# Sheffield Attercliffe (UK Parliament constituency)

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Sheffield Attercliffe was a parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield. It was created at the 1885 general election and abolished at the 2010 general election, when it was replaced by a new Sheffield South East constituency.

## Boundaries

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Sheffield wards of Attercliffe and Park, and the civil parish of Heeley.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Attercliffe and Darnall.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Attercliffe, Darnall, and Handsworth.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Attercliffe, Darnall, Handsworth, and Tinsley.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Attercliffe, Birley, Darnall, Handsworth, and Mosborough.
1983–2010: The City of Sheffield wards of Beighton, Birley, Darnall, Handsworth, Mosborough, Richmond and Woodhouse.
Note: there were council ward boundary changes in 2004, which abolished Handsworth and created Beighton, Mosborough, Richmond and Woodhouse.
From 1997, Sheffield Attercliffe covered much of the east and south-east of the city. It bordered the constituencies of North East Derbyshire, Rotherham, Rother Valley, Sheffield Brightside, Sheffield Central and Sheffield Heeley.

## History

Sheffield Attercliffe constituency was created when the two-seat Sheffield constituency was split into five single-member seats in 1885.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | Bernard Coleridge (later Baron Coleridge) | Liberal |
| | 1894 by-election | J. Batty Langley | Liberal |
| | 1909 by-election | Joseph Pointer | Labour |
| | 1914 by-election | William Anderson | Labour |
| | 1918 | Thomas Worrall Casey | Coalition Liberal |
| | 1922 | Cecil Wilson | Labour |
| | 1931 | Cecil Pike | Conservative |
| | 1935 | Cecil Wilson | Labour |
| | 1944 by-election | John Hynd | Labour |
| | 1970 | Patrick Duffy | Labour |
| | 1992 | Clive Betts | Labour |
| 2010 | 2010 | constituency abolished: see Sheffield South East | constituency abolished: see Sheffield South East |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clive Betts | 22,250 | 60.10 | −7.69 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Moore | 6,283 | 16.97 | +2.76 |
| | Conservative | Tracy Critchlow | 5,329 | 14.40 | −0.80 |
| | UKIP | Jonathan Arnott | 1,680 | 4.54 | +1.74 |
| | BNP | Beverley Jones | 1,477 | 3.99 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,967 | 43.13 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,019 | 54.59 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.22 | |
General election 2001: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clive Betts | 24,287 | 67.8 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | John Perry | 5,443 | 15.2 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gail Smith | 5,092 | 14.2 | −1.5 |
| | UKIP | Pauline Arnott | 1,002 | 2.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,844 | 52.6 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,824 | 52.9 | −11.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clive Betts | 28,937 | 65.3 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | Brendan Doyle | 7,119 | 16.1 | −10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gail Smith | 6,973 | 15.7 | +1.0 |
| | Referendum | James Brown | 1,289 | 2.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,818 | 49.2 | +18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,318 | 64.7 | −7.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1992: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clive Betts | 28,563 | 57.5 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Millward | 13,083 | 26.3 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Wooley | 7,283 | 14.7 | −4.8 |
| | Green | Gordon Ferguson | 751 | 1.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,480 | 31.2 | −3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,680 | 71.8 | −1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patrick Duffy | 28,266 | 57.8 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | John Perry | 11,975 | 22.7 | −2.9 |
| | SDP | Helen Woolley | 9,549 | 19.5 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,191 | 35.1 | +9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,790 | 72.9 | +3.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1983: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Patrick Duffy | 23,067 | 51.5 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Millward | 11,455 | 25.6 |
| | SDP | Irene Addison | 10,241 | 22.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,612 | 25.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,763 | 69.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patrick Duffy | 29,702 | 64.9 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative | Douglas French | 11,599 | 25.6 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal | Dennis Boothroyd | 4,017 | 8.8 | −3.5 |
| | National Front | J. Mason | 457 | 1.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,103 | 39.7 | −10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,775 | 72.7 | +5.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patrick Duffy | 29,601 | 69.0 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Santhouse | 8,043 | 18.7 | −8.6 |
| | Liberal | Gerald Broadhead | 5,282 | 12.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,558 | 50.3 | +5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,926 | 67.2 | −7.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patrick Duffy | 34,120 | 71.9 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Santhouse | 12,944 | 27.3 | −1.6 |
| | International Marxist | Tariq Ali | 424 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,176 | 44.6 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,488 | 74.8 | +11.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1970: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patrick Duffy | 26,482 | 69.6 | −7.7 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Santhouse | 10,986 | 28.9 | +6.2 |
| | Independent | Percy Sims | 581 | 1.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,496 | 40.7 | −13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,049 | 63.4 | −4.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Hynd | 32,336 | 77.3 | +10.5 |
| | Conservative | Brian Marsden | 9,511 | 22.7 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,825 | 54.6 | +10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,847 | 67.6 | −4.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1964: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Hynd | 30,318 | 66.8 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | Herbert Lambert | 10,223 | 22.5 | −8.8 |
| | Liberal | Colin Wood | 4,831 | 10.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,095 | 44.3 | +6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,372 | 72.0 | −3.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Hynd | 33,676 | 68.8 | −2.2 |
| | National Liberal | Herbert Lambert | 15,304 | 31.2 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,372 | 37.5 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,980 | 75.3 | +3.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Hynd | 33,071 | 71.0 | −0.1 |
| | National Liberal | Herbert Lambert | 13,503 | 29.0 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,568 | 42.0 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,574 | 72.1 | −10.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Hynd | 29,958 | 71.1 | −0.5 |
| | National Liberal | Herbert Lambert | 12,161 | 28.9 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,797 | 42.2 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,119 | 82.7 | −3.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1950: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Hynd | 30,726 | 71.6 | −9.8 |
| | National Liberal | Lionel Farris | 12,185 | 28.4 | +9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,541 | 43.2 | −19.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,911 | 86.4 | +7.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Hynd | 23,468 | 81.4 | +18.6 |
| | Conservative | Brian Paddon | 5,376 | 18.6 | −18.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,092 | 62.8 | +37.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,844 | 79.4 | +6.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The 1944 Sheffield Attercliffe by-election was called following the resignation of Cecil Henry Wilson on 9 February. John Burns Hynd of the Labour Party was elected unopposed.

