Jump to content

Barnsley (UK Parliament constituency): Difference between revisions

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m update general election links
m Reverted edit by 2600:1015:B153:49A2:A320:9F02:AD6E:6B0E (talk) to last version by Redrose64
 
(41 intermediate revisions by 14 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1983}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Barnsley
|name = Barnsley
Line 9: Line 11:
|elects_howmany = One
|elects_howmany = One
|previous = [[Southern West Riding of Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Southern West Riding of Yorkshire]]
|previous = [[Southern West Riding of Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Southern West Riding of Yorkshire]]
|next = [[Barnsley Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Barnsley Central]], [[Barnsley East (UK Parliament constituency)|Barnsley East]] and [[Barnsley West and Penistone (UK Parliament constituency)|Barnsley West & Penistone]]<ref name="ElectionWeb74">{{cite web|title='Barnsley', Feb 1974 - May 1983 |url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74034.htm |website=ElectionWeb Project |publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited |accessdate=15 March 2016 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|next = [[Barnsley Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Barnsley Central]], [[Barnsley East (UK Parliament constituency)|Barnsley East]] and [[Barnsley West and Penistone (UK Parliament constituency)|Barnsley West & Penistone]]<ref name="ElectionWeb74">{{cite web|title='Barnsley', Feb 1974 - May 1983 |url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74034.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828165959/http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74034.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 August 2019 |website=ElectionWeb Project |publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited |accessdate=15 March 2016 }}</ref>
|region = England
|region = England
|county = [[South Yorkshire]]
|county = [[South Yorkshire]]
}}
}}


'''Barnsley''' was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|Parliamentary constituency]] covering the town of [[Barnsley]] in [[England]]. It returned one [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]], elected by the [[first past the post]] voting system.
'''Barnsley''' was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|Parliamentary constituency]] covering the town of [[Barnsley]] in [[England]]. It returned one [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]], elected by the [[first past the post]] voting system.


