Wentworth (constituency)
UK Parliament constituency (1983–2010)
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| Wentworth | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Wentworth in South Yorkshire for the 2005 general election | |
 Location of South Yorkshire within England | |
| County | South Yorkshire |
| Major settlements | Wath-upon-Dearne, Swinton, Rawmarsh, Bramley, Wickersley |
| 1983–2010 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Dearne Valley, Rother Valley |
| Replaced by | Wentworth and Dearne |
| 1918–1950 | |
| Created from | Barnsley, Doncaster, Hallamshire, Holmfirth |
| Replaced by | Dearne Valley, Don Valley and Hemsworth |
Wentworth was a parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire. Originally created in 1918 and was abolished in 1950, the name was revived when a new constituency was created from 1983 to 2010. Throughout its history, Wentworth was a safe seat for the Labour Party.
Boundaries
1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Bolton-upon-Dearne, Darfield, Dodworth, Hoyland Nether, Thurnscoe, Wath-upon-Dearne, Wombwell, and Worsborough; and parts of the Rural Districts of Barnsley, and Rotherham.[1]
1983–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham wards of Bramley, Ravenfield and Wickersley; Brampton, Melton and Wentworth; Dalton; Hooton Roberts and Thrybergh; Rawmarsh East; Rawmarsh West; Swinton; and Wath.
At its abolition in 2010, Wentworth constituency consisted of the northern part of the Borough of Rotherham and part of the Borough of Barnsley, and was bordered by the constituencies of Barnsley East and Mexborough, Barnsley West and Penistone, Don Valley, Rotherham, Rother Valley, and Sheffield Hillsborough.
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in South Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England created an extended Wentworth constituency to include electoral wards from the Borough of Barnsley. This new Wentworth and Dearne constituency was fought for the first time at the 2010 general election.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1918–1950
| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | George Harry Hirst | Labour | |
| 1933 by-election | Wilfred Paling | Labour | |
| 1950 | Constituency abolished | ||
MPs 1983–2010
| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Peter Hardy | Labour | |
| 1997 | John Healey | Labour | |
| 2010 | Constituency abolished: see Wentworth and Dearne | ||
Elections
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Healey | 21,225 | 59.6 | −7.9 | |
| Conservative | Mark Hughes | 6,169 | 17.3 | −1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Orrell | 4,800 | 13.5 | +2.7 | |
| BNP | Jonathan Pygott | 1,798 | 5.0 | New | |
| UKIP | John Wilkinson | 1,604 | 4.5 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 15,056 | 42.3 | −6.4 | ||
| Turnout | 35,596 | 56.0 | +3.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −3.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Healey | 22,798 | 67.5 | −4.8 | |
| Conservative | Mike Roberts | 6,349 | 18.8 | +3.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Wildgoose | 3,652 | 10.8 | +1.5 | |
| UKIP | John Wilkinson | 979 | 2.9 | New | |
| Majority | 16,449 | 48.7 | −8.6 | ||
| Turnout | 33,778 | 52.8 | −12.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Healey | 30,225 | 72.3 | +3.8 | |
| Conservative | Karl Hamer | 6,266 | 15.0 | −6.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Charters | 3,867 | 9.3 | −0.3 | |
| Referendum | Andrew Battley | 1,423 | 3.4 | New | |
| Majority | 23,959 | 57.3 | +10.6 | ||
| Turnout | 41,781 | 65.3 | −8.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +5.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Hardy | 32,939 | 68.5 | +3.3 | |
| Conservative | Michael J. Brennan | 10,490 | 21.8 | 0.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Roderick | 4,629 | 9.6 | −3.4 | |
| Majority | 22,449 | 46.7 | +3.3 | ||
| Turnout | 48,058 | 74.0 | +1.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.7 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Hardy | 30,205 | 65.2 | +6.1 | |
| Conservative | William Hague | 10,113 | 21.8 | −0.4 | |
| SDP | David Elgin | 6,031 | 13.0 | −5.7 | |
| Majority | 20,092 | 43.4 | +6.5 | ||
| Turnout | 46,349 | 72.6 | +2.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Hardy | 27,498 | 59.1 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Norton | 9,603 | 22.2 | ||
| SDP | Max Tildsley | 8,082 | 18.7 | ||
| Majority | 15,935 | 36.9 | |||
| Turnout | 45,183 | 69.7 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in the 1940s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Wilfred Paling | 44,080 | 83.6 | +1.5 | |
| Conservative | Aymée Lavender Gandar Dower | 8,670 | 16.4 | −1.5 | |
| Majority | 35,410 | 67.2 | +3.0 | ||
| Turnout | 52,750 | 78.3 | +14.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1930s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Wilfred Paling | 37,471 | 82.1 | +13.3 | |
| Conservative | Arthur Gerard Hargreaves | 8,167 | 17.9 | −13.3 | |
| Majority | 29,304 | 64.2 | +26.6 | ||
| Turnout | 45,638 | 64.2 | −12.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Wilfred Paling | Unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Hirst | 31,861 | 68.8 | −6.3 | |
| National Liberal | Charlotte Isabel Hilyer | 14,462 | 31.2 | +23.3 | |
| Majority | 17,399 | 37.6 | −20.5 | ||
| Turnout | 46,323 | 77.1 | −3.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1920s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Hirst | 35,276 | 75.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Philip Brady Nicholson | 7,955 | 17.0 | N/A | |
| Unionist | Benjamin Hubert Oates | 3,684 | 7.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 27,321 | 58.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 46,915 | 80.3 | N/A | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Hirst | Unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Hirst | Unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Hirst | Unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Hirst | 13,029 | 59.8 | ||
| C | Unionist | Thomas Wilfred Howe Mitchell | 5,315 | 24.4 | |
| Liberal | Frederick Booth | 3,453 | 15.8 | ||
| Majority | 7,714 | 35.4 | |||
| Turnout | 21,797 | 60.5 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||