# Sheffield Hillsborough (UK Parliament constituency)

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Sheffield Hillsborough was a Parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield. It was considered a safe Labour seat and was represented by Helen Jackson from 1992 to 2005. She did not stand again in the 2005 general election and was succeeded by Angela Smith.
The Sheffield Hillsborough constituency was abolished at the 2010 General Election. It was divided up and incorporated into the Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, Sheffield Hallam and Penistone and Stocksbridge constituencies.

## Boundaries

1918–1950: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Hillsborough, Neepsend, and Walkley.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Crookesmoor, Hillsborough, Owlerton, and Walkley.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Cathedral, Hillsborough, Owlerton, and Walkley.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Hillsborough, Netherthorpe, Owlerton, and Walkley.
1983–2010: The City of Sheffield wards of Chapel Green, Hillsborough, South Wortley, Stocksbridge, and Walkley.
The constituency covered north west Sheffield. It was named for Hillsborough and reached north west to Stocksbridge.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | Arthur Neal | Coalition Liberal |
| | 1922 | A. V. Alexander | Labour Co-op |
| | 1931 | Gurney Braithwaite | Conservative |
| | 1935 | A. V. Alexander | Labour Co-op |
| | 1950 | George Darling | Labour Co-op |
| | Feb 1974 | Martin Flannery | Labour |
| | 1992 | Helen Jackson | Labour |
| | 2005 | Angela Smith | Labour |
| 2010 | 2010 | constituency abolished: see Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, Sheffield Hallam and Penistone and Stocksbridge | constituency abolished: see Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, Sheffield Hallam and Penistone and Stocksbridge |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Sheffield Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Angela Smith | 23,477 | 51.17 | −5.66 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Commons | 12,234 | 26.66 | +4.09 |
| | Conservative | Jackie Doyle-Price | 6,890 | 15.02 | −3.32 |
| | BNP | David Wright | 2,010 | 4.38 | New |
| | UKIP | Maurice Patterson | 1,273 | 2.77 | +0.51 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,243 | 24.51 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,844 | 60.61 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.87 | |
General election 2001: Sheffield Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Jackson | 24,170 | 56.8 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Commons | 9,601 | 22.6 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative | Graham King | 7,801 | 18.3 | +3.8 |
| | UKIP | Peter Webb | 964 | 2.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,569 | 34.2 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,536 | 57.3 | −13.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Sheffield Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Jackson | 30,150 | 56.9 | +10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur Dunworth | 13,699 | 25.8 | −8.5 |
| | Conservative | David Nuttall | 7,707 | 14.5 | −5.0 |
| | Referendum | John Rusling | 1,468 | 2.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,451 | 31.1 | +19.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,024 | 71.0 | −6.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1992: Sheffield Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Jackson | 27,568 | 46.2 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Chadwick | 20,500 | 34.3 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative | Sid Cordle | 11,640 | 19.5 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,068 | 11.9 | +6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,708 | 77.2 | −0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Sheffield Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Flannery | 26,208 | 44.0 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal | David Chadwick | 22,922 | 38.5 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | John Sykes | 10,396 | 17.5 | −10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,286 | 5.5 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,526 | 78.0 | +2.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1983: Sheffield Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Martin Flannery | 20,901 | 37.2 |
| | Liberal | David Chadwick | 19,355 | 34.5 |
| | Conservative | Christine Smith | 15,881 | 28.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,546 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,137 | 75.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Sheffield Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Flannery | 20,556 | 56.8 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative | Irvine Patnick | 12,206 | 33.7 | +8.5 |
| | Liberal | P. A. Neale | 3,088 | 8.5 | −5.7 |
| | National Front | S. Williams | 326 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,350 | 23.1 | −12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,176 | 70.8 | +4.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Sheffield Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Flannery | 21,026 | 60.7 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | Brian Williamson | 8,718 | 25.2 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal | Robin Osner | 4,912 | 14.2 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,308 | 35.5 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,656 | 66.6 | −10.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Sheffield Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Flannery | 22,065 | 55.6 | −6.5 |
| | Conservative | Brian Williamson | 10,785 | 27.2 | −10.7 |