==History==
==History==
Line 27: Line 29:
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[1885 United Kingdom general election|1885]]
| [[1885 United Kingdom general election|1885]]
| [[Courtney Kenny (Liberal politician)|Courtney Kenny]]
| [[Courtney Kenny (Liberal politician)|Courtney Kenny]]
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]]
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Barnsley by-election, 1889|1889 by-election]]
| [[1889 Barnsley by-election|1889 by-election]]
| [[William Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton|William Compton]]
| [[William Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton|William Compton]]
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]]
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Barnsley by-election, 1897|1897 by-election]]
| [[1897 Barnsley by-election|1897 by-election]]
| Sir [[Sir Joseph Walton, 1st Baronet|Joseph Walton]]
|rowspan="2"| Sir [[Sir Joseph Walton, 1st Baronet|Joseph Walton]]
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]]
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Coalition Liberal}}" |
| [[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918]]
| [[Coalition Liberal]]
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[1922 United Kingdom general election|1922]]
| [[1922 United Kingdom general election|1922]]
| [[John Samuel Potts|John Potts]]
| [[John Samuel Potts|John Potts]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)}}" |
| [[1931 United Kingdom general election|1931]]
| [[1931 United Kingdom general election|1931]]
| [[Richard John Soper]]
| [[Richard John Soper]]
| [[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|Liberal National]]
| [[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|Liberal National]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[1935 United Kingdom general election|1935]]
| [[1935 United Kingdom general election|1935]]
| [[John Samuel Potts|John Potts]]
| [[John Samuel Potts|John Potts]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Barnsley by-election, 1938|1938 by-election]]
| [[1938 Barnsley by-election|1938 by-election]]
| [[Frank Collindridge]]
| [[Frank Collindridge]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[1951 United Kingdom general election|1951]]
| [[1951 United Kingdom general election|1951]]
| [[Sidney Schofield]]
| [[Sidney Schofield]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Barnsley by-election, 1953|1953 by-election]]
| [[1953 Barnsley by-election|1953 by-election]]
| [[Roy Mason]]
| [[Roy Mason]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
Line 80: Line 86:
===Elections in the 1880s===
===Elections in the 1880s===
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1885 United Kingdom general election|General Election 1885]]: Barnsley<ref name="craig1885">{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=FWS|title=British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918|date=1974|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=9781349022984}}</ref>}}
|title=[[1885 United Kingdom general election|General election 1885]]: Barnsley<ref name="craig1885">{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=FWS|title=British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918|date=1974|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=9781349022984}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Courtney Kenny (Liberal politician)|Courtney Kenny]]
|candidate = [[Courtney Kenny (Liberal politician)|Courtney Kenny]]
|votes = 6,705
|votes = 6,705
|percentage = 71.1
|percentage = 71.1
|change = ''N/A''
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 93: Line 99:
|votes = 2,722
|votes = 2,722
|percentage = 28.9
|percentage = 28.9
|change = ''N/A''
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,983
|votes = 3,983
|percentage = 42.2
|percentage = 42.2
|change = ''N/A''
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,427
|votes = 9,427
|percentage = 85.4
|percentage = 85.4
|change = ''N/A''
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 11,034
|reg. electors = 11,034
}}
}}
{{Election box new seat win
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = ''N/A''
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
[[Image:Bruce Canning Vernon-Wentworth.jpg|thumb|120px|Wentworth]]
[[Image:Bruce Canning Vernon-Wentworth.jpg|thumb|120px|Wentworth]]
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1886 United Kingdom general election|General Election 1886]]: Barnsley<ref name="craig1885"/>}}
|title=[[1886 United Kingdom general election|General election 1886]]: Barnsley<ref name="craig1885"/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Courtney Kenny (Liberal politician)|Courtney Kenny]]
|candidate = [[Courtney Kenny (Liberal politician)|Courtney Kenny]]
|votes = 5,425
|votes = 5,425
|percentage = 65.0
|percentage = 65.0
|change = -6.1
|change = &minus;6.1
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 133: Line 139:
|votes = 2,508
|votes = 2,508
|percentage = 30.0
|percentage = 30.0
|change = -12.2
|change = &minus;12.2
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,342
|votes = 8,342
|percentage = 75.6
|percentage = 75.6
|change = -9.8
|change = &minus;9.8
}}
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
{{Election box registered electors|
Line 145: Line 151:
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = -6.1
|swing = &minus;6.1
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
Line 153: Line 159:
[[File:Earl Compton.jpg|thumb|120px|Earl Compton]]
[[File:Earl Compton.jpg|thumb|120px|Earl Compton]]
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[Barnsley by-election, 1889]]<ref name="craig1885"/>
|title=[[1889 Barnsley by-election]]<ref name="craig1885"/>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[William George Spencer Scott Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton|William Compton]]
|candidate = [[William George Spencer Scott Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton|William Compton]]
|votes = 6,232
|votes = 6,232
|percentage = 62.2
|percentage = 62.2
|change = -2.8
|change = &minus;2.8
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 172: Line 178:
|votes = 2,451
|votes = 2,451
|percentage = 24.4
|percentage = 24.4
|change = -5.6
|change = &minus;5.6
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,013
|votes = 10,013
|percentage = 79.5
|percentage = 79.5
|change = -3.9
|change = +3.9
}}
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
{{Election box registered electors|
Line 184: Line 190:
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = -2.8
|swing = &minus;2.8
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
Line 190: Line 196:
===Elections in the 1890s===
===Elections in the 1890s===
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1892 United Kingdom general election|General Election 1892]]: Barnsley<ref name="craig1885">{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=FWS|title=British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918|date=1974|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=9781349022984}}</ref>}}
|title=[[1892 United Kingdom general election|General election 1892]]: Barnsley<ref name="craig1885" />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[William George Spencer Scott Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton|William Compton]]
|candidate = [[William George Spencer Scott Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton|William Compton]]
Line 224: Line 230:
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1895 United Kingdom general election|General Election 1895]]: Barnsley<ref name="craig1885"/>
|title=[[1895 United Kingdom general election|General election 1895]]: Barnsley<ref name="craig1885"/>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[William George Spencer Scott Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton|William Compton]]
|candidate = [[William George Spencer Scott Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton|William Compton]]
Line 260: Line 266:
[[File:Pete Curran.png|thumb|120px|Curran]]
[[File:Pete Curran.png|thumb|120px|Curran]]
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[Barnsley by-election, 1897]]<ref name="craig1885"/>
|title=[[1897 Barnsley by-election]]<ref name="craig1885"/>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Sir Joseph Walton, 1st Baronet|Joseph Walton]]
|candidate = [[Sir Joseph Walton, 1st Baronet|Joseph Walton]]
Line 281: Line 287:
|votes = 1,091
|votes = 1,091
|percentage = 9.7
|percentage = 9.7
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
Line 304: Line 310:
===Elections in the 1900s===
===Elections in the 1900s===
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1900 United Kingdom general election|General Election January 1900]]: Barnsley<ref name="craig1885">{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=FWS|title=British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918|date=1974|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=9781349022984}}</ref>}}
|title=[[1900 United Kingdom general election|General election January 1900]]: Barnsley<ref name="craig1885" />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Sir Joseph Walton, 1st Baronet|Joseph Walton]]
|candidate = [[Sir Joseph Walton, 1st Baronet|Joseph Walton]]
Line 339: Line 345:


