Sheffield Heeley (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Sheffield Heeley
Parliament:uk
Electorate:65,373 (December 2018)[1]
Region:England
Year:1950
Type:Borough
Elects Howmany:One
Party:Labour

Sheffield Heeley is a constituency in the city of Sheffield that was created in 1950. The seat has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Louise Haigh of the Labour Party since 2015. Haigh currently serves as Secretary of State for Transport under the government of Keir Starmer.

History

This seat was created in 1950, largely replacing the former Sheffield Ecclesall constituency, its boundaries being significantly altered in 1955 with the abolition of Sheffield Neepsend. At its first five elections, up to but excluding 1966, the seat was won by a Conservative, Peter Roberts; it changed hands three times between 1966 and 1974.

Against the national swing, the 1979 election saw Sheffield Heeley move from being a marginal Labour seat to having a solid Labour majority. Of the subsequent elections, only the 1983 and 2010 results have been fairly marginal; the others have suggested a safe Labour seat. At the 2010 election the Liberal Democrat had more than a quarter of the vote, whereas the Conservatives, on 17.3%, garnered 3% more votes than in 2005.

Boundaries

1950–1955: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Heeley, Nether Edge, Norton, and Woodseats.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Heeley, Nether Edge, Norton, Sharrow, and Woodseats.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Beauchief, Gleadless, Heeley, and Intake.

1983–2010: The City of Sheffield wards of Beauchief, Heeley, Intake, Norton, and Park.

2010–2024: The City of Sheffield wards of Arbourthorne, Beauchief and Greenhill, Gleadless Valley, Graves Park, and Richmond.

2024–present: The City of Sheffield wards of: Beauchief & Greenhill; Gleadless Valley; Graves Park; Manor Castle; Park & Arbourthorne; Richmond (polling districts UB, UC and UE).[2]

Changes in 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies to the constituency described as following: After adjusting for revised ward boundaries, the Manor Castle ward will be added from Sheffield Central, partly offset by the transfer of part of the Richmond ward to Sheffield South East.

Constituency profile

This constituency has a moderate Labour majority and contains a mixture of urban areas. In 2010 the BNP, unusually in Britain, achieved more than the 5% share of the vote necessary to recover the election deposit; its 5.5% share was a record in Sheffield.

The constituency consists of Census Output Areas a local government districts with: a working population whose income is marginally below the national average, and that has close to average reliance upon social housing.[3] At the end of 2012, 5.7% of the population was claiming Jobseekers Allowance, compared to the regional average of 4.7%.[4] The district contributing to 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, as of the 2011 census, a relatively low 58.3% of homes were owned outright or on a mortgage by occupants across the district.[5]

Members of Parliament

Sheffield Ecclesall and Sheffield Park prior to 1950

ElectionMemberParty
1950Peter RobertsConservative
1966Frank HooleyLabour
1970John SpenceConservative
Feb 1974Frank HooleyLabour
1983Bill Michie
2001Meg Munn
2015Louise Haigh

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[6]
PartyVote%
24,619 53.9
12,399 27.1
3,643 8.0
3,070 6.7
1,964 4.3
Turnout45,69561.2
Electorate74,614

Elections in the 1950s

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library. 15 June 2020. Parliament UK. 22 July 2020.
  2. Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
  3. Web site: Local statistics - Office for National Statistics . www.ons.gov.uk.
  4. https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/nov/17/unemployment-and-employment-statistics-economics Unemployment claimants by constituency
  5. Web site: 2011 census interactive maps . https://web.archive.org/web/20160129132219/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/census-data/2011-census-interactive-content/index.html . dead . January 29, 2016.
  6. Web site: Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 . 11 July 2024 . Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News . UK Parliament.