Wentworth and Dearne (UK Parliament constituency)

Wentworth and Dearne
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
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2010–2024 boundary of Wentworth and Dearne in South Yorkshire
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Location of South Yorkshire within England
CountySouth Yorkshire
Electorate73,863 (December 2019)[1]
Major settlementsDearne and Rawmarsh
20102024
SeatsOne
Created from
Replaced by

Wentworth and Dearne was a constituency[n 1] in South Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by John Healey, a member of the Labour Party who served as Shadow Secretary of State for Defence since 2020.[n 2]

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. Subject to boundary changes, which entailing the loss of the two Dearne wards, and offset by the addition of the City of Doncaster wards of Conisbrough, and Edlington and Warmsworth it will be reformed as Rawmarsh and Conisbrough, to be first contested at the 2024 general election.[2]

  1. ^ "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ "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 5 August 2023.


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