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.
| Barnsley South | |
|---|---|
| Borough 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 | |
Boundaries
editThe 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]
To assess impact of the boundary changes, various organisations calculated results of 2019 election if it was conducted under boundaries established by 2023 Periodic Review. Below is such assessment from BBC for Barnsley South:
Notional result of 2019 election under new (2023) boundaries
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For more information see Notional results of the 2019 United Kingdom general election by 2024 constituency.
Members of Parliament
editBarnsley East prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 2024 | Stephanie Peacock | Labour | |
Elections
editElections 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 | New | |
| English Democrats | Maxine Spencer | 149 | 0.4 | New | |
| Majority | 4,748 | 13.5 | |||
| Turnout | 75,853 | 46.3 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
See also
editReferences
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.
- ^ "Results spreadsheet (download)". BBC. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Barnsley South results". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "UK Parliamentary general election results – 4 July 2024". Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
External links
edit- Barnsley South UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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