Wentworth was a parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire. Originally created in 1918 and was abolished in 1950, the name was revived when a new constituency was created from 1983 to 2010. Throughout its history, Wentworth was a safe seat for the Labour Party.
1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Bolton-upon-Dearne, Darfield, Dodworth, Hoyland Nether, Thurnscoe, Wath-upon-Dearne, Wombwell, and Worsborough; and parts of the Rural Districts of Barnsley, and Rotherham.[1]
1983–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham wards of Bramley, Ravenfield and Wickersley; Brampton, Melton and Wentworth; Dalton; Hooton Roberts and Thrybergh; Rawmarsh East; Rawmarsh West; Swinton; and Wath.
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This article is about the British parliamentary constituency For Australian electoral district see Division of Wentworth For Canadian electoral district see Wentworth electoral district 53 28 30 N 1 22 30 W 53 475 N 1 375 W 53 475 1 375 WentworthFormer County constituencyfor the House of CommonsBoundary of Wentworth in South Yorkshire for the 2005 general electionLocation of South Yorkshire within EnglandCountySouth YorkshireMajor settlementsWath upon Dearne Swinton Rawmarsh Bramley Wickersley1983 2010SeatsOneCreated fromDearne Valley Rother ValleyReplaced byWentworth and Dearne1918 1950Created fromBarnsley Doncaster Hallamshire HolmfirthReplaced byDearne Valley Don Valley and HemsworthWentworth was a parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire Originally created in 1918 and was abolished in 1950 the name was revived when a new constituency was created from 1983 to 2010 Throughout its history Wentworth was a safe seat for the Labour Party Contents 1 Boundaries 1 1 Boundary review 2 Members of Parliament 2 1 MPs 1918 1950 2 2 MPs 1983 2010 3 Elections 3 1 Elections in the 2000s 3 2 Elections in the 1990s 3 3 Elections in the 1980s 3 4 Elections in the 1940s 3 5 Elections in the 1930s 3 6 Elections in the 1920s 3 7 Elections in the 1910s 4 See also 5 Notes and references 6 SourcesBoundaries edit1918 1950 The Urban Districts of Bolton upon Dearne Darfield Dodworth Hoyland Nether Thurnscoe Wath upon Dearne Wombwell and Worsborough and parts of the Rural Districts of Barnsley and Rotherham 1 1983 2010 The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham wards of Bramley Ravenfield and Wickersley Brampton Melton and Wentworth Dalton Hooton Roberts and Thrybergh Rawmarsh East Rawmarsh West Swinton and Wath At its abolition in 2010 Wentworth constituency consisted of the northern part of the Borough of Rotherham and part of the Borough of Barnsley and was bordered by the constituencies of Barnsley East and Mexborough Barnsley West and Penistone Don Valley Rotherham Rother Valley and Sheffield Hillsborough Boundary review edit Following their review of parliamentary representation in South Yorkshire the Boundary Commission for England created an extended Wentworth constituency to include electoral wards from the Borough of Barnsley This new Wentworth and Dearne constituency was fought for the first time at the 2010 general election Members of Parliament editMPs 1918 1950 edit Election Member 2 Party1918 George Harry Hirst Labour1933 by election Wilfred Paling Labour1950 Constituency abolishedMPs 1983 2010 edit Election Member 2 Party1983 Peter Hardy Labour1997 John Healey Labour2010 Constituency abolished see Wentworth and DearneElections edit nbsp Election results for Wentworth 1918 1950 amp 1983 2005 Elections in the 2000s edit General election 2005 Wentworth 3 Party Candidate Votes Labour John Healey 21 225 59 63 7 87Conservative Mark Hughes 6 169 17 33 1 47Liberal Democrats Keith Orrell 4 800 13 48 2 67BNP Jonathan Pygott 1 798 5 05 NewUKIP John Wilkinson 1 604 4 51 1 61Majority 15 056 42 30Turnout 35 596 56 00Labour hold Swing 3 2General election 2001 Wentworth 4 Party Candidate Votes Labour John Healey 22 798 67 5 4 8Conservative Mike Roberts 6 349 18 8 3 8Liberal Democrats David Wildgoose 3 652 10 8 1 5UKIP John Wilkinson 979 2 9 NewMajority 16 449 48 7 8 6Turnout 33 778 52 8 12 5Labour hold SwingElections in