Wentworth and Dearne

Wentworth and Dearne is a former constituency. It ceased to exist following the boundary change in 2024. It was located in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of England. The seat was last held by John Healey (Labour) between 6 May 2010 to 30 May 2024.

2010 General Election

The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 5 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
13,920
Electorate
72,586
Turnout
58%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Healey, John
Labour
21,316 50.6% -11.2%
Donelan, Michelle
Conservative
7,396 17.6% 3.8%
Love, Nick
Liberal Democrat
6,787 16.1% -0.1%
Wilkinson, John
UK Independence Party
3,418 8.1% 4.6%
Baldwin, George
British National Party
3,189 7.6% 7.6%