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1906 United Kingdom general election|General Election January 1906]]: Barnsley<ref name="craig1885"/>}}
|title=[[1906 United Kingdom general election|General election January 1906]]: Barnsley<ref name="craig1885"/>}}
{{Election box candidate unopposed with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Sir Joseph Walton, 1st Baronet|Joseph Walton]]
|candidate = [[Sir Joseph Walton, 1st Baronet|Joseph Walton]]
Line 351: Line 357:
===Elections in the 1910s===
===Elections in the 1910s===
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[January 1910 United Kingdom general election|General Election January 1910]]: Barnsley}}
|title=[[January 1910 United Kingdom general election|General election January 1910]]: Barnsley}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Sir Joseph Walton, 1st Baronet|Joseph Walton]]
|candidate = [[Sir Joseph Walton, 1st Baronet|Joseph Walton]]
|votes = 12,425
|votes = 12,425
|percentage = 71.1
|percentage = 71.1
|change = n/a
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 364: Line 370:
|votes = 5,053
|votes = 5,053
|percentage = 28.9
|percentage = 28.9
|change = n/a
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,372
|votes = 7,372
|percentage = 42.2
|percentage = 42.2
|change = n/a
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 17,478
|percentage = 83.8
|percentage = 83.8
|change = n/a
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = n/a
|swing = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[December 1910 United Kingdom general election|General Election December 1910]]: Barnsley}}
|title=[[December 1910 United Kingdom general election|General election December 1910]]: Barnsley}}
{{Election box candidate unopposed with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Sir Joseph Walton, 1st Baronet|Joseph Walton]]
|candidate = [[Sir Joseph Walton, 1st Baronet|Joseph Walton]]
Line 389: Line 395:
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = n/a
|swing = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1918 United Kingdom general election|General Election 1918]]: Barnsley}}
|title=[[1918 United Kingdom general election|General election 1918]]: Barnsley}}
{{Election box candidate unopposed with party link coalition 1918|
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link coalition 1918|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Sir Joseph Walton, 1st Baronet|Joseph Walton]]
|candidate = [[Sir Joseph Walton, 1st Baronet|Joseph Walton]]
Line 400: Line 406:
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = n/a
|swing = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box end 1918}}
{{Election box end 1918}}
Line 406: Line 412:
===Elections in the 1920s===
===Elections in the 1920s===
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1922 United Kingdom general election|General Election 1922]]: Barnsley<ref name="ReferenceA">British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S.</ref>
|title=[[1922 United Kingdom general election|General election 1922]]: Barnsley<ref name="ReferenceA">British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S.</ref>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[John Potts (British politician)|John Potts]]
|candidate = [[John Potts (British politician)|John Potts]]
|votes = 14,728
|votes = 14,728
|percentage = 55.1
|percentage = 55.1
|change =
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 420: Line 426:
|votes = 12,011
|votes = 12,011
|percentage = 44.9
|percentage = 44.9
|change =
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,717
|votes = 2,717
|percentage = 10.2
|percentage = 10.2
|change =
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 26,739
|percentage = 75.7
|percentage = 75.7
|change =
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box gain with party link|
Line 439: Line 445:
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1923 United Kingdom general election|General Election 1923]]: Barnsley <ref name="ReferenceA">British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S.</ref>
|title=[[1923 United Kingdom general election|General election 1923]]: Barnsley <ref name="ReferenceA" />
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[John Potts (British politician)|John Potts]]
|candidate = [[John Potts (British politician)|John Potts]]
|votes = 12,674
|votes = 12,674
|percentage = 48.0
|percentage = 48.0
|change = -7.1
|change = &minus;7.1
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 453: Line 459:
|votes = 6,884
|votes = 6,884
|percentage = 26.0
|percentage = 26.0
|change = n/a
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 460: Line 466:
|votes = 6,881
|votes = 6,881
|percentage = 26.0
|percentage = 26.0
|change = n/a
|change = -18.9
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
Line 468: Line 474:
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 26,439
|percentage = 74.1
|percentage = 74.1
|change = -1.6
|change = &minus;1.6
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = n/a
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1924 United Kingdom general election|General Election 1924]]: Barnsley <ref name="ReferenceA">British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S.</ref>
