Dearne Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

Dearne Valley
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1950–1983
Created fromDon Valley, Rother Valley and Wentworth
Replaced byBarnsley East, Don Valley and Wentworth

Dearne Valley was a Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire. The constituency was created in 1950 and abolished in 1983. Consisting of small towns and villages based around the Yorkshire coalfields, it was one of the Labour Party's safest seats with large majorities in its history between 20-30,000 votes over other parties.

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