Barnsley (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Barnsley
Type = County
Year = 1885
Abolition = 1983
members = one

Barnsley was a Parliamentary constituency covering the town of Barnsley in England. It returned 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.

The constituency was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election and abolished in 1983.

Boundaries

The area formerly covered by this constituency is now mostly in the Barnsley Central constituency and partly in the Barnsley East and Mexborough and Barnsley West and Penistone constituencies.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

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title=General Election 1979: BarnsleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Mason
votes = 36,276
percentage = 64.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = G. England
votes = 13,654
percentage = 24.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = W. Whitaker
votes = 5,751
percentage = 10.2
change = Election box candidate
party = Troops Out of Ireland
candidate = B. Gallagher
votes = 638
percentage = 1.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Workers Revolutionary Party (UK)
candidate = J. Davis
votes = 348
percentage = 0.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 22,622
percentage = 39.9
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 72.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election October 1974: BarnsleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Mason
votes = 34,212
percentage = 65.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = G. England
votes = 9,400
percentage = 18.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = P. Tomlinson
votes = 8,753
percentage = 16.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 24,812
percentage = 47.4
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 68.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election February 1974: BarnsleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Mason
votes = 40,595
percentage = 71.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = G. England
votes = 15,969
percentage = 28.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 24,626
percentage = 43.5
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 74.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1970: BarnsleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Mason
votes = 34,956
percentage = 64.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. Godber
votes = 10,811
percentage = 20.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = J. H. Dossett
votes = 8,186
percentage = 15.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 24,145
percentage = 44.8
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 71.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1960s

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title=General Election 1966: BarnsleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Mason
votes = 38,744
percentage = 75.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J. V. Hall
votes = 12,456
percentage = 24.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 26,288
percentage = 51.3
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 73.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1964: BarnsleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Mason
votes = 37,250
percentage = 66.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J. V. Hall
votes = 9,417
percentage = 16.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = J. H. Dossett
votes = 9,089
percentage = 16.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 27,833
percentage = 49.9
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 80.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1950s

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title=General Election 1959: BarnsleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Mason
votes = 42,565
percentage = 73.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J. P. H. Bent
votes = 15,189
percentage = 26.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 27,376
percentage = 47.4
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 82.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1955: BarnsleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Mason
votes = 39,485
percentage = 72.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. A. Wilson
votes = 14,776
percentage = 27.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 24,709
percentage = 45.5
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 78.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=Barnsley by-election, 1953Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Mason
votes = 29,283
percentage = 72.9
change = +3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = G. Whittaker
votes = 10,905
percentage = 27.1
change = +9.8Election box majority
votes = 18,378
percentage = 45.7
change = −6.6Election box turnout
votes = 40,188
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = −3.3

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title=General Election 1951: BarnsleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sidney Schofield
votes = 37,523
percentage = 69.7
change = +1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = G. Whittaker
votes = 9,296
percentage = 17.3
change = +3.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = G. H. Walker
votes = 7,002
percentage = 13.0
change = −4.6Election box majority
votes = 28,227
percentage = 52.5
change = +1.5Election box turnout
votes = 53,821
percentage = 77.2
change = −11.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1950: BarnsleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Frank Collindridge
votes = 42,008
percentage = 68.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = G. H. Walker
votes = 10,779
percentage = 17.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = C. Gorlon-Spencer
votes = 8,480
percentage = 13.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 31,209
percentage = 51.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 61,267
percentage = 88.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1940s

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title=General Election 1945: BarnsleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Frank Collindridge
votes = 30,614
percentage = 72.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = National Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Richard John Soper
votes = 11,382
percentage = 27.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 19,232
percentage = 45.8
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 80.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1930s

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title=Barnsley by-election, 1938Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Frank Collindridge
votes = 23,566
percentage = 64.4
change = +5.5Election box candidate with party link
party = National Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = H. W. S. Howard
votes = 13,052
percentage = 35.6
change = −5.5Election box majority
votes = 10,514
percentage = 28.8
change = +11.0Election box turnout
votes = 36,618
percentage = 72.7
change = −9.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +5.5

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title=General Election 1935: BarnsleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Samuel Potts
votes = 25,318
percentage = 58.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = National Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Richard John Soper
votes = 17,683
percentage = 41.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 7,635
percentage = 17.8
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 82.6
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = National Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1931: BarnsleyElection box candidate with party link
party = National Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Richard John Soper
votes = 21,392
percentage = 50.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Samuel Potts
votes = 20,622
percentage = 49.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 770
percentage = 1.8
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 84.2
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = National Liberal Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1920s

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title=General Election 1929: BarnsleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Samuel Potts
votes = 21,855
percentage = 53.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = W. Sutherland
votes = 12,517
percentage = 30.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = W. Craven-Ellis
votes = 6,265
percentage = 15.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 9,388
percentage = 23.0
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 82.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1924: BarnsleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Samuel Potts
votes = 14,738
percentage = 51.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = J. Neal
votes = 13,785
percentage = 48.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 953
percentage = 3.4
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 78.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1923: BarnsleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Samuel Potts
votes = 12,674
percentage = 48.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = W. Craven-Ellis
votes = 6,884
percentage = 26.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = J. Neal
votes = 6,881
percentage = 26.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 5,790
percentage = 22.0
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 74.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1922: BarnsleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Samuel Potts
votes = 14,728
percentage = 55.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = National Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = M. Moore
votes = 12,011
percentage = 44.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,717
percentage = 10.2
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.7
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = National Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1910s

In the 1910 UK general election and the 1918 UK general election, Joseph Walton was elected unopposed.

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title=General Election January 1910: BarnsleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph Walton
votes = 12,425
percentage = 71.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = A. W. Groser
votes = 5,053
percentage = 28.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 7,372
percentage = 42.2
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 83.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1900s

In the 1906 UK general election, Joseph Walton was elected unopposed.

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title=General Election January 1900: BarnsleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph Walton
votes = 7,549
percentage = 63.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Unionist Party
candidate = A. W. Groser
votes = 4,356
percentage = 36.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 3,193
percentage = 26.8
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 74.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1890s

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title=Barnsley by-election, 1897Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph Walton
votes = 6,744
percentage = 59.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J. Blyth
votes = 3,454
percentage = 30.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Labour Party
candidate = P. F. Curran
votes = 1,091
percentage = 9.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 3,290
percentage = 29.1
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 76.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1895: BarnsleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Earl Compton
votes = 6,820
percentage = 59.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. H. F. Greville
votes = 4,653
percentage = 40.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,167
percentage = 18.8
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 80.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1892: BarnsleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Earl Compton
votes = 6,739
percentage = 65.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Unionist Party
candidate = F. J. S. Foljambe
votes = 3,498
percentage = 34.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 3,241
percentage = 31.6
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1880s

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title=Barnsley by-election, 1889Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Earl Compton
votes = 6,232
percentage = 62.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Bruce Canning Vernon-Wentworth
votes = 3,781
percentage = 37.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,451
percentage = 24.4
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1886: BarnsleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Courtney Stanhope Kenny
votes = 5,425
percentage = 65.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Bruce Canning Vernon-Wentworth
votes = 2,917
percentage = 35.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,508
percentage = 30.0
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1885: BarnsleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Courtney Stanhope Kenny
votes = 6,705
percentage = 71.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Bruce Canning Vernon-Wentworth
votes = 2,722
percentage = 28.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 3,983
percentage = 42.2
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 85.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

See also

*Barnsley by-election, 1938
*Barnsley by-election, 1953

ources

* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/bcommons1.htm Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]
* [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/psr.htm Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources] (Election results since 1951)