1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Clayton West, Denby and Cumberworth, Gunthwaite and Ingbirchworth, Hoyland Swaine, Kirkburton, Penistone, Shelley, Shepley, Skelmanthorpe, Stocksbridge, and Thurlstone, and the Rural Districts of Penistone and Wortley.
1950–1955: The Urban Districts of Denby Dale, Dodworth, Hoyland Nether, Kirkburton, Penistone, and Stocksbridge, and the Rural Districts of Penistone and Wortley.
1955–1983: The Urban Districts of Dodworth, Hoyland Nether, Penistone, and Stocksbridge, and the Rural Districts of Penistone and Wortley.
Following a later boundary review, the Penistone and Stocksbridge constituency which came into force at the 2010 general election roughly covered a similar area to the old Penistone constituency.
Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources (Election results since 1951)
October 27, 2023
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Penistone was a Parliamentary constituency covering the town of Penistone in Yorkshire and surrounding countryside 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 PenistoneFormer County constituencyfor the House of CommonsCountyWest Riding of Yorkshire1918 1983SeatsOneCreated fromHallamshire and HolmfirthReplaced byBarnsley West amp Penistone and Sheffield Hillsborough Contents 1 History 2 Boundaries 3 Members of Parliament 4 Election results 4 1 Elections in the 1970s 4 2 Elections in the 1960s 4 3 Elections in the 1950s 4 4 Elections in the 1940s 4 5 Elections in the 1930s 4 6 Elections in the 1920s 4 7 Elections in the 1910s 5 SourcesHistory editThe constituency was created for the 1918 general election and abolished for the 1983 general election Boundaries edit1918 1950 The Urban Districts of Clayton West Denby and Cumberworth Gunthwaite and Ingbirchworth Hoyland Swaine Kirkburton Penistone Shelley Shepley Skelmanthorpe Stocksbridge and Thurlstone and the Rural Districts of Penistone and Wortley 1950 1955 The Urban Districts of Denby Dale Dodworth Hoyland Nether Kirkburton Penistone and Stocksbridge and the Rural Districts of Penistone and Wortley 1955 1983 The Urban Districts of Dodworth Hoyland Nether Penistone and Stocksbridge and the Rural Districts of Penistone and Wortley The area formerly covered by this constituency was then placed mostly in the Barnsley West and Penistone constituency and partly in the Sheffield Hillsborough constituency Following a later boundary review the Penistone and Stocksbridge constituency which came into force at the 2010 general election roughly covered a similar area to the old Penistone constituency Members of Parliament editElection Member Party1918 Sydney Arnold Liberal1921 by election William Gillis Labour1922 William Pringle Liberal1924 Rennie Smith Labour1931 Clifford Glossop Conservative1935 Henry McGhee Labour1959 by election John Mendelson Labour1978 by election Allen McKay Labour1983 constituency abolished see Barnsley West and PenistoneElection results editElections in the 1970s edit General election 1979 Penistone Party Candidate Votes Labour Allen McKay 28 010 49 1 5 1Conservative Ian James Dobkin 18 309 32 1 8 1Liberal David Chadwick 10 772 18 9 2 7Majority 9 701 17 0 13 2Turnout 57 091 78 9 4 2Labour hold Swing1978 Penistone by election Party Candidate Votes Labour Allen McKay 19 424 45 5 8 7Conservative Ian James Dobkin 14 053 32 9 8 9Liberal David Chadwick 9 241 21 6 0 2Majority 5 371 12 6 17 6Turnout 42 718Labour hold SwingGeneral election October 1974 Penistone Party Candidate Votes Labour John Mendelson 27 146 54 2 4 5Conservative G C W Harris 12 011 24 0 1 2Liberal David Chadwick 10 900 21 8 1 7Majority 15 135 30 2 5 7Turnout 50 057 74 7 9 4Labour hold SwingGeneral election February 1974 Penistone Party Candidate Votes Labour John Mendelson 27 797 49 7 9 0Conservative A D Wilkinson 14 084 25 2 2 5Liberal David Chadwick 13 140 23 5 9 9Campaign for Social Democracy M Eaden 867 1 6 NewMajority 13 713 24 5 6 5Turnout 55 888 84 1 10 2Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1970 Penistone Party Candidate Votes Labour John Mendelson 31 615 58 7 3 6Conservative Alan Pickup 14 897 27 7 4 3Liberal Derick Mirfin 7 347 13 6 0 7Majority 16 718 31 0 7 9Turnout 53 859 73 9 5 0Labour hold SwingElections in the 1960s edit General election 1966 Penistone Party Candidate Votes Labour John