Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Third of council elected three years out of four
Coat of arms
Type
Type	Metropolitan district council of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
Houses	Unicameral
Term limits	None
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Structure
Seats	62 councillors
Joint committees	Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority
Labour	54 / 62
Conservative	4 / 62
Barnsley Independent Group	4 / 62
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large
Last election	2010 (one third of councillors) 2011 (one third of councillors) 2012 (one third of councillors)
Next election	2014 (one third of councillors) 2015 (one third of councillors) 2016 (one third of councillors)
Website
www.barnsley.gov.uk

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of four in South Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Barnsley.

History

The current local authority was first elected in 1973, a year before formally coming into its powers and prior to the creation of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley on 1 April 1974. The council gained borough status, entitling it to be known as Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council.

Political control

Further information: Barnsley local elections

Since 1973, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Party in control	Years
Labour	1973–present