control before election Labour Party (UK) Council control after election Labour Party (UK)

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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]