Barnsley North
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
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Barnsley North is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. It is represented by Dan Jarvis of the Labour Party, who was MP for the predecessor seat of Barnsley Central from 2011 to 2024.
| Barnsley North | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
Boundary of Barnsley North in Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| County | South Yorkshire |
| Electorate | 76,552 (June 2024)[1] |
| Borough | Barnsley |
| Major settlements | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Dan Jarvis (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | |
Constituency profile
The constituency is located in South Yorkshire and covers the north-eastern part of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley. It contains the central and northern areas of the large market town of Barnsley, as well as villages and rural areas to the north and east. This includes the large villages of Royston, Cudworth and Grimethorpe and the area of connected villages between Kexbrough and Monk Bretton.
The area has a strong industrial heritage in glass and textile production but especially in coal mining;[3][4] the headquarters of the National Union of Mineworkers is located in the constituency.[5] Residents of the constituency have high levels of deprivation and are less likely to have a degree-level education compared to the rest of the country. White people make up 97% of the population.[6]
At the most recent borough council election in 2024, voters in the constituency elected primarily Labour Party councillors. It is estimated that nearly 70% of voters in Barnsley North supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum,[6] one of the highest rates in the country.[7]
Boundaries
The constituency is composed of the following wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- Central, Cudworth, Darton East, Darton West, Monk Bretton, North East, Old Town, Royston, and St Helens[8]
It comprises the whole of the abolished Barnsley Central constituency except Kingstone ward, with the addition of the Cudworth and North East wards from Barnsley East (also abolished).[9]
Members of Parliament
Barnsley Central prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dan Jarvis | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Barnsley North was one of three English constituencies where the Reform UK vote decreased in the election, the others being Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven and Hartlepool.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dan Jarvis | 18,610 | 50.4 | +11.9 | |
| Reform | Robert Lomas[a] | 10,799 | 29.3 | −0.2 | |
| Conservative | Tamas Kovacs | 3,083 | 8.4 | −15.6 | |
| Green | Tom Heyes | 1,805 | 4.9 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Penny Baker | 1,336 | 3.6 | ±0.0 | |
| Independent | Neil Fisher | 616 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Yorkshire | Tony Devoy | 603 | 1.6 | ±0.0 | |
| English Democrat | Janus Polenceusz | 42 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,811 | 21.1 | +12.1 | ||
| Turnout | 36,894 | 47.1 | −10.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 78,267 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +6.1 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
To assess impact of the boundary changes various organisation calculated results of 2019 election if it was conducted under boundaries established by 2023 Periodic review. Below is such assessment from BBC for Barnsley North:
| 2019 notional result[14] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 17,141 | 38.5 | |
| Brexit Party | 13,139 | 29.5 | |
| Conservative | 10,663 | 24.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,588 | 3.6 | |
| Green | 1,051 | 2.4 | |
| Others | 898 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | 44,480 | 57.9 | |
| Electorate | 76,794 | ||
For more information see Notional results of the 2019 United Kingdom general election by 2024 constituency.