2015 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

{{Short description|2015 local election in England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}

{{Infobox election

| 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 = {{increase}}2

| popular_vote1 = 53,833

| percentage1 = 52.8

| swing1 = {{increase}}2.2

| party2 = Conservative Party (UK)

| seats2 = 4

| seat_change2 = {{nochange}}

| popular_vote2 = 18,344

| percentage2 = 18.0

| swing2 = {{increase}}3.5

| party3 = Barnsley Independent Group

| seats3 = 4

| seat_change3 = {{decrease}}2

| popular_vote3 = 5,956

| percentage3 = 5.8

| swing3 = {{decrease}}2.3

| title = Council control

| posttitle = Council control after election

| before_election = Labour Party (UK)

| before_party =

| after_election = Labour Party (UK)

| after_party =

}}

File:Barnsley wards 2015.png

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2015/results/councils |title=England council results |access-date=23 May 2015 |work=BBC News}} 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).

==Results==

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: