Barnsley (UK Parliament constituency)

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Barnsley
County constituency
Created: 1885
Abolished: 1983
Type: House of Commons
Members: one

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.

The constituency was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election and abolished in 1983.

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[edit] Boundaries

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

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1885 Courtney Stanhope Kenny Liberal Party
1889 Earl Compton Liberal Party
1897 Joseph Walton Liberal Party
1922 John Samuel Potts Labour
1931 Richard John Soper Liberal National
1935 John Samuel Potts Labour
1938 (b) Frank Collindridge Labour
1951 Sidney Schofield Labour
1953 Roy Mason Labour
1983 constituency abolished

[edit] Election results

[edit] Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Mason 36,276 64.0
Conservative G. England 13,654 24.1
Liberal W. Whitaker 5,751 10.2
Troops Out of Ireland B. Gallagher 638 1.1
Workers' Revolutionary J. Davis 348 0.6
Majority 22,622 39.9
Turnout 72.9
Labour hold Swing
General Election October 1974: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Mason 34,212 65.3
Conservative G. England 9,400 18.0
Liberal P. Tomlinson 8,753 16.7
Majority 24,812 47.4
Turnout 68.4
Labour hold Swing
General Election February 1974: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Mason 40,595 71.8
Conservative G. England 15,969 28.2
Majority 24,626 43.5
Turnout 74.6
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1970: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Mason 34,956 64.8
Conservative R. Godber 10,811 20.0
Liberal J. H. Dossett 8,186 15.2
Majority 24,145 44.8
Turnout 71.2
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Mason 38,744 75.7
Conservative J. V. Hall 12,456 24.3
Majority 26,288 51.3
Turnout 73.4
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1964: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Mason 37,250 66.8
Conservative J. V. Hall 9,417 16.9
Liberal J. H. Dossett 9,089 16.3
Majority 27,833 49.9
Turnout 80.0
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Mason 42,565 73.7
Conservative J. P. H. Bent 15,189 26.3
Majority 27,376 47.4
Turnout 82.7
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1955: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Mason 39,485 72.8
Conservative R. A. Wilson 14,776 27.2
Majority 24,709 45.5
Turnout 78.6
Labour hold Swing
Barnsley by-election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Mason 29,283 72.9 +3.2
Conservative G. Whittaker 10,905 27.1 +9.8
Majority 18,378 45.7 −6.6
Turnout 40,188
Labour hold Swing −3.3
General Election 1951: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sidney Schofield 37,523 69.7 +1.1
Conservative G. Whittaker 9,296 17.3 +3.5
Liberal G. H. Walker 7,002 13.0 −4.6
Majority 28,227 52.5 +1.5
Turnout 53,821 77.2 −11.7
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1950: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Collindridge 42,008 68.6
Liberal G. H. Walker 10,779 17.6
Conservative C. Gorlon-Spencer 8,480 13.8
Majority 31,209 51.0
Turnout 61,267 88.9
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Collindridge 30,614 72.9
National Liberal Richard John Soper 11,382 27.1
Majority 19,232 45.8
Turnout 80.4
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1930s

Barnsley by-election, 1938
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Collindridge 23,566 64.4 +5.5
National Liberal H. W. S. 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
General Election 1935: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Samuel Potts 25,318 58.9
National Liberal Richard John Soper 17,683 41.1
Majority 7,635 17.8
Turnout 82.6
Labour gain from National Liberal Swing
General Election 1931: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Liberal Richard John Soper 21,392 50.9
Labour John Samuel Potts 20,622 49.1
Majority 770 1.8
Turnout 84.2
National Liberal gain from Labour Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1929: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Samuel Potts 21,855 53.8
Liberal W. Sutherland 12,517 30.8
Conservative W. Craven-Ellis 6,265 15.4
Majority 9,388 23.0
Turnout 82.3
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1924: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Samuel Potts 14,738 51.7
Liberal J. Neal 13,785 48.5
Majority 953 3.4
Turnout 78.2
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1923: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Samuel Potts 12,674 48.0
Conservative W. Craven-Ellis 6,884 26.0
Liberal J. Neal 6,881 26.0
Majority 5,790 22.0
Turnout 74.1
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1922: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Samuel Potts 14,728 55.1
National Liberal M. Moore 12,011 44.9
Majority 2,717 10.2
Turnout 75.7
Labour gain from National Liberal Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1910s

In the 1910 UK general election and the 1918 UK general election, Joseph Walton was elected unopposed.

General Election January 1910: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Walton 12,425 71.1
Conservative A. W. Groser 5,053 28.9
Majority 7,372 42.2
Turnout 83.8
Liberal hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1900s

In the 1906 UK general election, Joseph Walton was elected unopposed.

General Election January 1900: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Walton 7,549 63.4
Liberal Unionist A. W. Groser 4,356 36.6
Majority 3,193 26.8
Turnout 74.6
Liberal hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1890s

Barnsley by-election, 1897
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Walton 6,744 59.7
Conservative J. Blyth 3,454 30.6
Ind. Labour Party P. F. Curran 1,091 9.7
Majority 3,290 29.1
Turnout 76.3
Liberal hold Swing
General Election 1895: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Earl Compton 6,820 59.4
Conservative R. H. F. Greville 4,653 40.6
Majority 2,167 18.8
Turnout 80.9
Liberal hold Swing
General Election 1892: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Earl Compton 6,739 65.8
Liberal Unionist F. J. S. Foljambe 3,498 34.2
Majority 3,241 31.6
Turnout 75.0
Liberal hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1880s

Barnsley by-election, 1889
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Earl Compton 6,232 62.2
Conservative Bruce Canning Vernon-Wentworth 3,781 37.8
Majority 2,451 24.4
Turnout 75.9
Liberal hold Swing
General Election 1886: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Courtney Stanhope Kenny 5,425 65.0
Conservative Bruce Canning Vernon-Wentworth 2,917 35.0
Majority 2,508 30.0
Turnout 75.6
Liberal hold Swing
General Election 1885: Barnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Courtney Stanhope Kenny 6,705 71.1
Conservative Bruce Canning Vernon-Wentworth 2,722 28.9
Majority 3,983 42.2
Turnout 85.4
Liberal hold Swing

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