1979 General Election - Barnsley
| Year | 1979 |
| General election | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency | Barnsley |
| Turnout | 72.9% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Mason, Roy | Labour | 36,276 |
| England, George | Conservative | 13,654 |
| Whitaker, Wilfred | Liberal | 5,751 |
| Gallagher, B | Troops Out of Ireland | 638 |
| Davis, J | Workers Revolutionary | 348 |