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Sheffield Hallam
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Sheffield Hallam in South Yorkshire
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Location of South Yorkshire within England
CountySouth Yorkshire
Current constituency
Created1885
Member of ParliamentNick Clegg (Liberal Democrat)

Sheffield Hallam is a Parliamentary constituency covering the south west portion of the City of Sheffield, England. It is represented in the House of Commons by Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats since December 2007, who won the seat for the first time at the 2005 general election. It is the only seat in South Yorkshire not held by Labour and is the wealthiest UK constituency outside of the south-east.

Boundaries

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Hallam constituency extends from Stannington in the north to Dore in the south and includes small parts of the city centre in the east. It includes the wards of Broomhill, Crookes, Dore and Totley, Ecclesall, and Fulwood.

The large majority of Hallam is rural, spreading in the west in to the Peak District National park. It also contains some of the least deprived wards in the country, has low unemployment and a high rate of owner ocupancy. The University of Sheffield and two campuses of Sheffield Hallam University are within the constituency, which has a large student population.

Hallam borders onto the constituencies of High Peak, North East Derbyshire, Sheffield Central, Sheffield Heeley and Sheffield Hillsborough.

The Boundary Commission's final recommendations for boundary reform (published 14/09/05) propose that Hallam lose Broomhill ward to Sheffield Central and gain Stannington from Sheffield Hillsborough, which is to be abolished. These changes are due to come into force at the next general election

The constituency should not be confused with the former Hallamshire constituency.

History

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Prior to its creation Hallam was a part of the larger Sheffield Borough constituency, which was represented by two Members of Parliament (MPs). In 1885 the Redistribution of Seats Act, which sought to eliminate constituencies with more than one MP and give greater representation to urban areas, led to the break-up of the constituency into five divisions: each represented by a single MP. Hallam was one of these new divisions. Its first MP, the Conservative Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley, had previously been an MP in the Sheffield constituency, elected for the first time in 1880.

Hallam is the wealthiest constituency in the north of England, and was long held by the Conservative Party. At the 1997 general election Richard Allan of the Liberal Democrats took the seat with an 18.5% swing. It is now the sixth safest Liberal Democrat seat in the UK.

Members of Parliament

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The current Member of Parliament is Nick Clegg, the leader of the Liberal Democrats. he won the seat after the outgoing LibDem MP Richard Allan stood down at the 2005 general election. After Sir Menzies Campbell's resignation in October 2007 as leader of the Liberal Democrats, Clegg contested the resulting leadership election, and was elected leader on 18 December 2007.

Election Member Party
1885 Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley Conservative
1916 by-election Herbert Albert Laurens Fisher Liberal
1918 Douglas Vickers Conservative
1922 Sir Frederick Hugh Sykes Conservative
1928 by-election Sir Louis William Smith Conservative
1939 by-election Sir Roland Jennings Conservative
1959 Sir John Osborn Conservative
1987 Sir Irvine Patnick Conservative
1997 Richard Allan Liberal Democrats
2005 Nick Clegg Liberal Democrats

Elections

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Election results for Sheffield Hallam

Elections in the 2000s

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Next United Kingdom general election: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg
Labour Jack Scott
UKIP Nigel James
General election of 2005

Richard Allan stood down at the 2005 general election. His replacement as the Liberal Democrat candidate, Nick Clegg held the seat with a slightly reduced majority. Although voter turnout reached a historical low of 62.2% it was, nevertheless, the highest turnout in Sheffield.

General Election 2005: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg 20,710 51.1 −4.3
Conservative Spencer Pitfield 12,028 29.7 −1.3
Labour Mahroof Hussain 5,110 12.6 +0.2
Green Rob Cole 1,331 3.3 N/A
BNP Ian Senior 469 1.2 N/A
CPA Sidney Cordle 441 1.1 N/A
UKIP Nigel James 438 1.1 0.0
Majority 8,682 21.4 −3.0
Turnout 40,527 62.2 −2.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
General election of 2001

At the 2001 general election Richard Allen held the seat for the Liberal Democrats with a slightly increased majority.

General Election 2001: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Allan 21,203 55.4 +4.1
Conservative John Harthman 11,856 31.0 −2.1
Labour Gillian Furniss 4,758 12.4 −1.1
UKIP Leslie Arnott 429 1.1 N/A
Majority 9,347 24.4 +6.2
Turnout 38,246 64.8 −7.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

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General election of 1997

At the 1997 general election the incumbent, Irvine Patnick of the Conservative Party, was unseated by the Liberal Democrat Richard Allan, who took the seat with an 18.2% increase in the Liberal Democrat vote.

