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Barnsley South
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Photograph shows Worsbrough, a village in this constituency, not the whole of Barnsley South.
Your member of parliament
Stephanie Peacock
LabourLabour won Barnsley South at the 2024 general election with a majority of 4,748 votes, or 13.5 points. A swing of 6.8 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 308 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 342.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 13.5 points, which is larger than 308 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 4,748 votes.
Majority
4,748
13.5% of votes cast.
Turnout
46.2%
-13.5 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
35,082 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie PeacockElected | Labour | 16,399 | 46.7% | +13.0 |
| David White | Reform UK | 11,651 | 33.2% | +18.9 |
| Suzanne Pearson | Conservative | 3,247 | 9.3% | -14.4 |
| Trevor Mayne | Green Party | 1,521 | 4.3% | -2.1 |
| Simon Clement-Jones | Liberal Democrat | 1,172 | 3.3% | -8.9 |
| Simon Biltcliffe | The Yorkshire Party | 716 | 2.0% | +2.0 |
| Terry Robinson | Socialist Labour Party | 227 | 0.6% | +0.6 |
| Maxine Spencer | English Democrats | 149 | 0.4% | +0.4 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. 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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