Barnsley North: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Barnsley North is Dan Jarvis (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Dan Jarvis (Labour) won 18,610 votes, 50.4% of the valid vote; Robert Lomas (Reform UK) came second with 10,799. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 47.1% (36,894 of 78,274); the winning margin was 7,811 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Barnsley North has the 36th lowest share working mainly from home (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (18.5%); it also has the 56th lowest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£175,000).
Homes in Barnsley North sold for a median £175,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 56% on £112,250 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £177,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 56th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,136 recorded sales.
Barnsley North counted 45,993 households on Census day 2021; 22.9% of adults were retired and 18.5% of those in work were mostly working from home.
In 2024/25, 30.8% of children under 16 in Barnsley North (6,115) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 27.4% in 2024/25, from 24.0% in 2021/22.
3,710 business sites were registered in Barnsley North in March 2026 (3,615 a year before), and employed 49,000 people in 2024.
Barnsley North had an estimated population of 107,727 in mid-2024, against 101,155 in 2014 (ONS). Children under 16 numbered 19,853; people aged 65 and over, 20,850.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £37,871 for jobs in Barnsley North and £36,909 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £32,983. The residents' figure ranks 236th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 75.0% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 5.4 points. The economically inactive share was 22.7%.
2,185 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64. September 2025 had 2,090.
MP
Dan Jarvis, Labour
- MP for Barnsley North since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 3 March 2011
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Dan Jarvis on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Dan Jarvis in Hansard, on 10 September 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 1,084 spoken contributions by Dan Jarvis since 4 July 2024.
I completely recognise the importance of the point that the hon. Lady has made; she has made it previously. The Government have established and tested response protocols in place for all severe weather events.
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I hope that the hon. Member heard my earlier response about how seriously we take the issuing of the alert, and how we take considerable effort to look carefully at how it has worked and whether it can be improved in future.
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The hon. Lady makes an entirely reasonable point. I hope that she would acknowledge that we look very carefully when an alert has been issued and seek to learn lessons from that.
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The first duty of any Government is to keep people safe. Our recent decision to issue an alert was made in direct co-operation with the National Fire Chiefs Council at a time when emergency services were facing unprecedented pressure, with 43 active fires and four major …
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I am grateful to my hon. Friend for her championing of not only her own constituency, but wider issues relating to infrastructure and resilience in Cornwall. The Prime Minister has committed to meet with Cornish MPs.
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Read from the Hansard API on 26 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Jarvis | Labour | 18,610 | 50.4% | +11.9 |
| Robert Lomas | Reform UK | 10,799 | 29.3% | −0.3 |
| Tamas Kovacs | Conservative | 3,083 | 8.4% | −15.6 |
| Tom Heyes | Green Party | 1,805 | 4.9% | +2.5 |
| Penny Baker | Liberal Democrat | 1,336 | 3.6% | +0.1 |
| Neil Fisher | Independent | 616 | 1.7% | |
| Tony Devoy | The Yorkshire Party | 603 | 1.6% | |
| Janus Polenceusz | English Democrats | 42 | 0.1% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 50.4% | Reform UK 29.3% | 7,811 | 47.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 38.5% | The Brexit Party 29.5% | 4,002 | 57.9% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Barnsley North lies within Barnsley.
- Barnsley E08000038
Who has power over Barnsley North
Every body that makes decisions for Barnsley North, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Barnsley North this page: Dan Jarvis (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Barnsley North?
UK Parliament lists Dan Jarvis, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Barnsley North since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Barnsley North?
Dan Jarvis (Labour) won with 18,610 votes, a majority of 7,811, on a turnout of 47.1% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Barnsley North?
3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,185 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Barnsley North?
The median price paid was £175,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Barnsley North?
Median full-time pay of residents was £36,909 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Barnsley North live in low income families?
DWP counts 6,115 (30.8% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Barnsley North?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 107,727 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.