Barnsley (UK Parliament constituency)
| Barnsley | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons |
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| County | South Yorkshire |
| 1885–1983 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Barnsley Central, Barnsley East and Barnsley West & Penistone |
| Created from | Southern West Riding of Yorkshire |
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.
The constituency was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election and abolished in 1983. It was a Liberal seat in its early years, but by the time of its abolition it had become a Labour stronghold.
The area formerly covered by this constituency is now mostly in the Barnsley Central constituency and partly in the Barnsley East constituency.
In the 1906 UK general election, Joseph Walton was elected unopposed.
In the December 1910 UK general election and the 1918 UK general election, Joseph Walton was elected unopposed.
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