RESULTS of the Brierley Town Council vote have been announced with residents voting to get rid of it.
A total of 983 people voted in favour of abolishing the parish council while 202 voted to keep it.
Two votes could not be counted because the voters' views weren't clear.
Coun Sir Steve Houghton, leader of Barnsley Council, said: "Only Barnsley Council can take a decision on this issue but the people of Brierley and Grimethorpe have spoken.
"I'll be taking a motion to full council on July 30 recommending that our officers work with Brierley Town Council to produce a report with a strategy, key actions and timetable for the abolition of the town council and civil parish.
"I expect that this will go to full council in September 2015. We will also ask the town council not to take any major financial or policy decisions that might affect its position."
