Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–2010
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Sheffield Hillsborough Former county constituencyfor the House of Commons Boundary of Sheffield Hillsborough in South Yorkshire for the 2005 general election
Location of South Yorkshire within England
County South Yorkshire 1918 –2010 Created from Sheffield Brightside and Sheffield Hallam Replaced by Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough , Sheffield Hallam, Penistone and Stocksbridge
Sheffield Hillsborough was a Parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield. It was considered a safe Labour seat and was represented by Helen Jackson from 1992 to 2005. She did not stand again in the 2005 general election and was succeeded by Angela Smith.
The Sheffield Hillsborough constituency was abolished at the 2010 General Election. It was divided up and incorporated into the Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough , Sheffield Hallam and Penistone and Stocksbridge constituencies.
Boundaries 1918–1950 : The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Hillsborough, Neepsend, and Walkley.
1950–1955 : The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Crookesmoor, Hillsborough, Owlerton, and Walkley.
1955–1974 : The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Cathedral, Hillsborough, Owlerton, and Walkley.
1974–1983 : The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Hillsborough, Netherthorpe, Owlerton, and Walkley.
1983–2010 : The City of Sheffield wards of Chapel Green, Hillsborough, South Wortley, Stocksbridge, and Walkley.
The constituency covered north west Sheffield. It was named for Hillsborough and reached north west to Stocksbridge.
Members of Parliament
Elections General election results since 1918–2005
Elections in the 2000s General election 2005 : Sheffield Hillsborough[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Angela Smith 23,477 51.17 −5.66 Liberal Democrats John Commons 12,234 26.66 +4.09 Conservative Jackie Doyle-Price 6,890 15.02 −3.32 BNP David Wright 2,010 4.38 New UKIP Maurice Patterson 1,273 2.77 +0.51 Majority 11,243 24.51 Turnout 45,844 60.61 Labour hold Swing -4.87
General election 2001 : Sheffield Hillsborough[ 2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Helen Jackson 24,170 56.8 −0.1 Liberal Democrats John Commons 9,601 22.6 −3.2 Conservative Graham King 7,801 18.3 +3.8 UKIP Peter Webb 964 2.3 New Majority 14,569 34.2 +3.1 Turnout 42,536 57.3 −13.7 Labour hold Swing
Elections in the 1990s General election 1997 : Sheffield Hillsborough[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Helen Jackson 30,150 56.9 +10.7 Liberal Democrats Arthur Dunworth 13,699 25.8 −8.5 Conservative David Nuttall 7,707 14.5 −5.0 Referendum John Rusling 1,468 2.8 New Majority 16,451 31.1 +19.2 Turnout 53,024 71.0 −6.2 Labour hold Swing
General election 1992 : Sheffield Hillsborough[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Helen Jackson 27,568 46.2 +2.2 Liberal Democrats David Chadwick 20,500 34.3 −4.2 Conservative Sid Cordle 11,640 19.5 +2.0 Majority 7,068 11.9 +6.4 Turnout 59,708 77.2 −0.8 Labour hold Swing
Elections in the 1980s General election 1987 : Sheffield Hillsborough[ 5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Martin Flannery 26,208 44.0 +6.8 Liberal David Chadwick 22,922 38.5 +4.0 Conservative John Sykes 10,396 17.5 −10.8 Majority 3,286 5.5 +2.8 Turnout 59,526 78.0 +2.6 Labour hold Swing
General election 1983 : Sheffield Hillsborough[ 6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Martin Flannery 20,901 37.2 Liberal David Chadwick 19,355 34.5 Conservative Christine Smith 15,881 28.3 Majority 1,546 2.7 Turnout 56,137 75.4 Labour hold Swing
Elections in the 1970s General election 1979 : Sheffield Hillsborough Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Martin Flannery 20,556 56.8 −3.9 Conservative Irvine Patnick 12,206 33.7 +8.5 Liberal P. A. Neale 3,088 8.5 −5.7 National Front S. Williams 326 0.9 New Majority 8,350 23.1 −12.4 Turnout 36,176 70.8 +4.2 Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974 : Sheffield Hillsborough Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Martin Flannery 21,026 60.7 +5.1 Conservative Brian Williamson 8,718 25.2 −2.0 Liberal Robin Osner 4,912 14.2 −3.1 Majority 12,308 35.5 +7.1 Turnout 34,656 66.6 −10.2 Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974 : Sheffield Hillsborough Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Martin Flannery 22,065 55.6 −6.5 Conservative Brian Williamson 10,785 27.2 −10.7 Liberal Robin Osner 6,863 17.3 New Majority 11,280 28.4 +4.2 Turnout 39,713 76.8 +11.8 Labour hold Swing
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1910s Arthur Neal
See also
References ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus . Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015 . ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus . Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015 . ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus . Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015 . ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus . Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015 . ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus . Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015 . ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus . Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015 . ^ Stevenson, Graham. "Bennett, Mick". Retrieved 29 April 2017 .
Sources BBC Election 2005 BBC Vote 2001 Guardian Unlimited Politics (Election results from 1992 to the present) Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 3) http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/ Archived 2 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine (Election results from 1951 to the present) F. W. S. Craig , British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 - 1949 F. W. S. Craig , British Parliamentary Election Results 1950 - 1970 Sheffield General Election Results 1945 - 2001[permanent dead link ] , Sheffield City Council Current Penistone and Stocksbridge Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Sheffield Central Sheffield Hallam Sheffield Heeley Sheffield South East Historic Sheffield (1832–1885) Hallamshire (1885–1918) Sheffield Attercliffe (1885–2010) Sheffield Brightside (1885–2010) Sheffield Ecclesall (1885–1950) Sheffield Park (1918–1983) Sheffield Hillsborough (1918–2010) Sheffield Neepsend (1950–1955) See also Yorkshire West Riding of Yorkshire
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