Sheffield Central (UK Parliament constituency)
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Sheffield Central Borough constituency |
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Sheffield Central shown within South Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire shown within England | |
Created: | 1885, 1983 |
MP: | Richard Caborn |
Party: | Labour |
Type: | House of Commons |
County: | South Yorkshire |
EP constituency: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Sheffield Central is a borough constituency in the city of Sheffield, in South Yorkshire, England. It returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
It is considered a safe Labour seat and has been represented by Richard Caborn since its creation in 1983. A previous seat also named Sheffield Central existed from 1885 until 1950.
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[edit] Boundaries
The seat covers central Sheffield and extends as far as Sharrow and the Manor. It covers a similar area to the former Sheffield Park seat, and includes all or most of the wards of Burngreave, Central, Nether Edge and Manor Castle, and parts of Walkley. It borders the constituencies of Sheffield Attercliffe, Sheffield Brightside, Sheffield Hallam (UK Parliament constituency), Sheffield Heeley and Sheffield Hillsborough.
The Boundary Commission has recommended that Sheffield Central lose Burngreave to the renamed Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency, but gain Broomhill ward from Sheffield Hallam and Walkley from Sheffield Hillsborough. This change is due to take place at the general election.
[edit] History
Sheffield Central constituency was originally created in 1885 when the Sheffield constituency was split into five divisions. The constituency was abolished in 1950, and the sitting MP, Harry Morris, stood and won in the new seat of Sheffield Neepsend. However, the name was revived in 1983 when the current constituency was created.
[edit] Members of Parliament
Year | Member[1] | Party | |
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1885 | Charles Edward Howard Vincent | Conservative | |
1908 | James Fitzalan Hope (later Baron Rankeillour) | Conservative | |
1929 | Philip Christopher Hoffman | Labour | |
1931 | William Whytehead Boulton | Conservative | |
1945 | Harry Morris | Labour | |
1950 | Constituency abolished | ||
1983 | Constituency re-established | ||
1983 | Richard Caborn | Labour |
[edit] Elections
[edit] Elections in the 2000s
Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election[2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Paul Blomfield | ||||
Green | Bernard Little | ||||
Liberal Democrat | Paul Scriven | ||||
UK Independence | Jeffrey Shaw |
General Election 2005: Sheffield Central[3] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Richard Caborn | 14,950 | 49.9 | -11.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ali Qadar | 7,895 | 26.3 | +6.6 | |
Conservative | Samantha George | 3,094 | 10.3 | -0.6 | |
Green | Bernard Little | 1,808 | 6.0 | +2.6 | |
Respect | Maxine Bowler | 1,284 | 4.3 | N/A | |
British National Party | Mark Payne | 539 | 1.8 | N/A | |
UK Independence | Charlotte Arnott | 415 | 1.4 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 7,055 | 23.5 | −18.2 | ||
Turnout | 29,985 | 50.1 | +0.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -9.1 |
General Election 2001: Sheffield Central[4] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Richard Caborn | 18,477 | 61.4 | -2.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ali Qadar | 5,933 | 19.7 | +2.5 | |
Conservative | Noelle Brelsford | 3,289 | 10.9 | -1.0 | |
Green | Bernard Little | 1,008 | 3.4 | +0.7 | |
Socialist Alliance | Nick Riley | 754 | 2.5 | N/A | |
Socialist Labour | David Hadfield | 289 | 1.0 | N/A | |
UK Independence | Elizabeth Schofield | 257 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Workers' Revolutionary | Robert Driver | 62 | 0.2 | -0.0 | |
Majority | 12,544 | 41.7 | −4.7 | ||
Turnout | 30,069 | 49.5 | -3.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.36 |
[edit] Elections in the 1990s
General Election 1997: Sheffield Central[5][6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Richard Caborn | 23,179 | 63.6 | −5.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ali Qadar | 6,273 | 17.2 | +5.6 | |
Conservative | Martin Hess | 4,341 | 11.9 | −4.6 | |
Green | Andy D'Agorne | 954 | 2.6 | +0.3 | |
Referendum Party | Anthony Brownlow | 863 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Socialist Alternative | Ken Douglas | 466 | 1.3 | N/A | |
ProLife Alliance | Maureen Aitken | 280 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Workers' Revolutionary | Michael Driver | 63 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 16,906 | 46.4 | −5.8 | ||
Turnout | 36,419 | 53.0 | −3.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
General Election 1992: Sheffield Central[5][6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Richard Caborn | 22,764 | 68.7 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Vernon Davies | 5,470 | 16.5 | −0.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Andrew Sangar | 3,856 | 11.6 | −2.3 | |
Green | Graham Wroe | 750 | 2.3 | N/A | |
End Unemployment Vote Justice for Jobless | M. Clarke | 212 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Communist League | J. O'Brien | 92 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 17,294 | 52.2 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 33,144 | 56.1 | −5.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
[edit] Elections in the 1980s
General Election 1987: Sheffield Central[7][6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Richard Caborn | 25,872 | 67.7 | +7.5 | |
Conservative | Brian Oxley | 6,530 | 17.1 | −2.1 | |
