List of Parliamentary constituencies in South Yorkshire
Encyclopedia
The ceremonial county of South Yorkshire
is divided into 14 Parliamentary constituencies
- 7 Borough constituencies
and 7 County constituencies.
The Boundary Commission for England has recommended that the county will be divided into 14 constituencies.
Apart from Doncaster, the proposals and objections were subjected to public inquiry
in March 2005.
Final proposals have been produced for implementation at the United Kingdom general election, 2010.
The proposals allocated constituencies to one borough
and one group of boroughs as follows:
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
is divided into 14 Parliamentary constituencies
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
- 7 Borough constituencies
and 7 County constituencies.
Constituencies
| ConstituencyBC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency. | Electorate | MajorityThe majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival. | Member of Parliament Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,... |
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| Barnsley Central* | 64,732 | 11,771 | Dan Jarvis Dan Jarvis Daniel Owen Woolgar Jarvis MBE is a British Labour Party politician and former British Army officer. After a career in the Parachute Regiment including most of the regiment's major deployments, he went into politics and has been the Member of Parliament for Barnsley Central since a by-election... ‡ |
Jane Collins¤ | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley is a metropolitan borough of the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, England. Its main town is Barnsley.... : Central, Darton East, Darton West, Kingstone, Monk Bretton, Old Town, Royston, St Helens. |
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| Barnsley East Barnsley East (UK Parliament constituency) Barnsley East is a Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire which returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The seat was created as Barnsley East in 1983 and abolished to create Barnsley East and Mexborough in 1997... |
65,237 | 11,090 | Michael Dugher Michael Dugher Michael Vincent Dugher is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Barnsley East since 2010.... ‡ |
John Brown¤ | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley is a metropolitan borough of the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, England. Its main town is Barnsley.... : Cudworth, Darfield, Hoyland Milton, North East, Rockingham, Stairfoot, Wombwell, Worsbrough. |
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| Don Valley Don Valley (UK Parliament constituency) Don Valley is a parliamentary constituency which returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.Created in 1918, Don Valley is a former coal mining area which has elected only Labour MPs since 1922... |
72,358 | 3,595 | Caroline Flint Caroline Flint Caroline Louise Flint is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Don Valley since 1997. She served as the Minister of State for Housing and Planning in 2008, and later as the Minister for Europe until her resignation in 2009, citing the leadership of Gordon... ‡ |
Matt Stephens† | Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council: Conisbrough and Denaby, Edlington and Warmsworth, Finningley, Hatfield, Rossington, Thorne, Torne Valley. | |||
| Doncaster Central Doncaster Central (UK Parliament constituency) Doncaster Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in 1983, it covers a similar area to the former Doncaster constituency... |
74,388 | 6,229 | Rosie Winterton Rosie Winterton Rosalie "Rosie" Winterton is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Doncaster Central since 1997. Formerly a minister within both the Blair and Brown Governments, she first entered the Shadow Cabinet in May 2010 as the Shadow Leader of the House of Commons... ‡ |
Gareth Davies† | Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council: Armthorpe, Balby, Bessacarr and Cantley, Central, Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun, Town Moor, Wheatley. | |||
| Doncaster North Doncaster North (UK Parliament constituency) - Sources :* Election results from 1992 to the present* Election results from 1945 to the present* The website of Ed Miliband... |
73,907 | 10,909 | Ed Miliband Ed Miliband Edward Samuel Miliband is a British Labour Party politician, currently the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition... ‡ |
Sophie Brodie† | Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council: Adwick, Askern Spa, Bentley, Great North Road, Mexborough, Sprotbrough, Stainforth and Moorends. | |||
| Penistone and Stocksbridge Penistone and Stocksbridge (UK Parliament constituency) Penistone and Stocksbridge is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was contested for the first time at the 2010 general election, and returns one Member of Parliament elected by the first past the post system of election.-... |
63,914 | 3,049 | Angela Christine Smith Angela Christine Smith Angela Christine Smith is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Sheffield Hillsborough from 2005 to 2010, when she was elected to serve the new constituency of Penistone and Stocksbridge... ‡ |
Spencer Pitfield† | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley is a metropolitan borough of the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, England. Its main town is Barnsley.... : Dodworth, Penistone East, Penistone West. Sheffield City Council Sheffield City Council Sheffield City Council is the city council for the metropolitan borough of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It consists of 84 councillors, elected to represent 28 wards, each with three councillors... : East Ecclesfield, Stocksbridge and Upper Don, West Ecclesfield. |
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| Rother Valley Rother Valley (UK Parliament constituency) - Elections in the 2000s :- Elections in the 1990s :- Elections in the 1980s :- Elections in the 1970s :- Elections in the 1960s :... |
72,237 | 5,866 | Kevin Barron Kevin Barron Kevin John Barron is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Rother Valley since 1983.-Early life:... ‡ |
Lynda Donaldson† | Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham is a metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. It is named for its largest town, Rotherham, but also spans the outlying towns of Maltby, Rawmarsh, Swinton, Wath-upon-Dearne, as well as a suburban and rural element composed of hills, escarpments and... : Anston and Woodsetts, Dinnington, Hellaby, Holderness, Maltby, Rother Vale, Sitwell, Wales. |
