Barnsley West And Penistone (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 53°33′22″N 1°35′28″W / 53.556°N 1.591°W / 53.556; -1.591
| Barnsley West and Penistone | |
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| Former County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Barnsley West and Penistone in South Yorkshire in 2005. |
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Location of South Yorkshire within England. |
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| County | South Yorkshire |
| Major settlements | Penistone |
| 1983 (1983)–2010 (2010) | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Barnsley Central, Penistone & Stocksbridge |
| Created from | Barnsley and Penistone |
Barnsley West and Penistone was a parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.
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