Barnsley South

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	Barnsley Wombwell Worsbrough Hoyland Dearne Valley Darfield
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Stephanie Peacock (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Barnsley East Wentworth and Dearne Barnsley Central

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.

Constituency profile

The constituency is located in South Yorkshire, covering the south-eastern part of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley. The constituency contains southern parts of the large market town of Barnsley, along with other towns, villages and rural areas to its south-east. Other settlements in the constituency include the towns of Hoyland and Wombwell and the large villages of Worsbrough, Darfield, Thurnscoe and Bolton upon Dearne.

The area has an industrial heritage and a history of coal mining. On average, residents of the constituency are considerably less wealthy and less likely to be degree-educated than the rest of Yorkshire and the country as a whole. White people make up 97% of the population. ^[3] At the most recent borough council election in 2024, voters in the constituency elected primarily Labour Party councillors. It is estimated that over 70% of Barnsley South voted in favour of leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, making it one of the top ten most Brexit-supporting constituencies out of 650 nationwide. ^[3]

Boundaries

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. ^[4]

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. ^[5] (All three predecessor constituencies were abolished under the 2023 review).

Members of Parliament

Barnsley East prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Stephanie Peacock	Labour

Elections

Barnsley East & Mexborough (1997−2010) / Barnsley East (1983−1997, 2010−2024) / Barnsley South (2024−) Election Results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Barnsley South ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephanie Peacock	16,399	46.7	+4.9
	Reform	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

2019 notional result [8]
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

• List of parliamentary constituencies in South Yorkshire
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)

References

1. "New Seat Details – Barnsley South". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
2. "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.
3. "Seat Details - Barnsley South". electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
4. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
5. "New Seat Details – Barnsley South". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
6. "Barnsley South results". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
7. "UK Parliamentary general election – 4 July 2024". Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
8. "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

• Barnsley South UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK