Barnsley Central (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983–2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Barnsley Central
|parliament = uk
|image = File:BarnsleyCentral2007Constituency.svg
|caption = 2010–2024 boundary of Barnsley Central in South Yorkshire
|map2 = EnglandSouthYorkshire
|map_entity = South Yorkshire
|year = 1983
|abolished = 2024
|type = borough
|borough = Barnsley
|previous = {{ubl|Barnsley|Wakefield}}
|next = {{ubl|Barnsley North|Barnsley South (part)}}
|region = England
|county = South Yorkshire
|elects_howmany = One
}}
Barnsley Central was a constituency{{#tag:ref|A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} in South Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons from 1983 until 2024.{{#tag:ref|As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.|group= n}} This constituency covered parts of the town of Barnsley.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was replaced (including moderate boundary changes) by Barnsley North, first contested at the 2024 general election.{{Cite web |title=The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/2023-review-volume-one-report/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-one-report-yorkshire-and-the-humber/ |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk}}
Constituency profile
Barnsley Central is generally an urban seat and has a large majority of its population on middle or low incomes, with most of the large former mining town's social housing contained within it.{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk|title=Local statistics - Office for National Statistics|website=neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk|access-date=27 January 2015|archive-date=11 February 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030211201309/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/|url-status=dead}} It has been held by the Labour Party since 1983 and was consistently a safe seat, like its main predecessor, until 2019, when Labour's majority was cut to 9.7%.
History
Created in 1983, Barnsley Central covers a similar area to that of the former Barnsley constituency. The seat was held by almost a year from May 2010 by Eric Illsley as an independent MP after he was suspended from the Labour party over the expenses row and he led to its becoming vacant on 8 February 2011.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/571048.stm|title=Labour MP charged over expenses|date=19 May 2010|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|access-date=12 January 2011|archive-date=29 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729141612/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/571048.stm|url-status=live}}
On 12 January 2011, having admitted the crime of fraud over his expenses, Illsley announced the intention to stand down from Parliament, necessitating a by-election in early 2011.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12174117|title=MPs' expenses: Eric Illsley is to stand down as MP|work=BBC News |date=12 January 2011|access-date=20 June 2018|archive-date=16 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616050809/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12174117|url-status=live}} On 8 February 2011 Ilsley resigned his seat{{#tag:ref|By the time-honoured tradition of accepting appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds|group= n}} before he was due to be sentenced for fraudulently claiming parliamentary expenses.{{cite press release |title=Expenses fraud Barnsley Central MP Eric Illsley resigns |publisher=BBC |date=8 February 2011 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-12400076 |access-date=8 February 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110209050541/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-12400076| archive-date= 9 February 2011 | url-status= live}} The by-election was held on 3 March 2011 and was won by Dan Jarvis for the Labour Party. The Labour majority and share of the vote rose to give an absolute majority, on a turnout 20% lower than in the General Election; meanwhile the Conservative share of the vote fell steeply to just 8.3%, less than UKIP's 12.2% vote-share.{{cite news|
url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12643639| title=Labour win Barnsley Central by-election |date=3 March 2011|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|access-date=3 March 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110304052428/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12643639| archive-date= 4 March 2011 | url-status= live}} In the 2019 general election, Jarvis held onto his seat, but with a sharply reduced majority; it fell from 15,546 to 3,571. The Brexit Party came second with 11,233 votes, which was 30.4% of the vote, compared to Jarvis's 40.1%.
Boundaries
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1983–1997: The Borough of Barnsley wards of Ardsley, Athersley, Central, Monk Bretton, North West, Royston, and South West.
1997–2010: The Borough of Barnsley wards of Ardsley, Athersley, Central, Cudworth, Monk Bretton, North West, Royston, and South West.
2010–2024: The Borough of Barnsley wards of Central, Darton East, Darton West, Kingstone, Monk Bretton, Old Town, Royston, and St Helens.
Barnsley Central constituency covers most of the town of Barnsley. It is bordered by the constituencies of Wakefield, Hemsworth, Barnsley East, and Penistone and Stocksbridge.
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.
