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{{Short description|UK Parliament constituency in England}} {{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1950 & 1983 onwards}}
{{Distinguish|Sheffield City Centre}} {{Distinguish|Sheffield City Centre}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2022}}


{{Infobox UK constituency main {{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Sheffield Central |name = Sheffield Central
|parliament = uk |parliament = uk
|image = {{maplink|frame=yes|frame-align=center|plain=yes|raw={{Misplaced Pages:Map data/Sheffield Central (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame-height=200|frame-width=250}}
|map1 = SheffieldCentral2007
|caption = Boundaries since 2024
|map2 = EnglandSouthYorkshire
|image2 = ]
|map_entity = ]
|caption2 = Boundary of Sheffield Central in Yorkshire and the Humber
|map_year =
|year = 1983 |year = 1983
|abolished = |abolished =
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|next = |next =
|electorate = 79,414 (December 2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/parliament-and-elections/elections-elections/uk-elections/constituency-data-electorates/|title=Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library|date=15 June 2020|publisher=Parliament UK|access-date=22 July 2020}}</ref> |electorate = 79,414 (December 2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/parliament-and-elections/elections-elections/uk-elections/constituency-data-electorates/|title=Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library|date=15 June 2020|publisher=Parliament UK|access-date=22 July 2020}}</ref>
|mp = ]
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|region = England |region = England
|county = ] |county = ]
|european = Yorkshire and the Humber


|year2 = 1885 |year2 = 1885
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|next2 = ] and ] |next2 = ] and ]
|elects_howmany2 = One |elects_howmany2 = One
|mp = ]
|party =
}} }}
'''Sheffield Central''' is a ]{{#tag:ref|A ] (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} represented in the ] of the ] since 2010 by ], a member of the ].{{#tag:ref|As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one ] (MP) by the ] system of election at least every five years.|group= n}} '''Sheffield Central''' is a ]{{#tag:ref|A ] (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} represented in the ] of the ] since 2024 by ], a member of the ].{{#tag:ref|As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one ] (MP) by the ] system of election at least every five years.|group= n}}


== Boundaries == ==Boundaries==
;First creation ;First creation
'''1885–1918''': The Municipal Borough of Sheffield wards of St Peter's and St Philip's, and part of St George's ward. '''1885–1918''': The Municipal Borough of Sheffield wards of St Peter's and St Philip's, and part of St George's ward.
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;Second creation (current) ;Second creation (current)
{{maplink|raw={{Misplaced Pages:Map data/Sheffield Central (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|text=Map of current boundaries}} {{maplink|raw={{Misplaced Pages:Map data/Sheffield Central (UK Parliament constituency) 2010}}|frame=yes|text=Map of 2010–2024 boundaries}}
'''1983–1997''': The City of Sheffield wards of Burngreave, Castle, Manor, Netherthorpe, and Sharrow. '''1983–1997''': The City of Sheffield wards of Burngreave, Castle, Manor, Netherthorpe, and Sharrow.


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] was subject to new ward boundaries from 2004, which removed Castle, Manor, Netherthorpe and Sharrow, whilst adding Central and Manor Castle wards. ] was subject to new ward boundaries from 2004, which removed Castle, Manor, Netherthorpe and Sharrow, whilst adding Central and Manor Castle wards.


'''2010–2015''': The City of Sheffield wards of Broomhill, Central, Manor Castle, Nether Edge, and Walkley. '''2010–2016''': The City of Sheffield wards of Broomhill, Central, Manor Castle, Nether Edge, and Walkley ''(as they existed on 12 April 2005)''.


'''2016–2024''': Following a local government boundary review,<ref>{{Cite web |last=LGBCE |title=Sheffield {{!}} LGBCE |url=https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/sheffield |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=www.lgbce.org.uk |language=en}}</ref> which did not effect the parliamentary boundaries, the contents of the constituency were as follows with effect from May 2016:
'''2015–present''': The City of Sheffield wards of Broomhill & Sharrow Vale, City, Manor Castle, Nether Edge & Sharrow, and Walkley; and parts of the wards of Crookes & Crosspool, Ecclesall, Fulwood and Hillsborough.


* The City of Sheffield wards of Broomhill & Sharrow Vale, City, Manor Castle, Nether Edge & Sharrow, and Walkley; and parts of the wards of Crookes & Crosspool, Ecclesall, Fulwood and Hillsborough.

'''2024–present''': Further to the ] which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency comprises:

* The City of Sheffield wards of: Broomhill & Sharrow Vale; City; Nether Edge & Sharrow; and Walkley.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Yorkshire and the Humber {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition-yorkshire-and-the-humber/#lg_sheffield-central-bc-70453 |access-date=22 June 2024 |website=boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk}}</ref>

''The Manor Castle ward was transferred to ], bringing the electorate within the permitted range. Other minor losses to align with new ward boundaries.''
;Present boundaries ;Present boundaries
The seat covers central ] and extends as far as ] and the ]. It covers a similar area to the former ] seat. It borders ], ], ] and ]. The seat covers central ] and extends as far as ] and the Lower ]. It covers a similar area to the former ] seat. It borders ], ], ] and ].


== History == ==History==
===1885–1950=== ===1885–1950===
Created under the ] for the ], Sheffield Central was one of five divisions of the former ]. Sheffield Central was abolished in ] and the sitting MP, Harry Morris, stood and won in the new seat (now extinct) of ]. Created under the ] for the ], Sheffield Central was one of five divisions of the former ]. Sheffield Central was abolished in ] and the sitting MP, Harry Morris, stood and won in the new seat (now extinct) of ].
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;MPs ;MPs
]'s ] represented Sheffield Central from its recreation in 1983 until he retired in 2010 and was narrowly succeeded at the ballot box by another Labour MP, ]. ]'s ] represented Sheffield Central from its recreation in 1983 until he retired in 2010 and was narrowly succeeded at the ballot box by another Labour MP, ]. Blomfield retired for the ], with the Labour Party selecting Sheffield city councillor ] to fight the seat, beating ] in the selection contest.<ref>{{cite web |title=Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting |url=https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85716517533?pwd=bGpaRTBHT0ZXVlVoaUhrV3E1VktHUT09 |access-date=6 December 2022 |website=Zoom Video}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=5 December 2022 |title=Eddie Izzard fails in bid to become Labour MP |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/dec/05/eddie-izzard-fails-in-bid-to-become-labour-mp-sheffield-central |access-date=6 December 2022 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> ] was duly elected with a much reduced, but still comfortable majority.


