Sheffield Heeley (UK Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Henley (UK Parliament constituency) or Hanley (UK Parliament constituency).

Sheffield Heeley is a constituency^{[n 1]} in the city of Sheffield that was created in 1950. The seat has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Louise Haigh of the Labour Party since 2015.^{[n 2]} Haigh currently serves as Secretary of State for Transport under the government of Keir Starmer.

Sheffield Heeley
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Sheffield Heeley in Yorkshire and the Humber
County	South Yorkshire
Electorate	65,373 (December 2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1950
Member of Parliament	Louise Haigh (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Sheffield Ecclesall and Sheffield Park

History

This seat was created in 1950, largely replacing the former Sheffield Ecclesall constituency, its boundaries being significantly altered in 1955 with the abolition of Sheffield Neepsend. At its first five elections, up to but excluding 1966, the seat was won by a Conservative, Peter Roberts; it changed hands three times between 1966 and 1974.

Against the national swing, the 1979 election saw Sheffield Heeley move from being a marginal Labour seat to having a solid Labour majority. Of the subsequent elections, only the 1983 and 2010 results have been fairly marginal; the others have suggested a safe Labour seat. At the 2010 election the Liberal Democrat had more than a quarter of the vote, whereas the Conservatives, on 17.3%, garnered 3% more votes than in 2005.^{[n 3]}

Boundaries

Map of 2010–2024 boundaries

1950–1955: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Heeley, Nether Edge, Norton, and Woodseats.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Heeley, Nether Edge, Norton, Sharrow, and Woodseats.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Beauchief, Gleadless, Heeley, and Intake.

1983–2010: The City of Sheffield wards of Beauchief, Heeley, Intake, Norton, and Park.

2010–2024: The City of Sheffield wards of Arbourthorne, Beauchief and Greenhill, Gleadless Valley, Graves Park, and Richmond.

2024–present: The City of Sheffield wards of: Beauchief & Greenhill; Gleadless Valley; Graves Park; Manor Castle; Park & Arbourthorne; Richmond (polling districts UB, UC and UE).^[2]

Changes in 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies to the constituency described as following: After adjusting for revised ward boundaries, the Manor Castle ward will be added from Sheffield Central, partly offset by the transfer of part of the Richmond ward to Sheffield South East.

Constituency profile

This constituency has a moderate Labour majority and contains a mixture of urban areas. In 2010 the BNP, unusually in Britain, achieved more than the 5% share of the vote necessary to recover the election deposit; its 5.5% share was a record in Sheffield.

The constituency consists of Census Output Areas a local government districts with: a working population whose income is marginally below the national average, and that has close to average reliance upon social housing.^[3] At the end of 2012, 5.7% of the population was claiming Jobseekers Allowance, compared to the regional average of 4.7%.^[4] The district contributing to the seat has a medium 33% of its population without a car.^{[n 4]} A medium 24.3% of the city's population are without qualifications, a high 15.8% of the population with level 3 qualifications and a medium 25.7% with level 4 qualifications or above. In terms of tenure, as of the 2011 census, a relatively low 58.3% of homes were owned outright or on a mortgage by occupants across the district.^[5]

Members of Parliament

Sheffield Ecclesall and Sheffield Park prior to 1950

Election		Member	Party
	1950	Peter Roberts	Conservative
	1966	Frank Hooley	Labour
	1970	John Spence	Conservative
	Feb 1974	Frank Hooley	Labour
	1983	Bill Michie
	2001	Meg Munn
	2015	Louise Haigh

Elections

Heeley general election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Sheffield Heeley^[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Louise Haigh	21,230	55.2	+1.3
	Green	Alexi Dimond	5,926	15.4	+11.1
	Conservative	Lorna Maginnis	5,242	13.6	−13.5
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Atkinson	3,863	10.0	+3.3
	SDP	Helen Jackman	711	1.8	N/A
	Workers Party	Steven Roy	594	1.5	N/A
	Party of Women	Louise McDonald	482	1.3	N/A
	TUSC	Mick Suter	398	1.0	N/A
Majority			15,304	39.8	+12.9
Turnout			38,446	52.4	–8.8
Registered electors			73,359
	Labour hold		Swing	4.9