the 1990s edit General election 1997 Wentworth 5 Party Candidate Votes Labour John Healey 30 225 72 3 3 8Conservative Karl Hamer 6 266 15 0 6 8Liberal Democrats James Charters 3 867 9 3 0 3Referendum Andrew Battley 1 423 3 4 NewMajority 23 959 57 3 10 6Turnout 41 781 65 3 8 7Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1992 Wentworth 6 7 Party Candidate Votes Labour Peter Hardy 32 939 68 5 3 3Conservative Michael J Brennan 10 490 21 8 0 0Liberal Democrats Christine Roderick 4 629 9 6 3 4Majority 22 449 46 7 3 3Turnout 48 058 74 0 1 4Labour hold Swing 1 7Elections in the 1980s edit General election 1987 Wentworth 8 Party Candidate Votes Labour Peter Hardy 30 205 65 2 6 1Conservative William Hague 10 113 21 8 0 4SDP David Elgin 6 031 13 0 5 7Majority 20 092 43 4 6 5Turnout 46 349 72 6 2 9Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1983 Wentworth 9 Party Candidate Votes Labour Peter Hardy 27 498 59 1Conservative Richard Norton 9 603 22 2SDP M Tildsley 8 082 18 7Majority 15 935 36 9Turnout 45 183 69 7Labour win new seat Elections in the 1940s edit General election 1945 Wentworth Party Candidate Votes Labour Wilfred Paling 44 080 83 6 1 5Conservative Aymee Lavender Gandar Dower 8 670 16 4 1 5Majority 35 410 67 2 3 0Turnout 52 750 78 3 14 1Labour hold SwingElections in the 1930s edit General election 1935 Wentworth Party Candidate Votes Labour Wilfred Paling 37 471 82 1 13 3Conservative Arthur Gerard Hargreaves 8 167 17 9 13 3Majority 29 304 64 2 26 6Turnout 45 638Labour hold Swing1933 Wentworth by election Party Candidate Votes Labour Wilfred Paling Unopposed N A N ALabour hold Swing N AGeneral election 1931 Wentworth Party Candidate Votes Labour George Hirst 31 861 68 8 6 3National Liberal Charlotte Isabel Hilyer 14 462 31 2 23 3Majority 17 399 37 6 20 5Turnout 46 323 77 1 3 2Labour hold SwingElections in the 1920s edit General election 1929 Wentworth Party Candidate Votes Labour George Hirst 35 276 75 1 N ALiberal Philip Brady Nicholson 7 955 17 0 NewUnionist Benjamin Hubert Oates 3 684 7 9 NewMajority 27 321 58 1 N ATurnout 46 915 80 3 N ALabour hold Swing N AGeneral election 1924 Wentworth Party Candidate Votes Labour George Hirst Unopposed N A N ALabour hold Swing N AGeneral election 1923 Wentworth Party Candidate Votes Labour George Hirst Unopposed N A N ALabour hold Swing N AGeneral election 1922 Wentworth Party Candidate Votes Labour George Hirst Unopposed N A N ALabour hold Swing N AElections in the 1910s edit General election 1918 Wentworth Party Candidate Votes Labour George Hirst 13 029 59 8C Unionist Thomas Wilfred Howe Mitchell 5 315 24 4Liberal Frederick Booth 3 453 15 8Majority 7 714 35 4Turnout 21 797 60 5Labour win new seat C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government See also editList of parliamentary constituencies in South YorkshireNotes and references edit Craig F W S ed 1972 Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1985 1972 Chichester Sussex Political Reference Publications ISBN 0 900178 09 4 a b Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with W part 2 Election Data 2005 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 15 October 2011 Retrieved 18 October 2015 Election Data 2001 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 15 October 2011 Retrieved 18 October 2015 Election Data 1997 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 15 October 2011 Retrieved 18 October 2015 Election Data 1992 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 15 October 2011 Retrieved 18 October 2015 Politics Resources Election 1992 Politics Resources 9 April 1992 Retrieved 6 December 2010 Election Data 1987 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 15 October 2011 Retrieved 18 October 2015 Election Data 1983 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 15 October 2011 Retrieved 18 October 2015 Sources editGuardian Unlimited Politics Election results from 1992 to the present http www psr keele ac uk Election results from 1951 to the present Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wentworth UK Parliament constituency amp oldid 1081664972, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
