# Sheffield Hallam (UK Parliament constituency)

Sheffield Hallam is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Olivia Blake of the Labour Party.
The Hallam seat was previously held by Nick Clegg, the former Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, until he was unseated by Labour in 2017.

## Constituency profile

Hallam constituency extends from Stannington and Loxley in the north to Dore in the south and includes small parts of the city centre in the east. It includes the wards of Crookes, Dore and Totley, Ecclesall, Fulwood and Stannington.
The majority of Hallam is rural, spreading in the west into the Peak District National Park. It also contains some of the least deprived wards in the country, has low unemployment (1.5% jobseekers claimants in November 2012), and a high rate of owner occupancy, with few occupants who rent their home. Since the 2010 boundary changes, neither of Sheffield's universities have a campus in the constituency, but it still includes areas where many students live.
On income-based 2004 statistics, this is the most affluent constituency one place below the top ten seats of the 650, which were spread across the South East of England (including London), with almost 12% of residents earning over £60,000 a year. This measure placed Sheffield Hallam above Windsor and Twickenham.
Based on 2011–12 income and tax statistics from HMRC, Sheffield Hallam has the 70th highest median income of the 650 parliamentary constituencies, with those above it almost exclusively in London and the South East, and placing it above Tunbridge Wells (76th), The Cotswolds (92nd), Cambridge (97th), Hemel Hempstead (103rd), and David Cameron's former Witney constituency (121st).
The 2001 Census showed Hallam to have the highest number of people classified as professionals of any of the UK constituencies. Furthermore, 60% of working-age residents hold a degree, the 7th highest and exceeding Cambridge.

## History

Prior to its creation Hallam was a part of the larger Sheffield Borough constituency, which was represented by two Members of Parliament (MPs). In 1885 the Redistribution of Seats Act, which sought to eliminate constituencies with more than one MP and for the first time allow approximately equal representation of the people, led to the break-up of the constituency into five divisions: each represented by a single MP, as today. Hallam was one of these new divisions. Its first MP, the Conservative Charles Stuart-Wortley, had previously been an MP in the Sheffield constituency, elected for the first time in 1880.
Hallam was regarded in 2004 as the wealthiest constituency in the north of England and was held by the Conservative Party for all but two years from 1885 to 1997. At the 1997 general election, Richard Allan of the Liberal Democrats took the seat with an 18.5% swing, becoming only the second non-Tory ever to win it. He handed the seat to fellow Lib Dem and future UK Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg in 2005; who held it until his defeat by Labour's Jared O'Mara at the 2017 snap general election. That year saw the constituency record its highest turnout in 66 years, with 77.8% of the electorate going to the polls.
Sheffield Hallam is the only constituency in South Yorkshire that has not been a Labour stronghold, returning a Labour MP for the first time in 2017. In 2004 it had been regarded as the wealthiest constituency in the north of England and, apart from a brief period between 1916 and 1918, when it was taken by the Liberals, it was a safe Conservative seat from 1885 until 1997. This long period of Conservative dominance included the period under Margaret Thatcher's premiership, starkly contrasting with most seats in the county and the neighbouring county of Derbyshire; the constituency was the only Conservative seat in South Yorkshire in the three elections before the 1997.
At the 1997 general election, Richard Allan of the Liberal Democrats took the seat with an 18.5% swing, becoming only the second non-Tory ever to win it. He handed the seat to Nick Clegg in 2005, who was leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2007 to 2015 and Deputy Prime Minister from 2010 to 2015. Clegg held it until his defeat by Labour's Jared O'Mara at the 2017 snap general election. That year saw the constituency record its highest turnout in 66 years, with 77.8% of the electorate going to the polls. This was the first time in the seat's history that it had returned a Labour MP.
From 25 October 2017 until 3 July 2018, O'Mara had the whip withdrawn as a Labour MP and sat as an independent. It was later restored but he quit the Labour Party shortly afterwards. He then sat as an independent MP until leaving parliament. O'Mara announced he would resign as an MP in September 2019, citing mental health issues, which would have triggered a by-election in the constituency. However, he later postponed his resignation until the 2019 general election.
Olivia Blake won the seat for the Labour Party in the 2019 general election with a small majority of 1.2%. In her maiden speech to Parliament, Blake said that the Sheffield Hallam constituency had a "very long history of social justice", as mythology points to a Yorkshire origin for Robin Hood in Loxley, thereby lending her support to the idea that Loxley was the birthplace of Robin Hood.
Blake retained her seat at the 2024 general election with a much increased majority of 15.9%.

## Boundaries

1885–1918: The Borough of Sheffield wards of: Nether and Upper Hallam, and parts of the wards of Ecclesall and St George's.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of: Crookesmoor and Hallam, and part of Broomhill ward.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of: Broomhill, Ecclesall, and Hallam.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of: Broomhill, Crookesmoor, Ecclesall, and Hallam.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of: Broomhill, Dore, Ecclesall, Hallam, and Nether Edge.
1983–1997: The City of Sheffield wards of: Broomhill, Dore, Ecclesall, Hallam, and Nether Edge.
1997–2010: The City of Sheffield wards of: Broomhill, Dore, Ecclesall, and Hallam.
2010–2024: The City of Sheffield wards of: Crookes; Dore and Totley; Ecclesall; Fulwood; and Stannington (as they existed on 12 April 2005).
2024–present: The City of Sheffield wards of: Crookes & Crosspool, Dore & Totley, Ecclesall, Fulwood, and Stannington (as they existed in 1 December 2020).
Minor changes to align with new ward boundaries.
Hallam borders Derbyshire Dales, High Peak, North East Derbyshire, Penistone and Stocksbridge, Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, Sheffield Central and Sheffield Heeley.

## Constituency polls during the 2010–2015 Parliament

Due in part to the high profile of the constituency's then-MP Nick Clegg, who served as Deputy Prime Minister during the 2010–15 Parliament, Sheffield Hallam is unusual in having had seven constituency-specific opinion polls conducted between 2010 and 2015. Each of these polls suggested significant changes in the vote share compared to 2010 general election. The first poll, in October 2010, suggested a drop in the Lib Dem lead in the seat to just 2%, from nearly 30% at the general election five months earlier. Five of the six remaining polls, which appeared between May 2014 and May 2015, suggested that Labour was in the lead in the seat by this time, with the Labour lead fluctuating to between 1% and 10%, and one put the Lib Dems in the lead. On average across all seven opinion polls, Labour had a lead over the Lib Dems of 2.5%. The Conservatives came second in one poll, and third in the other six polls. The May 2015 ICM poll scores displayed are those of the constituency voting intention question. The same poll also carried the standard voting intention question, which showed a Labour lead.
| Date(s) conducted | Polling organisation/client | Sample size | Lab | Con | LD | UKIP | Green | Others | Lead |
| 8 June 2017 | General Election 2017 | 57,020 | 38.4% | 23.8% | 34.7% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.1% | 3.8% over LD |
| 7 May 2015 | General Election 2015 | 55,481 | 35.8% | 13.6% | 40.0% | 6.4% | 3.2% | 0.9% | 4.2% over Lab |
| 1–3 May 2015 | ICM/Guardian | 501 | 35% | 12% | 42% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 7% over Lab |
| 22–28 Apr 2015 | Lord Ashcroft | 1,000 | 37% | 15% | 36% | 7% | 4% | 1% | 1% over LD |
| 22–28 Mar 2015 | Lord Ashcroft | 1,001 | 36% | 16% | 34% | 7% | 6% | 1% | 2% over LD |
| 22–29 Jan 2015 | Survation/Unite | 1,011 | 33% | 22% | 23% | 9% | 12% | <0.5% | 10% over LD |
| 20–22 Nov 2014 | Survation/Lord Ashcroft | 962 | 30% | 19% | 27% | 13% | 10% | 1% | 3% over LD |
| 29 Apr–4 May 2014 | ICM/Lord Oakeshott | 500 | 33% | 24% | 23% | 10% | 8% | 1% | 9% over Con |
| 1–4 Oct 2010 | Populus/Lord Ashcroft | 1,000 | 31% | 28% | 33% | N/A | N/A | 8% | 2% over Lab |
| 6 May 2010 | General Election Result | 51,135 | 16.1% | 23.5% | 53.4% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 29.9% over Con |

