Barnsley East (UK Parliament constituency)

"Barnsley East" redirects here. For the constituency from 1997 to 2010, see Barnsley East and Mexborough (UK Parliament constituency).

Barnsley East
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Barnsley East in South Yorkshire in 2010.
Location of South Yorkshire within England.
County	South Yorkshire
Electorate	68,243 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Wombwell
Current constituency
Created	2010 (2010)
Member of Parliament	Michael Dugher (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Barnsley East and Mexborough
1983 (1983)–1997 (1997)
Replaced by	Barnsley East and Mexborough, Barnsley Central
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	Yorkshire and the Humber

Barnsley East is a Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire which returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The seat was created as Barnsley East in 1983 and abolished to create Barnsley East and Mexborough in 1997. It was recreated as Barnsley East at the 2010 general election.

History

Both between 1983 and 1997, and at the 2010 general election, this constituency has been a safe seat for the Labour Party.

Boundaries

Following their review of parliamentary representation in South Yorkshire in the 2000s, the Boundary Commission for England divided the existing Barnsley East and Mexborough to split off Barnsley East from Mexborough, to create the new Barnsley East constituency.

The electoral wards used in the formation of the new constituency are the following:

• Cudworth, Darfield, Hoyland Milton, North East, Rockingham, Stairfoot, Wombwell and Worsbrough.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1983–1997

Election		Member	Party
	1983	Terry Patchett	Labour
	1996 by-election	Jeff Ennis	Labour
	1997	Constituency abolished: see Barnsley East and Mexborough and Barnsley Central

MPs since 2010

Election		Member	Party
	2010	Michael Dugher	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Barnsley East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Dugher	18,059	47.0	−23.9
	Liberal Democrat	John Brown	6,969	18.2	+4.1
	Conservative	James Hockney	6,329	16.5	+3.8
	BNP	Colin Porter	3,301	8.6	N/A
	UKIP	Tony Watson	1,731	4.5	N/A
	Independent	Kevin Hogan	712	1.9	N/A
	Independent	Eddie Devoy	684	1.8	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Ken Capstick	601	1.6	−0.7
Majority			11,090	28.9
Turnout			38,396	56.1	+7.3
	Labour hold		Swing	−14.0

Elections in the 1990s

Following the death of Terry Patchett on 11 October 1996, a by-election was held on 12 December 1996. The replacement Labour candidate Jeff Ennis held the seat for the party despite a low voter turnout.

Barnsley East by-election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeff Ennis	13,683	76.4	−0.8
	Liberal Democrat	David Willis	1,502	8.4	−0.2
	Conservative	Jane Ellison	1,299	7.3	−6.9
	Socialist Labour	Ken Capstick	949	5.3	N/A
	UKIP	Count Nikolai Tolstoy	378	2.1	N/A
	Socialist Equality	Julie Hyland	89	0.5	N/A
Majority			12,181	68.0	+5.0
Turnout				33.7	-39.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.5

General Election 1992: Barnsley East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terry Patchett	30,346	77.2	+2.7
	Conservative	John M. Procter	5,569	14.2	+0.2
	Liberal Democrat	Mrs Sylvia Anginotti	3,399	8.6	−2.9
Majority			24,777	63.0	+2.5
Turnout			39,314	72.9	+0.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.3

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Barnsley East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terry Patchett	29,948	74.5	+8.2
	Conservative	James Clappison	5,437	14.0	−1.9
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	G.J. Griffiths	4,482	11.5	−7.3
Majority			23,511	60.5	+12.0
Turnout				72.6	+5.3
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Barnsley East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terry Patchett	23,905	66.3	N/A
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	P. Tomlinson	6,413	17.8	N/A
	Conservative	G. England	5,749	15.9	N/A
Majority			17,492	48.5	N/A
Turnout				67.3	N/A
	New creation: Labour gain.		Swing	N/A

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in South Yorkshire

Sources

• BBC Election 2005
• BBC Vote 2001
• Guardian Unlimited Politics (Election results from 1992 to the present)