Dearne Valley was a Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire. The constituency was created in 1950 and abolished in 1983. Consisting of small towns and villages based around the Yorkshire coalfields, it was one of the Labour Party's safest seats with large majorities in its history between 20,000 and 30,000 votes over other parties.
Boundaries The Urban Districts of Conisbrough, Darfield, Mexborough, Swinton, Wath upon Dearne, and Wombwell.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty1950 Wilfred Paling Labour1959 Edwin Wainwright Labour1983
Election results
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1950s
References
Sources
Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources (Election results since 1951)