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| Rotherham Rotherham (UK Parliament constituency) Rotherham is a borough constituency covering the town of Rotherham in South Yorkshire. It returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.... |
65,305 | 10,462 | Denis MacShane Denis MacShane Denis MacShane is a British politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Rotherham since the 1994 by-election and served as the Minister for Europe from 2002 until 2005, as well as being a current Policy Council member for Labour Friends of Israel.On 14 October 2010, it was announced... ‡ |
Jackie Whiteley† | Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham is a metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. It is named for its largest town, Rotherham, but also spans the outlying towns of Maltby, Rawmarsh, Swinton, Wath-upon-Dearne, as well as a suburban and rural element composed of hills, escarpments and... : Boston Castle, Brinsworth and Catcliffe, Keppel, Rotherham East, Rotherham West, Valley, Wingfield. |
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| Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough (UK Parliament constituency) Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom... |
73,619 | 13,632 | David Blunkett David Blunkett David Blunkett is a British Labour Party politician and the Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, having represented Sheffield Brightside from 1987 to 2010... ‡ |
Jonathan Harston¤ | Sheffield City Council Sheffield City Council Sheffield City Council is the city council for the metropolitan borough of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It consists of 84 councillors, elected to represent 28 wards, each with three councillors... : Burngreave, Firth Park, Hillsborough, Shiregreen and Brightside, Southey. |
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| Sheffield Central | 65,261 | 165 | Paul Blomfield Paul Blomfield Paul Blomfield is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Sheffield Central since 2010. Twice Sabbatical President of the Students' Union at St John's College, York, he was also a member of the National Executive Committees of both the National Union of... ‡ |
Paul Scriven Paul Scriven Paul James Scriven was the Liberal Democrat Leader of Sheffield City Council , on which he represents Broomhill.Scriven was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire as the middle of three children... ¤ |
Sheffield City Council Sheffield City Council Sheffield City Council is the city council for the metropolitan borough of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It consists of 84 councillors, elected to represent 28 wards, each with three councillors... : Boston Castle, Brinsworth and Catcliffe, Keppel, Rotherham East, Rotherham West, Valley, Wingfield. |
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| Sheffield Hallam | 65,594 | 11,346 | Nick Clegg Nick Clegg Nicholas William Peter "Nick" Clegg is a British Liberal Democrat politician who is currently the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord President of the Council and Minister for Constitutional and Political Reform in the coalition government of which David Cameron is the Prime Minister... ¤ |
Nicola Bates† | Sheffield City Council Sheffield City Council Sheffield City Council is the city council for the metropolitan borough of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It consists of 84 councillors, elected to represent 28 wards, each with three councillors... : Crookes, Dore and Totley, Ecclesall, Fulwood, Stannington. |
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| Sheffield Heeley | 69,789 | 5,807 | Meg Munn Meg Munn Margaret Patricia Munn , is a British Labour Co-operative politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Sheffield Heeley since 2001.-Early life:... ‡ |
Simon Clement-Jones¤ | Sheffield City Council Sheffield City Council Sheffield City Council is the city council for the metropolitan borough of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It consists of 84 councillors, elected to represent 28 wards, each with three councillors... : Arbourthorne, Beauchief and Greenhill, Gleadless Valley, Graves Park, Richmond. |
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| Sheffield South East Sheffield South East (UK Parliament constituency) Sheffield South East is a parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield, first used in the General Election 2010. It succeeded the existing Sheffield Attercliffe represented by the Labour MP Clive Betts following boundary changes in the South Yorkshire region recommended by The Boundary... |
66,817 | 10,505 | Clive Betts Clive Betts Clive James Charles Betts is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Sheffield Attercliffe from 1992 to 2010, when he became Member of Parliament for Sheffield South East.- Early life :... ‡ |
Gail Smith¤ | Sheffield City Council Sheffield City Council Sheffield City Council is the city council for the metropolitan borough of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It consists of 84 councillors, elected to represent 28 wards, each with three councillors... : Beighton, Birley, Darnall, Mosborough, Woodhouse. |
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| Wentworth and Dearne Wentworth and Dearne (UK Parliament constituency) Wentworth and Dearne is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2010 general election, and elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
71,213 | 13,920 | John Healey John Healey John Healey is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Wentworth and Dearne since 1997, and former Minister of State for Housing and Planning. In 2010 he was elected to the shadow cabinet and appointed shadow health secretary... ‡ |
Michelle Donelan† | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley is a metropolitan borough of the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, England. Its main town is Barnsley.... : Dearne North, Dearne South. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham is a metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. It is named for its largest town, Rotherham, but also spans the outlying towns of Maltby, Rawmarsh, Swinton, Wath-upon-Dearne, as well as a suburban and rural element composed of hills, escarpments and... : Hoober, Rawmarsh, Silverwood, Swinton, Wath, Wickersley. |
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- Result of Barnsley Central by-election, 2011Barnsley Central by-election, 2011The Barnsley Central by-election was a by-election for the Parliament of the United Kingdom's House of Commons constituency of Barnsley Central which took place on 3 March 2011...
