# Sheffield Park (UK Parliament constituency)

Sheffield Park was a Parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield, England. The constituency was created in 1918 and abolished in 1983. The area formerly covered by this constituency is now mostly in the Sheffield Central constituency.

## Boundaries

1918–1950: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Heeley and Park.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Manor, Moor, Park, and Sharrow.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Burngreave, Manor, Moor, and Park.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Burngreave, Castle, Manor, Park, and Sharrow.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | Henry Stephenson | Liberal |
| | 1922 | Henry Stephenson | National Liberal |
| | 1923 | Richard Storry Deans | Conservative and Liberal Unionist |
| | 1929 | George Lathan | Labour |
| | 1931 | Sir Arthur Benn, later Baron Glenravel | Conservative and Liberal Unionist |
| | 1935 | George Lathan | Labour |
| | 1942 by-election | Thomas Burden | Labour |
| | 1950 | Fred Mulley | Labour |
| 1983 | 1983 | constituency abolished: see Sheffield Central | constituency abolished: see Sheffield Central |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Sheffield Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fred Mulley | 27,483 | 68.6 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | Charles Cole | 7,159 | 17.9 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal | Francis Butler | 4,737 | 8.5 | −6.0 |
| | National Front | I. Pierson | 302 | 0.8 | New |
| | Communist | Gordon Ashberry | 279 | 0.7 | −0.3 |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Paul Littlehales | 111 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,324 | 50.7 | −6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,062 | 64.5 | +2.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Sheffield Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fred Mulley | 30,057 | 71.4 | +6.4 |
| | Liberal | Francis Butler | 6,093 | 14.5 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative | Robert Trench | 5,539 | 13.2 | −2.9 |
| | Communist | Gordon Ashberry | 403 | 1.0 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,964 | 56.9 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,092 | 62.4 | −9.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Sheffield Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fred Mulley | 31,273 | 65.0 | −10.3 |
| | Liberal | Francis Butler | 8,596 | 17.9 | New |
| | Conservative | Eric Crewe | 7,731 | 16.1 | −6.6 |
| | Communist | Cyril Morton | 521 | 1.1 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,677 | 47.1 | −11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,121 | 71.8 | +19.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1970: Sheffield Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fred Mulley | 23,302 | 75.3 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | Tim Renton | 7,024 | 22.7 | +6.3 |
| | Communist | Cyril Morton | 637 | 2.1 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,278 | 58.6 | −5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,963 | 52.6 | −12.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Sheffield Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fred Mulley | 24,550 | 80.3 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Robert Burns | 5,017 | 16.4 | −8.0 |
| | Communist | Cyril Morton | 1,022 | 3.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,533 | 63.9 | +12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,589 | 64.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1964: Sheffield Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fred Mulley | 24,196 | 75.6 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | Frank Adams | 7,816 | 24.4 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,380 | 51.2 | +9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,012 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Sheffield Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fred Mulley | 26,078 | 71.1 | −2.1 |
| | National Liberal | John Neill | 10,598 | 28.9 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,480 | 42.2 | −4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,676 | 71.2 | −0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Sheffield Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fred Mulley | 28,904 | 73.2 | +4.0 |
| | National Liberal | Stanley Rippon | 10,565 | 26.8 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,339 | 46.4 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,469 | 71.3 | −11.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Sheffield Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fred Mulley | 30,842 | 69.2 | +1.5 |
| | National Liberal | Stanley Rippon | 13,743 | 30.8 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,099 | 38.4 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,585 | 82.5 | −2.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1950: Sheffield Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fred Mulley | 30,558 | 67.7 | +2.8 |
| | National Liberal | Harold Pryce | 13,678 | 30.3 | −4.8 |
| | Communist | Arthur Fullard | 909 | 2.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,880 | 37.4 | +7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,145 | 85.2 | +11.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Sheffield Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Burden | 29,424 | 64.9 | +13.4 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Stevens | 15,882 | 35.1 | −13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,542 | 29.8 | +26.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,306 | 73.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
In the 1942 by-election, Thomas Burden was elected unopposed.

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Sheffield Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Lathan | 21,153 | 51.5 | +14.1 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Benn | 19,947 | 48.5 | −14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,206 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,100 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General election 1931: Sheffield Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Benn | 26,392 | 62.6 | +28.1 |
| | Labour | George Lathan | 15,783 | 37.4 | −14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,609 | 25.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,175 | 81.1 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Sheffield Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Lathan | 20,304 | 51.4 | +6.2 |
| | Unionist | Richard Deans | 13,597 | 34.5 | −10.7 |
| | Liberal | Ernest Edgar Dalton | 5,560 | 14.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,707 | 16.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,461 | 79.2 | −1.9 |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +8.4 | |
General election 1924: Sheffield Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Deans | 14,053 | 54.8 | +12.9 |
| | Labour | George Lathan | 11,576 | 45.2 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,477 | 9.6 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,629 | 81.1 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1923: Sheffield Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Richard Deans | 9,648 | 41.9 | New |
| | Labour | George Lathan | 9,050 | 39.4 | −8.4 |
| | Liberal | Henry Stephenson | 4,296 | 18.7 | −33.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 598 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,994 | 74.1 | +1.1 |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
General election 1922: Sheffield Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Henry Stephenson | 11,542 | 52.2 | −27.4 |
| | Labour | Robert Morley | 10,578 | 47.8 | +27.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 964 | 4.4 | −54.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,120 | 73.0 | +23.4 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Sheffield Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Liberal | Henry Stephenson | 12,339 | 79.6 | |
| | Labour | Alf Barton | 3,167 | 20.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,172 | 59.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,506 | 49.6 | |
| | 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. ||||||