| Election Name: | 1983 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1982 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1982 |
| Next Election: | 1984 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
| Seats For Election: | One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 34 |
| Election Date: | 5 May 1983 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 20 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Party3: | Residents Association |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seat Change3: | 3 |
| 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 5 May 1983. One third of the council was up for election. Prior to the election the defending councillor in Darton had defected to Independent Labour from Residents. The election resulted in Labour retaining 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 | 53 | 58 | |||
| Conservatives | 2 | 3 | |||
| Residents | 6 | 3 | |||
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | 4 | 2 | |||
| Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 66 | 66 | |||
| Working majority | |||||
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.