Barnsley South (UK Parliament constituency)
| Barnsley South | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
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.
Boundaries
[edit]The 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
[edit]Barnsley East prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Stephanie Peacock | Labour | |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| 2019 notional result[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- List of parliamentary constituencies in South Yorkshire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)
References
[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
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