Barnsley West and Penistone (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Barnsley West and Penistone
Map1 = BarnsleyWestPenistone
Type = County
Map2 = SouthYorkshire
Entity = South Yorkshire
County = South Yorkshire
Year = 1983
MP = Michael Clapham
Party = Labour
EP = Yorkshire and the Humber

Barnsley West and Penistone is a Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire. It is considered a safe Labour seat and has been represented by Michael Clapham since 1992.

Boundaries

Barnsley West and Penistone constituency covers the western part of the Borough of Barnsley and includes the town of Penistone. It borders the constituencies of Sheffield Hillsborough, Wentworth, Barnsley East and Mexborough, Barnsley Central, Hemsworth, Wakefield, Colne Valley, and High Peak. Penistone itself provides the highest Tory vote in the Borough of Barnsley (although not always a majority), but the other small towns and villages, mostly former mining areas, are safely Labour.

History

The seat was created in 1983 when the former Barnsley constituency was split into three divisions. It also covers parts of the former Penistone constituency, which was abolished in the same boundary review.

Boundary review

Following the Boundary Commission for England's report on South Yorkshire's Parliamentary constituencies in 2004 and the subsequent inquiry in 2005 it was announced that the constituency of Barnsley West and Penistone will be abolished for future elections. The revisions split the constituency in two: the easternmost wards will become part of a revised Barnsley Central constituency, while the western most wards, around Penistone, will be combined with the northern wards from the Sheffield Hillsborough constituency. This new constituency will be named Penistone and Stocksbridge, and will cover a similar area to the historic Penistone constituency.

The electoral wards used in the creation of Penistone and Stocksbridge are;
*From Sheffield - East Ecclesfield, Stocksbridge and Upper Don and West Ecclesfield.
*From Barnsley - Dodworth, Penistone East and Penistone West

Members of Parliament

The constituency has had two Members of Parliament since its creation in 1983, both of which were from the Labour Party.

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

;General election of 2005Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Barnsley West & PenistoneElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Clapham
votes = 20,372
percentage = 55.3
change = -3.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Clive Watkinson
votes = 9,058
percentage = 24.6
change = +1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alison Brelsford
votes = 7,422
percentage = 20.1
change = +1.5Election box majority
votes = 11,314
percentage = 30.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 36,842
percentage = 55.0
change = +2.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -2.5

;General election of 2001Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Barnsley West & PenistoneElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Clapham
votes = 20,244
percentage = 58.6
change = -0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = William Rowe
votes = 7,892
percentage = 22.8
change = +4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Miles Crompton
votes = 6,428
percentage = 18.6
change = +0.6Election box majority
votes = 12,352
percentage = 35.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 34,564
percentage = 52.9
change = -12.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1990s

;General election of 1997Election box begin
title=General Election 1997: Barnsley West & PenistoneElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Clapham
votes = 25,017
percentage = 59.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Watkins
votes = 7,750
percentage = 18.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Winifred Knight
votes = 7,613
percentage = 18.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = J. Miles
votes = 1,828
percentage = 4.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 17,267
percentage = 40.9
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 65.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1992Election box begin
title=General Election 1992: Barnsley West & PenistoneElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Clapham
votes = 27,965
percentage = 58.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Graham Sawyer
votes = 13,461
percentage = 28.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Hugh Nicolson
votes = 5,610
percentage = 11.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = D. Jones
votes = 970
percentage = 2.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 14,504
percentage = 30.2
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1980s

;General election of 1987Election box begin
title=General Election 1987: Barnsley West & PenistoneElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Allen McKay
votes = 26,498
percentage = 57.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Duncan
votes = 12,307
percentage = 26.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = R. Hall
votes = 7,409
percentage = 16.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 14,191
percentage = 30.7
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1983The first general election in this constituency was won by Allen McKay, who had been the MP for the abolished Penistone constituency since 1978.Election box begin
title=General Election 1983: Barnsley West & PenistoneElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Allen McKay
votes = 22,560
percentage = 50.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = G. Sawyer
votes = 12,218
percentage = 27.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = J. Evans
votes = 9,624
percentage = 21.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 10,342
percentage = 23.3
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 73.2
change =
- style="background-color:#F6F6F6"! style="background-color: Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"
colspan="2" | New creation: Labour Party (UK)/meta/shortname gain.
align="right" | Swing
align="right" | "N/A"
-

ee also

*List of Parliamentary constituencies in South Yorkshire

ources

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/28.stm BBC Election 2005]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/028.stm BBC Vote 2001]
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/constituency/history/0,9338,-689,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics] (Election results from 1992 to the present)
* [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/psr.htm Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources] ( [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge83/i01.htm 1983] and [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge87/i01.htm 1987] results)