On 3 March 2011, a by-election was held for the UK House of Commons constituency of Barnsley Central. The by-election resulted in the Labour Party holding the seat with an increased majority.

Daniel Owen Woolgar Jarvis is a British politician and former Army officer who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Barnsley Central since 2011. A member of the Labour and Co-operative parties, he was Mayor of South Yorkshire, formerly Sheffield City Region, from 2018 to 2022. Jarvis served as a member of the Parachute Regiment from 1997 to 2011.