| | Liberal | Robin Osner | 6,863 | 17.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,280 | 28.4 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,713 | 76.8 | +11.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1970: Sheffield Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | George Darling | 18,775 | 62.1 | −5.8 |
| | Conservative | Irvine Patnick | 11,445 | 37.9 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,330 | 24.2 | −11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,220 | 65.0 | −5.3 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Sheffield Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | George Darling | 22,799 | 67.9 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | Michael J Mallett | 10,774 | 32.1 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,025 | 35.8 | +11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,573 | 70.3 | −4.2 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
General election 1964: Sheffield Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | George Darling | 22,071 | 62.4 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Robert James Lawther | 13,278 | 37.6 | −5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,793 | 24.8 | +11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,349 | 74.5 | −1.4 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Sheffield Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | George Darling | 21,888 | 56.5 | −2.3 |
| | National Liberal | Stanley Kenneth Arnold | 16,845 | 43.5 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,043 | 13.0 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,733 | 75.9 | +2.9 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Sheffield Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | George Darling | 23,438 | 58.8 | −0.2 |
| | National Liberal | Stanley Kenneth Arnold | 16,428 | 41.2 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,010 | 17.6 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,866 | 73.0 | −11.9 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Sheffield Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | George Darling | 28,274 | 59.0 | +0.3 |
| | National Liberal | George Wadsworth | 19,617 | 41.0 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,657 | 18.0 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,891 | 84.9 | −2.2 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -0.5 | |
General election 1950: Sheffield Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | George Darling | 28,295 | 58.7 | −4.7 |
| | National Liberal | Knowles Edge | 19,613 | 39.8 | +3.2 |
| | Communist | Mick Bennett | 759 | 1.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,312 | 18.9 | −7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,667 | 87.1 | +11.1 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Sheffield Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | A. V. Alexander | 24,959 | 63.4 | +9.1 |
| | National Liberal | Sir Robert Hampden Hobart, 3rd Baronet | 14,403 | 36.6 | −9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,556 | 26.8 | +18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,362 | 76.0 | −0.8 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Sheffield Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | A. V. Alexander | 21,025 | 54.3 | +12.3 |
| | Conservative | Gurney Braithwaite | 17,721 | 45.7 | −12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,304 | 8.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,746 | 76.8 | −4.8 |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General election 1931: Sheffield Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gurney Braithwaite | 23,819 | 57.9 | +29.1 |
| | Labour Co-op | A. V. Alexander | 17,319 | 42.1 | −15.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,500 | 15.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,138 | 81.6 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Sheffield Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | A. V. Alexander | 20,941 | 57.3 | +0.4 |
| | Unionist | Albert Harland | 10,489 | 28.8 | −14.3 |
| | Liberal | Edward Hugh Frederick Morris | 5,053 | 13.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,452 | 28.5 | +14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,483 | 77.6 | −0.3 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +7.3 | |
General election 1924: Sheffield Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | A. V. Alexander | 16,573 | 56.9 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Norman Graham Thwaites | 12,554 | 43.1 | +12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,019 | 13.8 | −11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,127 | 77.9 | +4.6 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
General election 1923: Sheffield Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | A. V. Alexander | 15,087 | 55.7 | −0.5 |
| | Unionist | Charles Boot | 8,369 | 30.9 | New |
| | Liberal | Ernest Woodhead | 3,636 | 13.4 | −30.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,718 | 24.8 | +12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,092 | 73.3 | −1.4 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
General election 1922: Sheffield Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | A. V. Alexander | 15,130 | 56.2 | New |
| | National Liberal | Arthur Neal | 11,812 | 43.8 | −29.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,318 | 12.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,942 | 74.7 | +35.5 |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Sheffield Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Liberal | Arthur Neal | 11,171 | 73.4 | |
| | Co-operative Party | Arthur Lockwood | 4,050 | 26.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,121 | 46.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,221 | 42.2 | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||