Barnsley South (UK Parliament constituency)

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Barnsley South
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Barnsley South (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
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
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Stephanie Peacock (Labour)
SeatsOne
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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.

Contents

Boundaries

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

Members of Parliament

Barnsley East prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Stephanie Peacock Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Barnsley South [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephanie Peacock 16,399 46.7 +4.9
Reform UK David White11,65133.2+4.0
Conservative Suzanne Pearson3,2479.3−13.4
Green Trevor Mayne1,5214.3+2.2
Liberal Democrats Simon Clement-Jones1,1723.3−0.2
Yorkshire Simon Biltcliffe7162.0+1.3
Socialist Labour Terry Robinson2270.6N/A
English Democrat Maxine Spencer1490.4N/A
Majority4,74813.5+0.9
Turnout 35,08246.3–3.1
Registered electors 75,850
Labour hold Swing +0.5

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [7]
PartyVote %
Labour 15,68441.8
Brexit Party 10,96429.2
Conservative 8,49722.7
Liberal Democrats 1,3113.5
Green 7732.1
Others2790.7
Turnout37,50849.4
Electorate75,896

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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. ↑ "Barnsley South results". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "UK Parliamentary general election – 4 July 2024". Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "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.
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