Mendelson 31 419 62 3 4 2Conservative Bryan Askew 11 817 23 4 2 2Liberal Ronald Swinden 7 191 14 3 2 0Majority 19 602 38 9 6 4Turnout 50 427 78 9 2 2Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1964 Penistone Party Candidate Votes Labour John Mendelson 29 784 58 1 3 0Conservative Bryan Askew 13 095 25 6 13 3Liberal Ronald Swinden 8 372 16 3 NewMajority 16 689 32 5 10 3Turnout 51 251 81 1 1 9Labour hold SwingElections in the 1950s edit General election 1959 Penistone Party Candidate Votes Labour John Mendelson 31 117 61 1 1 2Conservative John Bedford Deby 19 809 38 9 1 2Majority 11 308 22 2 2 4Turnout 50 926 83 0 3 0Labour hold Swing1959 Penistone by election Party Candidate Votes Labour John Mendelson 25 315 64 1 1 8Conservative John Bedford Deby 14 196 35 9 1 8Majority 11 119 28 2 3 6Turnout 39 511Labour hold Swing 1 8General election 1955 Penistone Party Candidate Votes Labour Henry McGhee 29 432 62 3 1 9Conservative Laurence B Fulton 17 796 37 7 1 9Majority 11 636 24 6 3 9Turnout 47 228 80 0 5 1Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1951 Penistone Party Candidate Votes Labour Henry McGhee 36 169 64 2 2 2Conservative Denton Hinchcliffe 20 145 35 8 7 2Majority 16 024 28 4 5 0Turnout 56 314 85 1 2 6Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1950 Penistone Party Candidate Votes Labour Henry McGhee 34 979 62 0 3 8Conservative Denton Hinchcliffe 16 128 28 6 5 6Liberal Anthony F Smith 5 316 9 4 NewMajority 18 851 33 4 1 8Turnout 56 423 87 7 12 6Labour hold SwingElections in the 1940s edit General election 1945 Penistone Party Candidate Votes Labour Henry McGhee 40 180 65 8 12 3Conservative R G Davies 20 869 34 2 12 3Majority 19 311 31 6 24 6Turnout 61 049 75 1 1 8Labour hold SwingElections in the 1930s edit General election 1935 Penistone Party Candidate Votes Labour Henry McGhee 23 869 53 5 17 9Conservative Clifford Glossop 20 783 46 5 1 2Majority 3 086 7 0 N ATurnout 44 652 73 3 8 6Labour gain from Conservative SwingGeneral election 1931 Penistone Party Candidate Votes Conservative Clifford Glossop 19 556 47 7 19 8Labour Rennie Smith 14 584 35 6 9 6Liberal Thomas Neville 6 821 16 7 10 2Majority 4 972 12 1 N ATurnout 40 961 81 9 0 3Conservative gain from Labour SwingElections in the 1920s edit General election 1929 Penistone Party Candidate Votes Labour Rennie Smith 17 286 45 2 6 7Unionist Francis George Bibbings 10 640 27 9 6 2Liberal Ashley Mitchell 10 277 26 9 0 5Majority 6 646 17 3 12 9Turnout 38 203 81 6 1 0Registered electors 46 810Labour hold Swing 6 5General election 1924 Penistone Party Candidate Votes Labour Rennie Smith 10 997 38 5 5 0Unionist Charles Hodgkinson soldier 9 718 33 1 4 5Liberal William Pringle 7 799 27 4 9 5Majority 1 279 4 4 N ATurnout 28 514 80 6 8 8Registered electors 35 358Labour gain from Liberal Swing 7 3General election 1923 Penistone Party Candidate Votes Liberal William Pringle 9 164 36 9 1 1Labour Rennie Smith 8 329 33 5 0 2Unionist Charles Hodgkinson soldier 7 369 29 6 0 9Majority 835 3 4 1 3Turnout 24 862 71 8 1 3Registered electors 34 612Liberal hold Swing 0 7 nbsp William PringleGeneral election 1922 Penistone Party Candidate Votes Liberal William Pringle 8 924 35 8 3 6Labour William Gillis 8 382 33 7 N AUnionist Charles Hodgkinson soldier 7 600 30 5 5 7Majority 542 2 1 1 1Turnout 24 906 73 1 14 7Registered electors 34 071Liberal hold Swing 1 11921 Penistone by election Party Candidate Votes Labour William Gillis 8 560 36 2 NewLiberal William Pringle 7 984 33 7 5 7National Liberal James Peace Hinchcliffe 7 123 30 1 NewMajority 576 2 5 N ATurnout 23 667 71 7 13 3Registered electors 32 988Labour gain from Liberal Swing N AElections in the 1910s edit nbsp Sydney ArnoldGeneral election 1918 Penistone Party Candidate Votes Liberal Sydney Arnold 7 338 39 4C Unionist Phillip Gatty Smith 6 744 36 2Independent Labour Frederick William Southern 4 556 24 4Majority 594 3 2Turnout 18 638 58 4Registered electors 31 928Liberal win new seat C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government Sources editLeigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with P part 1 Richard Kimber s Political Science Resources Election results since 1951 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Penistone UK Parliament constituency amp oldid 1081847785, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
