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Barnsley.

Reform UK-controlled metropolitan_borough. £288m net revenue. 21 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.

Typemetropolitan_borough
Seats57 councillors · 21 wards
Last election7 May 2026
Websitebarnsley.gov.uk ↗
Net revenue · 2025-26
£288m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
—
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
33/57
Reform UK 58%
Westminster
3
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
3 Jun 2026

Reform UK chamber, opposed area.

Barnsley is a metropolitan_borough controlled by Reform UK (33 of 57 seats). Net revenue is £288m for 2025-26. It covers 21 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.57 seats · last contested 7 May 2026

Who sits in the chamber.

Ref 33Lab 13LD 9Ind 2

Reform UK 58% · last contested 7 May 2026

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Janine MoyesLabCentral2026
Martin Joseph O'DonoghueLabCentral2026
Nicola SumnerLabCentral2026
Joe HaywardLabCudworth2026
Stanley John BryanRefCudworth2026
Steve HoughtonLabCudworth2026
Kevin John Howard OsborneLabDarfield2024
Carl SnowdenLDDarton East2026
Dickie DentonLDDarton East2026
Leyla NayeriLDDarton East2026
Andy CudworthRefDarton West2026
Luca TurnerRefDarton West2026
Showing 12 of 57·All 57 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

44%
Council tax
£126.3m · median 44%
42%
Central grants
£121.8m · median 41%
14%
Business rates
£39.5m · median 14%

Revenue mix is close to the councils (metropolitan_borough) median: 44% council tax, 42% central grants.

Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)

Band-D bill.

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

Use the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings.

§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.10 buckets · vs 35 other councils (metropolitan_borough)

How does Barnsley split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (metropolitan_borough)-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.

Education33.6% of net spend · cohort median 41%
29 of 35-17% vs median
Adult Social Care24.3% of net spend · cohort median 26%
24 of 35-6% vs median
Children's Services19.1% of net spend · cohort median 15%
3 of 35+26% vs median
Waste & Recycling6.1% of net spend · cohort median 4%
4 of 35+48% vs median
Public Health6.0% of net spend · cohort median 4%
2 of 35+39% vs median
Corporate & Central5.3% of net spend · cohort median 3%
2 of 35+74% vs median
Culture & Leisure2.1% of net spend · cohort median 2%
24 of 35-12% vs median
Highways & Transport1.4% of net spend · cohort median 2%
20 of 35-4% vs median
Planning & Economic Development1.1% of net spend · cohort median 2%
25 of 35-26% vs median
Housing & Homelessness0.9% of net spend · cohort median 2%
29 of 35-46% vs median
How to read these bars

The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.

Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.

§ 04Top suppliers.18,117 payments · £225.9m gross · 3 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026

Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).

Top by total — last 180 days

SupplierPaidSharePmts
REDACTED PERSONAL DATA£10.71m4.7%4,133
PRIP - BERNESLAI HOMES LTD£10.42m4.6%4
BERNESLAI HOMES LTD (NON CIS)£7.13m3.2%8
BARNSLEY SPV THREE LTD£6.51m2.9%6
WATES PROPERTY SERVICES LTD£6.37m2.8%5
POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR£6.05m2.7%5
BARNSLEY SPV ONE LTD£5.92m2.6%8
PWLB£5.70m2.5%44
SOUTH YORKSHIRE MAYORAL£4.80m2.1%23
PENISTONE GRAMMAR SCHOOL£4.37m1.9%28

By service area · top supplier

ServiceTop supplierPaid
Housing And HomelessnessPRIP - BERNESLAI HOMES LTD£7.80m
Corporate And CentralBARNSLEY SPV THREE LTD£4.97m
Planning And EconomicPOLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR£4.50m
Adult Social CareREDACTED PERSONAL DATA£3.83m
Childrens ServicesPENISTONE GRAMMAR SCHOOL£3.25m
Public HealthWAYTHROUGH£2.13m
§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.21 wards split across 3 parliamentary seats
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Barnsley North943% Dan JarvisLab
Barnsley South943% Stephanie PeacockLab
Penistone and Stocksbridge314% Marie TidballLab
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Net revenueMHCLG Final LGFS
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
Service spendDerived from MHCLG CSP shares
vs 35 other councils (metropolitan_borough)
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
18,117 payments · 3 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level