WENTWORTH (UK PARLIAMENT CONSTITUENCY)

'Wentworth' is a parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire. Originally created in 1918, it was abolished in 1950 but the name was revived when the current constituency was created in 1983. It is considered a safe Labour seat and was held by the incumbent MP John Healey at the 2005 general election.

Contents

Boundaries

Boundary review

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1940s

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1910s

Sources

See also

Boundaries

Wentworth constituency consists of the northern Borough of Rotherham and part of the Borough of Barnsley. It borders the constituencies of Barnsley East and Mexborough, Barnsley West and Penistone, Don Valley, Rotherham, Rother Valley and Sheffield Hillsborough.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in South Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England has created an extended Wentworth constituency to include electoral wards from Barnsley. This new Wentworth and Dearne will be fought for the first time at the 2009 or 2010 election.
==Members of Parliament==

Year	Member	Party
1918	George Henry Hirst	Labour
1933	Wilfred Paling	Labour
''Abolished, 1950; revived, 1983''
1983	Peter Hardy	Labour
1997	John Healey	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1940s

Elections in the 1930s

In the Wentworth by-election, 1933, Wilfred Paling was elected unopposed.

Elections in the 1920s

In the 1922 UK general election, 1923 UK general election and 1924 UK general election, George Henry Hirst was elected unopposed.

Elections in the 1910s

Sources

★ Guardian Unlimited Politics (Election results from 1992 to the present)

★ http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/ (Election results from 1951 to the present)

★ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page (Complete list of MPs)

See also

★ List of Parliamentary constituencies in South Yorkshire