| Election Name: | 2000 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1999 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1999 |
| Next Election: | 2002 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
| Seats For Election: | One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 34 |
| Election Date: | 4 May 2000 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 14 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Party2: | Independent (politician) |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| Majority party | |
| Posttitle: | Majority party after election |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| After Election: | Labour |
The 2000 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. Prior to the election, Labour has suffered a by-election loss in South West and two defections to Independent. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[1] [2] [3]
This resulted in the following composition of the council:[4]
| valign=top colspan="2" style="width: 230px" | Party | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Previous council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 56 | 52 | |||
| Independent | 6 | 8 | |||
| Conservatives | 2 | 3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 3 | |||
| Total | 66 | 66 | |||
| Working majority | |||||
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.