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. It is represented by Stephanie Peacock of the Labour Party, who was MP for the predecessor seat of Barnsley East from 2017 to 2024.
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency is composed of the following wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- Darfield, Dearne North, Dearne South, Hoyland Milton, Kingstone, Rockingham, Stairfoot, Wombwell, and Worsbrough from Barnsley East.[3]
It comprises the bulk of Barnsley East (excluding the Cudworth and North East wards), with addition of the two Dearne wards from Wentworth and Dearne and the Kingstone ward from Barnsley Central.[4] (All three predecessor constituencies were abolished under the 2023 review).
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.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Barnsley South". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "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