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Encyclopedia > Barnsley Central

Barnsley Central is a Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire. It is considered a safe Labour seat and has been represented by Eric Illsley since 1987. The seat was created in 1983 and covers a similar area to the former Barnsley seat. The United Kingdom House of Commons elected on 7 June 2001 contains 659 Members of Parliament (MPs). ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Eric Evlyn Illsley (born April 9, 1955) is a British trade unionist and Labour member of Parliament for Barnsley Central. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Contents
1 Barnsley Central
2 Members of Parliament
3 Election Results
4 Politics and history of the constituency

Barnsley Central

Barnsley Central constituency covers most of the town of Barnsley. Barnsley is a large town in South Yorkshire, England, lying on the River Dearne, approximately twenty kilometres north of Sheffield. ...


Members of Parliament

  • Eric Illsley, Labour (1987–present)
  • Roy Mason, Labour (1983–1987)
    This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barnsley_Central_%28UK_Parliament_constituency%29&action=edit).

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Eric Evlyn Illsley (born April 9, 1955) is a British trade unionist and Labour member of Parliament for Barnsley Central. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Roy Mason (born April 18, 1924) is a British politician and former Cabinet minister. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Election Results

General Election 2005: Barnsley Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric Illsley 17,478 61.1 -8.5
Liberal Democrats Miles Crompton 4,746 16.6 +1.9
Conservative Peter Morel 3,813 13.3 +0.2
BNP Geoff Broadley 1,403 4.9 +4.9
Independent Donald Wood 1,175 4.1 +4.1
Majority 12,732 44.5
Turnout 28,615 47.2 +1.4
Labour hold Swing -5.2
General Election 2001: Barnsley Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric Illsley 19,181 69.6 -7.4
Liberal Democrats Alan Hartley 4,051 14.7 +5.2
Conservative Ian McCord 3,608 13.1 +3.3
Socialist Alliance Henry Rajch 703 2.6 N/A
Majority 15,130 54.9
Turnout 27,543 45.8 -13.8
Labour hold Swing

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on 5 May 2005, just over three weeks after the dissolution of Parliament on 11 April by Queen Elizabeth II, at the request of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... The British National Party (BNP) is the largest political party of the far-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... The Socialist Alliance is a far left electoral alliance in England. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Politics and history of the constituency


  Results from FactBites:
 
Eric Illsley MP: August 2004 (679 words)
Barnsley Central MP Eric Illsley is conducting a survey of his constituents to see how they are affected by bad behaviour.
Eric Illsley, Labour MP for Barnsley Central, a member of the Commons foreign affairs committee, called yesterday for an inquiry into why Parliament and the public were not told that the intelligence had been discredited.
It is apparent from the various press releases that Eric has a passionate belief in the future of Barnsley, and it would be nice if he were to use blogging as a means to convey his vision to his constituents.
House of Commons Hansard Debates for 4 Apr 1995 (3459 words)
Barnsley and Doncaster are major towns and Sheffield, of course, is a city.
Member for Barnsley, Central acknowledged that the whole issue of future funding touches not just on South Yorkshire, but on all other PTEs in England and Scotland which support railway passenger services in their areas.
Member for Barnsley, Central was concerned that the funding might be lost in the myriad other elements of revenue support grant.
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