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member*{{Rayment-hc|b|1|date=March 2012}} | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1983 | Labour | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1987 |rowspan="2"| Eric Illsley | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" |
|2010 | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Labour | ||
| | 2024
| colspan="2" | constituency abolished |
Election results 1983–2024
= Elections in the 1980s =
{{Election box begin|title=General election 1983: Barnsley Central
{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge83/i01.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 June 1983|work=Election 1983|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=13 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603152132/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge83/i01.htm|archive-date=3 June 2016|url-status=dead}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Roy Mason
|votes = 21,847
|percentage = 59.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Howard S. Oldfield
|votes = 7,674
|percentage = 21.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Reid
|votes = 7,011
|percentage = 19.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,173
|percentage = 38.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 36,532
|percentage = 66.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=General election 1987: Barnsley Central
{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge87/i01.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=11 June 1987|work=Election 1987|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=13 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522024816/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge87/i01.htm|archive-date=22 May 2011|url-status=dead}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Eric Illsley
|votes = 26,139
|percentage = 66.8
|change = +7.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Vivien Prais
|votes = 7,088
|percentage = 18.1
|change = −2.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Susan Holland
|votes = 5,928
|percentage = 15.1
|change = −4.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 19,051
|percentage = 48.7
|change = +9.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 37,548
|percentage = 70.0
|change = +3.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1990s =
{{Election box begin|title=General election 1992: Barnsley Central
{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=6 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020412/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Eric Illsley
|votes = 27,048
|percentage = 69.3
|change = +2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David N. Senior
|votes = 7,687
|percentage = 19.7
|change = +1.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Stephen R. Cowton
|votes = 4,321
|percentage = 11.1
|change = −4.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 19,361
|percentage = 49.6
|change = +0.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 39,056
|percentage = 70.5
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +0.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=General election 1997: Barnsley Central
{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/078.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=1 May 1997|work=Election 1997|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=7 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811184526/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/078.htm|archive-date=11 August 2011|url-status=dead}}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.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Eric Illsley
|votes = 28,090
|percentage = 77.0
|change = +6.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Simon Gutteridge
|votes = 3,589
|percentage = 9.8
|change = −8.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Darren Finlay
|votes = 3,481
|percentage = 9.5
|change = −1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Referendum Party
|candidate = James Walsh
|votes = 1,325
|percentage = 3.6
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 24,501
|percentage = 67.2
|change = +17.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 36,485
|percentage = 59.7
|change = −10.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +7.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 2000s =
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2001: Barnsley Central
{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/026.stm|title=Vote 2001|date=7 June 2001|work=BBC News|access-date=13 January 2011|archive-date=14 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014130236/http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/026.stm|url-status=live}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Eric Illsley
|votes = 19,181
|percentage = 69.6
|change = −7.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Alan Hartley
|votes = 4,051
|percentage = 14.7
|change = +5.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ian McCord
|votes = 3,608
|percentage = 13.1
|change = +4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Alliance (England)
|candidate = Henry Rajch
|votes = 703
|percentage = 2.6
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 15,130
|percentage = 54.9
|change = −12.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 27,543
|percentage = 45.8
|change = −13.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = −6.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2005: Barnsley Central
{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/26.stm|title=Vote 2005|date=5 May 2005|work=BBC News|access-date=13 January 2011|archive-date=13 March 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313184234/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/26.stm|url-status=live}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Eric Illsley
|votes = 17,478
|percentage = 61.1
|change = −8.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Miles Crompton
|votes = 4,746
|percentage = 16.6
|change = +1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Morel
|votes = 3,813
|percentage = 13.3
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Geoffrey Broadley
|votes = 1,403
|percentage = 4.9
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Donald Wood
|votes = 1,175
|percentage = 4.1
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12,732
|percentage = 44.5
|change = −10.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 28,615
|percentage = 47.2
|change = +1.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = −5.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 2010s =
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2010: Barnsley Central
{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/elections/results/general_elections/uk-general-election-2010/barnsley-central? |title=UK general election 2010: Results for Barnsley Central |publisher=Electoral Commission |access-date=12 January 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101228095053/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/elections/results/general_elections/uk-general-election-2010/barnsley-central| archive-date= 28 December 2010 | url-status= live}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Eric Illsley
|votes = 17,487
|percentage = 47.3