General Election 1997: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Allan 23,345 51.3 +18.2
Conservative Irvine Patnick 15,074 33.1 −12.4
Labour Stephen Conquest 6,147 13.5 −6.6
Referendum Ian Davidson 788 1.7 N/A
Independent Philip Booler 125 0.3 N/A
Majority 8,271 18.2 N/A
Turnout 45,479 72.4 +1.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 15.3
General election of 1992

The 1992 general election was virtually a repeat of the previous election, with very little change in the standings of the three main political parties.

General Election 1992: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Irvine Patnick 24,693 45.5 −0.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Gold 17,952 33.1 +0.6
Labour Veronica Hardstaff 10,930 20.1 −0.3
Green Mallen Baker 473 0.9 +0.1
Natural Law R. Hurtford 101 0.2 N/A
Revolutionary Communist T. Clifford 99 0.2 N/A
Majority 6,741 12.4 −1.4
Turnout 54,248 70.8 −3.9
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

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General election of 1987

After 28 years as MP for the seat, John Osborn stood down at the 1987 general election. His replacement as the Conservative Party candidate, local businessman Irvine Patnick, held the seat for the Conservatives, albeit with a slightly reduced majority.

General Election 1987: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Irvine Patnick 25,649 46.3 −4.3
Alliance Peter Gold 18,012 32.5 +4.1
Labour Mukesh Savani 11,290 20.4 +0.7
Green Leela Spencer 459 0.8 N/A
Majority 7,637 13.8 −2.4
Turnout 55,410 74.7 +1.9
Conservative hold Swing
General election of 1983
General Election 1983: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Osborn 25,851 50.6 −4.3
Alliance Malcolm Johnson 15,077 28.4 +12.7
Labour Jean McCrindle 10,463 19.7 −9.1
Ind. Conservative Philip Booler 656 1.2 N/A
Majority 11,774 22.2 −3.9
Turnout 52,047 72.8 +0.3
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

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General election of 1979
General Election 1979: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Osborn 31,436 54.9 +5.9
Labour Mike Bower 16,502 28.8 −0.2
Liberal Kenneth Salt 8,982 15.7 −6.3
National Front G. F. Smith 300 0.5 N/A
Majority 14,934 26.1 +6.1
Turnout 57,220 72.5 +2.7
Conservative hold Swing
General election of October 1974

Clive Betts, the losing Labour candidate at the October 1974 general election, won the Sheffield Attercliffe seat in 1992.

General Election 1974 (October): Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Osborn 26,083 49.0 +0.1
Labour Clive Betts 15,419 29.0 +1.8
Liberal Malcolm Johnson 11,724 22.0 −1.9
Majority 10,664 20.0 −1.8
Turnout 53226 68.8 −8.4
Conservative hold Swing
General election of February 1974

The constituency boundaries were redrawn prior to the February 1974 general election, perhaps accounting for the reduced majority of the incumbent, John Osborn. David Blunkett, the losing Labour candidate, would go on to win the Sheffield Brightside seat in 1987, entering the government of Tony Blair in 1997 and becoming Home Secretary from 2001 to 2004.

General Election 1974 (February): Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Osborn 29,062 48.9 −12.4
Labour David Blunkett 16,149 27.2 −4.2
Liberal Malcolm Johnson 14,160 23.9 +16.6
Majority 12,913 21.8 −8.1
Turnout 59,371 77.2 +7.4
Conservative hold Swing
General election of 1970
General Election 1970: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Osborn 25,134 61.3
Labour Alan Broadley 12,884 31.4
Liberal Preetam Singh 2,972 7.3
Majority 12,250 29.9
Turnout 40,990 69.8
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

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General election of 1966
General Election 1966: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Osborn 21,593 51.3
Labour Peter Hardy 13,663 32.5
Liberal Denis Lloyd 6,799 16.2
Majority 7,930 18.9
Turnout 75.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election of 1964
General Election 1964: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Osborn 23,719 55.0
Labour Arthur Kingscott 11,635 27.0
Liberal George Manley 7,807 18.1
Majority 12,084 28.0
Turnout 74.1
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

