Estimated electorate: 73,698
Based on the updated constituency boundaries and current opinion polls, we project that the result in Barnsley South will be as follows:
Based on predicted vote shares (GB): Labour: 44% | Conservative: 27% | Liberal Democrat: 11.3% | Green: 6.8% | Reform/Brexit: 6.1%
For all new seats and a full forecast of the next general election, please see our Electoral Analysis.
The following candidates are expected to stand in the new Barnsley South constituency at the next election:
There may be further candidates standing for whom data is not yet available.
Data Source: https://candidates.democracyclub.org.uk
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If we can recruit 7,061 members in Barnsley South, we can potentially swing the seat at the next election to whichever of Labour or Reform/Brexit has the best climate policy. That's 9.6% of the electorate in this seat.
We need 12,218 members in this constituency to have a chance of swinging the seat to whichever of Labour, Reform/Brexit or Conservative has the best climate policy. That's 16.6% of the electorate in this seat.
We need 16,430 members in this constituency to be able to elect a Green MP. That's 22.3% of the electorate.