1984 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 1984, with one third of the council up for election. Prior to the election, a Residents councillor in Dudsworth had defected to Labour. The election resulted in Labour retaining control of the council.

Election result

This resulted in the following composition of the council:Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 2003

PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 59 59 Conservatives 3 3 SDP–Liberal Alliance 2 2 Residents 2 1 Independent 0 1 Total 66 66 Working majority

Ward results

+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.

By-elections between 1984 and 1986

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