;Winning margin ;Winning margin
The 2015 result made the seat the 32nd-safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ukpolitical.info/labour-mps-elected-2015.htm |title=Labour Members of Parliament 2015 |website=UK Political.info |archive-date=2018-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929214847/http://www.ukpolitical.info/labour-mps-elected-2015.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> The 2015 result made the seat the 32nd-safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ukpolitical.info/labour-mps-elected-2015.htm |title=Labour Members of Parliament 2015 |website=UK Political.info |archive-date=29 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929214847/http://www.ukpolitical.info/labour-mps-elected-2015.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>


Labour majorities since 1983 in Sheffield Central have been in the top quartile save for 2010 &mdash; the ] share of the vote came 0.4% short of winning the seat &mdash; a highly ] result. Labour majorities since 1983 in Sheffield Central have been in the top quartile save for 2010, when the ] share of the vote came 0.4% short of winning the seat &mdash; a highly ] result.


;Opposition parties ;Opposition parties
The ] took second place in 2015, gaining a +12.1% swing (compared with +2.8% nationwide). This was the main target seat of the party in Yorkshire. Its 2012-2016 Leader ], chose to settle locally on stepping down from the policy-steering role in 2016 and had chosen to contest Sheffield Central at the ]. Lib Dem candidates scored variable second places in 1997, 2001, 2005 and 2010 then took fourth place in 2015. The ] took second place in 2015, gaining a +12.1% swing (compared with +2.8% nationwide). This was the main target seat of the party in Yorkshire. Its 2012-2016 Leader ], chose to settle locally on stepping down from the policy-steering role in 2016 and had chosen to contest Sheffield Central at the ], when its vote share halved and they fell back to third place. The Green candidate at the 2024 general election regained second place with 26% of the vote. Lib Dem candidates scored variable second places in 1997, 2001, 2005 and 2010 then took fourth place in 2015.


;Turnout ;Turnout
Turnout has ranged from 62.5% in 1987 to 49.5% in 2001. Turnout has ranged from 62.5% in 1987 to 49.5% in 2001.


==Constituency profile==
;Future
The constituency has a working population whose income is close to the national average and lower than average reliance upon ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/help/localstatistics|title=Local statistics - Office for National Statistics|website=www.ons.gov.uk}}</ref> At the end of 2012 the unemployment rate in the constituency stood as 4.0% of the population claiming jobseekers allowance, see table.<ref name="guardian1">{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/nov/17/unemployment-and-employment-statistics-economics|title=Unemployment: the key UK data and benefit claimants for every constituency|last1=Rogers|first1=Simon|last2=Evans|first2=Lisa|date=17 November 2010|website=The Guardian}}</ref>
Blomfield has announced that he will stand down at the next general election. The Labour Party has selected Sheffield city councillor Abtisam Mohamed to fight the seat, beating ] in the selection contest.<ref>https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85716517533?pwd=bGpaRTBHT0ZXVlVoaUhrV3E1VktHUT09</ref><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/dec/05/eddie-izzard-fails-in-bid-to-become-labour-mp-sheffield-central?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR2Ley3NpYbQu_dqkBeMglP_tghBITNsdhfqp_pQpwAYhZEHjElwUU7934k#Echobox=1670260778</ref>


There is a large student population and in 2015, the constituency had the youngest median age of voters at 26 years, compared to 39 years for the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-youngest-constituency-in-the-uk/|title=The U.K.'s Youngest Constituency|first=Mona|last=Chalabi|date=1 May 2015}}</ref>
== Constituency profile ==
The constituency has a working population whose income is close to the national average and lower than average reliance upon ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/help/localstatistics|title=Local statistics - Office for National Statistics|website=www.ons.gov.uk}}</ref> At the end of 2012 the unemployment rate in the constituency stood as 4.0% of the population claiming jobseekers allowance, see table.<ref name="guardian1">{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/nov/17/unemployment-and-employment-statistics-economics|title=Unemployment: the key UK data and benefit claimants for every constituency|last1=Rogers|first1=Simon|last2=Evans|first2=Lisa|date=17 November 2010|website=The Guardian}}</ref>

There is a large student population and in 2015, the constituency had the youngest median age of voters at 26 years, compared to 39 years for the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-youngest-constituency-in-the-uk/|title=The U.K.'s Youngest Constituency|first=Mona|last=Chalabi|date=May 1, 2015}}</ref>


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|+ Sheffield's seats compared – worklessness<ref name="guardian1"/> |+ Sheffield's seats compared – unemployment<ref name="guardian1"/>
|- |-
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The district contributing to the bulk of the seat has a medium 33% of its population without a car.{{#tag:ref|This falls within the centrally coloured banding for metropolitan areas|group= n}} 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 a relatively low 58.3% of homes are owned outright or on a mortgage by occupants as at the 2011 census across the district.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/census-data/2011-census-interactive-content/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129132219/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/census-data/2011-census-interactive-content/index.html|url-status=dead|title=2011 census interactive maps|archive-date=January 29, 2016}}</ref> The district contributing to the bulk of the seat has a medium 33% of its population without a car.{{#tag:ref|This falls within the centrally coloured banding for metropolitan areas|group= n}} 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 a relatively low 58.3% of homes are owned outright or on a mortgage by occupants as at the 2011 census across the district.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/census-data/2011-census-interactive-content/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129132219/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/census-data/2011-census-interactive-content/index.html|url-status=dead|title=2011 census interactive maps|archive-date=29 January 2016}}</ref>


