The 2011 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of

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Council in

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. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was *

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43 *

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13 * Conservative 6 *

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Election result

The results saw Labour make 5 gains from the

to have 43

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s and a 23-vote majority. The Barnsley Independent Group dropped to 13 seats, while the

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stayed on 6 seats and there remained 1 other

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. Labour defeated sitting councillors for the Barnsley Independent Group in

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Milton, Kingstone, Old Town and Rockingham

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. They also gained Darfield where the sitting councillor had stood down at the election, with the successful Labour candidate being a former

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. The Labour leader of the council, Steve Houghton, called on his party not to be complacent after their gains, while the leader of the Barnsley Independent Group called the results "a bitter blow". Among other results, Jane Collins for the United Kingdom Independence Party, following her second place in the

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, came third in Monk Bretton ward. Meanwhile, the British National Party, after putting up 19 candidates, failed to come close to taking any seats. Overall turnout in the election was 36.3%. Councillors elected in 2007 ended their term in 2011. The change in vote shares in compared to this corresponding election.

Ward results

Changes in vote are calculated from the corresponding elections in 2007.

By-elections between 2011 and 2012

References

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2010s in South Yorkshire