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[8]
Party		Vote	%
	Labour	24,619	53.9
	Conservative	12,399	27.1
	Brexit Party	3,643	8.0
	Liberal Democrats	3,070	6.7
	Green	1,964	4.3
Turnout		45,695	61.2
Electorate		74,614

General election 2019: Sheffield Heeley^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Louise Haigh	21,475	50.3	−9.7
	Conservative	Gordon Gregory	12,955	30.3	+1.6
	Brexit Party	Tracy Knowles	3,538	8.3	New
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Clement-Jones	2,916	6.8	+2.2
	Green	Paul Turpin	1,811	4.2	+2.1
Majority			8,520	20.0	−11.3
Turnout			42,695	63.8	−1.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.6

General election 2017: Sheffield Heeley^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Louise Haigh	26,524	60.0	+11.8
	Conservative	Gordon Gregory	12,696	28.7	+12.5
	Liberal Democrats	Joe Otten	2,022	4.6	−6.7
	UKIP	Howard Denby	1,977	4.5	−12.9
	Green	Declan Walsh	943	2.1	−4.0
	SDP	Jaspreet Oberoi	64	0.1	New
Majority			13,828	31.3	+0.5
Turnout			44,226	65.1	+0.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.4

General election 2015: Sheffield Heeley^[11][12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Louise Haigh	20,269	48.2	+5.6
	UKIP	Howard Denby	7,315	17.4	+13.7
	Conservative	Stephen Castens	6,792	16.2	−1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Clement-Jones	4,746	11.3	−17.1
	Green	Rita Wilcock	2,566	6.1	+3.7
	TUSC	Alan Munro	238	0.6	New
	English Democrat	David Haslett	122	0.3	New
Majority			12,954	30.8	+16.6
Turnout			42,048	60.7	−1.3
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 2010: Sheffield Heeley^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Meg Munn	17,409	42.6	−11.5
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Clement-Jones	11,602	28.4	+7.0
	Conservative	Anne Crampton	7,081	17.3	+3.0
	BNP	John Beatson	2,260	5.5	+2.1
	UKIP	Charlotte Arnott	1,530	3.7	+1.4
	Green	Gareth Roberts	989	2.4	−1.2
Majority			5,807	14.2	−19.5
Turnout			40,871	62.0	+4.3
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	-9.25

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Sheffield Heeley^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Meg Munn	18,405	54.0	−3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Ross	7,035	20.6	−2.0
	Conservative	Aster Crawshaw	4,987	14.6	+0.4
	BNP	John Beatson	1,314	3.9	New
	Green	Rob Unwin	1,312	3.9	+1.6
	UKIP	Mark Suter	775	2.3	+0.4
	Socialist Alternative	Mark Dunnell	265	0.8	New
Majority			11,370	33.4	−0.9
Turnout			34,093	57.1	+2.0
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	-0.5

General election 2001: Sheffield Heeley^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Meg Munn	19,452	57.0	−3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Willis	7,748	22.7	+1.4
	Conservative	Carolyn Abbott	4,864	14.2	−1.4
	Green	Rob Unwin	774	2.3	New
	Socialist Labour	Brian Fischer	667	2.0	New
	UKIP	David Dunn	634	1.9	New
Majority			11,704	34.3	−5.1
Turnout			34,139	55.1	−9.9
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Sheffield Heeley^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Michie	26,274	60.7	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Davison	9,196	21.3	+2.9
	Conservative	John Harthman	6,767	15.6	−10.3
	Referendum	David Mawson	1,029	2.4	New
Majority			17,078	39.4	+9.6
Turnout			43,266	65.0	−5.9
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 1992: Sheffield Heeley^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Michie	28,005	55.7	+2.3
	Conservative	David Beck	13,051	25.9	−0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Moore	9,247	18.4	−1.9
Majority			14,954	29.8	+2.7
Turnout			50,303	70.9	−1.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Sheffield Heeley^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Michie	28,425	53.4	+7.6
	Conservative	Nicholas Mearing-Smith	13,985	26.3	−3.6
	Alliance	Peter Moore	10,811	20.3	−4.0
Majority			14,440	27.1	+11.2
Turnout			53,221	72.0	+1.5
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 1983: Sheffield Heeley^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Michie	24,111	45.8	−4.0
	Conservative	Sidney Cordle	15,743	29.9	−10.2
	Alliance	John Day	12,813	24.3	+14.8
Majority			8,368	15.9	+5.2
Turnout			52,667	70.5	−6.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Sheffield Heeley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Hooley	24,618	49.8	−1.8
	Conservative	Danny George	19,845	40.1	+8.1
	Liberal	Rodney Webb	4,708	9.5	−5.4
	National Front	P. K. Thorpe	274	0.6	−0.9
Majority			4,773	9.7	−9.9
Turnout			49,445	77.3	+3.8
	Labour hold		Swing