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Charles Stuart-Wortley | Conservative |
| 1916 (by) | H. A. L. Fisher | Liberal |
| 1918 | Douglas Vickers | Conservative |
| 1922 | Frederick Sykes | Conservative |
| 1928 (by) | Louis Smith | Conservative |
| 1939 (by) | Roland Jennings | Conservative |
| 1959 | John Osborn | Conservative |
| 1987 | Irvine Patnick | Conservative |
| 1997 | Richard Allan | Liberal Democrats |
| 2005 | Nick Clegg | Liberal Democrats |
| 2017 | Jared O'Mara | Labour |
| October 2017 | Jared O'Mara | Independent |
| July 2018 | Jared O'Mara | Labour |
| July 2018 | Jared O'Mara | Independent |
| 2019 | Olivia Blake | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Olivia Blake | 23,875 | 46.3 | +11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shaffaq Mohammed | 15,686 | 30.4 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative | Isaac Howarth | 6,205 | 12.0 | −13.7 |
| | Green | Jason Leman | 4,491 | 8.7 | +5.7 |
| | SDP | Andrew Cowell | 654 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | Rejoin EU | Sam Chapman | 409 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | Workers Party | Mo Moui-Tabrizy | 281 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,189 | 15.9 | +14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,601 | 70.7 | −7.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 73,033 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.0 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Labour | 21,004 | 35.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 19,896 | 33.1 |
| | Conservative | 15,435 | 25.7 |
| | Green | 1,799 | 3.0 |
| | Brexit Party | 1,641 | 2.7 |
| | Others | 291 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 60,066 | 78.4 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 76,637 |
General election 2019: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Olivia Blake | 19,709 | 34.6 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laura Gordon | 18,997 | 33.4 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative | Ian Walker | 14,696 | 25.8 | +2.0 |
| | Green | Natalie Thomas | 1,630 | 2.9 | +1.5 |
| | Brexit Party | Terence McHale | 1,562 | 2.7 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Michael Virgo | 168 | 0.3 | −1.3 |
| | Independent | Liz Aspden | 123 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 712 | 1.2 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,885 | 78.2 | +0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.2 | |
General election 2017: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jared O'Mara | 21,881 | 38.4 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Clegg | 19,756 | 34.7 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative | Ian Walker | 13,561 | 23.8 | +10.2 |
| | UKIP | John Thurley | 929 | 1.6 | −4.8 |
| | Green | Logan Robin | 823 | 1.4 | −1.8 |
| | SDP | Steven Winstone | 70 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,125 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,020 | 77.8 | +2.5 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +4.0 | |
General election 2015: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Clegg | 22,215 | 40.0 | −13.4 |
| | Labour | Oliver Coppard | 19,862 | 35.8 | +19.7 |
| | Conservative | Ian Walker | 7,544 | 13.6 | −9.9 |
| | UKIP | Joe Jenkins | 3,575 | 6.4 | +4.1 |
| | Green | Peter Garbutt | 1,772 | 3.2 | +1.4 |
| | Independent | Carlton Reeve | 249 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | English Democrat | Steve Clegg | 167 | 0.3 | −0.8 |
| | Independent | Jim Stop the Fiasco Wild | 97 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,353 | 4.2 | −25.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,481 | 75.3 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -16.5 | |
General election 2010: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Clegg | 27,324 | 53.4 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Nicola Bates | 12,040 | 23.5 | −6.2 |
| | Labour | Jack Scott | 8,228 | 16.1 | +3.5 |
| | UKIP | Nigel James | 1,195 | 2.3 | +1.2 |
| | Green | Steve Barnard | 919 | 1.8 | −1.5 |
| | English Democrat | David Wildgoose | 586 | 1.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Martin Fitzpatrick | 429 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | Christian | Ray Green | 250 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Mark Adshead | 164 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,284 | 29.9 | +8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,135 | 73.7 | +11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +4.2 | |
In 2010, Sheffield Hallam was one of a number of constituencies that experienced problems on polling day leading to some people being unable to cast their vote. In this case, voters at the Ranmoor polling station were subjected to long queues and some voters were turned away when polls closed at 10 pm, with Liberal Democrat candidate Nick Clegg apologising to those voters affected. Acting Returning Officer John Mothersole said that staff had been "caught out" by a high turnout, and the Electoral Commission instigated a review of procedures in Hallam and other constituencies where similar problems had occurred.

