Barnsley South (UK Parliament constituency)

Barnsley South is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the next general election.

Barnsley South
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
CountySouth Yorkshire
Current constituency
CreatedNext United Kingdom general election
Member of ParliamentTBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
Created fromBarnsley Central & Barnsley East

Boundaries edit

 
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency will comprise the following wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley (as they existed on 1 December 2020):[2]

Elections edit

Elections in the 2020s edit

Next general election: Barnsley South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Clement-Jones[4]
Labour Stephanie Peacock[5]
Reform UK David White[6]
Majority
Turnout

Notional 2019 result edit

Notional results from 2019[7]
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

References edit

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "New Seat Details - Barnsley South". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
  4. ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  5. ^ Stephanie Peacock [@Steph_Peacock] (11 March 2022). "A huge thank you to all of the members of Barnsley East Labour Party, affiliated trade unions & socialist societies for re-selecting me to be the Barnsley East Labour Candidate at the next General Election 🌹" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Barnsley South Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Results spreadsheet (download)". BBC. Retrieved 19 January 2024.