Sheffield Hillsborough | |
Parliament: | uk |
Map1: | SheffieldHillsborough |
Map2: | EnglandSouthYorkshire |
Map Entity: | South Yorkshire |
Map Year: | 2005 |
Year: | 1918 |
Abolished: | 2010 |
Type: | County |
Region: | England |
County: | South Yorkshire |
Sheffield Hillsborough was a Parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield. It was considered a safe Labour seat and was represented by Helen Jackson from 1992 to 2005. She did not stand again in the 2005 general election and was succeeded by Angela Smith.
The Sheffield Hillsborough constituency was abolished at the 2010 General Election. It was divided up and incorporated into the Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, Sheffield Hallam and Penistone and Stocksbridge constituencies.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Hillsborough, Neepsend, and Walkley.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Crookesmoor, Hillsborough, Owlerton, and Walkley.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Cathedral, Hillsborough, Owlerton, and Walkley.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Hillsborough, Netherthorpe, Owlerton, and Walkley.
1983–2010: The City of Sheffield wards of Chapel Green, Hillsborough, South Wortley, Stocksbridge, and Walkley.
The constituency covered north west Sheffield. It was named for Hillsborough and reached north west to Stocksbridge.