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Clegg | 20,710 | 51.2 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative | Spencer Pitfield | 12,028 | 29.7 | −1.3 |
| | Labour | Mahroof Hussain | 5,110 | 12.6 | +0.2 |
| | Green | Rob Cole | 1,331 | 3.3 | N/A |
| | CPA | Sidney Cordle | 441 | 1.1 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Nigel James | 438 | 1.1 | ±0.0 |
| | BNP | Ian Senior | 369 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,682 | 21.5 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,527 | 62.2 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -2.9 | |
General election 2001: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Allan | 21,203 | 55.4 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | John Harthman | 11,856 | 31.0 | −2.1 |
| | Labour | Gill Furniss | 4,758 | 12.4 | −1.1 |
| | UKIP | Leslie Arnott | 429 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,347 | 24.4 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,246 | 64.8 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +3.1 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Allan | 23,345 | 51.3 | +18.2 |
| | Conservative | Irvine Patnick | 15,074 | 33.1 | −12.4 |
| | Labour | Stephen G. Conquest | 6,147 | 13.5 | −6.6 |
| | Referendum | Ian S. Davidson | 788 | 1.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | Philip Booler | 125 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,271 | 18.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,479 | 72.4 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.3 | |
General election 1992: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Irvine Patnick | 24,693 | 45.5 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter J. Gold | 17,952 | 33.1 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | Veronica Hardstaff | 10,930 | 20.1 | −0.3 |
| | Green | Mallen Baker | 473 | 0.9 | +0.1 |
| | Natural Law | Richard E. Hurtford | 101 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Revolutionary Communist | Theresa M. Clifford | 99 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,741 | 12.4 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,248 | 70.8 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -0.7 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Irvine Patnick | 25,649 | 46.3 | −4.3 |
| | Liberal | Peter Gold | 18,012 | 32.5 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | Mukesh Savani | 11,290 | 20.4 | +0.7 |
| | Green | Leela Spencer | 459 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,637 | 13.8 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,410 | 74.7 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -4.2 | |
General election 1983: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Osborn | 26,851 | 50.6 | −4.3 |
| | Liberal | Malcolm S. Johnson | 15,077 | 28.4 | +12.7 |
| | Labour | Jean McCrindle | 10,463 | 19.7 | −9.1 |
| | Ind. Conservative | Philip Booler | 656 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,774 | 22.2 | −3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,047 | 72.8 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -8.5 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Osborn | 31,436 | 54.9 | +5.9 |
| | Labour | Mike Bower | 16,502 | 28.8 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Salt | 8,982 | 15.7 | −6.3 |
| | National Front | G. F. Smith | 300 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,934 | 26.1 | +6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,220 | 72.5 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.0 | |
General election October 1974: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Osborn | 26,083 | 49.0 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | Clive Betts | 15,419 | 29.0 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal | Malcolm Johnson | 11,724 | 22.0 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,664 | 20.0 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53226 | 68.8 | −8.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -0.8 | |
General election February 1974: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Osborn | 29,062 | 48.9 | −12.4 |
| | Labour | David Blunkett | 16,149 | 27.2 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal | Malcolm Johnson | 14,160 | 23.9 | +16.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,913 | 21.7 | −8.2'"`UNIQ−−ref−000000A0−QINU`"' |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,371 | 77.2 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -4.1 | |
General election 1970: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Osborn | 25,134 | 61.3 | +10.0 |
| | Labour | Alan Broadley | 12,884 | 31.4 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal | Preetam Singh | 2,972 | 7.3 | −8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,250 | 29.9 | +11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,990 | 69.8 | −5.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.5 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Osborn | 21,593 | 51.3 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | Peter Hardy | 13,663 | 32.5 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal | Denis Lloyd | 6,799 | 16.2 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,930 | 18.8 | −9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,055 | 75.0 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -4.6 | |
General election 1964: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Osborn | 23,719 | 55.0 | −7.8 |
| | Labour | Arthur Kingscott | 11,635 | 27.0 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal | George Manley | 7,807 | 18.1 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,084 | 28.0 | −8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,161 | 74.1 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -4.4 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | John Osborn | 28,747 | 62.8 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | Solomon Sachs | 11,938 | 26.1 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal | Bernard Roseby | 5,119 | 11.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,809 | 36.7 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,804 | 76.1 | +2.0 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | +2.15 | |
General election 1955: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Roland Jennings | 30,069 | 66.2 | −4.6 |
| | Labour | James Marsden | 15,330 | 33.8 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,739 | 32.4 | −9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,399 | 74.1 | −7.9 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | -4.6 | |
General election 1951: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Roland Jennings | 29,016 | 70.8 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Frederick Beaton | 11,988 | 29.2 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,028 | 41.6 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,004 | 82.0 | −4.4 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | +1.5 | |
General election 1950: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Roland Jennings | 28,159 | 65.1 | +18.0 |
