Barnsley South is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.
Barnsley South | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundaries since 2024 | |
Boundary of Barnsley South in Yorkshire and the Humber | |
County | South Yorkshire |
Electorate | 75,635[1] |
Borough | Barnsley |
Major settlements | |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Stephanie Peacock (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from |
Boundaries
editThe constituency comprises the following wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley (as they existed on 1 December 2020):[3]
- Darfield, Hoyland Milton, Rockingham, Stairfoot, Wombwell, and Worsbrough from Barnsley East
- Kingstone from Barnsley Central
- Dearne North, and Dearne South from Wentworth and Dearne[4]
Members of Parliament
editBarnsley East prior to 2024
Election | Member | Party | |
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2024 | Stephanie Peacock | Labour |
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Stephanie Peacock | 16,399 | 46.7 | +4.9 | |
Reform UK | David White | 11,651 | 33.2 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | Suzanne Pearson | 3,247 | 9.3 | −13.4 | |
Green | Trevor Mayne | 1,521 | 4.3 | +2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Clement-Jones | 1,172 | 3.3 | −0.2 | |
Yorkshire | Simon Biltcliffe | 716 | 2.0 | +1.3 | |
Socialist Labour | Terry Robinson | 227 | 0.6 | N/A | |
English Democrat | Maxine Spencer | 149 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,748 | 13.5 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 35,082 | 46.3 | –3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 75,850 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.5 |
Elections in the 2010s
edit2019 notional result[7] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Labour | 15,684 | 41.8 | |
Brexit Party | 10,964 | 29.2 | |
Conservative | 8,497 | 22.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1,311 | 3.5 | |
Green | 773 | 2.1 | |
Others | 279 | 0.7 | |
Turnout | 37,508 | 49.4 | |
Electorate | 75,896 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "New Seat Details - Barnsley South". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Barnsley South". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
- ^ "Barnsley South results". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "UK Parliamentary general election – 4 July 2024". Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
edit- Barnsley South UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK