Barnsley East and Mexborough (UK Parliament constituency)

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Barnsley East and Mexborough
County constituency

Barnsley East and Mexborough shown within South Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire shown within England
Created: 1983
MP: Jeff Ennis
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: South Yorkshire
EP constituency: Yorkshire and the Humber

Barnsley East and Mexborough is a Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire. It is considered a safe Labour seat and has been represented by Jeff Ennis since the 1996 by-election. The seat was created in 1997, by renaming Barnsley East. The constituency will revert to Barnsley East at the next UK general election.

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[edit] Boundaries

Barnsley East and Mexborough constituency covers the eastern part of the Borough of Barnsley and includes the town of Mexborough (in the borough of Doncaster). It borders the constituencies of Barnsley Central, Barnsley West and Penistone, Wentworth, Don Valley, Doncaster Central, Doncaster North, Selby, and Hemsworth.

[edit] Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in South Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England has split the existing Barnsley East seat from Mexborough, to create a smaller modified Barnsley East constituency.

This means the 2005 election was the last for the current Barnsley East/Mexborough constituency. The electoral wards used in the formation of the new East division are:

  • Cudworth, Darfield, Hoyland Milton, North East, Rockingham, Stairfoot, Wombwell and Worsbrough.

The new Wentworth and Dearne seat shall include the wards of Dearne North and Dearne South. This area includes Bolton-on-Dearne, Goldthorpe and Thurnscoe

[edit] Members of Parliament

The constituency has had one Member of Parliament since its creation in 1997, from the Labour Party.

Year Member Party
1997 Jeff Ennis Labour

[edit] Elections

Election results since 1983
Election results since 1983

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

General election of 2005
General Election 2005: Barnsley East and Mexborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeff Ennis 20,779 62.9 -4.6
Liberal Democrat Sharron Brook 6,654 20.1 +4.2
Conservative Carolyn Abbott 4,853 14.7 +2.3
Socialist Labour Terry Robinson 740 2.2 0.0
Majority 14,125 42.8 -8.8
Turnout 33,026 49.3 -0.2
Labour hold Swing -4.4
General election of 2001
General Election 2001: Barnsley East and Mexborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeff Ennis 21,945 67.5 -5.6
Liberal Democrat Sharron Brook 5,156 15.9 +5.5
Conservative Matthew Offord 4,024 12.4 +1.0
Socialist Labour Terry Robinson 722 2.2 -0.6
UK Independence George Savage 662 2.0 N/A
Majority 16,789 51.6 -10.2
Turnout 32,509 49.5 -14.1
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

General election of 1997
General Election 1997: Barnsley East and Mexborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeff Ennis 31,699 73.1 −3.3
Conservative Jane Ellison 4,936 11.4 +4.1
Liberal Democrat David Willis 4,489 10.4 +2.0
Socialist Labour Ken Capstick 1,213 2.8 -2.5
Referendum Party A. Miles 797 1.8 N/A
Independent Julie Hyland 201 0.5 0.0
Majority 26,763 61.8 -1.2
Turnout 63.6 -9.1
Labour hold Swing

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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 • Hull East • Hull North • Hull West and Hessle • Keighley • 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
Liberal Democrat
Yorkshire and the Humber European constituency: Labour (2) • Conservative (2) • Liberal Democrats (1) • UKIP (1)
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