Barnsley Central - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Barnsley Central constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Barnsley Central
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2019	Labour
	Election 2017	Labour
	Election 2015	Labour
	Election 2010	Labour
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2005	Labour
	Election 2001	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour
	Election 1992	Labour
	Election 1987	Labour
	Election 1983	Labour

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	14,804	40.12%	-23.79%
	Brexit Party	11,233	30.44%	N/A
	Conservative	7,892	21.39%	-2.75%
	Liberal Democrat	1,176	3.19%	+1.78%
	Green	900	2.44%	+0.98%
	Minor	710	1.92%	N/A
	Others	188	0.51%	N/A
Majority		3,571	9.68%
Turnout		36,903	56.53%	-4.35%
Electorate		65,277
Swing from LAB to BREX			27.12%
Swing from LAB to CON			10.52%
Swing from CON to BREX			16.60%
	Labour hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	24,982	63.91%	+8.18%
	Conservative	9,436	24.14%	+9.14%
	UKIP	3,339	8.54%	-13.18%
	Green	572	1.46%	-1.10%
	Liberal Democrat	549	1.40%	-0.70%
	English Democrat	211	0.54%	-0.76%
Majority		15,546	39.77%
Turnout		39,089	60.88%	+4.23%
Electorate		64,204
Swing from LAB to CON			0.48%
Swing from UKIP to LAB			10.68%
Swing from UKIP to CON			11.16%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,376	55.73%	+8.47%
	UKIP	7,941	21.72%	+17.05%
	Conservative	5,485	15.00%	-2.26%
	Green	938	2.57%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	770	2.11%	-15.17%
	Minor	573	1.57%	N/A
	English Democrat	477	1.30%	N/A
Majority		12,435	34.01%
Turnout		36,560	56.65%	+0.20%
Electorate		64,534
Swing from LAB to UKIP			4.29%
Swing from CON to LAB			5.37%
Swing from CON to UKIP			9.66%
	Labour hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,487	47.26%	-11.81%
	Liberal Democrat	6,394	17.28%	-1.87%
	Conservative	6,388	17.26%	+1.08%
	Minor	3,307	8.94%	N/A
	UKIP	1,727	4.67%	N/A
	Others	1,698	4.59%	N/A
Majority		11,093	29.98%
Turnout		37,001	56.45%	+6.75%
Electorate		65,543
Swing from LAB to LD			4.97%
Swing from LAB to CON			6.44%
Swing from LD to CON			1.47%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,996	59.07%	-2.01%
	Liberal Democrat	6,159	19.15%	+2.57%
	Conservative	5,206	16.19%	+2.86%
	Others	1,797	5.59%	N/A
Majority		12,837	39.92%
Turnout		32,158	49.70%	+2.62%
Electorate		64,698
Swing from LAB to LD			2.29%
Swing from LAB to CON			2.44%
Swing from LD to CON			0.15%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,478	61.08%	-8.56%
	Liberal Democrat	4,746	16.59%	+1.88%
	Conservative	3,813	13.33%	+0.23%
	Minor	1,403	4.90%	N/A
	Others	1,175	4.11%	N/A
Majority		12,732	44.49%
Turnout		28,615	47.09%	+1.25%
Electorate		60,768
Swing from LAB to LD			5.22%
Swing from LAB to CON			4.39%
Swing from CON to LD			0.83%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	19,181	69.64%	-7.35%
	Liberal Democrat	4,051	14.71%	+5.17%
	Conservative	3,608	13.10%	+3.26%
	Minor	703	2.55%	N/A
Majority		15,130	54.93%
Turnout		27,543	45.84%	-13.84%
Electorate		60,086
Swing from LAB to LD			6.26%
Swing from LAB to CON			5.31%
Swing from CON to LD			0.95%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	28,090	76.99%	+7.74%
	Conservative	3,589	9.84%	-9.85%
	Liberal Democrat	3,481	9.54%	-1.52%
	Minor	1,325	3.63%	N/A
Majority		24,501	67.15%
Turnout		36,485	59.68%	-10.85%
Electorate		61,133
Swing from CON to LAB			8.79%
Swing from LD to LAB			4.63%
Swing from CON to LD			4.16%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,048	69.25%	+2.50%
	Conservative	7,687	19.68%	+1.58%
	Liberal Democrat	4,321	11.06%	N/A
Majority		19,361	49.57%
Turnout		39,056	70.53%	+0.49%
Electorate		55,374
Swing from CON to LAB			0.46%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.28%
Swing from CON to LD			4.74%
	Labour hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	26,139	66.76%	+6.96%
	Conservative	7,088	18.10%	-2.90%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	5,928	15.14%	-4.05%
Majority		19,051	48.66%
Turnout		39,155	70.04%	+3.76%
Electorate		55,902
Swing from CON to LAB			4.93%
Swing from ALL to LAB			5.50%
Swing from ALL to CON			0.57%
	Labour hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,847	59.80%	N/A
	Conservative	7,674	21.01%	N/A
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	7,011	19.19%	N/A
Majority		14,173	38.80%
Turnout		36,532	66.28%	N/A
Electorate		55,115

	Labour win

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