| | Labour | H. C. Spears | 11,444 | 26.5 | −12.0 |
| | Liberal | Alfred Edwin Jones | 3,641 | 8.4 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,715 | 38.6 | +30.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,244 | 86.4 | +10.7 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | +15.0 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Roland Jennings | 15,874 | 47.1 | −20.2 |
| | Labour | John Frederick Drabble | 13,009 | 38.5 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal | Gerald Abrahams | 2,614 | 7.7 | N/A |
| | Communist | Gordon Cree | 2,253 | 6.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,865 | 8.6 | −26.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,750 | 75.7 | +4.0 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | -13.0 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1939 Sheffield Hallam by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Roland Jennings | 16,033 | 61.7 | −5.6 |
| | Labour | C. S. Darvill | 9,939 | 38.3 | +5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,094 | 23.4 | −11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,972 | 57.8 | −13.9 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | +5.6 | |
General election 1935: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Louis Smith | 21,298 | 67.3 | −10.2 |
| | Labour | Grace Colman | 10,346 | 32.7 | +10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,952 | 34.6 | −20.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,644 | 71.7 | −8.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +10.2 | |
General election 1931: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Louis Smith | 26,857 | 77.5 | +16.6 |
| | Labour | Henry McGhee | 7,807 | 22.5 | −16.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,050 | 55.0 | +23.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,664 | 80.3 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +16.6 | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Louis Smith | 18,920 | 60.9 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | Basil Rawson | 12,133 | 39.1 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,787 | 21.8 | −5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,053 | 73.2 | −4.6 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | -2.8 | |
1928 Sheffield Hallam by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Louis Smith | 9,417 | 53.7 | −10.0 |
| | Labour | Charles Flynn | 5,393 | 30.8 | −5.5 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Burton Hobman | 2,715 | 15.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,024 | 22.9 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,525 | 54.7 | −23.1 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −2.25 | |
General election 1924: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Frederick Sykes | 15,446 | 63.7 | +6.0 |
| | Labour | Edward Snelgrove | 8,807 | 36.3 | +12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,639 | 27.4 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,253 | 77.8 | +2.8 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −3.2 | |
General election 1923: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Frederick Sykes | 12,119 | 57.7 | −1.7 |
| | Labour | Arnold Freeman | 5,506 | 23.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Cuthbert Snowball Rewcastle | 5,383 | 23.4 | −17.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,613 | 28.8 | +10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,008 | 75.0 | +1.3 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
General election 1922: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Frederick Sykes | 13,405 | 59.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Cuthbert Snowball Rewcastle | 9,173 | 40.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,232 | 18.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,578 | 73.7 | N/A |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Douglas Vickers | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
1916 Sheffield Hallam by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | H. A. L. Fisher | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist |
* 1916 by-election followed the resignation of Charles Stuart-Wortley on 16 December. Herbert Fisher of the Liberal Party was elected unopposed, becoming Hallam's first non-Unionist MP.
General election December 1910: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Stuart-Wortley | 5,788 | 50.9 | ±0.0 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Neal | 5,593 | 49.1 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 | 1.8 | ±0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,381 | 84.1 | −5.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,527 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | ±0.0 | |
General election January 1910: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Stuart-Wortley | 6,181 | 50.9 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Neal | 5,965 | 49.1 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 216 | 1.8 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,146 | 89.8 | +4.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,527 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1906 general election: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Stuart-Wortley | 5,546 | 50.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | A. Grant | 5,465 | 49.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,011 | 85.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,956 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
1900 general election: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Stuart-Wortley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

1895 general election: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Stuart-Wortley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
1892 general election: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Stuart-Wortley | 4,057 | 54.3 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal | Robert Hammond | 3,414 | 45.7 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 643 | 8.6 | −7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,471 | 87.3 | +8.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,561 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −3.5 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

1886 general election: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Stuart-Wortley | 3,581 | 57.8 | +3.4 |
| | Lib-Lab | T. R. Threlfall | 2,612 | 42.2 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 969 | 15.6 | +6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,193 | 78.9 | −9.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,846 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4 | |
1885 general election: Sheffield Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Stuart-Wortley | 3,764 | 54.4 | |
| | Liberal | Charles Warren | 3,155 | 45.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 609 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,919 | 88.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,846 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |