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Home General Elections 11 June 1987 Barnsley West and Penistone |
UK Polling History: Election of 11 June 1987 – Barnsley West and Penistone
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Alliance | |
| Votes | 26,498 | 12,307 | 7,409 |
| Votes gained | +3,938 | +89 | -2,215 |
| Share of votes | 57.3% | 26.6% | 16.0% |
| Share of eligible voters | 43.4% | 20.1% | 12.1% |
| Gain in share of votes | +6.5% | -0.9% | -5.6% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +6.6% | +0.3% | -3.5% |
| Total votes: | 46,214 | |
| Electorate: | 61,091 | |
| Turnout: | 75.6% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 6.1% | Labour from Alliance |
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 | ||