Election 97

Barnsley West and Penistone

Current MP Mike Clapham
Conservative 97 7,750
Labour 97 25,017
LibDem 97 7,613
Nationalist 97 0
Other 97 0
Elected party
Barnsley West and Penistone

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Barnsley West and Penistone
Conservative 92 13,461
Labour 92 27,965
LibDem 92 5,610
Nationalist 92 0
Other 92 970
Elected party Labour

Stretching from the western outskirts of Barnsley to the Peak District uplands, this constituency is not quite as monolithically Labour as may be expected from the association with Yorkshire's prime coal-mining town. The Conservatives do collect quite a few votes towards the more rural western half of the seat. However, overall this remains safe Labour country.


Super Profiles

1,660 4.70 9.03 52
3,580 10.13 11.17 91
4,600 13.02 11.25 116
7,502 21.23 14.70 144
0 0.00 10.45 0
181 0.51 2.81 18
261 0.74 8.01 9
11,929 33.77 15.25 221
3,892 11.02 7.13 155
1,560 4.42 10.17 43