1999 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election
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The 1999 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of
Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ...
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Council in
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. Prior to the election, the Liberal Democrats had gained a seat in Wombwell North from
Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.


Election result

This resulted in the following composition of the council:


Ward results

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


By-elections between 1999 and 2000


References

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