Sheffield Ecclesall (UK Parliament constituency)

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Sheffield Ecclesall
Borough constituency
Created: 1885
Abolished: 1950
Type: House of Commons
Members: one

Sheffield Ecclesall was a Parliamentary constituency represented by a single Member of Parliament in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1950. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

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[edit] Boundaries

Ecclesall constituency covered south central Sheffield. Most of the area that made up this constituency is now included in Sheffield Heeley constituency.

[edit] History

The seat was created in 1885, prior to its creation the area had been part of the larger Sheffield Borough constituency, which was represented by two MPs. The 1885 Redistribution of Seats Act, which sought to eliminate multi-member constituencies and give greater representation to urban areas, led to the break-up of the constituency into five divisions, each represented by a single MP. Ecclesall was one of these new divisions. The seat was abolished in 1950 as part of a redrawing of the Sheffield constituency boundaries that also led to the abolition of Sheffield Central and the creation of Sheffield Heeley and Sheffield Neepsend.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1885 Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett Conservative
1902 by-election Sir Samuel Roberts Conservative
1923 Albert Harland Conservative and Liberal Unionist
1929 Sir Samuel Roberts Conservative and Liberal Unionist
1935 Sir Robert Geoffrey Ellis, Bt. Conservative and Liberal Unionist
1945 Peter Geoffrey Roberts Conservative and Liberal Unionist
1950 constituency abolished

The constituency was abolished in 1950. Peter Geoffrey Roberts subsequently stood for, and won, the new Sheffield Heeley seat.

[edit] Election results

Sheffield Ecclesall election results
Sheffield Ecclesall election results
General Election 1945: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Geoffrey Roberts 18,120 54.0
Common Wealth S. Checkland 12,045 35.9
Liberal P. R. Nightingale 3,391 10.1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1935: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Geoffrey Ellis 22,819 73.6
Labour K. G. Brooks 8,173 26.2
Majority 14,646 47.2
Turnout 71.0
Conservative hold Swing

In the 1931 UK general election, Samuel Roberts was elected unopposed.

General Election 1929: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Roberts 17,165 55.3
Labour H. Samuels 7,983 25.7
Liberal R. S. Wells 5,898 19.0
Majority 9,182 29.6
Turnout 75.1
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1924: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Albert Harland 16,131 86.0
Independent A. Taylor 2,624 14.0
Majority 13,507 72.0
Turnout 62.8
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1923: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Albert Harland 13,047 63.6
Liberal H. F. Russell 7,456 36.4
Majority 5,591 27.2
Turnout 69.5
Conservative hold Swing

In the 1922 UK general election and the 1918 UK general election, Samuel Roberts was elected unopposed.

General Election December 1910: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Roberts 6,039 50.8
Liberal J. Derry 5,849 49.2
Majority 190 1.6
Turnout 85.2
Conservative hold Swing
General Election January 1910: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Roberts 6,407 50.8
Liberal J. Derry 6,196 49.2
Majority 211 1.6
Turnout 90.3
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1906: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Roberts 5,856 52.1
Liberal R. C. Lambert 5,392 47.9
Majority 464 4.2
Turnout 87.1
Conservative hold Swing
Sheffield Ecclesall by-election, 1902
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Roberts 5,231 55.9
Liberal R. F. Vaile 4,119 44.1
Majority 1,112 11.8
Turnout 74.8
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1900: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett 5,059 61.0
Liberal R. F. Vaile 3,230 39.0
Majority 1,829 22.0
Turnout 73.0
Conservative hold Swing

In the 1895 UK general election, Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett was elected unopposed.

General Election 1892: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett 4,536 55.1
Liberal R. E. Leader 3,696 44.9
Majority 840 10.2
Turnout 84.5
Conservative hold Swing

In the Sheffield Ecclesall by-election, 1886, Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett was elected unopposed.

General Election 1886: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett 3,930 59.4
Liberal W. Owen 2,688 40.6
Majority 1,242 18.8
Turnout 74.3
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1885: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett 4,171 54.4
Liberal C. J. S. Dodd 3,492 45.6
Majority 679 8.8
Turnout 86.1
Conservative hold Swing

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