| Election Name: | 2002 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2000 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2000 |
| Next Election: | 2003 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2003 |
| Seats For Election: | One third of seats (22 of 66) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 34 |
| Election Date: | 2 May 2002 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 17 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Party2: | Independent (politician) |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| Majority party | |
| Posttitle: | Majority party after election |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| After Election: | Labour |
The 2002 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[1] [2] [3]
The results saw Labour keep a large majority despite losing seats to independents.[4] Overall turnout in the election was 26%.[5]
This resulted in the following composition of the council:[6]
| valign=top colspan="2" style="width: 230px" | Party | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Previous council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 52 | 49 | |||
| Independent | 8 | 10 | |||
| Conservatives | 3 | 4 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 3 | |||
| Total | 66 | 66 | |||
| Working majority | |||||
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.