| Election Name: | 1988 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1987 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1987 |
| Next Election: | 1990 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
| Seats For Election: | One third of seats (23 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 34 |
| Election Date: | 5 May 1988 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 21 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Party3: | Independent (politician) |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| 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 5 May 1988, with one third of the council and an additional vacancy in Dearne Thurnscoe up for election. Prior to the election, the defending councillor in Darton had defected from Labour to Independent. 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 | 61 | 62 | |||
| Conservatives | 2 | 2 | |||
| Residents | 1 | 1 | |||
| Independent | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total | 66 | 66 | |||
| Working majority | |||||
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.