2024 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

2024 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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21 of 63 seats on Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
Turnout24.1%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
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Leader Stephen Houghton Hannah Kitching
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 48 seats, 46.1% 10 seats, 17.5% 2 seats, 10.7%
Seats before 47 9 2
Seats won 17 4 0
Seats after 48 11 2
Seat change Steady Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 21,995 7,420 2,398
Percentage 48.9% 16.5% 5.3%
Swing Increase 2.8% Decrease 1.0% Decrease 5.4%

  Fourth party Fifth party
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Leader John Wilson David White
Party Conservative Reform UK
Last election 2 seat, 14.2% 1 seat, 2.9%
Seats before 2 1
Seats won 0 0
Seats after 1 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady
Popular vote 5,274 4,156
Percentage 11.7% 9.2%
Swing Decrease 2.5% Increase 6.3%

Winner of each seat at the 2024 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

Leader before election

Stephen Houghton
Labour

Leader after election

Stephen Houghton
Labour

The 2024 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day. Labour retained its majority on the council.