|title=[[1924 United Kingdom general election|General election 1924]]: Barnsley <ref name="ReferenceA" />
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[John Potts (British politician)|John Potts]]
|candidate = [[John Potts (British politician)|John Potts]]
|votes = 14,738
|votes = 14,738
|percentage = 51.7
|percentage = 51.7
|change =
|change = +3.7
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 492: Line 498:
|votes = 13,785
|votes = 13,785
|percentage = 48.5
|percentage = 48.5
|change =
|change = +22.5
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 953
|votes = 953
|percentage = 3.4
|percentage = 3.2
|change =
|change = -18.8
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 28,523
|percentage = 78.2
|percentage = 78.2
|change =
|change = +4.1
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
Line 511: Line 517:
[[File:1920 William Sutherland.jpg|thumb|120px|Sutherland]]
[[File:1920 William Sutherland.jpg|thumb|120px|Sutherland]]
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1929 United Kingdom general election|General Election 1929]]: Barnsley <ref name="ReferenceA">British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S.</ref>
|title=[[1929 United Kingdom general election|General election 1929]]: Barnsley <ref name="ReferenceA" />
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[John Potts (British politician)|John Potts]]
|candidate = [[John Potts (British politician)|John Potts]]
Line 525: Line 531:
|votes = 12,517
|votes = 12,517
|percentage = 30.8
|percentage = 30.8
|change = -17.7
|change = &minus;17.7
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 532: Line 538:
|votes = 6,265
|votes = 6,265
|percentage = 15.4
|percentage = 15.4
|change = n/a
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,388
|votes = 9,388
|percentage = 23.0
|percentage = 23.0
|change = +19.6
|change = +19.8
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 40,637
|percentage = 82.3
|percentage = 82.3
|change = +4.1
|change = +4.1
Line 552: Line 558:
===Elections in the 1930s===
===Elections in the 1930s===
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1931 United Kingdom general election|General Election 1931]]: Barnsley}}
|title=[[1931 United Kingdom general election|General election 1931]]: Barnsley}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)
|party = National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)
|candidate = [[Richard John Soper]]
|candidate = [[Richard John Soper]]
|votes = 21,392
|votes = 21,392
|percentage = 50.9
|percentage = 50.9
|change =
|change = +35.5
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 565: Line 571:
|votes = 20,622
|votes = 20,622
|percentage = 49.1
|percentage = 49.1
|change =
|change = -4.7
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 770
|votes = 770
|percentage = 1.8
|percentage = 1.8
|change =
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 42,014
|percentage = 84.2
|percentage = 84.2
|change =
|change = +1.9
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box gain with party link|
Line 584: Line 590:
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1935 United Kingdom general election|General Election 1935]]: Barnsley}}
|title=[[1935 United Kingdom general election|General election 1935]]: Barnsley}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[John Potts (British politician)|John Potts]]
|candidate = [[John Potts (British politician)|John Potts]]
|votes = 25,318
|votes = 25,318
|percentage = 58.9
|percentage = 58.9
|change =
|change = +9.8
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 597: Line 603:
|votes = 17,683
|votes = 17,683
|percentage = 41.1
|percentage = 41.1
|change =
|change = -9.8
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,635
|votes = 7,635
|percentage = 17.8
|percentage = 17.8
|change =
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 43,001
|percentage = 82.6
|percentage = 82.6
|change =
|change = -1.6
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box gain with party link|
Line 616: Line 622:
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[Barnsley by-election, 1938]]}}
|title=[[1938 Barnsley by-election]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Frank Collindridge]]
|candidate = [[Frank Collindridge]]
Line 649: Line 655:
===Elections in the 1940s===
===Elections in the 1940s===
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1945 United Kingdom general election|General Election 1945]]: Barnsley}}
|title=[[1945 United Kingdom general election|General election 1945]]: Barnsley}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Frank Collindridge]]
|candidate = [[Frank Collindridge]]
|votes = 30,614
|votes = 30,614
|percentage = 72.9
|percentage = 72.9
|change =
|change = +14.0
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 662: Line 668:
|votes = 11,382
|votes = 11,382
|percentage = 27.1
|percentage = 27.1
|change =
|change = -14.0
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 19,232
|votes = 19,232
|percentage = 45.8
|percentage = 45.8
|change =
|change = +28.0
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 41,996
|percentage = 80.4
|percentage = 80.4
|change =
|change = -2.2
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
Line 682: Line 688:
===Elections in the 1950s===
