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It covered the former county borough of Barnsley plus parts of 13 other districts, which were all abolished at the same time. [7] [8] The enlarged Barnsley district was awarded borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor, continuing Barnsley's series of mayors dating back to 1869. [9]
The county borough of Barnsley had been self-governing, whereas the other 13 districts were all lower-tier authorities where county-level services were provided by West Riding County Council. From its creation in 1974 until 1986, the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley was a district-level authority, with county-level services provided by South ...
Council Tax is a local taxation system used in England, Scotland and Wales. It is a tax on domestic property, which was introduced in 1993 by the Local Government Finance Act 1992, replacing the short-lived Community Charge (also known as "poll tax"), which in turn replaced the domestic rates.
In 2002, Barnsley Council and partners launched a consultation, "Rethinking Barnsley". It led to a regeneration programme centred on the town centre which is still underway. [ 25 ] Developments included the transport interchange, a cultural centre in the old Civic Hall, a Digital Media Centre [ 26 ] (opened August 2007), and new offices and ...
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council is elected each year, except for every fourth year when there is no election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, councillors are elected from 21 wards. [1]
The council elected a large number of Barnsley Independent Group councillors in the 2006 election, whose numbers had fallen in subsequent elections until its dissolution as a party in 2023. Councillors who will be seeking re-election were most recently elected in the 2021 election , which was originally scheduled to be held in 2020 but was ...
Until 16 September 2021, the statutory name of the combined authority was the Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority [1] (though it was never branded as such). Between April 2014 and May 2018, the combined authority was branded as the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority , and between May 2018 and September 2021 as ...
Old Town is an area of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is also the name of a ward of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. [1] References