Barnsley South (UK Parliament constituency)

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Barnsley South
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Barnsley South (UK Parliament constituency)
Yorkshire and the Humber - Barnsley South constituency.svg
Boundary of Barnsley South in Yorkshire and the Humber
County South Yorkshire
Electorate 75,635 [1]
Borough Barnsley
Major settlements Barnsley, Wombwell, Darfield
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament TBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
Created from Barnsley Central, Barnsley East & Wentworth and Dearne

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 will first be contested at the 2024 general election.

Contents

Boundaries

The constituency comprises the following wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley (as they existed on 1 December 2020): [3]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Barnsley South [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Yorkshire Simon Biltcliffe
Liberal Democrats Simon Clement-Jones
Green Trevor Mayne
Labour Stephanie Peacock
Conservative Suzanne Pearson
Socialist Labour Terry Robinson
Patriots Alliance - English Democrats and UKIP Maxine Spencer
Reform UK David White
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Notional 2019 result

Notional results from 2019 [6]
PartyVote %
Labour 17,14146.04
Brexit Party 13,13935.29
Conservative 10,66328.64
Liberal Democrat 1,5884.26
Green Party 1,0512.82

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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. "New Seat Details - Barnsley South". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  4. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
  5. "UK Parliamentary general election - 4 July 2024". Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  6. "Results spreadsheet (download)". BBC. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

See also