| Election Name: | 2015 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2016 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Seats For Election: | 21 of 63 seats to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 32 |
| Election Date: | 7 May 2015 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 55 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 53,833 |
| Percentage1: | 52.8 |
| Swing1: | 2.2 |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 18,344 |
| Percentage2: | 18.0 |
| Swing2: | 3.5 |
| Party3: | Barnsley Independent Group |
| Seats3: | 4 |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
| Popular Vote3: | 5,956 |
| Percentage3: | 5.8 |
| Swing3: | 2.3 |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Labour Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 2015 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England as part of the 2015 United Kingdom local elections.[1] Councillors retiring at this election were Cllrs. Betty Barlow (Worsborough); Tracey Cheetham (Royston); Brian Key (Darfield); and Tom Sheard (Kingstone) (all L); Dave North (North East) and Brian Perrin (Dodworth) from the Barnsley Independent Group; and Anne Rusby (Penistone West) (C).
Labour maintained control winning 19 of the 21 seats up for election. The Conservatives won the other 2 seats.
After the election the political make up of the council was:[1]