Barnsley South

Current MP

Stephanie Peacock

Labour

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Efficiency 9.0/109 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in Barnsley South

Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.

• Call a General Election5,848 local · 3,084,713 total
• Do not introduce Digital ID cards5,493 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call an immediate general election2,208 local · 1,059,229 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants1,463 local · 720,772 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers880 local · 427,447 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act854 local · 550,136 total
• Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.606 local · 181,597 total
• Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data547 local · 260,974 total
• Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only532 local · 195,930 total
• Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!483 local · 229,772 total
• Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there455 local · 257,442 total
• Dissolve Parliament and call a General Election now!440 local · 221,477 total
• Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures440 local · 257,938 total
• Reduce the maximum noise level for consumer fireworks from 120 to 90 decibels433 local · 184,376 total
• Review possible penalties for social media posts, including the use of prison411 local · 191,591 total
• Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge386 local · 204,129 total
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office371 local · 206,810 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 349 local · 281,794 total
• Criminalise & legally require schools to tackle bullying in & out of school339 local · 18,892 total
• Remove power to cancel local government elections 328 local · 154,829 total

About Barnsley South

Barnsley South is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in England and has a registered electorate of 75,853 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.