Barnsley Central (UK Parliament constituency)

Barnsley Central
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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2010–2024 boundary of Barnsley Central in South Yorkshire
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Location of South Yorkshire within England
CountySouth Yorkshire
Population85,714 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate64,229 (December 2019)[2]
BoroughBarnsley
Major settlementsBarnsley, Royston
19832024
SeatsOne
Created from
Replaced by

Barnsley Central was a constituency[n 1] in South Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons from 1983 until 2024.[n 2] This constituency covered parts of the town of Barnsley.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was replaced (including moderate boundary changes) by Barnsley South, first contested at the 2024 general election.[3]

  1. ^ "Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2023.


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