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General election of 1959
General Election 1959: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Osborn 28,747 62.8
Labour Solomon Sachs 11,938 26.1
Liberal Bernard Roseby 5,119 11.2
Majority 16,809 36.7
Turnout 76.1
Conservative hold Swing
General election of 1955
General Election 1955: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roland Jennings 30,069 66.2
Labour James Marsden 15,330 33.8
Majority 14,739 32.5
Turnout 74.1
Conservative hold Swing
General election of 1951
General Election 1951: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roland Jennings 29,016 70.8
Labour Frederick Beaton 11,988 29.2
Majority 17,028 41.5
Turnout 82.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election of 1950
General Election 1950: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roland Jennings 28,159 65.1
Labour H. C. Spears 11,444 26.5
Liberal A. E. Jones 3,641 8.4
Majority 16,715 38.6
Turnout 86.4
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

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General election of 1945
General Election 1945: Sheffield, Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roland Jennings 15,874 47.1
Labour J. F. Drabble 13,009 38.5
Liberal G. Abrahams 2,614 7.7
Communist Gordon Cree 2,253 6.7
Majority 2,865 8.6
Turnout 75.7
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

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1939 by-election
Sheffield Hallam by-election, 1939
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roland Jennings 16,033 61.7
Labour C. S. Darvill 9,939 38.3
Majority 6,094 23.4
Turnout 57.8
Conservative hold Swing
General election of 1935
General Election 1935: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Louis William Smith 21,298 67.3
Labour G. M. Colman 10,346 32.7
Majority 10,952 34.6
Turnout 71.7
Conservative hold Swing
General election of 1931
General Election 1931: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Louis William Smith 26,857 77.5
Labour H. G. McGhee 7,807 22.5
Majority 19,050 55.0
Turnout 80.3
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

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General election of 1929
General Election 1929: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Louis William Smith 18,920 60.9
Labour B. Rawson 12,133 39.1
Majority 6,787 21.8
Turnout 73.2
Conservative hold Swing
1928 by-election

The 1928 by-election followed the resignation of Frederick Hugh Sykes on June 26 to take up an appointment as Governor of Bombay.

Sheffield Hallam by-election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Louis William Smith 9,417 53.7
Labour C. R. Flynn 5,393 30.8
Liberal J. B. Hobman 2,715 15.5
Majority 4,024 22.9
Turnout 54.7
Conservative hold Swing
General election of 1924
General Election 1924: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Hugh Sykes 15,446 63.7
Labour E. Snelgrove 8,807 36.3
Majority 6,639 27.4
Turnout 77.8
Conservative hold Swing
General election of 1923
General Election 1923: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Hugh Sykes 12,119 57.7
Labour A. J. Freeman 5,506 23.9
Liberal C. S. Rewcastle 5,383 23.4
Majority 6,613 28.8
Turnout 75.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election of 1922
General Election 1922: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Hugh Sykes 13,405 59.4
Liberal C. S. Rewcastle 9,173 40.6
Majority 4,232 18.8
Turnout 73.7
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1910s

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General election of December 1918

In the 1918 UK general election, Douglas Vickers was elected unopposed.

1916 by-election

The 1916 by-election followed the resignation of Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley on 16 December. Herbert Fisher of the Liberal Party was elected unopposed, becoming the first non-Conservative MP to represent Sheffield Hallam. The Conservatives retook the seat in 1918 and held it continuously until 1997.

General election of December 1910
General Election December 1910: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley 5,788 50.9
Liberal Arthur Neal 5,593 49.1
Majority 195 1.8
Turnout 84.1
Conservative hold Swing
General election of January 1910
General Election January 1910: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley 6,181 50.9
Liberal Arthur Neal 5,965 49.1
Majority 216 1.8
Turnout 89.8
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s

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General election of 1906
General Election 1906: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley 5,546 50.4
Liberal A. Grant 5,465 49.6
Majority 81 0.8
Turnout 85.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election of 1900

In the 1900 UK general election, Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley was elected unopposed.

Elections in the 1890s

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General election of 1895

In the 1895 UK general election, Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley was elected unopposed.

General election of 1892
General Election 1892: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley 4,057 54.3
Liberal R. Hammond 3,414 45.7
Majority 643 8.6
Turnout 87.3
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1880s

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General election of 1886
General Election 1886: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley 3,581 57.8
Liberal T. R. Threlfall 2,612 42.2
Majority 969 15.6
Turnout 78.9
Conservative hold Swing
General election of 1885
General Election 1885: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley 3,764 54.4
Liberal Charles Warren 3,155 45.6
Majority 609 8.8
Turnout 88.2
Conservative hold Swing

See also

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Sources

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