Boundary Changes
| Name | Doncaster Central BC Doncaster Central (UK Parliament constituency) Doncaster Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in 1983, it covers a similar area to the former Doncaster constituency... Doncaster North (UK Parliament constituency) - Sources :* Election results from 1992 to the present* Election results from 1945 to the present* The website of Ed Miliband... Don Valley (UK Parliament constituency) Don Valley is a parliamentary constituency which returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.Created in 1918, Don Valley is a former coal mining area which has elected only Labour MPs since 1922... Rother Valley (UK Parliament constituency) - Elections in the 2000s :- Elections in the 1990s :- Elections in the 1980s :- Elections in the 1970s :- Elections in the 1960s :... Rotherham (UK Parliament constituency) Rotherham is a borough constituency covering the town of Rotherham in South Yorkshire. It returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.... Wentworth (UK Parliament constituency) Wentworth was a parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire. Originally created in 1918 and was abolished in 1950, the name was revived when a new constituency was created from 1983 to 2010. Throughout its history, Wentworth was a safe seat for the Labour Party.-Boundaries:Wentworth constituency...  | |
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The Boundary Commission for England has recommended that the county will be divided into 14 constituencies.
Apart from Doncaster, the proposals and objections were subjected to public inquiry
Public inquiry
A Tribunal of Inquiry is an official review of events or actions ordered by a government body in Common Law countries such as the United Kingdom, Ireland or Canada. Such a public inquiry differs from a Royal Commission in that a public inquiry accepts evidence and conducts its hearings in a more...
in March 2005.
Final proposals have been produced for implementation at the United Kingdom general election, 2010.
The proposals allocated constituencies to one borough
Metropolitan borough
A metropolitan borough is a type of local government district in England, and is a subdivision of a metropolitan county. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts, however all of them have been granted or regranted...
and one group of boroughs as follows:
| Barnsley Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley is a metropolitan borough of the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, England. Its main town is Barnsley.... , Rotherham Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham is a metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. It is named for its largest town, Rotherham, but also spans the outlying towns of Maltby, Rawmarsh, Swinton, Wath-upon-Dearne, as well as a suburban and rural element composed of hills, escarpments and... and Sheffield |
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| Doncaster | 3 |
| Proposed name | Barnsley East CC Barnsley East (UK Parliament constituency) Barnsley East is a Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire which returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The seat was created as Barnsley East in 1983 and abolished to create Barnsley East and Mexborough in 1997... Don Valley (UK Parliament constituency) Don Valley is a parliamentary constituency which returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.Created in 1918, Don Valley is a former coal mining area which has elected only Labour MPs since 1922... Doncaster Central (UK Parliament constituency) Doncaster Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in 1983, it covers a similar area to the former Doncaster constituency... Doncaster North (UK Parliament constituency) - Sources :* Election results from 1992 to the present* Election results from 1945 to the present* The website of Ed Miliband... Penistone and Stocksbridge (UK Parliament constituency) Penistone and Stocksbridge is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was contested for the first time at the 2010 general election, and returns one Member of Parliament elected by the first past the post system of election.-... Rother Valley (UK Parliament constituency) - Elections in the 2000s :- Elections in the 1990s :- Elections in the 1980s :- Elections in the 1970s :- Elections in the 1960s :... Rotherham (UK Parliament constituency) Rotherham is a borough constituency covering the town of Rotherham in South Yorkshire. It returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.... Sheffield South East (UK Parliament constituency) Sheffield South East is a parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield, first used in the General Election 2010. It succeeded the existing Sheffield Attercliffe represented by the Labour MP Clive Betts following boundary changes in the South Yorkshire region recommended by The Boundary... Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough (UK Parliament constituency) Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom... Wentworth and Dearne (UK Parliament constituency) Wentworth and Dearne is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2010 general election, and elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
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