Wentworth and Dearne (UK Parliament constituency)
Encyclopedia
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
(MP) by the first past the post system of election.
. It is the successor constituency to Wentworth
The electoral wards used to create the new constituency of Wentworth and Dearne are;
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
. It was created for the 2010 general election, and elects one 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,...
(MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Boundary review
The Boundary Commission for England recommended the creation of this seat following a review of parliamentary representation in South YorkshireSouth 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...
. It is the successor constituency to Wentworth
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...
The electoral wards used to create the new constituency of Wentworth and Dearne are;
- From RotherhamRotherhamRotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Don, at its confluence with the River Rother, between Sheffield and Doncaster. Rotherham, at from Sheffield City Centre, is surrounded by several smaller settlements, which together form the wider Metropolitan Borough of...
- Hoober, Rawmarsh, Silverwood, Swinton, Wath and Wickersley. - From BarnsleyBarnsleyBarnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, south of Leeds and west of Doncaster. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and...
-DearneDearneDearne may refer to:*River Dearne, a river in South Yorkshire, England*Dearne Urban District, a former urban district*Dearne Valley, an urban area...
North, and Dearne South.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 2010 | 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... |
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
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Elections in the 2010s
This seat was fought for the first time at the 2010 general election.* Served as an MP in the 2005–2010 Parliament