Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2002

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2 May 2002

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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	Independent	Conservative
Seats won	17	4	1
Seat change	3	2	1

Map showing the results of the 2002 Barnsley council elections.

Majority party before election

Labour

Majority party after election

Labour

The 2002 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

The results saw Labour keep a large majority despite losing seats to independents. Overall turnout in the election was 26%.

This resulted in the following composition of the council:

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

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