The ceremonial county of South Yorkshireis divided into 14 parliamentary constituencies– 7 borough constituenciesand 7 county constituencies.
Sheffield Hallam was the only non-Labour South Yorkshire seat for many years, and was held by Nick Clegg for 12 years, until Labour gained the seat in 2017. For a 22-year period spanning 1997–2019, the Conservatives had no seats in South Yorkshire, until the 2019 election, when they gained three. In the 1980s, the region's socialist activity (particularly in local government) led to it being referred to as the "People's Republic of South Yorkshire", it being dominated by Labour, a party with a strong socialist tradition. However, it was not until 2017 that every seat in South Yorkshire was won by Labour, a feat which was not repeated at the subsequent 2019 election.[1] At the 2024 general election Labour regained all South Yorkshire constituencies.
See also: 2024 United Kingdom general election.
| Constituency[2] | Electorate | Majority[3] | Member of Parliament | Nearest Opposition | Electoral wards[4] | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley North CC | 76,552 | 7,811 | Dan Jarvis‡ | Robert Lomas# | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Central, Cudworth, Darton East, Darton West, Monk Bretton, North East, Old Town, Royston, St. Helens. | |||
| Barnsley South CC | 75,635 | 4,748 | Stephanie Peacock‡ | David White# | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Darfield, Dearne North, Dearne South, Hoyland Milton, Kingstone, Rockingham, Stairfoot, Wombwell, Worsbrough. | |||
| Doncaster Central CC | 71,389 | 9,551 | Sally Jameson‡ | Nick Allen† | City of Doncaster Council Armthorpe, Balby South, Bessacarr, Edenthorpe and Kirk Sandall, Hexthorpe and Balby North, Tickhill and Wadworth, Town, Wheatley Hills and Intake. | |||
| Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme CC (Part) | 70,133 | 2,311 | Lee Pitcher‡ | Nick Fletcher† | City of Doncaster Council Finningley, Hatfield, Rossington and Bawtry, Thorne and Moorends. North Lincolnshire Council: Axholme Central, Axholme North, Axholme South. | |||
| Doncaster North CC | 72,362 | 9,216 | Ed Miliband‡ | Glenn Bluff† | City of Doncaster Council Adwick le Street and Carcroft, Bentley, Mexborough, Norton and Askern, Roman Ridge, Sprotbrough, Stainforth and Barnby Dun | |||
| Penistone and Stocksbridge CC | 70,925 | 8,739 | Marie Tidball‡ | Miriam Cates† | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Dodworth, Penistone East, Penistone West. Sheffield City Council: East Ecclesfield, Stocksbridge and Upper Don, West Ecclesfield. | |||
| Rawmarsh and Conisbrough CC | 6,908 | John Healey‡ | Adam Wood# | City of Doncaster Council Conisbrough, Edlington and Warmsworth. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council: Bramley and Ravenfield, Hoober, Kilnhurst and Swinton East, Rawmarsh East, Rawmarsh West, Swinton Rockingham, Wath. | ||||
| Rother Valley CC | 74,050 | 998 | Jake Richards‡ | Alexander Stafford† | Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Anston and Woodsetts, Aston and Todwick, Aughton and Swallownest, Dinnington, Hellaby and Maltby West, Maltby East, Sitwell, Thurcroft and Wickersley South, Wales. | |||
| Rotherham BC | 5,490 | Sarah Champion‡ | John Cronly# | Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Boston Castle, Brinsworth, Dalton and Thrybergh, Greasbrough, Keppel, Rother Vale, Rotherham East, Rotherham West, Wickersley North. | ||||
| Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough BC | 69,333 | 11,600 | Gill Furniss‡ | Christine Kubo¥ | Sheffield City Council Burngreave, Firth Park, Hillsborough, Shiregreen and Brightside, Southey. | |||
| Sheffield Central | 8,286 | Abtisam Mohamed‡ | Angela Argenzio¥ | Sheffield City Council Broomhill and Sharrow Vale, City, Nether Edge and Sharrow, Walkley. | ||||
| Sheffield Hallam CC | 72,763 | 8,189 | Olivia Blake‡ | Shaffaq Mohammed¤ | Sheffield City Council Crookes and Crosspool, Dore and Totley, Ecclesall, Fulwood, Stannington. | |||
| Sheffield Heeley BC | 15,304 | Louise Haigh‡ | Alexi Diamond¥ | Sheffield City Council Beauchief and Greenhill, Gleadless Valley, Graves Park, Manor Castle, Park and Arbourthorne, Richmond (polling districts UB, UC and UE). | ||||
| Sheffield South East | 12,458 | Clive Betts‡ | Caroline Kampila† | Sheffield City Council Beighton, Birley, Darnall, Mosborough, Richmond (polling districts UA, UD, UF, UG and UH), Woodhouse. | ||||
Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to reduce the number of seats in South Yorkshire from 15 to 14, leading to significant changes. Barnsley East and Mexborough, Barnsley West and Penistone, Sheffield, Brightside, and Sheffield, Hillsborough were abolished and replaced by Barnsley East, Penistone and Stocksbridge, and Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough. Sheffield, Attercliffe was renamed Sheffield South East, and Wentworth was renamed Wentworth and Dearne.
See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.
Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021.[5] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.
The commission has proposed that South Yorkshire be combined with Humberside as a sub-region of the Yorkshire and the Humber Region, resulting in the creation of a new cross-county boundary constituency named Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme, largely replacing Don Valley. Barnsley Central and Barnsley East would be realigned to form Barnsley North and Barnsley South. Changes to Wentworth and Dearne would result in it being renamed Rawmarsh and Conisbrough.[6] [7]
The following constituencies are proposed:
Containing electoral wards from Barnsley
Containing electoral wards from Doncaster
Containing electoral wards from Rotherham
Containing electoral wards from Sheffield
Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[8]
The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising South Yorkshire in the 2019 general election were as follows:
| Party | Votes | % | Change from 2017 | Seats | Change from 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 257,978 | 42.3% | 14.6% | 11 | 3 | |
| Conservative | 196,969 | 32.3% | 2.5% | 3 | 3 | |
| Brexit | 82,838 | 13.6% | new | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 47,831 | 7.8% | 1.9% | 0 | 0 | |
| Greens | 14,084 | 2.3% | 1.1% | 0 | 0 | |
| Others | 10,506 | 1.7% | 4.5% | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 610,206 | 100.0 | 14 |
| Election year | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 28.0 | 24.9 | 27.0 | 16.7 | 18.8 | 18.0 | 20.6 | 17.4 | 29.8 | 32.3 | |
| Labour | 48.8 | 56.0 | 57.9 | 62.3 | 59.0 | 52.7 | 42.0 | 49.5 | 56.9 | 42.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat1 | 23.0 | 18.9 | 14.5 | 16.6 | 18.0 | 21.4 | 23.7 | 8.2 | 5.9 | 7.8 | |
| Green Party | - | 0.6 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 2.3 | ||||||
| UKIP | - | - | - | 4.4 | 20.8 | 4.7 | |||||
| Brexit Party | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.6 | |
| Other | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
* Included in Other
| Election year | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 14 | |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Liberal Democrat1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.