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Yorkshire and the Humber · Former constituency (1983–2019) · E14000542

Barnsley East

Every general election in Barnsley East since 1983 (until 2019). Latest: Stephanie Peacock, Labour, majority 3,217.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Stephanie Peacock Elected sitting MPLabour14,32937.6%
Jim FergusonBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		11,11229.2%
Adam GreggConservative10,37727.3%
Sophie ThorntonLiberal Democrats1,3303.5%
Richard TrotmanGreen9222.4%
Valid votes38,070
Majority3,2178.5%

Lab hold Turnout 54.8% of 69,504 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1983198719922010201520172019Labour, 1983: 66.3%Labour, 1987: 74.5%Labour, 1992: 77.2%Labour, 2010: 47.1%Labour, 2015: 54.7%Labour, 2017: 59.5%Labour, 2019: 37.6%Conservative, 1983: 15.9%Conservative, 1987: 14.0%Conservative, 1992: 14.2%Conservative, 2010: 16.5%Conservative, 2015: 14.6%Conservative, 2017: 27.0%Conservative, 2019: 27.3%UK Independence Party, 2010: 4.5%UK Independence Party, 2015: 23.5%UK Independence Party, 2017: 8.0%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 8.7%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 18.2%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 3.2%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 1.8%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 3.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 17.8%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 11.5%Brexit Party, 2019: 29.2%
Vote share in Barnsley East at each general election Lab Con UKIP LD Alliance Brx

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Barnsley East (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2019Lab Stephanie PeacockBrx3,2178.554.8%Lab hold
2017Lab Stephanie PeacockCon13,28332.658.9%Lab hold
2015Lab Michael DugherUKIP12,03431.255.7%Lab hold
2010Lab Michael DugherLD11,09028.956.1%Lab hold
1992LabCon24,77763.072.7%Lab hold
1987LabCon23,51160.572.6%Lab hold
1983LabAlliance17,49248.566.5%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Barnsley East?

Stephanie Peacock (Labour) won Barnsley East at the 2019 general election with a majority of 3,217.

Which parties have won Barnsley East?

At the 7 general elections held under this name since 1983: Labour 7.

Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

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