General election October 1974: Sheffield Heeley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Hooley	24,728	51.6	+3.9
	Conservative	Alan Page	15,322	32.0	−3.3
	Liberal	Royden Fairfax	7,151	14.9	−2.1
	National Front	Peter Revell	723	1.5	New
Majority			9,406	19.6	+7.2
Turnout			47,924	73.5	−8.5
	Labour hold		Swing

General election February 1974: Sheffield Heeley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Hooley	25,317	47.7	+1.8
	Conservative	Robert Ingle	18,732	35.3	−11.7
	Liberal	Anthony Singleton	9,061	17.0	+9.9
Majority			6,585	12.4	N/A
Turnout			53,110	82.0	+8.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

General election 1970: Sheffield Heeley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Spence	27,950	47.0	+1.0
	Labour	Frank Hooley	27,237	45.9	−8.1
	Liberal	Anthony Singleton	4,220	7.1	New
Majority			713	1.1	N/A
Turnout			59,407	73.4	−5.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Sheffield Heeley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Hooley	31,996	54.0	+5.5
	Conservative	John Spence	27,267	46.0	−5.5
Majority			4,729	8.0	N/A
Turnout			59,263	78.7	+2.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

General election 1964: Sheffield Heeley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Roberts	29,587	51.5	−7.5
	Labour	Frank Hooley	27,883	48.5	+7.5
Majority			1,704	3.0	−15.0
Turnout			57,470	76.0	−1.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Sheffield Heeley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Liberal	Peter Roberts	33,236	59.0	−1.9
	Labour	Joan Mellors	23,109	41.0	+1.9
Majority			10,127	18.0	−3.8
Turnout			56,345	77.6	+0.6
	National Liberal hold		Swing

General election 1955: Sheffield Heeley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Liberal	Peter Roberts	30,798	60.9	−0.1
	Labour	John Sewell	19,747	39.1	+0.1
Majority			11,051	21.8	−0.2
Turnout			50,545	77.0	−7.6
	National Liberal hold		Swing

General election 1951: Sheffield Heeley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Liberal	Peter Roberts	27,776	61.0	+4.7
	Labour	Arnold Jennings	17,729	39.0	+1.2
Majority			10,047	22.0	+3.5
Turnout			45,505	84.6	−3.5
	National Liberal hold		Swing

General election 1950: Sheffield Heeley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Liberal	Peter Roberts	26,560	56.3
	Labour	Arnold Jennings	17,856	37.8
	Liberal	Phillip Beckerlegge	2,779	5.9
Majority			8,704	18.5
Turnout			47,195	88.1
	National Liberal win (new seat)

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in South Yorkshire
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)
• Districts of Sheffield

Notes

1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
3. The 8th different candidate, one for each election, since 1979.
4. This falls within the centrally coloured banding for metropolitan areas

References

1. "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
2. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
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4. Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
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16. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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18. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
19. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

External links

• BBC Election 2005
• BBC Vote 2001
• Guardian Unlimited Politics (Election results from 1992 to the present) The Guardian
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
• Politicsresources.net - Official Web Site ✔ (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
• Sheffield, Heeley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
• Sheffield, Heeley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
• Sheffield Heeley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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