| Election Name: | 1975 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1973 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1973 |
| Next Election: | 1976 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Seats For Election: | 20 of 60 seats to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 31 |
| Election Date: | 1 May 1975 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 10 |
| Seat Change1: | 9 |
| Party2: | Ratepayers Association |
| Seats2: | 6 |
| Seat Change2: | 6 |
| Party3: | Liberal Party (UK) |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
| Majority party | |
| Posttitle: | Majority party after election |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| After Election: | Labour |
Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 1975 with one third of the seats up for election. Labour retained control of the council.[1]
This resulted in the following composition of the council:
| valign=top colspan="2" style="width: 230px" | Party | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Previous council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 57 | 48 | |||
| Ratepayers | 0 | 6 | |||
| Liberals | 0 | 2 | |||
| Conservatives | 0 | 1 | |||
| Democratic Labour | 1 | 1 | |||
| Independent | 1 | 1 | |||
| Independent Labour | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 60 | 60 | |||
| Working majority | |||||
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.