== Members of Parliament == ==Members of Parliament==
===MPs 1885–1950===
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!Year!!Member<ref>{{rayment-hc|s|3|date=March 2012}}</ref>!!colspan="2"|Party !colspan="2"|Year!!Member<ref>{{rayment-hc|s|3|date=March 2012}}</ref>!!Party
|- |-
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| ] | ]
| ] | ]
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | ]
|- |-
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| ] | ]
| ] | ]
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | ]
|- |-
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| ] | ]
| ] | ]
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | ]
|- |-
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| ] | ]
| ] | ]
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | ]
|- |-
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| ] | ]
| ] | ]
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | ]
|- |-
|
|]
| ]
|colspan="4"|''Constituency abolished''
| colspan="2"|''Constituency abolished''
|}

===MPs since 1983===
{| class="wikitable"
|- |-
!colspan="2"|Year!!Member<ref>{{rayment-hc|s|3|date=March 2012}}</ref>!!Party
|rowspan="2"| ]
|colspan="4"|''Constituency created''
|- |-
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| ]
| ] | ]
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | ]
|- |-
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| ] | ]
| ] | ]
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | ]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| ]
| ]
| ]
|} |}


==Elections== ==Elections==
] ]

===Elections in the 2020s===
{{Election box begin|title=]: Sheffield Central<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/parliamentary-election-results |title=General Election 4 July 2024 |work=Parliamentary Election Results |publisher=] |date=5 July 2024 |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |title=Sheffield Central results |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001467 |access-date=8 July 2024}}</ref>|}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party= Labour Party (UK)
|candidate= ]
|votes= 16,569
|percentage= 52.1
|change= -14.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party= Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate= Angela Argenzio
|votes= 8,283
|percentage= 26.0
|change=+15.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party= Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate= Lucy Stephenson
|votes= 2,339
|percentage= 7.4
|change= -5.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party= Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate= Sam Christmas
|votes= 2,174
|percentage= 6.8
|change=+1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party= Independent politician
|candidate= Alison Teal
|votes= 1,039
|percentage= 3.3
|change=''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party= Workers Party of Britain
|candidate= Caitlin Hardy
|votes= 656
|percentage= 2.1
|change=''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party= TUSC
|candidate= Isabelle France
|votes= 409
|percentage= 1.3
|change= ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party= Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present)
|candidate= Annie Stoker
|votes= 334
|percentage= 1.1
|change=''N/A''
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes= 8,286
|percentage= 26.1
|change=–28.5
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes= 31,803
|percentage= 52.3
|change=-1.7
}}
{{Election box registered electors| reg. electors = 60,777}}
{{Election box hold with party link| winner = Labour Party (UK)| swing = −15.0}}
{{Election box end}}


===Elections in the 2010s=== ===Elections in the 2010s===

{{Election box begin|title=]: Sheffield Central<ref>{{cite web |title=Sheffield Central Parliamentary constituency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000919 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=4 December 2019}}</ref>}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | ] ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/general-elections/5 |title=Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 |date= |access-date=11 July 2024 |work=Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News |publisher=]}}</ref>
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}}
| ] ||align=right| 25,495 ||align=right| 67.0
|-
| {{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| ] ||align=right| 4,722 ||align=right| 12.4
|-
| {{party color cell|Green Party of England and Wales}}
| ] ||align=right| 4,136 ||align=right| 10.9
|-
| {{party color cell|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
| ] ||align=right| 2,070 ||align=right| 5.4
|-
| {{party color cell|Brexit Party}}
| ] ||align=right| 1,170 ||align=right| 3.1
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent politician}}
| Others ||align=right| 474 ||align=right| 1.3
|-
|colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"|
|-
|colspan="2"|'''Turnout'''
|align=right|38,067
|align=right|54.0
|-
|colspan="2"|'''Electorate'''
|align=right|70,453
|}

{{Election box begin|title=]: Sheffield Central<ref>{{cite news |title=Sheffield Central Parliamentary constituency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000919 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=4 December 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| {{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK) |party = Labour Party (UK)
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|votes = 33,968 |votes = 33,968
|percentage = 66.7 |percentage = 66.7
|change = ―4.2 |change = -4.2
}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link {{Election box candidate with party link
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|change = ''New'' |change = ''New''
}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| {{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Yorkshire Party |party = Yorkshire Party
|candidate = Jack Carrington |candidate = Jack Carrington
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|votes = 27,273 |votes = 27,273
|percentage = 53.6 |percentage = 53.6
|change = ―4.3 |change = -4.3
}} }}
{{Election box turnout| {{Election box turnout|
|votes = 50,913 |votes = 50,913
|percentage = 56.7 |percentage = 56.7
|change = ―5.3 |change = -5.3
}} }}
{{Election box hold with party link| {{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK) |winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = |swing = -2.1
}} }}
{{Election box end}} {{Election box end}}
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{{Election box begin | {{Election box begin |
|title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name=electoralcalculus2015>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000919|title= Sheffield Central Parliamentary constituency|work=]}}</ref> |title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name=electoralcalculus2015>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000919|title= Sheffield Central Parliamentary constituency|work=]}}</ref>
}} }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| {{Election box winning candidate with party link|
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===Elections in the 1990s=== ===Elections in the 1990s===
{{Election box begin | {{Election box begin |
|title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name=electoralcalculus1997>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="guardian2">{{cite news |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/constituency/1279/sheffield-central |title=Sheffield Central |work=The Guardian |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100429235110/http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/constituency/1279/sheffield-central |archive-date=2010-04-29 }}</ref><ref name="council">{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ]</ref> |title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name=electoralcalculus1997>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="guardian2">{{cite news |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/constituency/1279/sheffield-central |title=Sheffield Central |work=The Guardian |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100429235110/http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/constituency/1279/sheffield-central |archive-date=29 April 2010 }}</ref><ref name="council">{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ]</ref>
}} }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| {{Election box winning candidate with party link|
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{{Election box hold with party link| {{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK) |winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = |swing = +0.8
}} }}
{{Election box end}} {{Election box end}}
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==Election results 1885–1950==
===Elections in the 1940s===
===Elections in the 1880s===
]
]
{{Election box begin | {{Election box begin |
|title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name="council" /><ref name="craig 1918">{{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |author-link= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 |orig-year=1969 |edition= 3rd |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |isbn= 0-900178-06-X}}</ref>}} |title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig 1885" />}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| {{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK) |party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ] |candidate = ]
|votes = 7,954 |votes = 4,633
|percentage = 59.2 |percentage = 56.1
|change = +10.0 |change =
}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| {{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |party = Liberal-Labour (UK)
|candidate = George Vivian Hunt |candidate = ]
|votes = 5,481 |votes = 3,484
|percentage = 40.8 |percentage = 42.2
|change = &minus;10.0 |change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Liberal
|candidate = Mervyn Lanark Hawkes<ref>{{cite news|title=Mr Mervyn Lanark Hawkes and the Sheffield Central Division|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001700/18850725/081/0006|access-date=10 December 2017|work=]|date=25 July 1885|page=6|via = ]|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
|votes = 140
|percentage = 1.7
|change =
}} }}
{{Election box majority| {{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,473 |votes = 1,149
|percentage = 18.4 |percentage = 13.9
|change = ''N/A'' |change =
}} }}
{{Election box turnout| {{Election box turnout|
|votes = 13,435 |votes = 8,257
|percentage = 72.0 |percentage = 83.2
|change = -2.2 |change =
}} }}
{{Election box gain with party link| {{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 9,923
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
{{Election box new seat win|
|swing =
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}} }}
{{Election box end}} {{Election box end}}


