Sheffield Park (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Sheffield Park
Parliament:uk
Year:1918
Abolished:1983
Type:Borough
Next:Sheffield Heeley and Sheffield Central[1]
Region:England
County:West Riding of Yorkshire, then South Yorkshire

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

ElectionMemberParty
1918Henry StephensonLiberal
1922National Liberal
1923Richard Storry DeansConservative and Liberal Unionist
1929George LathanLabour
1931Sir Arthur Benn, later Baron GlenravelConservative and Liberal Unionist
1935George LathanLabour
1942 by-electionThomas BurdenLabour
1950Fred MulleyLabour
1983constituency abolished: see Sheffield Central

Election results

Elections in the 1940s

In the 1942 by-election, Thomas Burden was elected unopposed.

Elections in the 1910s

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Sheffield Park', Feb 1974 - May 1983. ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. 24 March 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160403211056/http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74516.htm. 3 April 2016.