Election Name: | 1980 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 1979 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 1979 |
Next Election: | 1982 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 1982 |
Seats For Election: | One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 34 |
Election Date: | 1 May 1980 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats1: | 20 |
Seat Change1: | 5 |
Party2: | Residents Association |
Seats2: | 1 |
Seat Change2: | 5 |
Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats3: | 1 |
Map Size: | 400px |
Majority party | |
Posttitle: | Majority party after election |
Before Election: | Labour |
After Election: | Labour |
Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 1980, with one third of the council up for election. Labour retained control of the council.[1] [2]
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 | 41 | 46 | |||
Residents | 18 | 13 | |||
Conservatives | 3 | 3 | |||
Independent Labour | 3 | 3 | |||
Liberals | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 66 | 66 | |||
Working majority |
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.