Election Results

Election for the constituency of Wentworth and Dearne on 12 December 2019

An election to the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Wentworth and Dearne, held as part of the general election on 12 December 2019.

Labour hold by John Healey with a majority of 2,165 - 5.2% - on a turnout of 55.8%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
HEALEY, John Lab 16,742 40.3% -24.7%
BARLEY, Emily Con 14,577 35.1% 3.8%
CAVELL, Stephen BRX 7,019 16.9% -
MIDDLETON, Janice LD 1,705 4.1% 0.3%
BROWN, Lucy Yrks 1,201 2.9% -
BETTNEY, David SDP 313 0.8% -

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.

An electorate of 74,536, having a valid vote count of 41,557 and an invalid vote count of 127.

Result declared at 03:40 on 13 December 2019.