Dearne Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1983

Dearne Valley

Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1950–1983
Created from| Don Valley, Rother Valley and Wentworth
Replaced by| Barnsley East, Don Valley and Wentworth[1]

Dearne Valley was a Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire. The constituency was created in 1950 and abolished in 1983.

## Boundaries[edit]

The Urban Districts of Conisbrough, Darfield, Mexborough, Swinton, Wath upon Dearne, and Wombwell.

## Members of Parliament[edit]

Election | Member | Party

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| 1950 | Wilfred Paling | Labour
| 1959 | Edwin Wainwright | Labour
| 1983 |

constituency abolished

## Election results[edit]

### Elections in the 1970s[edit]

General election 1979: Dearne Valley  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Edwin Wainwright | 31,783  | 68.8  | −5.3
| Conservative | J. R. Pattman  | 9,048  | 19.6  | +6.1
| Liberal | P. Hargreaves  | 5,352  | 11.6  | −0.8
Majority  | 22,735  | 49.2  | −11.6
Turnout | 46,183  | 72.0  | +1.0
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election October 1974: Dearne Valley  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Edwin Wainwright | 33,315  | 74.1  | +5.3
| Conservative | Peter Wood | 6,046  | 13.5  | −0.3
| Liberal | P. Hargreaves  | 5,588  | 12.4  | −3.2
Majority  | 27,269  | 60.6  | +7.4
Turnout | 44,949  | 71.0  | −9.5
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election February 1974: Dearne Valley  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Edwin Wainwright | 34,727  | 68.8  | −6.3
| Liberal | P. Hargreaves  | 7,873  | 15.6  | +5.8
| Conservative | Peter Wood | 6,950  | 13.8  | −1.3
| Independent | A. E. Wilson  | 906  | 1.8  | New
Majority  | 26,854  | 53.2  | −6.8
Turnout | 50,456  | 80.5  | +8.7
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1970: Dearne Valley[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Edwin Wainwright | 33,966  | 75.1  | −6.5
| Conservative | Arthur B. Cowl  | 6,848  | 15.1  | +1.5
| Liberal | Peter Hargreaves  | 4,426  | 9.8  | New
Majority  | 27,118  | 60.0  | −8.0
Turnout | 45,240  | 71.8  | −4.9
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1960s[edit]

General election 1966: Dearne Valley[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Edwin Wainwright | 36,735  | 81.6  | +0.9
| Conservative | John W. Roberts  | 6,121  | 13.6  | −5.6
| Independent | Peter Hargreaves  | 2,170  | 4.8  | New
Majority  | 30,614  | 68.0  | +6.5
Turnout | 45,026  | 76.7  | −2.4
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1964: Dearne Valley[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Edwin Wainwright | 38,101  | 80.7  | +3.0
| Conservative | Bernard Bligh  | 9,069  | 19.2  | −3.1
Majority  | 29,032  | 61.5  | +6.1
Turnout | 47,170  | 79.1  | −5.5
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1950s[edit]

General election 1959: Dearne Valley  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Edwin Wainwright | 39,088  | 77.7  | −0.2
| Conservative | David S. W. Blacker  | 11,205  | 22.3  | +0.2
Majority  | 27,883  | 55.4  | −0.4
Turnout | 50,293  | 84.6  | +4.0
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1955: Dearne Valley[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Wilfred Paling | 36,718  | 77.9  | −1.7
| Conservative | Rowland Winn  | 10,402  | 22.1  | +1.7
Majority  | 26,316  | 55.8  | −3.4
Turnout | 47,120  | 80.6  | −5.3
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1951: Dearne Valley[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Wilfred Paling | 39,782  | 79.6  | 0.0
| Conservative | Jack Sizer  | 10,197  | 20.4  | 0.0
Majority  | 29,585  | 59.2  | 0.0
Turnout | 49,979  | 85.9  | −2.1
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1950: Dearne Valley[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Wilfred Paling | 40,420  | 79.6  |
| National Liberal | Aymée Lavender Gandar Dower  | 10,365  | 20.4  |
Majority  | 30,055  | 59.2  |
Turnout | 50,785  | 88.0  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "'Dearne Valley', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
2. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1970.
3. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
4. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1964.
5. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
6. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
7. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1950.

## Sources[edit]

* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 1)
* Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources (Election results since 1951)