Barnsley Central (UK Parliament constituency)
53°33′14″N 1°28′48″W / 53.554°N 1.480°W
| Barnsley Central | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Barnsley Central in South Yorkshire | |
 Location of South Yorkshire within England | |
| County | South Yorkshire |
| Population | 77,189 (2001) |
| Electorate | 64,117 (February 2000) |
| Major settlements | Barnsley, Royston |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 |
| Member of Parliament | Dan Jarvis[1] |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Barnsley, Wakefield |
Barnsley Central is a borough Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire. It returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
Created in 1983, Barnsley Central covers a similar area to that of the former Barnsley constituency. It is considered a safe Labour seat and had been represented since 1987 by Eric Illsley. The seat was held by Illsley as an independent MP after he was suspended from the Labour party over the expenses row, but became vacant on 8 February 2011.[2]
On 12 January 2011, having admitted fraud over his expenses, Illsley announced the intention to stand down from Parliament, necessitating a Parliamentary by-election in early 2011.[3] On 8 February 2011 Ilsley resigned his seat, by accepting appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, before he was due to be sentenced for dishonestly claiming parliamentary expenses. [4] The by-election was held on 3 March 2011 and was won by Dan Jarvis for the Labour Party, increasing the Labour majority and share of the vote. [1]
Boundaries
Barnsley Central constituency covers most of the town of Barnsley, made up of the Ardsley, Athersley, Central, Cudworth, Monk Bretton, North West, Royston and South West wards. It borders the constituencies of Barnsley West and Penistone, Barnsley East and Mexborough, and Hemsworth.
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in South Yorkshire in the 2000s, the Boundary Commission for England created a modified seat of Barnsley Central fought at the 2010 UK general election.
The electoral wards used in the formation of the newly drawn seat are:
- Central, Darton East, Darton West, Kingstone, Monk Bretton, Old Town, Royston and St Helens.
Members of Parliament
The constituency has had three Members of Parliament since its creation in 1983, all of whom have been from the Labour Party.
| Election | Member[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1983 | Roy Mason | Labour |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1987 | Eric Illsley | Labour |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent Labour/meta/color" | | 2010[2] | Independent | |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2011 | Dan Jarvis | Labour |
Elections
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Election 2010[6][7] Turnout: 37,001 (56.5%) +8.8 | Labour hold Majority: 11,093 (30.0%) −14.5 Swing: 5.5% from Lab to Lib Dem | Eric Illsley | Labour | 17,487 | 47.3 | −10.4 | ||
| Christopher Wiggin | Liberal Democrats | 6,394 | 17.3 | +0.7 | ||||
| Piers Tempest | Conservative | 6,388 | 17.3 | +2.5 | ||||
| Ian Sutton | BNP | 3,307 | 8.9 | +4.4 | ||||
| David Silver | UKIP | 1,727 | 4.7 | N/A | ||||
| Donald Wood | Independent | 732 | 2.0 | -2.1 | ||||
| Antony Devoy | Independent | 610 | 1.6 | N/A | ||||
| Terence Robinson | Socialist Labour | 356 | 1.0 | N/A | ||||
| General Election 2005[8] Turnout: 28,615 (47.2%) +1.4 | Labour hold Majority: 12,732 (44.5%) −10.4 Swing: 5.2% from Lab to Lib Dem | Eric Illsley | Labour | 17,478 | 61.1 | −8.5 | ||
| Miles Crompton | Liberal Democrats | 4,746 | 16.6 | +1.9 | ||||
| Peter Morel | Conservative | 3,813 | 13.3 | +0.2 | ||||
| Geoffrey Broadley | BNP | 1,403 | 4.9 | N/A | ||||
| Donald Wood | Independent | 1,175 | 4.1 | N/A | ||||
| General Election 2001[9] Turnout: 27,543 (45.8%) −13.8 | Labour hold Majority: 15,130 (54.9%) −12.7 Swing: 6.3% from Lab to Con | Eric Illsley | Labour | 19,181 | 69.6 | −7.4 | ||
| Alan Hartley | Liberal Democrats | 4,051 | 14.7 | +5.2 | ||||
| Ian McCord | Conservative | 3,608 | 13.1 | +3.3 | ||||
| Henry Rajch | Socialist Alliance | 703 | 2.6 | N/A | ||||
| General Election 1997[10][11][12] Turnout: 36,485 (59.7%) −10.8 | Labour hold Majority: 24,501 (67.2%) +17.6 Swing: 7.5% from Con to Lab | Eric Illsley | Labour | 28,090 | 77.0 | +6.2 | ||
| Simon Gutteridge | Conservative | 3,589 | 9.8 | −8.7 | ||||
| Darren Finlay | Liberal Democrats | 3,481 | 9.5 | −1.2 | ||||
| James Walsh | Referendum | 1,325 | 3.6 | N/A | ||||
| General Election 1992[13] Turnout: 39,056 (70.5%) +0.5 | Labour hold Majority: 19,361 (49.6%) +0.9 Swing: 0.5% from Con to Lab | Eric Illsley | Labour | 27,048 | 69.3 | +2.5 | ||
| David Senior | Conservative | 7,687 | 19.7 | +1.6 | ||||
| Stephen Cowton | Liberal Democrats | 4,321 | 11.1 | −4.1 | ||||
| General Election 1987[14] Turnout: 37,548 (70.0%) +3.7 | Labour hold Majority: 19,051 (48.7%) +9.9 | Eric Illsley | Labour | 26,139 | 66.8 | +7.0 | ||
| Vivien Prais | Conservative | 7,088 | 18.1 | −2.9 | ||||
| Susan Holland | Alliance | 4,321 | 15.1 | −4.1 | ||||
| General Election 1983[15] Turnout: 36,532 (66.3%) N/A | Labour hold Majority: 14,173 (38.8%) N/A | Roy Mason | Labour | 21,847 | 59.8 | N/A | ||
| Howard Oldfield | Conservative | 7,674 | 21.0 | N/A | ||||
| Geoffrey Reid | Alliance | 7,011 | 19.2 | N/A | ||||
See also
Notes and references
- ^ a b "Labour win Barnsley Central by-election". BBC News. BBC. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-03. Cite error: The named reference "Labour win Barnsley Central by-election" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b "Labour MP charged over expenses". BBC News. BBC. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ^ BBC News Website, 12 January 2011
- ^ "Expenses fraud Barnsley Central MP Eric Illsley resigns" (Press release). BBC. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ *Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)
- ^ Barnsley Central UKPolling
- ^ "UK general election 2010: Results for Barnsley Central". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ BBC Election 2005 "Vote 2005". Vote 2005. BBC News. 5 May 2005. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ BBC Election 2001 "Vote 2001". Vote 2001. BBC News. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1997. Politics Resources. 1 May 1997. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.25 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
- ^ The 1997 election result is calculated relative to the notional, not the actual, 1992 result.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1987. Politics Resources. 11 June 1987. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. 9 June 1983. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
Sources
- Guardian Unlimited Politics (Election results from 1992 to the present)