SDP-Liberal Alliance | Fiona Hornby | 5,314 | 13.9 | −5.5 | |
Red Front | C. T. Dingle | 278 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Communist | Keith Petts | 203 | 0.5 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 19,342 | 50.7 | +9.9 | ||
Turnout | 38,197 | 62.5 | +0.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
General Election 1983: Sheffield Central[7][6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Richard Caborn | 24,759 | 60.2 | N/A | |
SDP-Liberal Alliance | Patricia Major | 7,969 | 19.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Patricia Rawlings | 7,908 | 19.2 | N/A | |
Communist | Vi Gill | 296 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Revolutionary Communist | C. Barrett | 222 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 16,790 | 40.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 41154 | 61.6 | N/A | ||
New creation: Labour gain. | Swing | N/A |
[edit] Elections in the 1940s
General Election 1945: Sheffield Central[8][6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Harry Morris | 7,954 | 59.2 | +10.0 | |
Conservative | G. V. Hunt | 5,481 | 40.8 | −10.0 | |
Majority | 2,473 | 18.4 | +16.8 | ||
Turnout | 72.0 | -2.2 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
[edit] Elections in the 1930s
General Election 1935: Sheffield Central[8] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | William Whytehead Boulton | 13,821 | 50.8 | −11.2 | |
Labour | Philip Hoffman | 13,408 | 49.2 | +11.2 | |
Majority | 420 | 1.6 | -22.4 | ||
Turnout | 74.2 | -6.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
General Election 1931: Sheffield Central[8] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | William Whytehead Boulton | 21,589 | 62.0 | ||
Labour | Philip Hoffman | 13,212 | 38.0 | ||
Majority | 8,377 | 24.0 | |||
Turnout | 80.2 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
[edit] Elections in the 1920s
General Election 1929: Sheffield Central[8] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Philip Hoffman | 19,183 | 59.1 | ||
Conservative | J. P. Warde-Aldan | 13,284 | 40.9 | ||
Majority | 5,899 | 18.2 | |||
Turnout | 74.1 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
General Election 1924: Sheffield Central[8] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | James Fitzalan Hope | 13,302 | 50.6 | ||
Labour | T. Snowden | 12,995 | 49.4 | ||
Majority | 307 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 74.5 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
General Election 1923: Sheffield Central[8] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | James Fitzalan Hope | 9,727 | 45.7 | ||
Labour | T. Snowden | 8,762 | 41.1 | ||
Liberal | J. H. Freeborough | 2,810 | 13.2 | ||
Majority | 965 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 61.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
In the 1922 UK general election, James Fitzalan Hope was elected unopposed.[8]
[edit] Elections in the 1910s
General Election 1918: Sheffield Central[8] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | James Fitzalan Hope | 9,361 | 58.7 | ||
Independent Labour | A. J. Bailey | 5,959 | 37.3 | ||
British Socialist | R. G. Murray | 643 | 4.0 | ||
Majority | 3,402 | 21.4 | |||
Turnout | 43.1 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
General Election December 1910: Sheffield Central[9] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | James Fitzalan Hope | 3,455 | 51.4 | ||
Lib-Lab | A. J. Bailey | 3,271 | 48.6 | ||
Majority | 184 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 77.5 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
General Election January 1910: Sheffield Central[9] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | James Fitzalan Hope | 3,829 | 52.7 | ||
Lib-Lab | A. J. Bailey | 3,440 | 47.3 | ||
Majority | 389 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 83.7 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
[edit] Elections in the 1900s
General Election 1906: Sheffield Central[9] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Charles Edward Howard Vincent | 4,217 | 56.2 | ||
Liberal | W. S. J. Udale | 3,290 | 43.8 | ||
Majority | 927 | 12.4 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
In the 1900 UK general election, Charles Edward Howard Vincent was elected unopposed.[9]
[edit] Elections in the 1890s
In the 1895 UK general election, Charles Edward Howard Vincent was elected unopposed.[9]
General Election 1892: Sheffield Central[9] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Charles Edward Howard Vincent | 4,474 | 55.3 | ||
Liberal | R. Cameron | 3,618 | 44.7 | ||
Majority | 856 | 10.6 | |||
Turnout | 83.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
[edit] Elections in the 1880s
General Election 1886: Sheffield Central[9] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Charles Edward Howard Vincent | 4,522 | 57.6 | ||
Liberal | J. Hawkins | 3,326 | 42.4 | ||
Majority | 1,196 | 15.2 | |||
Turnout | 79.1 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
General Election 1885: Sheffield Central[9] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Charles Edward Howard Vincent | 4,633 | 56.1 | ||
Lib-Lab | Samuel Plimsoll | 3,484 | 42.2 | ||
Independent Liberal | M. L. Hawkes | 140 | 1.7 | ||
Majority | 1,149 | 13.9 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- ^ Sheffield Central, UKPollingReport
- ^ BBC Election 2005
- ^ BBC Vote 2001
- ^ a b Guardian Unlimited Politics
- ^ a b c d e Sheffield General Election Results 1945 - 2001, Sheffield City Council
- ^ a b Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources
- ^ a b c d e f g h Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ^ a b c d e f g h British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, F. W. S. Craig
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