|change = −10.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Christopher Wiggin|votes=6,394|percentage=17.3|change=+0.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Piers Tempest|votes=6,388|percentage=17.3|change=+4.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=British National Party|candidate=Ian Sutton|votes=3,307|percentage=8.9|change=+4.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=UK Independence Party|candidate=David Silver|votes=1,727|percentage=4.7|change=New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Donald Wood|votes=732|percentage=2.0|change=−2.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Tony Devoy|votes=610|percentage=1.6|change=New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Socialist Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Terrence Robinson|votes=356|percentage=1.0|change=New}}
{{Election box majority||votes=11,093|percentage=30.0|change=−14.5}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=37,001|percentage=56.5|change=+8.8}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=2011 Barnsley Central by-election
{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12643639|title=By election result for Barnsley Central |publisher=BBC |access-date=4 March 2011|date=4 March 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110304052428/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12643639| archive-date= 4 March 2011 | url-status= live}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Dan Jarvis
|votes = 14,724
|percentage = 60.8
|change = +13.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Jane Collins
|votes = 2,953
|percentage = 12.2
|change = +7.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = James Hockney
|votes = 1,999
|percentage = 8.3
|change = −9.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Enis Dalton
|votes = 1,463
|percentage = 6.0
|change = −2.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Tony Devoy
|votes = 1,266
|percentage = 5.2
|change = +3.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Dominic Carman
|votes = 1,012
|percentage = 4.2
|change = −13.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = English Democrats
|candidate = Kevin Riddiough
|votes = 544
|percentage = 2.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
|candidate = Howling Laud Hope
|votes = 198
|percentage = 0.8
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Michael Val Davies
|votes = 60
|percentage = 0.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,771
|percentage = 48.6
|change = +18.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 24,219
|percentage = 36.5
|change = −20.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 2015: Barnsley Central{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}{{cite news
| title = Barnsley Central
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000541
| work = BBC News
| access-date = 14 May 2015
| archive-date = 14 May 2015
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150514191911/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000541
| url-status = live
}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Dan Jarvis
|votes = 20,376
|percentage = 55.7
|change = +8.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Lee Hunter
|votes = 7,941
|percentage = 21.7
|change = +17.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Kay Carter
|votes = 5,485
|percentage = 15.0
|change = −2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Michael Short
|votes = 938
|percentage = 2.6
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Ridgway
|votes = 770
|percentage = 2.1
|change = −15.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Dave Gibson
|votes = 573
|percentage = 1.6
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = English Democrats
|candidate = Ian Sutton
|votes = 477
|percentage = 1.3
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12,435
|percentage = 34.0
|change = +4.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 36,560
|percentage = 56.7
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = −4.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 2017: Barnsley Central
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Dan Jarvis
|votes = 24,982
|percentage = 63.9
|change = +8.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Amanda Ford
|votes = 9,436
|percentage = 24.1
|change = +9.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Gavin Felton
|votes = 3,339
|percentage = 8.5
|change = −13.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Richard Trotman
|votes = 572
|percentage = 1.5
|change = −1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = David Ridgway
|votes = 549
|percentage = 1.4
|change = −0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = English Democrats
|candidate = Stephen Morris
|votes = 211
|percentage = 0.5
|change = −0.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 15,546
|percentage = 39.8
|change = +5.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 39,089
|percentage = 60.6
|change = +3.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = −0.48
}}
{{Election box end}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Dan Jarvis
|votes = 14,804
|percentage = 40.1
|change = −23.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Brexit Party
|candidate = Victoria Felton
|votes = 11,233
|percentage = 30.4
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Iftikhar Ahmed
|votes = 7,892
|percentage = 21.4
|change = −2.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Will Sapwell
|votes = 1,176
|percentage = 3.2
|change = +1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Tom Heyes
|votes = 900
|percentage = 2.4
|change = +0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Yorkshire Party
|candidate = Ryan Williams
|votes = 710
|percentage = 1.9
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Donald Wood
|votes = 188
|percentage = 0.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,571
|percentage = 9.7
|change = −30.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 36,903
|percentage = 56.5
|change = −4.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = −27.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
This was the highest Brexit Party vote share at the 2019 general election.{{cite web |url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8749/CBP-8749.pdf |date=28 January 2020 |title=Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis |publisher=House of Commons Library |location=London |page=72 |access-date=19 January 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118043715/https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8749/CBP-8749.pdf |archive-date=18 November 2021}} It was also the highest vote share for any non Labour candidate in the seat's history.
See also
Notes
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References
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Sources
- [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/constituency/history/0,9338,-687,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829014137/http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/constituency/history/0,9338,-687,00.html |date=29 August 2012 }} (Election results from 1992 to the present)
External links
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/12901.html Barnsley Central UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/65665.html Barnsley Central UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
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