===Elections in the 1950s===
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1950 United Kingdom general election|General Election 1950]]: Barnsley<ref>[http://tools.assembla.com/svn/grodt/uk/thc/files/marked_up/1950_marked_up.txt]</ref>}}
|title=[[1950 United Kingdom general election|General election 1950]]: Barnsley}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Frank Collindridge]]
|candidate = [[Frank Collindridge]]
|votes = 42,008
|votes = 42,008
|percentage = 68.6
|percentage = 68.6
|change =
|change = -4.3
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 695: Line 701:
|votes = 10,779
|votes = 10,779
|percentage = 17.6
|percentage = 17.6
|change =
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 702: Line 708:
|votes = 8,480
|votes = 8,480
|percentage = 13.8
|percentage = 13.8
|change =
|change = -13.3
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 31,209
|votes = 31,209
|percentage = 51.0
|percentage = 51.0
|change =
|change = +5.2
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 61,267
|votes = 61,267
|percentage = 88.9
|percentage = 88.9
|change =
|change = +8.5
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
Line 720: Line 726:
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1951 United Kingdom general election|General Election 1951]]: Barnsley<ref>[http://tools.assembla.com/svn/grodt/uk/thc/files/marked_up/1951_marked_up.txt]</ref>}}
|title=[[1951 United Kingdom general election|General election 1951]]: Barnsley}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Sidney Schofield]]
|candidate = [[Sidney Schofield]]
Line 744: Line 750:
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 28,227
|votes = 28,227
|percentage = 52.5
|percentage = 52.4
|change = +1.5
|change = +1.4
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
Line 758: Line 764:
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[Barnsley by-election, 1953]]}}
|title=[[1953 Barnsley by-election]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Roy Mason]]
|candidate = [[Roy Mason]]
Line 775: Line 781:
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 18,378
|votes = 18,378
|percentage = 45.7
|percentage = 45.8
|change = &minus;6.6
|change = &minus;6.6
}}
}}
Line 789: Line 795:
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1955 United Kingdom general election|General Election 1955]]: Barnsley<ref>[http://tools.assembla.com/svn/grodt/uk/thc/files/marked_up/1955_marked_up.txt]</ref>}}
|title=[[1955 United Kingdom general election|General election 1955]]: Barnsley}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Roy Mason]]
|candidate = [[Roy Mason]]
|votes = 39,485
|votes = 39,485
|percentage = 72.8
|percentage = 72.8
|change =
|change = +3.1
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 802: Line 808:
|votes = 14,776
|votes = 14,776
|percentage = 27.2
|percentage = 27.2
|change =
|change = +9.9
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 24,709
|votes = 24,709
|percentage = 45.5
|percentage = 45.6
|change =
|change = -6.8
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 54,261
|percentage = 78.6
|percentage = 78.6
|change =
|change = +1.6
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
Line 820: Line 826:
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1959 United Kingdom general election|General Election 1959]]: Barnsley}}
|title=[[1959 United Kingdom general election|General election 1959]]: Barnsley}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Roy Mason]]
|candidate = [[Roy Mason]]
|votes = 42,565
|votes = 42,565
|percentage = 73.7
|percentage = 73.7
|change =
|change = +0.9
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 833: Line 839:
|votes = 15,189
|votes = 15,189
|percentage = 26.3
|percentage = 26.3
|change =
|change = -0.9
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 27,376
|votes = 27,376
|percentage = 47.4
|percentage = 47.4
|change =
|change = +1.9
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 57,754
|percentage = 82.7
|percentage = 82.7
|change =
|change = +4.1
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
Line 853: Line 859:
===Elections in the 1960s===
===Elections in the 1960s===
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1964 United Kingdom general election|General Election 1964]]: Barnsley}}
|title=[[1964 United Kingdom general election|General election 1964]]: Barnsley}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Roy Mason]]
|candidate = [[Roy Mason]]
|votes = 37,250
|votes = 37,250
|percentage = 66.8
|percentage = 66.8
|change =
|change = -6.9
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 866: Line 872:
|votes = 9,417
|votes = 9,417
|percentage = 16.9
|percentage = 16.9
|change =
|change = -9.4
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 873: Line 879:
|votes = 9,089
|votes = 9,089
|percentage = 16.3
|percentage = 16.3
|change =
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 27,833
|votes = 27,833
|percentage = 49.9
|percentage = 49.9
|change =
|change = +2.5
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 55,756
|percentage = 80.0
|percentage = 80.0
|change =
|change = -2.7
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
Line 891: Line 897:
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1966 United Kingdom general election|General Election 1966]]: Barnsley}}
