Wentworth and Dearne (UK Parliament constituency)

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Wentworth and Dearne
Borough constituency
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Wentworth and Dearne shown within South Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire shown within England
Created: Next United Kingdom general election
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Type: House of Commons
County: South Yorkshire
EP constituency: Yorkshire and the Humber

Wentworth and Dearne will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. At the next United Kingdom general election, it will elect one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

The Boundary Commission for England has recommended the creation of this seat following a review of parliamentary representation in South Yorkshire. It is the successor constituency to Wentworth

[edit] Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary represenation in South Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England has created an extended Wentworth constituency to include electoral wards from Barnsley. This new Wentworth and Dearne will be fought for the first time at the 2009 or 2010 election.

The electoral wards used to create the new constituency of Wentworth and Dearne are;

  • From Rotherham - Hoober, Rawmarsh, Silverwood, Swinton, Wath and Wickersley.
  • From Barnsley -Dearne North, and Dearne South

[edit] Election Results

This seat will be fought for the first time at the next UK election

[edit] See also

Constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber
Labour

Barnsley Central | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Barnsley West and Penistone | Batley and Spen | Bradford North | Bradford South | Bradford West | Brigg and Goole | Calder Valley | City of York | Cleethorpes | Colne Valley | Dewsbury | Don Valley | Doncaster Central | Doncaster North | Elmet | Great Grimsby | Halifax | Hemsworth | Huddersfield | Keighley | Hull East | Hull North | Hull West and Hessle | Leeds Central | Leeds East | Leeds North East | Leeds West | Morley and Rothwell | Normanton | Pontefract and Castleford | Pudsey | Rother Valley | Rotherham | Scunthorpe | Selby | Sheffield Attercliffe | Sheffield Brightside | Sheffield Central | Sheffield Heeley | Sheffield Hillsborough | Wakefield | Wentworth

Conservative

Beverley and Holderness | East Yorkshire | Haltemprice and Howden | Richmond (Yorks) | Ryedale | Scarborough and Whitby | Shipley | Skipton and Ripon | Vale of York

Liberal Democrat

Harrogate and Knaresborough | Leeds North West | Sheffield Hallam

Yorkshire and the Humber European constituency: Labour (2) | Conservative (2) | Liberal Democrats (1) | UKIP (1)