Barnsley East (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom (2010 onwards) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Barnsley East" redirects here. For the constituency from 1997 to 2010, see Barnsley East and Mexborough (UK Parliament constituency).
Barnsley East is a constituency[n 1] in South Yorkshire,[n 2] represented since 2017 by Stephanie Peacock of the Labour Party.
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Barnsley East | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | South Yorkshire |
Electorate | 68,448 (December 2019)[1] |
Major settlements | Wombwell |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2010 |
Member of Parliament | Stephanie Peacock (Labour) |
Seats | 1 |
Created from | Barnsley East & Mexborough, Barnsley West & Penistone and Barnsley Central[2] |
1983–1997 | |
Created from | Barnsley and Dearne Valley |
Replaced by | Barnsley East and Mexborough |
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Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes. As a consequence, it will be renamed Barnsley South, to be first contested at the next general election.[3]