Wentworth (UK Parliament constituency)

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Wentworth
County constituency

Wentworth shown within South Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire shown within England
Created: 1918, 1983
MP: John Healey
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: South Yorkshire
EP constituency: Yorkshire and the Humber
Wentworth is a parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire. Originally created in 1918, it was abolished in 1950 but the name was revived when the current constituency was created in 1983. It is considered a safe Labour seat and was held by the incumbent MP John Healey at the 2005 general election.

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Boundaries

Following their review of parliamentary represenation in South Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England has created an extended Wentworth constituency to include electoral wards from Barnsley. This new Wentworth and Dearne will be fought for the first time at the 2009 or 2010 election.

The electoral wards used to create the new constituency of Wentworth and Dearne are;

Election results for Wentworth, 1918–1950 & 1983–2005.

In the Wentworth by-election, 1933, Wilfred Paling was elected unopposed.

Constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber
Labour	Barnsley Central \| Barnsley East and Mexborough \| Barnsley West and Penistone \| Batley and Spen \| Bradford North \| Bradford South \| Bradford West \| Brigg and Goole \| Calder Valley \| City of York \| Cleethorpes \| Colne Valley \| Dewsbury \| Don Valley \| Doncaster Central \| Doncaster North \| Elmet \| Great Grimsby \| Halifax \| Hemsworth \| Huddersfield \| Keighley \| Hull East \| Hull North \| Hull West and Hessle \| Leeds Central \| Leeds East \| Leeds North East \| Leeds West \| Morley and Rothwell \| Normanton \| Pontefract and Castleford \| Pudsey \| Rother Valley \| Rotherham \| Scunthorpe \| Selby \| Sheffield, Attercliffe \| Sheffield, Brightside \| Sheffield Central \| Sheffield, Heeley \| Sheffield, Hillsborough \| Wakefield \| Wentworth
Conservative	Beverley and Holderness \| East Yorkshire \| Haltemprice and Howden \| Richmond (Yorks) \| Ryedale \| Scarborough and Whitby \| Shipley \| Skipton and Ripon \| Vale of York
Liberal Democrat	Harrogate and Knaresborough \| Leeds North West \| Sheffield, Hallam
Yorkshire and the Humber European constituency: Labour (2) \| Conservative (2) \| Liberal Democrats (1) \| UKIP (1)

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County constituency

Wentworth shown within South Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire shown within England
Created:	1918, 1983
MP:	John Healey
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	South Yorkshire
EP constituency:	Yorkshire and the Humber