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Encyclopedia > Barnsley West and Penistone

Barnsley West and Penistone is a Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire. It is considered a safe Labour seat and has been represented by Michael Clapham since 1992. The seat was created in 1983 and covers a similar area to the former Penistone constituency. A borough constituency is, in the United Kingdom, a Parliamentary constituency that is predominantly urban and thus designated to be a borough constituency. ... 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. ... Michael Clapham (born 15 May 1943) is an English Labour politician, and member of Parliament for Barnsley West and Penistone. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday 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 Boundaries
2 Members of Parliament
3 Election Results
4 Politics and history of the constituency

Boundaries

Barnsley West and Penistone constituency covers the western part of the Borough of Barnsley and includes the town of Penistone. Barnsley is a metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England. ... Penistone is a small market town in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 10,000. ...


Members of Parliament

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. ... Michael Clapham (born 15 May 1943) is an English Labour politician, and member of Parliament for Barnsley West and Penistone. ...

Election Results

General Election 2005: Barnsley West & Penistone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Clapham 20,372 55.3 -3.3
Conservative Clive Watkinson 9,058 24.6 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Alison Brelsford 7,422 20.1 +1.5
Majority 11,314 30.7
Turnout 36,842 55.0 +2.1
Labour hold Swing -2.5
General Election 2001: Barnsley West & Penistone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Clapham 20,244 58.6 -0.7
Conservative William Rowe 7,892 22.8 +4.5
Liberal Democrats Miles Crompton 6,428 18.6 +0.6
Majority 12,352 35.8
Turnout 34,564 52.9 -12.1
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 Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based 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 Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based 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. ...

Politics and history of the constituency


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