| Election Name: | 1986 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1984 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1984 |
| Next Election: | 1987 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
| Seats For Election: | One third of seats (24 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 34 |
| Election Date: | 8 May 1986 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 24 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Party2: | SDP-Liberal Alliance |
| Seats2: | 0 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats3: | 0 |
| Seat Change3: | 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 8 May 1986, with one third of the council up for election as well as vacancies in Athersley and South West wards. Prior to the election Labour gained a seat from Alliance in a Penistone East by-election. 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 | 60 | 62 | |||
| Conservatives | 3 | 2 | |||
| Residents | 1 | 1 | |||
| Independent | 1 | 1 | |||
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 66 | 66 | |||
| Working majority | |||||
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.