Election Name: | 1999 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 1998 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 1998 |
Next Election: | 2000 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2000 |
Seats For Election: | One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 34 |
Election Date: | 6 May 1999 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats1: | 19 |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats2: | 1 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats3: | 1 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Map Size: | 400px |
Majority party | |
Posttitle: | Majority party after election |
Before Election: | Labour |
After Election: | Labour |
The 1999 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. Prior to the election, the Liberal Democrats had gained a seat in Wombwell North from Labour. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[1] [2] [3] [4]
This resulted in the following composition of the council:[5]
valign=top colspan="2" style="width: 230px" | Party | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Previous council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 62 | 59 | |||
Independent | 2 | 3 | |||
Conservatives | 1 | 2 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 2 | |||
Total | 66 | 66 | |||
Working majority |
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.