===Elections in the 1930s===
{{Election box begin | {{Election box begin |
|title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig 1918" />}} |title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig 1885" />}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| {{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ] |candidate = ]
|votes = 13,821 |votes = 4,522
|percentage = 50.8 |percentage = 57.6
|change = &minus;11.2 |change = +1.5
}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| {{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK) |party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = ] |candidate = Joshua Hawkins
|votes = 13,408 |votes = 3,326
|percentage = 49.2 |percentage = 42.4
|change = +11.2 |change = +0.2
}} }}
{{Election box majority| {{Election box majority|
|votes = 420 |votes = 1,196
|percentage = 1.6 |percentage = 15.2
|change = -22.4 |change = +1.3
}} }}
{{Election box turnout| {{Election box turnout|
|votes = 27,229 |votes = 7,848
|percentage = 74.2 |percentage = 79.1
|change = -6.0 |change = &minus;4.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 9,923
}} }}
{{Election box hold with party link| {{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = |swing = +0.7
}} }}
{{Election box end}} {{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 1890s===
]
{{Election box begin | {{Election box begin |
|title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig 1918" />}} |title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig 1885" />}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| {{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ] |candidate = ]
|votes = 21,589 |votes = 4,474
|percentage = 62.0 |percentage = 55.3
|change = +12.1 |change = &minus;2.3
}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| {{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK) |party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = ] |candidate = ]
|votes = 13,212 |votes = 3,618
|percentage = 38.0 |percentage = 44.7
|change = -12.1 |change = +2.3
}} }}
{{Election box majority| {{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,377 |votes = 856
|percentage = 24.0 |percentage = 10.6
|change = ''N/A'' |change = &minus;4.6
}} }}
{{Election box turnout| {{Election box turnout|
|votes = 34,801 |votes = 8,092
|percentage = 80.2 |percentage = 83.2
|change = +6.1 |change = +4.1
}} }}
{{Election box gain with party link| {{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 9,728
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK) |swing = &minus;2.3
|swing =
}} }}
{{Election box end}} {{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin| title = ]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig 1885" />
===Elections in the 1920s===
{{Election box begin |
|title=]: Sheffield Central <ref name="craig 1918" />}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes = 19,183
|percentage = 59.1
|change = +8.5
}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| {{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK) |party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Ralph Patientins Warde-Aldam |candidate = ]
|votes = 13,284
|percentage = 40.9
|change = -8.5
}} }}
{{Election box majority| {{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|votes = 5,899
|percentage = 18.2
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 32,467
|percentage = 74.1
|change = -0.4
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = +8.5
}} }}
{{Election box end}} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |
===Elections in the 1900s===
|title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig 1918" />}}
{{Election box begin| title= ]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig1885"/>
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes = 13,302
|percentage = 50.6
|change = +4.9
}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| {{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK) |party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ] |candidate = ]
|votes = 12,995
|percentage = 49.4
|change = +8.3
}} }}
{{Election box majority| {{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|votes = 307
|percentage = 1.2
|change = -3.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 26,297
|percentage = 74.5
|change = +13.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}} }}
{{Election box end}} {{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin | {{Election box begin |
|title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig 1918" />}} |title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig1885"/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| {{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK) |party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ] |candidate = ]
|votes = 9,727 |votes = 4,217
|percentage = 45.7 |percentage = 56.2
|change = ''N/A'' |change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes = 8,762
|percentage = 41.1
|change = ''New''
}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| {{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK) |party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Henry Freeborough |candidate = ]
|votes = 2,810 |votes = 3,290
|percentage = 13.2 |percentage = 43.8
|change = ''New'' |change = ''New''
}} }}
{{Election box majority| {{Election box majority|
|votes = 965 |votes = 927
|percentage = 4.6 |percentage = 12.4
|change = ''N/A'' |change = ''N/A''
}} }}
{{Election box turnout| {{Election box turnout|
|votes = 21,299 |votes = 7,507
|percentage = 61.3 |percentage = 82.1
|change = ''N/A'' |change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 9,142
}} }}
{{Election box hold with party link| {{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK) |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = ''N/A'' |swing = ''N/A''
}} }}
{{Election box end}} {{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin| title =]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig 1918" />}} {{Election box begin| title =]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig1885">{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=FWS|title=British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918|date=1974|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=9781349022984}}</ref><ref>''Whittaker's Almanack'' (1910), p.159</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link| {{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK) |party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ] |candidate = ]
}} }}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing| {{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK) |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}} }}
{{Election box end}} {{Election box end}}


]
===Elections in the 1910s=== ===Elections in the 1910s===
{{Election box begin | {{Election box begin |
|title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig 1918" />}} |title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig 1885" />}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918| {{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK) |party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ] |candidate = ]
|votes = 9,361 |votes = 3,829
|percentage = 58.7 |percentage = 52.7
|change = +7.3 |change = &minus;3.5
}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| {{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Independent Labour |party = Liberal-Labour (UK)
|candidate =] |candidate =]
|votes = 5,959 |votes = 3,440
|percentage = 37.3 |percentage = 47.3
|change = &minus;11.3 |change = +3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British Socialist Party
|candidate = Robert George Murray
|votes = 643
|percentage = 4.0
|change = ''New''
}} }}
{{Election box majority| {{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,402 |votes = 389
|percentage = 21.4 |percentage = 5.4
|change = +18.6 |change = &minus;7.0
}} }}
{{Election box turnout| {{Election box turnout|
|votes = 15,963 |votes = 7,269
|percentage = 43.1 |percentage = 83.7
|change = &minus;34.4 |change = +1.6
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 8,684
}} }}
{{Election box hold with party link| {{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK) |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +9.3 |swing = &minus;3.5
}} }}
{{Election box end 1918}} {{Election box end}}

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{{Election box begin | {{Election box begin |
|title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig 1885">''British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918'', ]</ref>}} |title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig 1885">''British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918'', ]</ref>}}
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{{Election box begin | {{Election box begin |
|title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig 1885" />}} |title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig 1918" />}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| {{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918|
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = ] |candidate = ]
|votes = 3,829 |votes = 9,361
|percentage = 52.7 |percentage = 58.7
|change = &minus;3.5 |change = +7.3
}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| {{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal-Labour (UK) |party =Independent Labour
|candidate =] |candidate =]
|votes = 3,440 |votes = 5,959
|percentage = 47.3 |percentage = 37.3
|change = +3.5 |change = &minus;11.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British Socialist Party
|candidate = Robert George Murray
|votes = 643
|percentage = 4.0
|change = ''New''
}} }}
{{Election box majority| {{Election box majority|
|votes = 389 |votes = 3,402
|percentage = 5.4 |percentage = 21.4
|change = &minus;7.0 |change = +18.6
}} }}
{{Election box turnout| {{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,269 |votes = 15,963
|percentage = 83.7 |percentage = 43.1
|change = +1.6 |change = &minus;34.4
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 8,684
}} }}
{{Election box hold with party link| {{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = &minus;3.5 |swing = +9.3
}} }}
{{Election box end}} {{Election box end 1918}}
Bailey was sponsored by the ]


===Elections in the 1900s=== ===Elections in the 1920s===
{{Election box begin| title =]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig1885">{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=FWS|title=British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918|date=1974|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=9781349022984}}</ref><ref>''Whittaker's Almanack'' (1910), p.159</ref> {{Election box begin| title =]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig 1918" />}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link| {{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = ] |candidate = ]
}} }}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing| {{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |winner = Unionist Party (UK)
}} }}
{{Election box end}} {{Election box end}}

]
{{Election box begin | {{Election box begin |
|title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig1885"/>}} |title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig 1918" />}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| {{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = ] |candidate = ]
|votes = 4,217 |votes = 9,727
|percentage = 56.2 |percentage = 45.7
|change = ''N/A'' |change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes = 8,762
|percentage = 41.1
|change = ''New''
}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| {{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK) |party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = ] |candidate = John Henry Freeborough
|votes = 3,290 |votes = 2,810
|percentage = 43.8 |percentage = 13.2
|change = ''New'' |change = ''New''
}} }}
{{Election box majority| {{Election box majority|
|votes = 927 |votes = 965
|percentage = 12.4 |percentage = 4.6
|change = ''N/A'' |change = ''N/A''
}} }}
{{Election box turnout| {{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,507 |votes = 21,299
|percentage = 82.1 |percentage = 61.3
|change = ''N/A'' |change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 9,142
}} }}
{{Election box hold with party link| {{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = ''N/A'' |swing = ''N/A''
}} }}
{{Election box end}} {{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin| title= ]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig1885"/> {{Election box begin |
|title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig 1918" />}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes = 13,302
|percentage = 50.6
|change = +4.9
}} }}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link| {{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = ] |candidate = ]
|votes = 12,995
|percentage = 49.4
|change = +8.3
}} }}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing| {{Election box majority|
|votes = 307
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|percentage = 1.2
|change = -3.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 26,297
|percentage = 74.5
|change = +13.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = -1.7
}} }}
{{Election box end}} {{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |
===Elections in the 1890s===
{{Election box begin| title = ]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig 1885" /> |title=]: Sheffield Central <ref name="craig 1918" />}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes = 19,183
|percentage = 59.1
|change = +8.5
}} }}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link| {{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = ] |candidate = John Ralph Patientins Warde-Aldam
|votes = 13,284
|percentage = 40.9
|change = -8.5
}} }}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing| {{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,899
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|percentage = 18.2
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 32,467
|percentage = 74.1
|change = -0.4
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = +8.5
}} }}
{{Election box end}} {{Election box end}}


===Elections in the 1930s===
]
{{Election box begin | {{Election box begin |
|title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig 1885" />}} |title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig 1918" />}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| {{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ] |candidate = ]
|votes = 4,474 |votes = 21,589
|percentage = 55.3 |percentage = 62.0
|change = &minus;2.3 |change = +12.1
}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| {{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK) |party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = ] |candidate = ]
|votes = 3,618 |votes = 13,212
|percentage = 44.7 |percentage = 38.0
|change = +2.3 |change = -12.1
}} }}
{{Election box majority| {{Election box majority|
|votes = 856 |votes = 8,377
|percentage = 10.6 |percentage = 24.0
|change = &minus;4.6 |change = ''N/A''
}} }}
{{Election box turnout| {{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,092 |votes = 34,801
|percentage = 83.2 |percentage = 80.2
|change = +4.1 |change = +6.1
}} }}
{{Election box registered electors| {{Election box gain with party link|
|reg. electors = 9,728
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = &minus;2.3 |loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +12.1
}} }}
{{Election box end}} {{Election box end}}


