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 Democratic Socialist 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. ...

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. ... Map sources for Penistone at grid reference SE4700 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

• Allan McKay, Labour (1983–1992)
• Michael Clapham, Labour (1992– )

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

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist 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 centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist 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 Democratic Socialist 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 centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist 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