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Barnsley South (UK Parliament constituency)

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Barnsley South
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Barnsley South in Yorkshire and the Humber
CountySouth Yorkshire
Electorate75,635[1]
BoroughBarnsley
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentTBC
SeatsOne
Created from

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.

Boundaries[edit]

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

To assess impact of the boundary changes various organisation 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
Notional results from 2019[5]
Party Vote %
Labour 17,141 46.04
Brexit Party 13,139 35.29
Conservative 10,663 28.64
Liberal Democrat 1,588 4.26
Green Party 1,051 2.82

For more information see Notional results of the 2019 United Kingdom general election by 2024 constituency.

Members of Parliament[edit]

Barnsley East prior to 2024

Election Member Party
2024 TBC TBC

Elections[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

General election 2024: Barnsley South[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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. ^ "Results spreadsheet (download)". BBC. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  6. ^ "UK Parliamentary general election - 4 July 2024". Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 7 June 2024.