Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1982

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1982

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One third of seats (23 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour SDP–Liberal Alliance Conservative Seats won 19 2 1 Seat change 6 1
Map showing the results of the 1982 Barnsley council elections.
Majority party before election Labour Majority party after election Labour

Labour

Labour

Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 6 May 1982, with one third of the council up for election with an additional vacancy in Royston. Prior to the election, Labour had gained a seat from Residents in a Dodsworth by-election, with another Residents councillor in Wombwell North defecting to the Labour grouping, offsetting a by-election loss in Penistone East to the recently formed SDP-Liberal Alliance. Alliance had also seen defections to them from the Independent Labour councillor in Hoyland East and the defending (formerly Residents) councillor in Darton.

This resulted in the following composition of the council:

+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.