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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1991

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1991
England
← 1990 2 May 1991 1992 →

One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
34 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Seats won 20 1 1
Seat change Steady Steady Steady

Barnsley UK local election 1991 map.png
Map showing the results of the 1991 Barnsley council elections.

Majority party before election

Labour

Majority party after election

Labour


Labour

Labour

Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 2 May 1991, with one third of the council up for election. Prior to the election, the defending councillor in Penistone West had changed their affiliation from Residents to Independent, ending the Residents presence on the council that had endured since its creation in 1973. The election resulted in Labour retaining control of the council.

This resulted in the following composition of the council:

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


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