1998 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election explained

Election Name:1998 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
Country:England
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:1996 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
Previous Year:1996
Next Election:1999 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
Next Year:1999
Seats For Election:One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Majority Seats:34
Election Date:7 May 1998
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Seats1:21
Party2:Independent (politician)
Seats2:1
Party3:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats3:0
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 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[1] [2] [3]

Election result

This resulted in the following composition of the council:

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Labour6363
Independent22
Conservatives11
Total6666
Working majority

Ward results

+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.

Notes and References

  1. News: Local Elections results . . 46 . 9 May 1998 .
  2. Web site: Elections Centre: Barnsley 1973-2012 . electionscentre.co.uk/plymouth.ac.uk . 2017-07-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170725171829/http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Barnsley-1973-2012.pdf . 2017-07-25.
  3. Web site: Election results 1979 to 2003 . barnsley.gov.uk . 2017-07-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170728185506/https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/media/4121/electionresults1979to2003.pdf . 2017-07-28.