# Sheffield Heeley (UK Parliament constituency)

Sheffield Heeley is a constituency 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. Haigh served as Secretary of State for Transport under the government of Keir Starmer until she resigned on 28 November 2024, after it was revealed she had pleaded guilty to fraud in 2013.

## 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.
In more recent elections Sheffield Heeley moved 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.

## 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 (as they existed on 12 April 2005).
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) (as they existed in 1 December 2020).
After adjusting for revised ward boundaries, the Manor Castle ward was added from Sheffield Central, partly offset by the transfer of the majority 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. At the end of 2012, 5.7% of the population was claiming Jobseekers Allowance, compared to the regional average of 4.7%. The district contributing to the seat has a medium 33% of its population without a car. 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.

## 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 | Labour |
| 2001 | Meg Munn | Labour |
| 2015 | Louise Haigh | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Sheffield Heeley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 15,304 | 39.8 | +12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,446 | 52.4 | –8.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 73,359 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.9 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | 45,695 | 61.2 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 74,614 |
General election 2019: Sheffield Heeley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 8,520 | 20.0 | −11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,695 | 63.8 | −1.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.6 | |
General election 2017: Sheffield Heeley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 13,828 | 31.3 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,226 | 65.1 | +0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.4 | |
General election 2015: Sheffield Heeley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 12,954 | 30.8 | +16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,048 | 60.7 | −1.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 2010: Sheffield Heeley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 5,807 | 14.2 | −19.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,871 | 62.0 | +4.3 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -9.25 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Sheffield Heeley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 11,370 | 33.4 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,093 | 57.1 | +2.0 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -0.5 | |
General election 2001: Sheffield Heeley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 11,704 | 34.3 | −5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,139 | 55.1 | −9.9 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Sheffield Heeley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 17,078 | 39.4 | +9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,266 | 65.0 | −5.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1992: Sheffield Heeley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 14,954 | 29.8 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,303 | 70.9 | −1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Sheffield Heeley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 14,440 | 27.1 | +11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,221 | 72.0 | +1.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1983: Sheffield Heeley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 8,368 | 15.9 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,667 | 70.5 | −6.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Sheffield Heeley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 4,773 | 9.7 | −9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,445 | 77.3 | +3.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Sheffield Heeley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 9,406 | 19.6 | +7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,924 | 73.5 | −8.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Sheffield Heeley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 6,585 | 12.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,110 | 82.0 | +8.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General election 1970: Sheffield Heeley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 713 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,407 | 73.4 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Sheffield Heeley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Hooley | 31,996 | 54.0 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | John Spence | 27,267 | 46.0 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,729 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,263 | 78.7 | +2.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General election 1964: Sheffield Heeley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Roberts | 29,587 | 51.5 | −7.5 |
| | Labour | Frank Hooley | 27,883 | 48.5 | +7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,704 | 3.0 | −15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,470 | 76.0 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Sheffield Heeley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Peter Roberts | 33,236 | 59.0 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | Joan Mellors | 23,109 | 41.0 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,127 | 18.0 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,345 | 77.6 | +0.6 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Sheffield Heeley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Peter Roberts | 30,798 | 60.9 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | John Sewell | 19,747 | 39.1 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,051 | 21.8 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,545 | 77.0 | −7.6 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Sheffield Heeley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Peter Roberts | 27,776 | 61.0 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Arnold Jennings | 17,729 | 39.0 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,047 | 22.0 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,505 | 84.6 | −3.5 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | | |
General election 1950: Sheffield Heeley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 8,704 | 18.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,195 | 88.1 | |
| | National Liberal win (new seat) | National Liberal win (new seat) | National Liberal win (new seat) | National Liberal win (new seat) | National Liberal win (new seat) |