|title=[[1966 United Kingdom general election|General election 1966]]: Barnsley}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Roy Mason]]
|candidate = [[Roy Mason]]
|votes = 38,744
|votes = 38,744
|percentage = 75.7
|percentage = 75.7
|change =
|change = +8.9
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 904: Line 910:
|votes = 12,456
|votes = 12,456
|percentage = 24.3
|percentage = 24.3
|change =
|change = +7.4
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 26,288
|votes = 26,288
|percentage = 51.3
|percentage = 51.4
|change =
|change = +1.5
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 51,200
|percentage = 73.4
|percentage = 73.4
|change =
|change = -6.6
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
Line 924: Line 930:
===Elections in the 1970s===
===Elections in the 1970s===
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1970 United Kingdom general election|General Election 1970]]: Barnsley}}
|title=[[1970 United Kingdom general election|General election 1970]]: Barnsley}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Roy Mason]]
|candidate = [[Roy Mason]]
|votes = 34,956
|votes = 34,956
|percentage = 64.8
|percentage = 64.8
|change =
|change = -10.9
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 937: Line 943:
|votes = 10,811
|votes = 10,811
|percentage = 20.0
|percentage = 20.0
|change =
|change = -4.3
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 944: Line 950:
|votes = 8,186
|votes = 8,186
|percentage = 15.2
|percentage = 15.2
|change =
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 24,145
|votes = 24,145
|percentage = 44.8
|percentage = 44.8
|change =
|change = -6.6
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 53,953
|percentage = 71.2
|percentage = 71.2
|change =
|change = -2.2
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
Line 962: Line 968:
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|General Election February 1974]]: Barnsley}}
|title=[[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election February 1974]]: Barnsley}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Roy Mason]]
|candidate = [[Roy Mason]]
|votes = 40,595
|votes = 40,595
|percentage = 71.8
|percentage = 71.8
|change =
|change = +7.0
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 975: Line 981:
|votes = 15,969
|votes = 15,969
|percentage = 28.2
|percentage = 28.2
|change =
|change = +8.2
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 24,626
|votes = 24,626
|percentage = 43.5
|percentage = 43.6
|change =
|change = -1.2
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 56,564
|percentage = 74.6
|percentage = 74.6
|change =
|change = +3.4
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
Line 993: Line 999:
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[October 1974 United Kingdom general election|General Election October 1974]]: Barnsley}}
|title=[[October 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election October 1974]]: Barnsley}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Roy Mason]]
|candidate = [[Roy Mason]]
|votes = 34,212
|votes = 34,212
|percentage = 65.3
|percentage = 65.3
|change =
|change = -6.5
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 1,006: Line 1,012:
|votes = 9,400
|votes = 9,400
|percentage = 18.0
|percentage = 18.0
|change =
|change = -10.2
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Tomlinson
|candidate = Peter Tomlinson
|votes = 8,753
|votes = 8,753
|percentage = 16.7
|percentage = 16.7
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 24,812
|votes = 24,812
|percentage = 47.4
|percentage = 47.3
|change =
|change = +3.7
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 52,365
|percentage = 68.4
|percentage = 68.4
|change =
|change = -6.2
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
Line 1,031: Line 1,037:
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1979 United Kingdom general election|General Election 1979]]: Barnsley}}
|title=[[1979 United Kingdom general election|General election 1979]]: Barnsley}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Roy Mason]]
|candidate = [[Roy Mason]]
|votes = 36,276
|votes = 36,276
|percentage = 64.0
|percentage = 64.0
|change =
|change = -1.3
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 1,044: Line 1,050:
|votes = 13,654
|votes = 13,654
|percentage = 24.1
|percentage = 24.1
|change =
|change = +6.1
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 1,051: Line 1,057:
|votes = 5,751
|votes = 5,751
|percentage = 10.2
|percentage = 10.2
|change =
|change = -6.5
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate|
{{Election box candidate|
Line 1,058: Line 1,064:
|votes = 638
|votes = 638
|percentage = 1.1
|percentage = 1.1
|change =
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 1,065: Line 1,071:
|votes = 348
|votes = 348
|percentage = 0.6
|percentage = 0.6
|change =
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 22,622
|votes = 22,622
|percentage = 39.9
|percentage = 39.9
|change =
|change = -7.4
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 56,667
|percentage = 72.9
|percentage = 72.9
|change =
|change = +4.5
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
Line 1,084: Line 1,090:


