Barnsley South: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Stephanie Peacock (Labour) is the MP for Barnsley South, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Stephanie Peacock took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 16,399 votes (46.7%), ahead of David White (Reform UK) on 11,651. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 46.2% (35,082 of 75,853); the winning margin was 4,748 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Barnsley South apart: the 8th lowest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£29,959 a year), and the 27th lowest share working mainly from home (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (18.0%).
Homes in Barnsley South sold for a median £165,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 71% on £96,250 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 40th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,266 recorded sales.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £29,959 for jobs in Barnsley South and £33,277 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £32,060. The residents' figure ranks 52nd lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
2,755 business sites were registered in Barnsley South in March 2026 (2,660 a year before), and employed 25,000 people in 2024.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 67.2% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 6.1 points. The economically inactive share was 30.5%.
7,478 children in Barnsley South were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 36.7% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 33.0% in 2024/25, from 29.7% in 2021/22.
At the 2021 Census there were 46,649 households and 1,386.2 residents per square kilometre; 18.0% of workers mainly worked from home and 22.4% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
Barnsley South had an estimated population of 107,953 in mid-2024, against 101,414 in 2014 (ONS). 20,333 were aged 65 or over and 20,360 were under 16.
2,580 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64. September 2025 had 2,415.
MP
Stephanie Peacock, Labour
- MP for Barnsley South since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 8 June 2017
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Stephanie Peacock on this site
In Parliament
What Stephanie Peacock said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (20 October 2026). Hansard search returns 680 spoken contributions by Stephanie Peacock since 4 July 2024.
I would like to conclude the Committee by putting some thanks on the record. Thank you, Dr Allin-Khan, for your chairship and for taking the whole Bill through Committee today.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I am grateful for the way in which His Majesty’s Opposition have approached the Bill and the Bill Committee. I am happy to continue the conversation with the shadow Minister if he would like.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Peacock | Labour | 16,399 | 46.7% | +4.9 |
| David White | Reform UK | 11,651 | 33.2% | +4.0 |
| Suzanne Pearson | Conservative | 3,247 | 9.3% | −13.4 |
| Trevor Mayne | Green Party | 1,521 | 4.3% | +2.3 |
| Simon Clement-Jones | Liberal Democrat | 1,172 | 3.3% | −0.2 |
| Simon Biltcliffe | The Yorkshire Party | 716 | 2.0% | |
| Terry Robinson | Socialist Labour Party | 227 | 0.6% | |
| Maxine Spencer | English Democrats | 149 | 0.4% |
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 46.7% | Reform UK 33.2% | 4,748 | 46.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 41.8% | The Brexit Party 29.2% | 4,720 | 49.4% |
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 South lies within Barnsley.
- Barnsley E08000038
Who has power over Barnsley South
Every body that makes decisions for Barnsley South, 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 South this page: Stephanie Peacock (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 South?
UK Parliament lists Stephanie Peacock, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Barnsley South since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Barnsley South?
Stephanie Peacock (Labour) won with 16,399 votes, a majority of 4,748, on a turnout of 46.2% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Barnsley South?
3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,580 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Barnsley South?
The median price paid was £165,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Barnsley South?
Median full-time pay of residents was £33,277 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Barnsley South live in low income families?
DWP counts 7,478 (36.7% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Barnsley South?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 107,953 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.