===Elections in the 1880s===
{{Election box begin | {{Election box begin |
|title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig 1885" />}} |title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig 1918" />}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| {{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ] |candidate = ]
|votes = 4,522 |votes = 13,828
|percentage = 57.6 |percentage = 50.8
|change = +1.5 |change = &minus;11.2
}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| {{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK) |party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Joshua Hawkins |candidate = ]
|votes = 3,326 |votes = 13,408
|percentage = 42.4 |percentage = 49.2
|change = +0.2 |change = +11.2
}} }}
{{Election box majority| {{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,196 |votes = 420
|percentage = 15.2 |percentage = 1.6
|change = +1.3 |change = -22.4
}} }}
{{Election box turnout| {{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,848 |votes = 27,229
|percentage = 79.1 |percentage = 74.2
|change = &minus;4.1 |change = -6.0
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 9,923
}} }}
{{Election box hold with party link| {{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +0.7 |swing = &minus;11.2
}} }}
{{Election box end}} {{Election box end}}

]
===Elections in the 1940s===
{{Election box begin | {{Election box begin |
|title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name="craig 1885" />}} |title=]: Sheffield Central<ref name="council" /><ref name="craig 1918">{{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |author-link= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 |orig-year=1969 |edition= 3rd |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |isbn= 0-900178-06-X}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| {{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = ] |candidate = ]
|votes = 4,633 |votes = 7,954
|percentage = 56.1 |percentage = 59.2
|change = |change = +10.0
}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| {{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal-Labour (UK) |party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ] |candidate = George Vivian Hunt
|votes = 3,484 |votes = 5,481
|percentage = 42.2 |percentage = 40.8
|change = |change = &minus;10.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Liberal
|candidate = Mervyn Lanark Hawkes<ref>{{cite news|title=Mr Mervyn Lanark Hawkes and the Sheffield Central Division|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001700/18850725/081/0006|access-date=10 December 2017|work=]|date=25 July 1885|page=6|via = ]|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
|votes = 140
|percentage = 1.7
|change =
}} }}
{{Election box majority| {{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,149 |votes = 2,473
|percentage = 13.9 |percentage = 18.4
|change = |change = ''N/A''
}} }}
{{Election box turnout| {{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,257 |votes = 13,435
|percentage = 83.2 |percentage = 72.0
|change = |change = -2.2
}} }}
{{Election box registered electors| {{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|reg. electors = 9,923
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
|swing = +10.0
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}} }}
{{Election box end}} {{Election box end}}
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== See also == == See also ==
* ] * ]
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==Notes== ==Notes==
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==References== ==References==
{{Reflist}} {{Reflist}}

==External links==
* (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at ''MapIt UK''
* (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at ''MapIt UK''
* (boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK''


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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1950 & 1983 onwards Not to be confused with Sheffield City Centre.

Sheffield Central
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituencyBoundary of Sheffield Central in Yorkshire and the Humber
CountySouth Yorkshire
Electorate79,414 (December 2019)
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentAbtisam Mohamed
SeatsOne
Created fromSheffield Park, Sheffield Hillsborough, Sheffield Hallam and Sheffield Attercliffe
1885–1950
SeatsOne
Created fromSheffield
Replaced bySheffield Neepsend and Sheffield Hallam

Sheffield Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Abtisam Mohamed, a member of the Labour Party.

Boundaries

First creation

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Sheffield wards of St Peter's and St Philip's, and part of St George's ward.

1918–1950: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of St Peter's and St Philip's, and part of Broomhall ward.

1950-1983: See other seats.

Second creation (current)
Map of 2010–2024 boundaries

1983–1997: The City of Sheffield wards of Burngreave, Castle, Manor, Netherthorpe, and Sharrow.

1997–2010: as above plus Nether Edge

Sheffield City Council was subject to new ward boundaries from 2004, which removed Castle, Manor, Netherthorpe and Sharrow, whilst adding Central and Manor Castle wards.

2010–2016: The City of Sheffield wards of Broomhill, Central, Manor Castle, Nether Edge, and Walkley (as they existed on 12 April 2005).

2016–2024: Following a local government boundary review, which did not effect the parliamentary boundaries, the contents of the constituency were as follows with effect from May 2016:

  • The City of Sheffield wards of Broomhill & Sharrow Vale, City, Manor Castle, Nether Edge & Sharrow, and Walkley; and parts of the wards of Crookes & Crosspool, Ecclesall, Fulwood and Hillsborough.

2024–present: Further to the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency comprises:

  • The City of Sheffield wards of: Broomhill & Sharrow Vale; City; Nether Edge & Sharrow; and Walkley.

The Manor Castle ward was transferred to Sheffield Heeley, bringing the electorate within the permitted range. Other minor losses to align with new ward boundaries.

Present boundaries

The seat covers central Sheffield and extends as far as Nether Edge and the Lower Walkley. It covers a similar area to the former Sheffield Park seat. It borders Sheffield Hallam, Sheffield Heeley, Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough and Sheffield South East.

History

1885–1950

Created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the election that year, Sheffield Central was one of five divisions of the former Sheffield constituency. Sheffield Central was abolished in 1950 and the sitting MP, Harry Morris, stood and won in the new seat (now extinct) of Sheffield Neepsend.

1983–present

Revival

In varied form the constituency was brought back into existence for the 1983 general election.

MPs

Labour's Richard Caborn represented Sheffield Central from its recreation in 1983 until he retired in 2010 and was narrowly succeeded at the ballot box by another Labour MP, Paul Blomfield. Blomfield retired for the 2024 general election, with the Labour Party selecting Sheffield city councillor Abtisam Mohamed to fight the seat, beating Eddie Izzard in the selection contest. Mohamed was duly elected with a much reduced, but still comfortable majority.

Winning margin

The 2015 result made the seat the 32nd-safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority.

Labour majorities since 1983 in Sheffield Central have been in the top quartile save for 2010, when the Liberal Democrat share of the vote came 0.4% short of winning the seat — a highly marginal result.