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Barnsley by-election, 1938]]
*[[1938 Barnsley by-election]]
*[[Barnsley by-election, 1953]]
*[[1953 Barnsley by-election]]


==References==
==References==
Line 1,091: Line 1,097:
<references />
<references />
*{{Rayment-hc|b|1|date=March 2012}}
*{{Rayment-hc|b|1|date=March 2012}}
*[http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/psr.htm Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources] (Election results since 1951)
*[http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/psr.htm Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051215021415/http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/psr.htm |date=15 December 2005 }} (Election results since 1951)


[[Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber (historic)]]
[[Category:Parliamentary constituencies in South Yorkshire (historic)]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1885]]
[[Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1983]]
[[Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983]]
[[Category:Politics of Barnsley]]
[[Category:Politics of Barnsley]]

Latest revision as of 01:34, 16 October 2024

Barnsley
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
CountySouth Yorkshire
1885–1983
SeatsOne
Created fromSouthern West Riding of Yorkshire
Replaced byBarnsley Central, Barnsley East and Barnsley West & Penistone[1]

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.

History

[edit]

The constituency was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election and abolished in 1983. It was a Liberal seat in its early years, but by the time of its abolition it had become a Labour stronghold.

Boundaries

[edit]

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

Members of Parliament

[edit]
Election Member Party
1885 Courtney Kenny Liberal Party
1889 by-election William Compton Liberal Party
1897 by-election Sir Joseph Walton Liberal Party
1918 Coalition Liberal
1922 John Potts Labour
1931 Richard John Soper Liberal National
1935 John Potts Labour
1938 by-election Frank Collindridge Labour
1951 Sidney Schofield Labour
1953 by-election Roy Mason Labour
1983 constituency abolished

Elections

[edit]

Elections in the 1880s

[edit]
General election 1885: Barnsley[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Courtney Kenny 6,705 71.1
Conservative Bruce Vernon-Wentworth 2,722 28.9
Majority 3,983 42.2
Turnout 9,427 85.4
Registered electors 11,034
Liberal win (new seat)
Wentworth
General election 1886: Barnsley[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Courtney Kenny 5,425 65.0 −6.1
Conservative Bruce Vernon-Wentworth 2,917 35.0 +6.1
Majority 2,508 30.0 −12.2
Turnout 8,342 75.6 −9.8
Registered electors 11,034
Liberal hold Swing −6.1

Kenny resigned, causing a by-election.

Earl Compton
1889 Barnsley by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Compton 6,232 62.2 −2.8
Conservative Bruce Vernon-Wentworth 3,781 37.8 +2.8
Majority 2,451 24.4 −5.6
Turnout 10,013 79.5 +3.9
Registered electors 12,593
Liberal hold Swing −2.8

Elections in the 1890s

[edit]
General election 1892: Barnsley[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Compton 6,739 65.8 +0.8
Liberal Unionist Francis Foljambe 3,498 34.2 −0.8
Majority 3,241 31.6 +1.6
Turnout 10,237 75.0 −0.6
Registered electors 13,643
Liberal hold Swing +0.8
General election 1895: Barnsley[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Compton 6,820 59.4 −6.4
Conservative Ronald Greville 4,653 40.6 +6.4
Majority 2,167 18.8 −12.8
Turnout 11,473 80.9 +5.9
Registered electors 14,181
Liberal hold Swing −6.4
Curran
1897 Barnsley by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Walton 6,744 59.7 +0.3
Conservative James Blyth 3,454 30.6 −10.0
Ind. Labour Party Pete Curran 1,091 9.7 New
Majority 3,290 29.1 +10.3
Turnout 11,289 76.3 −4.6
Registered electors 14,805
Liberal hold Swing +5.2

Elections in the 1900s

[edit]
General election January 1900: Barnsley[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Walton 7,549 63.4 +4.0
Liberal Unionist Arthur William Groser 4,356 36.6 −4.0
Majority 3,193 26.8 +8.0
Turnout 11,905 74.6 −6.3
Registered electors 15,948
Liberal hold Swing +4.0
General election January 1906: Barnsley[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Walton Unopposed
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1910s

[edit]
General election January 1910: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Walton 12,425 71.1 N/A
Conservative Arthur William Groser 5,053 28.9 New
Majority 7,372 42.2 N/A
Turnout 17,478 83.8 N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A
General election December 1910: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Walton Unopposed
Liberal hold
General election 1918: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Liberal Joseph Walton Unopposed
Liberal hold
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

[edit]
General election 1922: Barnsley[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Potts 14,728 55.1 New
National Liberal Maurice Moore 12,011 44.9 N/A
Majority 2,717 10.2 N/A
Turnout 26,739 75.7 N/A
Labour gain from National Liberal Swing
General election 1923: Barnsley [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Potts 12,674 48.0 −7.1
Unionist William Craven-Ellis 6,884 26.0 N/A
Liberal John Neal 6,881 26.0 −18.9
Majority 5,790 22.0 +11.8
Turnout 26,439 74.1 −1.6
Labour hold Swing
General election 1924: Barnsley [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Potts 14,738 51.7 +3.7
Liberal John Neal 13,785 48.5 +22.5
Majority 953 3.2 −18.8
Turnout 28,523 78.2 +4.1
Labour hold Swing
Sutherland
General election 1929: Barnsley [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Potts 21,855 53.8 +2.1
Liberal William Sutherland 12,517 30.8 −17.7
Unionist William Craven-Ellis 6,265 15.4 New
Majority 9,388 23.0 +19.8
Turnout 40,637 82.3 +4.1
Labour hold Swing +9.8

