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Yorkshire and the Humber · Former constituency (1918–1979)

Barnsley

Every general election in Barnsley since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 22,622.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won36,27664.0%
Conservative13,65424.1%
Liberal5,75110.2%
Others9861.7%
Valid votes56,667
Majority22,62239.9%

Lab hold Turnout 72.9% of 77,699 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741979Labour, 1922: 55.1%Labour, 1923: 47.9%Labour, 1924: 51.7%Labour, 1929: 53.8%Labour, 1931: 49.1%Labour, 1935: 58.9%Labour, 1945: 72.9%Labour, 1950: 68.5%Labour, 1951: 69.7%Labour, 1955: 72.8%Labour, 1959: 73.7%Labour, 1964: 66.8%Labour, 1966: 75.7%Labour, 1970: 64.8%Labour, February 1974: 71.8%Labour, October 1974: 65.3%Labour, 1979: 64.0%Conservative, 1923: 26.0%Conservative, 1929: 15.4%Conservative, 1955: 27.2%Conservative, 1959: 26.3%Conservative, 1964: 16.9%Conservative, 1966: 24.3%Conservative, 1970: 20.0%Conservative, February 1974: 28.2%Conservative, October 1974: 18.0%Conservative, 1979: 24.1%National Liberal, 1922: 44.9%National Liberal, 1931: 50.9%National Liberal, 1935: 41.1%National Liberal, 1945: 27.1%National Liberal, 1950: 13.8%National Liberal, 1951: 17.3%Liberal, 1923: 26.0%Liberal, 1924: 48.3%Liberal, 1929: 30.8%Liberal, 1950: 17.6%Liberal, 1951: 13.0%Liberal, 1964: 16.3%Liberal, 1970: 15.2%Liberal, October 1974: 16.7%Liberal, 1979: 10.2%
Vote share in Barnsley at each general election Lab Con Nat Lib Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon22,62239.972.9%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon24,81247.468.4%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon24,62643.574.6%
1970LabCon24,14544.871.3%Lab hold
1966LabCon26,28851.373.4%Lab hold
1964LabCon27,83349.980.0%Lab hold
1959LabCon27,37647.482.7%Lab hold
1955LabCon24,70945.578.6%
1951LabNat Lib28,22752.577.2%Lab hold
1950LabLib31,20950.988.9%
1945LabNat Lib19,23245.880.4%
1935LabNat Lib7,63517.882.6%Lab gain from Nat Lib
1931Nat LibLab7701.884.2%Nat Lib gain from Lab
1929LabLib9,33823.082.3%Lab hold
1924LabLib9533.378.2%Lab hold
1923LabCon5,79021.974.1%Lab hold
1922LabNat Lib2,71710.275.7%Lab gain from Co Lib
1918Co Lib—unopposed——

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?

Labour won Barnsley at the 1979 general election with a majority of 22,622.

Which parties have won Barnsley?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 16, National Liberal 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

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