| Election Name: | 2006 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2004 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2007 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
| Seats For Election: | One third of seats (21 of 63) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 32 |
| Election Date: | 4 May 2006 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 12 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 20,986 |
| Percentage1: | 38.3% |
| Swing1: | 1.9% |
| Party2: | Barnsley Independent Group |
| Seats2: | 7 |
| Popular Vote2: | 15,144 |
| Percentage2: | 27.7% |
| Swing2: | 27.7% |
| Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Popular Vote3: | 7,207 |
| Percentage3: | 13.2% |
| Swing3: | 1.1% |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| Majority party | |
| Posttitle: | Majority party after election |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| After Election: | Labour |
The 2006 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election, with an extra vacancy in Penistone East caused by a resignation,[1] and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[2] [3]
The Barnsley Independent Group, which had been formed by independents on the council, were contesting an election for the first time.[4] They put up candidates in 17 of the 21 wards which had seats up for election and 7 of their councillors were defending seats.[4]
The results saw Labour stay in control of the council, making a net gain of 1 to hold 34 seats.[5]
This resulted in the following composition of the council:[6] [7]
| valign=top colspan="2" style="width: 230px" | Party | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Previous council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 33 | 34 | |||
| Barnsley Independent | 22 | 22 | |||
| Conservatives | 5 | 5 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 2 | |||
| Total | 63 | 63 | |||
| Working majority | |||||
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.