Barnsley was a Parliamentary constituency covering the town of Barnsley in England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
History The constituency was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election and abolished in 1983.
The area formerly covered by the constituency became parts of the Barnsley Central constituency and the Barnsley East constituency.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1885 Courtney Kenny Liberal 1889 by-election William Compton Liberal 1897 by-election Sir Joseph Walton Liberal 1916 Coalition Liberal 1922 National Liberal 1922 John Potts Labour 1931 Richard John Soper Liberal National 1935 John Potts Labour 1938 by-election Frank Collindridge Labour 1951 Sidney Schofield Labour 1953 by-election Roy Mason Labour1983 constituency abolished
Elections Elections in the 1880s
Kenny resigned, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
See also 1938 Barnsley by-election 1953 Barnsley by-election
References
Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources (Election results since 1951)