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Barnsley North
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Your member of parliament
Dan Jarvis
LabourLabour won Barnsley North at the 2024 general election with a majority of 7,811 votes, or 21.2 points. A swing of 10.6 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 456 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 194.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 21.2 points, which is larger than 456 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 7,811 votes.
Majority
7,811
21.2% of votes cast.
Turnout
47.1%
-12.6 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
36,894 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan JarvisElected | Labour | 18,610 | 50.4% | +16.7 |
| Robert Lomas | Reform UK | 10,799 | 29.3% | +15.0 |
| Tamas Kovacs | Conservative | 3,083 | 8.4% | -15.3 |
| Tom Heyes | Green Party | 1,805 | 4.9% | -1.5 |
| Penny Baker | Liberal Democrat | 1,336 | 3.6% | -8.6 |
| Neil Fisher | Independent | 616 | 1.7% | -0.4 |
| Tony Devoy | The Yorkshire Party | 603 | 1.6% | +1.6 |
| Janus Polenceusz | English Democrats | 42 | 0.1% | +0.1 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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