Elections in the 1930s

[edit]
General election 1931: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Liberal Richard John Soper 21,392 50.9 +35.5
Labour John Potts 20,622 49.1 −4.7
Majority 770 1.8 N/A
Turnout 42,014 84.2 +1.9
National Liberal gain from Labour Swing
General election 1935: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Potts 25,318 58.9 +9.8
National Liberal Richard John Soper 17,683 41.1 −9.8
Majority 7,635 17.8 N/A
Turnout 43,001 82.6 −1.6
Labour gain from National Liberal Swing
1938 Barnsley by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Collindridge 23,566 64.4 +5.5
National Liberal Seymour Howard 13,052 35.6 −5.5
Majority 10,514 28.8 +11.0
Turnout 36,618 72.7 −9.9
Labour hold Swing +5.5

Elections in the 1940s

[edit]
General election 1945: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Collindridge 30,614 72.9 +14.0
National Liberal Richard John Soper 11,382 27.1 −14.0
Majority 19,232 45.8 +28.0
Turnout 41,996 80.4 −2.2
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

[edit]
General election 1950: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Collindridge 42,008 68.6 −4.3
Liberal Geoffrey Howard Walker 10,779 17.6 New
National Liberal Charles Gordon-Spencer 8,480 13.8 −13.3
Majority 31,209 51.0 +5.2
Turnout 61,267 88.9 +8.5
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sidney Schofield 37,523 69.7 +1.1
National Liberal Geoffrey Whittaker 9,296 17.3 +3.5
Liberal Geoffrey Howard Walker 7,002 13.0 −4.6
Majority 28,227 52.4 +1.4
Turnout 53,821 77.2 −11.7
Labour hold Swing
1953 Barnsley by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Mason 29,283 72.9 +3.2
Conservative Geoffrey Whittaker 10,905 27.1 +9.8
Majority 18,378 45.8 −6.6
Turnout 40,188
Labour hold Swing −3.3
General election 1955: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Mason 39,485 72.8 +3.1
National Liberal R. Anthony Wilson 14,776 27.2 +9.9
Majority 24,709 45.6 −6.8
Turnout 54,261 78.6 +1.6
Labour hold Swing
General election 1959: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Mason 42,565 73.7 +0.9
Conservative John Philip Howard Bent 15,189 26.3 −0.9
Majority 27,376 47.4 +1.9
Turnout 57,754 82.7 +4.1
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

[edit]
General election 1964: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Mason 37,250 66.8 −6.9
Conservative Joan Hall 9,417 16.9 −9.4
Liberal John Herbert Dossett 9,089 16.3 New
Majority 27,833 49.9 +2.5
Turnout 55,756 80.0 −2.7
Labour hold Swing
General election 1966: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Mason 38,744 75.7 +8.9
Conservative Joan Hall 12,456 24.3 +7.4
Majority 26,288 51.4 +1.5
Turnout 51,200 73.4 −6.6
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

[edit]
General election 1970: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Mason 34,956 64.8 −10.9
Conservative Robert Godber 10,811 20.0 −4.3
Liberal John Herbert Dossett 8,186 15.2 New
Majority 24,145 44.8 −6.6
Turnout 53,953 71.2 −2.2
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Mason 40,595 71.8 +7.0
Conservative George England 15,969 28.2 +8.2
Majority 24,626 43.6 −1.2
Turnout 56,564 74.6 +3.4
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Mason 34,212 65.3 −6.5
Conservative George England 9,400 18.0 −10.2
Liberal Peter Tomlinson 8,753 16.7 New
Majority 24,812 47.3 +3.7
Turnout 52,365 68.4 −6.2
Labour hold Swing
General election 1979: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Mason 36,276 64.0 −1.3
Conservative George England 13,654 24.1 +6.1
Liberal Wilfred Whitaker 5,751 10.2 −6.5
Troops Out of Ireland B. Gallagher 638 1.1 New
Workers Revolutionary J. Davis 348 0.6 New
Majority 22,622 39.9 −7.4
Turnout 56,667 72.9 +4.5
Labour hold Swing

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "'Barnsley', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
  3. ^ a b c d British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Barnsley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)&oldid=1251420960"