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| Election of 14th Dec, 1918 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Coalition Liberal | -1 | Elected |
More information about the 1918 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Nov, 1922 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 14728 | Elected |
| National Liberal | 12011 | |
More information about the 1922 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 6th Dec, 1923 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 12674 | Elected |
| Conservative | 6884 | |
| Liberal | 6881 | |
More information about the 1923 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 29th Oct, 1924 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 14738 | Elected |
| Liberal | 13785 | |
More information about the 1924 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 30th May, 1929 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 21855 | Elected |
| Liberal | 12517 | |
| Conservative | 6265 | |
More information about the 1929 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 27th Oct, 1931 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| National Liberal | 21392 | Elected |
| Labour | 20622 | |
More information about the 1931 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 14th Nov, 1935 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 25318 | Elected |
| National Liberal | 17683 | |
More information about the 1935 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 16th Jun, 1938 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 23566 | Elected |
| New Party | 13052 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 5th Jul, 1945 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 30614 | Elected |
| National Liberal | 11382 | |
More information about the 1945 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 23rd Feb, 1950 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 42008 | Elected |
| Liberal | 10799 | |
| National Liberal & Conservative | 8480 | |
More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 25th Oct, 1951 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 37523 | Elected |
| National Liberal & Conservative | 9296 | |
| Liberal | 7002 | |
More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar, 1953 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 29283 | Elected |
| National Liberal & Conservative | 10905 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 26th May, 1955 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 39485 | Elected |
| National Liberal & Conservative | 14776 | |
More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Oct, 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 42565 | Elected |
| Conservative | 15189 | |
More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Oct, 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 37250 | Elected |
| Conservative | 9417 | |
| Liberal | 9089 | |
More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar, 1966 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 38744 | Elected |
| Conservative | 12456 | |
More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 18th Jun, 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 34956 | Elected |
| Conservative | 10811 | |
| Liberal | 8186 | |
More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 28th Feb, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 40595 | Elected |
| Conservative | 15969 | |
More information about the 1974 Feb General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 10th Oct, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 34212 | Elected |
| Conservative | 9400 | |
| Liberal | 8753 | |
More information about the 1974 Oct General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 3rd May, 1979 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 36276 | Elected |
| Conservative | 13654 | |
| Liberal | 5751 | |
| Troops Out of Ireland | 638 | |
| WRP | 348 | |
More information about the 1979 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
Age and sex structure data in the categories used in the 2021/22 Census. Wherever possible, we reorganise age structure data from other years to this same set of categories, including in our redistricted statistics for modern units.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Barnsley Constituency (BCon/PBCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12753482/cube/POL_PARTY
Date accessed: 29th July 2026