Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Third of council elected three years out of four
Type
Type	Metropolitan borough council
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Leadership
Mayor	John Clarke, ; Labour ; since 17 May 2024
Leader	Stephen Houghton, ; Labour ; since 1996
Chief Executive	Sarah Norman ; since July 2019
Structure
Seats	63 councillors
Political groups	Administration (48) Labour (48) Other parties (15) Liberal Democrat (11) Independents (2) Conservative (1) Reform UK (1)
Joint committees	South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large
Last election	2 May 2024
Next election	7 May 2026
Meeting place
	Town Hall, Church Street, Barnsley, S70 2TA
Website
	www.barnsley.gov.uk

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the borough. The council is a member of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.

The council has been under Labour majority control since the modern borough was created in 1974. Council meetings are held at Barnsley Town Hall, and the council's main offices are in the adjoining Westgate Plaza One building.

^ Timlin, Josh (17 May 2024). "New Mayor 'honoured and humbled' to be appointed". Barnsley Chronicle. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
^ "Open Council Data UK - compositions councillors parties wards elections".
^ "Councillors - Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council".

[1] Timlin, Josh (17 May 2024). "New Mayor 'honoured and humbled' to be appointed". Barnsley Chronicle. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

[2] "Open Council Data UK - compositions councillors parties wards elections".

[3] "Councillors - Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council".

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