| Election Name: | 1991 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1990 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1990 |
| Next Election: | 1992 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
| Seats For Election: | One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 34 |
| Election Date: | 2 May 1991 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 20 |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Party3: | Independent (politician) |
| 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 2 May 1991, with one third of the council up for election. Prior to the election, the defending councillor in Penistone West had changed their affiliation from Residents to Independent, ending the Residents presence on the council that had endured since its creation in 1973. 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 | 62 | 62 | |||
| Conservatives | 2 | 2 | |||
| Independent | 2 | 2 | |||
| Total | 66 | 66 | |||
| Working majority | |||||
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.