2022 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

2022 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

← 2021 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) 2023 →
21 out of 63 seats to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Stephen Houghton Hannah Kitching John Wilson Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative Last election 49 seats, 40.4% 7 seats, 11.8% 3 seats, 25.1% Seats before 49 7 3 Seats won 16 3 2 Seats after 46 9 4 Seat change 3 2 1 Popular vote 22,115 7,829 9,268 Percentage 46.2% 16.3% 19.4% Swing 5.8% 4.5% 5.7%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Andrew Gillis Unknown Party Independent Barnsley Ind. Last election 2 seats, 2.3% 1 seat, 10.6% Seats before 3 1 Seats won 0 0 Seats after 3 1 Seat change Popular vote 1,812 3,137 Percentage 3.8% 6.5% Swing 1.5% 4.1%
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
Leader before election Stephen Houghton Labour Leader after election Stephen Houghton Labour

The 2022 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. One third of councillors — 21 out of 63 — were elected. The election took place alongside the 2022 South Yorkshire mayoral election and other local elections across the United Kingdom.

In the previous council election in 2021, Labour maintained its longstanding control of the council, holding 49 seats after the election. The Liberal Democrats formed the main opposition with seven seats, with the Conservatives on three, independents and the Democrats and Veterans Party having two each and a single Barnsley Independent Group councillor.