Opposition parties

The Green Party took second place in 2015, gaining a +12.1% swing (compared with +2.8% nationwide). This was the main target seat of the party in Yorkshire. Its 2012-2016 Leader Natalie Bennett, chose to settle locally on stepping down from the policy-steering role in 2016 and had chosen to contest Sheffield Central at the 2017 general election, when its vote share halved and they fell back to third place. The Green candidate at the 2024 general election regained second place with 26% of the vote. Lib Dem candidates scored variable second places in 1997, 2001, 2005 and 2010 then took fourth place in 2015.

Turnout

Turnout has ranged from 62.5% in 1987 to 49.5% in 2001.

Constituency profile

The constituency has a working population whose income is close to the national average and lower than average reliance upon social housing. At the end of 2012 the unemployment rate in the constituency stood as 4.0% of the population claiming jobseekers allowance, see table.

There is a large student population and in 2015, the constituency had the youngest median age of voters at 26 years, compared to 39 years for the UK.

Sheffield's seats compared – unemployment
Office for National Statistics November 2012 Jobseeker's Allowance claimant count
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough 7.6%
Sheffield Central 4.0%
Sheffield Hallam 1.5%
Sheffield Heeley 5.7%
Sheffield South East 4.4%

The district contributing to the bulk of 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 a relatively low 58.3% of homes are owned outright or on a mortgage by occupants as at the 2011 census across the district.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885–1950

Year Member Party
1885 Howard Vincent Conservative
1908 James Hope Conservative
1929 Philip Hoffman Labour
1931 William Boulton Conservative
1945 Harry Morris Labour
1950 Constituency abolished

MPs since 1983

Year Member Party
1983 Richard Caborn Labour
2010 Paul Blomfield Labour
2024 Abtisam Mohamed Labour

Elections

Election results for Sheffield Central, 1885–1950 and 1983–2005

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Abtisam Mohamed 16,569 52.1 −14.9
Green Angela Argenzio 8,283 26.0 +15.1
Conservative Lucy Stephenson 2,339 7.4 −5.0
Liberal Democrats Sam Christmas 2,174 6.8 +1.4
Independent Alison Teal 1,039 3.3 N/A
Workers Party Caitlin Hardy 656 2.1 N/A
TUSC Isabelle France 409 1.3 N/A
SDP Annie Stoker 334 1.1 N/A
Majority 8,286 26.1 –28.5
Turnout 31,803 52.3 −1.7
Registered electors 60,777
Labour hold Swing −15.0

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result
Party Vote %
Labour 25,495 67.0
Conservative 4,722 12.4
Green 4,136 10.9
Liberal Democrats 2,070 5.4
Brexit Party 1,170 3.1
Others 474 1.3
Turnout 38,067 54.0
Electorate 70,453
General election 2019: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Blomfield 33,968 66.7 −4.2
Conservative Janice Silvester-Hall 6,695 13.1 +0.1
Green Alison Teal 4,570 9.0 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Colin Ross 3,237 6.4 +1.3
Brexit Party Paul Ward 1,969 3.9 New
Yorkshire Jack Carrington 416 0.8 +0.4
Independent Barry James 30 0.1 New
Socialist Equality Chris Marsden 28 0.1 New
Majority 27,273 53.6 −4.3
Turnout 50,913 56.7 −5.3
Labour hold Swing -2.1
General election 2017: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Blomfield 33,963 70.9 +15.9
Conservative Stephanie Roe 6,215 13.0 +1.9
Green Natalie Bennett 3,848 8.0 −7.8
Liberal Democrats Shaffaq Mohammed 2,465 5.1 −4.6
UKIP Dominic Cook 1,060 2.2 −5.3
Yorkshire Jack Carrington 197 0.4 New
Pirate Rob Moran 91 0.2 −0.1
SDP Joe Westnidge 38 0.1 New
Majority 27,748 57.9 +15.7
Turnout 47,877 62.0 +4.6
Labour hold Swing +7.0
General election 2015: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Blomfield 24,308 55.0 +13.7
Green Jillian Creasy 6,999 15.8 +12.0
Conservative Stephanie Roe 4,917 11.1 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Joe Otten 4,278 9.7 −31.2
UKIP Dominic Cook 3,296 7.5 +5.9
Communist Steve Andrew 119 0.3 New
Pirate Andy Halsall 113 0.3 New
English Democrat Elizabeth Breed 68 0.2 New
Above and Beyond Party Thom Brown 42 0.1 New
Workers Revolutionary Michael Driver 33 0.1 New
Majority 17,309 39.2 +38.8
Turnout 44,173 57.4 −2.2
Labour hold Swing +0.8
General election 2010: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Blomfield 17,138 41.3 −5.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Scriven 16,973 40.9 +9.5
Conservative Andrew Lee 4,206 10.1 +1.0
Green Jillian Creasy 1,556 3.8 −2.0
BNP Tracey Smith 903 2.2 +0.6
UKIP Jeffrey Shaw 652 1.6 −0.1
Independent Rod Rodgers 40 0.1 New
Majority 165 0.4 −23.1
Turnout 41,468 59.6 +4.6
Labour hold Swing -7.4

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Caborn 14,950 49.9 −11.5
Liberal Democrats Ali Qadar 7,895 26.3 +6.6
Conservative Samantha George 3,094 10.3 −0.6
Green Bernard Little 1,808 6.0 +2.6
Respect Maxine Bowler 1,284 4.3 New
BNP Mark Payne 539 1.8 New
UKIP Charlotte Arnott 415 1.4 +0.5
Majority 7,055 23.6 −18.1
Turnout 29,985 50.1 +0.6
Labour hold Swing -9.1
General election 2001: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Caborn 18,477 61.4 −2.2
Liberal Democrats Ali Qadar 5,933 19.7 +2.5
Conservative Noelle Brelsford 3,289 10.9 −1.0
Green Bernard Little 1,008 3.4 +0.8
Socialist Alliance Nick Riley 754 2.5 New
Socialist Labour David Hadfield 289 1.0 New
UKIP Elizabeth Schofield 257 0.9 New
Workers Revolutionary Robert Driver 62 0.2 −0.0
Majority 12,544 41.7 −4.7
Turnout 30,069 49.5 −3.5
Labour hold Swing -2.36

