2024 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

2024 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

2 May 2024 (2024-05-02)

21 of 63 seats on Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
Turnout24.1%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
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 1
Popular vote 21,995 7,420 2,398
Percentage 48.9% 16.5% 5.3%
Swing 2.8% 1.0% 5.4%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
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 1
Popular vote 5,274 4,156
Percentage 11.7% 9.2%
Swing 2.5% 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.