# Wentworth (UK Parliament constituency)

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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.

## Boundaries

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.
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

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
### MPs 1918–1950

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1918 | George Harry Hirst | Labour |
| 1933 by-election | Wilfred Paling | Labour |
| 1950 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

### MPs 1983–2010

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1983 | Peter Hardy | Labour |
| 1997 | John Healey | Labour |
| 2010 | Constituency abolished: see Wentworth and Dearne | Constituency abolished: see Wentworth and Dearne |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Wentworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Healey | 21,225 | 59.6 | −7.9 |
| | Conservative | Mark Hughes | 6,169 | 17.3 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Orrell | 4,800 | 13.5 | +2.7 |
| | BNP | Jonathan Pygott | 1,798 | 5.0 | New |
| | UKIP | John Wilkinson | 1,604 | 4.5 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,056 | 42.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,596 | 56.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −3.2 | |
General election 2001: Wentworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Healey | 22,798 | 67.5 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative | Mike Roberts | 6,349 | 18.8 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Wildgoose | 3,652 | 10.8 | +1.5 |
| | UKIP | John Wilkinson | 979 | 2.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,449 | 48.7 | −8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,778 | 52.8 | −12.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Wentworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Healey | 30,225 | 72.3 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | Karl Hamer | 6,266 | 15.0 | −6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Charters | 3,867 | 9.3 | −0.3 |
| | Referendum | Andrew Battley | 1,423 | 3.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,959 | 57.3 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,781 | 65.3 | −8.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1992: Wentworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Hardy | 32,939 | 68.5 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | Michael J. Brennan | 10,490 | 21.8 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Roderick | 4,629 | 9.6 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,449 | 46.7 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,058 | 74.0 | +1.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.7 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Wentworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Hardy | 30,205 | 65.2 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | William Hague | 10,113 | 21.8 | −0.4 |
| | SDP | David Elgin | 6,031 | 13.0 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,092 | 43.4 | +6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,349 | 72.6 | +2.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1983: Wentworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Hardy | 27,498 | 59.1 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Norton | 9,603 | 22.2 | |
| | SDP | Max Tildsley | 8,082 | 18.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,935 | 36.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,183 | 69.7 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Wentworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Wilfred Paling | 44,080 | 83.6 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | Aymée Lavender Gandar Dower | 8,670 | 16.4 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35,410 | 67.2 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,750 | 78.3 | +14.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Wentworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Wilfred Paling | 37,471 | 82.1 | +13.3 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Gerard Hargreaves | 8,167 | 17.9 | −13.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29,304 | 64.2 | +26.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,638 | 64.2 | −12.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1933 Wentworth by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Wilfred Paling | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
General election 1931: Wentworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Hirst | 31,861 | 68.8 | −6.3 |
| | National Liberal | Charlotte Isabel Hilyer | 14,462 | 31.2 | +23.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,399 | 37.6 | −20.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,323 | 77.1 | −3.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Wentworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Hirst | 35,276 | 75.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Philip Brady Nicholson | 7,955 | 17.0 | N/A |
| | Unionist | Benjamin Hubert Oates | 3,684 | 7.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,321 | 58.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,915 | 80.3 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1924: Wentworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Hirst | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
General election 1923: Wentworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Hirst | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
General election 1922: Wentworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Hirst | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Wentworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Hirst | 13,029 | 59.8 | |
| C | Unionist | Thomas Wilfred Howe Mitchell | 5,315 | 24.4 | |
| | Liberal | Frederick Booth | 3,453 | 15.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,714 | 35.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,797 | 60.5 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||