Barnsley is set to have new boundaries for its council wards.

The Local Government Boundary Commission is the independent body that draws these boundaries. It has reviewed Barnsley to make sure councillors will represent about the same number of electors, and that ward arrangements will help the council work effectively.

The Commission has published final recommendations for changes in Barnsley Council. It says residents should be represented by 63 councillors. This is the same as the current arrangements.

There will be 21 three-councillor wards, the same as before.

Councillor Robert Frost, Cabinet Spokesperson for Core Services, said "We’re pleased that the Local Government Boundary Commission has agreed with our proposals, making only minor amendments. 

“We believe these new boundary arrangements allow us to best serve our communities effectively and fairly. We’d like to thank everyone who took part in the consultation and shared their views on the new wards and boundaries."

Publishing the recommendations Professor Colin Mellors, Chair of the Commission, said: “We are very grateful to people in Barnsley. We looked at all the views they gave us. They helped us improve our earlier proposals. We believe the new arrangements will deliver electoral fairness while maintaining local ties.”

365 people and organisations made comments to help decide the new wards. Changes in response to what local people said include:

• A number of changes to our proposals in the Dodworth, Rockingham and Worsbrough areas where we plan to adopt the Council’s suggested warding pattern subject to some amendments.
• Reverting to the existing ward names for Dearne North and Dearne South wards and changing the name of our proposed Athersley ward to Athersley and New Lodge.

The Commission has made further changes to its earlier proposals. Details can be found on its website at: lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/barnsley.

The changes become law once Parliament has approved them. Staff at the council will
ensure that the arrangements are in place for the 2026 elections.