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cecil Wilson | 18,663 | 62.8 | +17.3 |
| | Conservative | Cecil Pike | 11,034 | 37.2 | −8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,629 | 25.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,697 | 73.0 | −5.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General election 1931: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cecil Pike | 15,185 | 46.0 | +26.5 |
| | Labour | Cecil Wilson | 15,020 | 45.5 | −14.8 |
| | Communist | George Fletcher | 2,790 | 8.5 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,995 | 78.1 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cecil Wilson | 19,152 | 60.3 | −3.3 |
| | Unionist | Wilfred Barnard Faraday | 6,190 | 19.5 | −16.9 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Neville | 4,652 | 14.7 | New |
| | Communist | George Fletcher | 1,731 | 5.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,962 | 40.8 | +13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,725 | 75.4 | −0.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.8 | |
General election 1924: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cecil Wilson | 16,802 | 63.6 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative | Wilfred Barnard Faraday | 9,629 | 36.4 | +10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,173 | 27.2 | −5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,431 | 75.9 | +9.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1923: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cecil Wilson | 13,581 | 58.7 | −9.5 |
| | Unionist | George Terrell | 6,106 | 26.4 | New |
| | Liberal | Harry Briggs | 3,438 | 14.9 | −16.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,475 | 32.3 | −4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,125 | 66.8 | −1.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1922: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cecil Wilson | 16,206 | 68.2 | +33.5 |
| | National Liberal | Thomas Worrall Casey | 7,562 | 31.8 | −33.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,644 | 36.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,768 | 68.6 | +16.1 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Liberal | Thomas Worrall Casey | 12,308 | 65.3 | New |
| | Labour | William Anderson | 6,539 | 34.7 | −20.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,769 | 30.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,847 | 52.5 | −19.6 |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
By-election, 1914: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Anderson | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
General election December 1910: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joseph Pointer | 6,532 | 55.0 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Walker | 5,354 | 45.0 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,178 | 10.0 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,886 | 72.1 | −11.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,483 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −1.1 | |
General election January 1910: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joseph Pointer | 7,755 | 56.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sydney King-Farlow | 6,079 | 43.9 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,676 | 12.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,834 | 83.9 | +4.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,483 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1909 Sheffield Attercliffe by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joseph Pointer | 3,531 | 27.5 | New |
| | Conservative | Sydney Charles King-Farlow | 3,380 | 26.2 | −20.6 |
| | Liberal | Richard Cornthwaite Lambert | 3,175 | 24.6 | −28.6 |
| | Ind. Conservative | Arnold Muir Wilson | 2,803 | 21.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,889 | 77.3 | −1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,676 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
General election 1906: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Batty Langley | 6,523 | 53.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Arnold Muir Wilson | 5,736 | 46.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 787 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,259 | 79.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,484 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
1900 general election: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Batty Langley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Batty Langley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
This by-election was called due to the resignation on 26 June of Bernard John Seymour Coleridge following his inheritance of the title of Baron Coleridge.
By-election, 5 Jul 1894: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Batty Langley | 4,486 | 48.6 | −7.7 |
| | Conservative | George Hill Smith | 3,495 | 37.9 | −5.8 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | Frank Smith | 1,249 | 13.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 991 | 10.7 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,230 | 79.0 | −1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,684 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.0 | |
General election 1892: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bernard Coleridge | 5,107 | 56.3 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | George Hill Smith | 3,963 | 43.7 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,144 | 12.6 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,070 | 80.2 | +5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,313 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.3 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bernard Coleridge | 4,365 | 59.6 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Frederick William Maude | 2,958 | 40.4 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,407 | 19.2 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,323 | 75.1 | −12.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,751 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.2 | |
General election 1885: Sheffield Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bernard Coleridge | 4,891 | 57.4 | |
| | Conservative | Edward Brodie Hoare | 3,633 | 42.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,258 | 14.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,524 | 87.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,751 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |