Sheffield Attercliffe (UK Parliament constituency)

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Sheffield Attercliffe Borough constituency
Sheffield Attercliffe shown within South Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire shown within England
Created:	1885
MP:	Clive Betts
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	South Yorkshire
EP constituency:	Yorkshire and the Humber

Sheffield Attercliffe is a parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield. It is currently represented by the Labour MP Clive Betts and is considered a safe Labour seat. The Boundary Commission has recommended that Sheffield Attercliffe be renamed Sheffield South East at the next General election

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 History 3 Members of Parliament 4 Elections 4.1 Elections in the 2000s 4.2 Elections in the 1990s 4.3 Elections in the 1980s 4.4 Elections in the 1970s 4.5 Elections in the 1960s 4.6 Elections in the 1950s 4.7 Elections in the 1940s 4.8 Elections in the 1930s 4.9 Elections in the 1920s 4.10 Elections in the 1910s 4.11 Elections in the 1900s 4.12 Elections in the 1890s 4.13 Elections in the 1880s 5 See also 6 Sources

[edit] Boundaries

Sheffield Attercliffe covers much of east and south east the city including the wards of Beighton, Birley, Darnall, Mosborough, Woodhouse, and parts of Richmond ward. It borders the constituencies of North East Derbyshire, Rotherham, Rother Valley, Sheffield Brightside, Sheffield Central and Sheffield Heeley.

[edit] History

Sheffield Attercliffe constituency was created when the Sheffield constituency was split into five in 1885.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Year		Member	Party
	1885	Bernard John Seymour Coleridge (later Baron Coleridge)	Liberal
	1894	J Batty Langley	Liberal
	1909	Joseph Pointer	Labour
	1914	William Crawford Anderson	Labour
	1918	Thomas Worrall Casey	Coalition Liberal
	1922	Cecil Henry Wilson	Labour
	1931	Cecil Frederick Pike	Conservative
	1935	Cecil Henry Wilson	Labour
	1944	John Burns Hynd	Labour
	1970	Patrick Duffy	Labour
	1992	Clive Betts	Labour

[edit] Elections

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

General election of 2005

General Election 2005: Sheffield, Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clive Betts	22,250	60.10	-7.69
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Moore	6,283	16.97	+2.76
	Conservative	Tracy Critchlow	5,329	14.40	-0.80
	UK Independence	Jonathan Arnott	1,680	4.54	+1.74
	British National	Beverley Jones	1,477	3.99	N/A
Majority			15,967
Turnout			37,019	54.59
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.22

General election of 2001

General Election 2001: Sheffield, Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clive Betts	24,287	67.8	+2.5
	Conservative	John Perry	5,443	15.2	-0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Gail Smith	5,092	14.2	-1.5
	UK Independence	Pauline Arnott	1,002	2.8	N/A
Majority			18,844	52.6
Turnout			35,824	52.9	-11.7
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

General election of 1997

General Election 1997: Sheffield, Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clive Betts	28,937	65.3	+7.8
	Conservative	Brendan Doyle	7,119	16.1	−10.2
	Liberal Democrats	Gail Smith	6,973	15.7	+1.0
	Referendum Party	James Brown	1,289	2.9	N/A
Majority			21,818	49.2
Turnout			44,318	64.7
	Labour hold		Swing

General election of 1992

General Election 1992: Sheffield, Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clive Betts	28,563	57.5
	Conservative	Gordon Millward	13,083	26.3
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Wooley	7,283	14.7
	Green	G Ferguson	751	1.5
Majority			15,480	31.2
Turnout			49,680	71.8
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1980s

General election of 1987

General Election 1987: Sheffield, Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Duffy	28,266	57.8
	Conservative	G. J. Perry	11,975	22.7
	Social Democrat	H. E. Woolley	9,549	19.5
Majority			17,191	35.2
Turnout				72.9
	Labour hold		Swing

General election of 1983

General Election 1983: Sheffield, Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Duffy	23,067	51.5
	Conservative	G. Millward	11,455	25.6
	Social Democrat	I. Addison	10,241	22.9
Majority			11,612	25.9
Turnout				69.7
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1970s

General election of 1979

General Election 1979: Sheffield, Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Duffy	29,702	64.9
	Conservative	D. French	11,599	25.6
	Liberal	D. Boothroyd	4,017	8.8
	National Front	J. Mason	457	1.0
Majority			18,103	39.6
Turnout				72.7
	Labour hold		Swing

General election of October 1974

General Election October 1974: Sheffield, Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Duffy	29,601	69.0
	Conservative	P. M. Santhouse	8,043	18.7
	Liberal	G. Broadhead	5,282	12.3
Majority			21,558	50.2
Turnout				67.2
	Labour hold		Swing

General election of February 1974

General Election February 1974: Sheffield, Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Duffy	34,120	71.9
	Conservative	P. M. Santhouse	12,944	27.3
	International Marxist Group	Tariq Ali	424	0.9
Majority			21,176	44.6
Turnout				74.8
	Labour hold		Swing

General election of 1970

General Election 1970: Sheffield, Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Duffy	26,482	69.6
	Conservative	P. M. Santhouse	10,986	28.9
	Independent (politician)	P. H. Sims	581	1.5
Majority			15,496	40.7
Turnout				63.4
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1960s

General election of 1966

General Election 1966: Sheffield, Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Burns Hynd	32,336	77.3
	Conservative	B. A. Marsden	9,511	22.7
Majority			22,825	54.5
Turnout				67.6
	Labour hold		Swing

General election of 1964

General Election 1964: Sheffield, Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Burns Hynd	30,318	66.8
	Conservative	H. L. Lambert	10,223	22.5
	Liberal	C. Wood	4,831	10.7
Majority			20,095	44.3
Turnout				72.0
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1950s

General election of 1959

General Election 1959: Sheffield, Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Burns Hynd	33,676	68.8
	Conservative	H. L. Lambert	15,304	31.3
Majority			18,372	37.5
Turnout				75.3
	Labour hold		Swing

General election of 1955

General Election 1955: Sheffield, Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Burns Hynd	33,071	71.0
	Conservative	H. L. Lambert	13,503	29.0
Majority			19,568	42.0
Turnout				72.1
	Labour hold		Swing

General election of 1951

General Election 1951: Sheffield, Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Burns Hynd	29,958	71.1
	Conservative	H. L. Lambert	12,161	28.9
Majority			17,797	42.3
Turnout				82.7
	Labour hold		Swing

General election of 1950

General Election 1950: Sheffield, Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Burns Hynd	30,726	71.6
	Conservative	L. S. E. Farris	12,185	28.4
Majority			18,541	43.2
Turnout				86.4
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1940s

General election of 1945

General Election 1945: Sheffield, Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Burns Hynd	23,468	81.4
	Conservative	B. Paddon	5,376	18.6
Majority			18,092	62.8
Turnout				79.4
	Labour hold		Swing

By-election of 1944

The 1944 by-election was called following the resignation of Cecil Henry Wilson on 9 February. John Burns Hynd of the Labour Party was elected unopposed.

[edit] Elections in the 1930s

General election of 1935

General Election 1935: Sheffield, Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cecil Henry Wilson	18,663	62.8
	Conservative	Cecil Frederick Pike	11,034	37.2
Majority			7,629	25.6
Turnout				73.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

General election of 1931

General Election 1931: Sheffield, Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cecil Frederick Pike	15,185	46.0
	Labour	Cecil Henry Wilson	15,020	45.5
	Communist	George Fletcher	2,790	8.5
Majority			165	0.5
Turnout				78.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1920s

General election of 1929

General Election 1929: Sheffield, Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cecil Henry Wilson	19,152	60.3
	Conservative	W. B. Faraday	6,190	19.5
	Liberal	T. Neville	4,652	14.7
	Communist	George Fletcher	1,731	5.5
Majority			12,962	40.8
Turnout				75.4
	Labour hold		Swing

General election of 1924

General Election 1924: Sheffield, Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cecil Henry Wilson	16,802	63.6
	Conservative	W. B. Faraday	9,629	36.4
Majority			7,173	27.2
Turnout				75.9
	Labour hold		Swing

General election of 1923

General Election 1923: Sheffield, Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cecil Henry Wilson	13,581	58.7
	Conservative	G. Terrell	6,106	26.4
	Liberal	H. A. Briggs	3,438	14.9
Majority			7,475	32.3
Turnout				66.8
	Labour hold		Swing

General election of 1922

General Election 1922: Sheffield, Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cecil Henry Wilson	16,206	68.2
	National Liberal	Thomas Worrall Casey	7,562	31.8
Majority			8,644	36.4
Turnout				68.6
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1910s

General election of 1918

General Election 1918: Sheffield Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Liberal	Thomas Worrall Casey	12,308	65.3
	Labour	William Crawford Anderson	6,539	34.7
Majority			5,769	30.6
Turnout				52.5
	Coalition Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

By-election of 1914

The by-election of 1914 was called following the death on 19 November of Joseph Pointer. William Crawford Anderson of the Labour Party was elected unopposed.

General election of December 1910

General Election December 1910: Sheffield Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph Pointer	6,532	55.0
	Conservative	S. Walker	5,354	45.0
Majority			1,178	10.0
Turnout				72.1
	Labour hold		Swing

General election of January 1910

General Election January 1910: Sheffield Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph Pointer	7,755	56.1
	Conservative	S. C. K. Farlow	6,075	43.9
Majority			1,676	12.2
Turnout				83.9
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1900s

General election of 1909

Sheffield Attercliffe by-election, 1909
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph Pointer	3,531	27.5
	Conservative	S. C. K. Farlow	3,380	26.2
	Liberal	R. C. Lambert	3,175	24.6
	Independent Conservative	A. M. Wilson	2,803	21.7
Majority			151	1.3
Turnout				77.3
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

General election of 1906

General Election 1906: Sheffield Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Batty Langley	6,523	53.2
	Conservative	A. M. Wilson	5,736	46.8
Majority			787	6.4
Turnout				79.2
	Liberal hold		Swing

General election of 1900

In the 1900 UK general election, J. Batty Langley was elected unopposed.

[edit] Elections in the 1890s

General election of 1895

In the 1895 UK general election, J. Batty Langley was elected unopposed.

By-election of 1894

This by-election was called due to the resignation on 26 June of Bernard John Seymour Coleridge following his inheritance of the title of Baron Coleridge.

Sheffield Atterclife by-election, 1894: Sheffield Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Batty Langley	4,486	48.6
	Conservative	G. H. Smith	3,495	37.1
	Ind. Labour Party	Frank Smith	1,249	13.5
Majority			991	10.7
Turnout				79.0
	Liberal hold		Swing

General election of 1892

General Election 1892: Sheffield Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bernard John Seymour Coleridge	5,107	56.3
	Conservative	G. H. Smith	3,963	43.1
Majority			1,144	12.6
Turnout				80.2
	Liberal hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1880s

General election of 1886

General Election 1886: Sheffield Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bernard John Seymour Coleridge	4,365	59.6
	Conservative	F. W. Maude	2,958	40.4
Majority			1,407	19.2
Turnout				75.1
	Liberal hold		Swing

General election of 1885

General Election 1885: Sheffield Attercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bernard John Seymour Coleridge	4,891	57.4
	Conservative	E. B. Hoare	3,633	42.6
Majority			1,258	14.8
Turnout				87.4
	Liberal hold		Swing

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in South Yorkshire

[edit] Sources

• BBC News, Election 2005
• BBC News, Vote 2001
• Guardian Unlimited Politics
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
• http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/ (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

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