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Home General Elections 5 May 2005 Barnsley West and Penistone |
UK Polling History: Election of 5 May 2005 – Barnsley West and Penistone
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
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| Votes | 20,372 | 9,058 | 7,422 |
| Votes gained | +128 | +1,166 | +994 |
| Share of votes | 55.3% | 24.6% | 20.1% |
| Share of eligible voters | 30.4% | 13.5% | 11.1% |
| Gain in share of votes | -3.3% | +1.7% | +1.5% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -0.6% | +1.4% | +1.2% |
| Total votes: | 36,852 | |
| Electorate: | 67,017 | |
| Turnout: | 55.0% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 2.5% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Barnsley, Penistone 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency succeeded by Barnsley Central, Penistone and Stocksbridge 6 May 2010 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Other | ||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 20,372 | 9,058 | 7,422 | ||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 20,244 | 7,892 | 6,428 | ||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 25,017 | 7,750 | 7,613 | 1,828 | |
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 27,965 | 13,461 | 5,610 | 970 | |
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 26,498 | 12,307 | 7,409 | ||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 22,560 | 12,218 | 9,624 | ||