2015 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

2015 local election in England July 2026 March 2015 2015 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election England Parliamentary no yes 2014 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 2014 2016 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election 2016 21 of 63 seats to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 32 7 May 2015 Labour Party (UK) 55 2 53,833 52.8% 2.2% Conservative Party (UK) 4 18,344 18.0% 3.5% Barnsley Independent Group 4 2 5,956 5.8% 2.3% Council control Council control after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) thumb|right|300px|2015 local election results in Barnsley 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.https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2015/results/councils England council results 23 May 2015 BBC News 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). Results summary 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: Year Labour Barnsley Independent Group Conservative Independent2015 55 4 4 0 By-elections between 2015 and 2016 Dearne North by-election 27 August 2015Local Elections Archive Project – Dearne North Ward https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/956/#2015-08-27 andrewteale.me.uk 18 April 2022 Labour Party (UK) Annette Gollick 817 69.8 +4.2 United Kingdom Independence Party Jim Johnson 140 12.0 -15.4 Yorkshire First Tony Devoy 115 9.8 +9.8 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Karen Fletcher 55 4.7 +4.7 Conservative Party (UK) Lee Ogden 43 3.7 -3.3 677 57.9 1,170 Labour Party (UK) References Barnsley Category:May 2015 in the United Kingdom 2015 Category:2010s in South Yorkshire