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Caborn 23,179 63.6 −5.1
Liberal Democrats Ali Qadar 6,273 17.2 +5.6
Conservative Martin Hess 4,341 11.9 −4.6
Green Andy D'Agorne 954 2.6 +0.3
Referendum Anthony Brownlow 863 2.4 New
Socialist Alternative Ken Douglas 466 1.3 New
ProLife Alliance Maureen Aitken 280 0.8 New
Workers Revolutionary Michael Driver 63 0.2 New
Majority 16,906 46.4 −5.8
Turnout 36,419 53.0 −3.1
Labour hold Swing
General election 1992: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Caborn 22,764 68.7 +1.0
Conservative Vernon Davies 5,470 16.5 −0.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Sangar 3,856 11.6 −2.3
Green Graham Wroe 750 2.3 New
End Unemployment Vote Justice for Jobless Martin Clarke 212 0.6 New
Communist League Josephine O'Brien 92 0.3 New
Majority 17,294 52.2 +1.6
Turnout 33,144 56.1 −5.4
Labour hold Swing +0.8

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Caborn 25,872 67.7 +7.5
Conservative Brian Oxley 6,530 17.1 −2.1
SDP Fiona Hornby 5,314 13.9 −5.5
Red Front Ceri T. Dingle 278 0.7 New
Communist Keith Petts 203 0.5 −0.2
Majority 19,342 50.6 +9.8
Turnout 38,197 62.5 +0.9
Labour hold Swing
General election 1983: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Caborn 24,759 60.2
SDP Patricia Major 7,969 19.4
Conservative Patricia Rawlings 7,908 19.2
Communist Vi Gill 296 0.7
Revolutionary Communist C. Barrett 222 0.5
Majority 16,790 40.8
Turnout 41,154 61.6
Labour win (new seat)

Election results 1885–1950

Elections in the 1880s

Howard Vincent
Samuel Plimsoll
General election 1885: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Howard Vincent 4,633 56.1
Lib-Lab Samuel Plimsoll 3,484 42.2
Independent Liberal Mervyn Lanark Hawkes 140 1.7
Majority 1,149 13.9
Turnout 8,257 83.2
Registered electors 9,923
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1886: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Howard Vincent 4,522 57.6 +1.5
Liberal Joshua Hawkins 3,326 42.4 +0.2
Majority 1,196 15.2 +1.3
Turnout 7,848 79.1 −4.1
Registered electors 9,923
Conservative hold Swing +0.7

Elections in the 1890s

Robert Cameron
General election 1892: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Howard Vincent 4,474 55.3 −2.3
Liberal Robert Cameron 3,618 44.7 +2.3
Majority 856 10.6 −4.6
Turnout 8,092 83.2 +4.1
Registered electors 9,728
Conservative hold Swing −2.3
General election 1895: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Howard Vincent Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Howard Vincent Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1906: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Howard Vincent 4,217 56.2 N/A
Liberal Stanley Udale 3,290 43.8 New
Majority 927 12.4 N/A
Turnout 7,507 82.1 N/A
Registered electors 9,142
Conservative hold Swing N/A
By-election, 1908: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Hope Unopposed
Conservative hold
Bailey

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Hope 3,829 52.7 −3.5
Lib-Lab Alfred James Bailey 3,440 47.3 +3.5
Majority 389 5.4 −7.0
Turnout 7,269 83.7 +1.6
Registered electors 8,684
Conservative hold Swing −3.5
General election December 1910: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Hope 3,455 51.4 −1.3
Lib-Lab Alfred James Bailey 3,271 48.6 +1.3
Majority 184 2.8 −2.6
Turnout 6,726 77.5 −6.2
Registered electors 8,684
Conservative hold Swing −1.3
General election 1918: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist James Hope 9,361 58.7 +7.3
Independent Labour Alfred James Bailey 5,959 37.3 −11.3
British Socialist Party Robert George Murray 643 4.0 New
Majority 3,402 21.4 +18.6
Turnout 15,963 43.1 −34.4
Unionist hold Swing +9.3
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Bailey was sponsored by the National Amalgamated Union of Labour

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist James Hope Unopposed
Unionist hold
General election 1923: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist James Hope 9,727 45.7 N/A
Labour Tom Snowden 8,762 41.1 New
Liberal John Henry Freeborough 2,810 13.2 New
Majority 965 4.6 N/A
Turnout 21,299 61.3 N/A
Unionist hold Swing N/A
General election 1924: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Hope 13,302 50.6 +4.9
Labour Tom Snowden 12,995 49.4 +8.3
Majority 307 1.2 −3.4
Turnout 26,297 74.5 +13.2
Conservative hold Swing -1.7
General election 1929: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Hoffman 19,183 59.1 +8.5
Unionist John Ralph Patientins Warde-Aldam 13,284 40.9 −8.5
Majority 5,899 18.2 N/A
Turnout 32,467 74.1 −0.4
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +8.5

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Boulton 21,589 62.0 +12.1
Labour Philip Hoffman 13,212 38.0 −12.1
Majority 8,377 24.0 N/A
Turnout 34,801 80.2 +6.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +12.1
General election 1935: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Boulton 13,828 50.8 −11.2
Labour Philip Hoffman 13,408 49.2 +11.2
Majority 420 1.6 −22.4
Turnout 27,229 74.2 −6.0
Conservative hold Swing −11.2

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Sheffield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Morris 7,954 59.2 +10.0
Conservative George Vivian Hunt 5,481 40.8 −10.0
Majority 2,473 18.4 N/A
Turnout 13,435 72.0 −2.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +10.0

See also

Notes

  1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
  3. This seat also saw the widest gender disparity with 10.5% of men were claimants, vs. 4.8% of women
  4. This falls within the centrally coloured banding for metropolitan areas

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