Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1979

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1979

← 1978 3 May 1979 1980 →
All 66 seats to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Residents Conservative Seats won 41 18 3 Seat change
Map showing the results of the 1979 Barnsley council elections.
Majority party before election Labour Majority party after election Labour

Labour

Labour

Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held simultaneously with the general election on 3 May 1979. Following boundary changes that increased the number of wards by two to 22, with an additional 6 seats to 66 respectively), the entirety of the council was up for election. Labour retained control of the council.

This resulted in the following composition of the council: