2026 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

Main article: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council elections
2026 Barsnley Metropolitan Borough Council election
7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)
All 63 seats to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Stephen Houghton Hannah Kitching
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 48 seats, 48.9% 11 seats, 16.5% 2 seats, 5.3%
Current seats 46 12 4
 
Party Conservative Reform UK
Last election 1 seat, 11.7% 0 seats, 9.2%
Current seats 1 0
Incumbent Leader

Stephen Houghton
Labour



The 2026 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election will take place on Thursday 7 May 2026, alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. All 63 members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire will be elected following boundary changes.

This will be the first election on an all-out cycle whereby all councillors will be elected every four years, after the change was approved by the council in 2025.

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