Sheffield Heeley

Sheffield Heeley
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Sheffield Heeley in Yorkshire and the Humber
CountySouth Yorkshire
Electorate65,373 (December 2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created1950
Member of ParliamentLouise Haigh (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromSheffield Ecclesall and Sheffield Park

Sheffield Heeley is a constituency[n 1] 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.[n 2] Haigh has served as First Secretary of State, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office since July 2026.

Constituency profile

Park Hill estate

Sheffield Heeley is a constituency in South Yorkshire in England. It covers neighbourhoods to the east and south of Sheffield city centre including Heeley, Park Hill, Arbourthorne, Intake, Norton Lees, Woodseats and Greenhill.

Sheffield is traditionally an industrial city that grew rapidly during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, with steelmaking and coal mining being the predominant industries. Much of the city was redeveloped after World War II; the city's steel industry made it a target for the Luftwaffe in the Sheffield Blitz. This constituency contains a mixture of suburban neighbourhoods. The north of the constituency closer to the city centre consists mostly of 1960s council housing and is highly-deprived. The western and southern neighbourhoods are wealthier; this includes Heeley which is more inner-city in character with dense terraced housing and Greenhill which is highly-affluent.[2][3] House prices across the constituency are generally lower than the rest of Yorkshire and considerably lower than the UK average.[4]

Residents of Sheffield Heeley have a similar age profile to the rest of the country but with a below-average retired population.[5] They have low levels of income and homeownership and the child poverty rate is high.[4][6] Residents have average levels of education and a high proportion work in the education and technology sectors.[4][7] The percentage claiming unemployment benefits is high.[6] White people made up 82% of the population at the 2021 census, with Black people and Asians making up 6% each.[8]

At the local city council, the affluent southern suburbs are represented by Liberal Democrats, the dense urban neighbourhoods by Green Party councillors and the deprived northern estates by Labour Party and Reform UK representatives. An estimated 55% of voters in Sheffield Heeley supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, marginally higher than the UK-wide rate of 52%.[4]

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.

In more recent elections Sheffield Heeley moved 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.[n 3]

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 (as they existed on 12 April 2005).

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) (as they existed on 1 December 2020).[9]

After adjusting for revised ward boundaries, the Manor Castle ward was added from Sheffield Central, partly offset by the transfer of the majority of the Richmond ward to Sheffield South East.

Members of Parliament

Sheffield Ecclesall and Sheffield Park prior to 1950

ElectionMemberParty
1950 Peter Roberts Conservative
1966 Frank Hooley Labour
1970 John Spence Conservative
Feb 1974 Frank Hooley Labour
1983 Bill Michie
2001 Meg Munn
2015 Louise Haigh

Elections

Heeley general election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Sheffield Heeley[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Louise Haigh 21,230 55.2 +1.3
Green Alexi Dimond 5,926 15.4 +11.1
Conservative Lorna Maginnis 5,242 13.6 −13.5
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Atkinson 3,863 10.0 +3.3
SDP Helen Jackman 711 1.8 N/A
Workers Party Steven Roy 594 1.5 N/A
Party of Women Louise McDonald 482 1.3 N/A
TUSC Mick Suter 398 1.0 N/A
Majority 15,304 39.8 +12.9
Turnout 38,446 52.4 –8.8
Registered electors 73,359
Labour hold Swing Decrease4.9

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[12]
Party Vote %
Labour24,61953.9
Conservative12,39927.1
Brexit Party3,6438.0
Liberal Democrats3,0706.7
Green1,9644.3
Turnout 45,695 61.2
Electorate 74,614
General election 2019: Sheffield Heeley[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Louise Haigh 21,475 50.3 −9.7
Conservative Gordon Gregory 12,955 30.3 +1.6
Brexit Party Tracy Knowles 3,538 8.3 New
Liberal Democrats Simon Clement-Jones 2,916 6.8 +2.2
Green Paul Turpin 1,811 4.2 +2.1
Majority 8,520 20.0 −11.3
Turnout 42,695 63.8 −1.3
Labour hold Swing -5.6
General election 2017: Sheffield Heeley[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Louise Haigh 26,524 60.0 +11.8
Conservative Gordon Gregory 12,696 28.7 +12.5
Liberal Democrats Joe Otten 2,022 4.6 −6.7
UKIP Howard Denby 1,977 4.5 −12.9
Green Declan Walsh 943 2.1 −4.0
SDP Jaspreet Oberoi 64 0.1 New
Majority 13,828 31.3 +0.5
Turnout 44,226 65.1 +0.4
Labour hold Swing -0.4
General election 2015: Sheffield Heeley[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Louise Haigh 20,269 48.2 +5.6
UKIP Howard Denby 7,315 17.4 +13.7
Conservative Stephen Castens 6,792 16.2 −1.1
Liberal Democrats Simon Clement-Jones 4,746 11.3 −17.1
Green Rita Wilcock 2,566 6.1 +3.7
TUSC Alan Munro 238 0.6 New
English Democrat David Haslett 122 0.3 New
Majority 12,954 30.8 +16.6
Turnout 42,048 60.7 −1.3
Labour hold Swing
General election 2010: Sheffield Heeley[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Meg Munn 17,409 42.6 −11.5
Liberal Democrats Simon Clement-Jones 11,602 28.4 +7.0
Conservative Anne Crampton 7,081 17.3 +3.0
BNP John Beatson 2,260 5.5 +2.1
UKIP Charlotte Arnott 1,530 3.7 +1.4
Green Gareth Roberts 989 2.4 −1.2
Majority 5,807 14.2 −19.5
Turnout 40,871 62.0 +4.3
Labour Co-op hold Swing -9.25

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Sheffield Heeley[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Meg Munn 18,405 54.0 −3.0
Liberal Democrats Colin Ross 7,035 20.6 −2.0
Conservative Aster Crawshaw 4,987 14.6 +0.4
BNP John Beatson 1,314 3.9 New
Green Rob Unwin 1,312 3.9 +1.6
UKIP Mark Suter 775 2.3 +0.4
Socialist Mark Dunnell 265 0.8 New
Majority 11,370 33.4 −0.9
Turnout 34,093 57.1 +2.0
Labour Co-op hold Swing -0.5
General election 2001: Sheffield Heeley[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Meg Munn 19,452 57.0 −3.7
Liberal Democrats Dave Willis 7,748 22.7 +1.4
Conservative Carolyn Abbott 4,864 14.2 −1.4
Green Rob Unwin 774 2.3 New
Socialist Labour Brian Fischer 667 2.0 New
UKIP David Dunn 634 1.9 New
Majority 11,704 34.3 −5.1
Turnout 34,139 55.1 −9.9
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Sheffield Heeley[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Michie 26,274 60.7 +5.0
Liberal Democrats Roger Davison 9,196 21.3 +2.9
Conservative John Harthman 6,767 15.6 −10.3
Referendum David Mawson 1,029 2.4 New
Majority 17,078 39.4 +9.6
Turnout 43,266 65.0 −5.9
Labour hold Swing
General election 1992: Sheffield Heeley[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Michie 28,005 55.7 +2.3
Conservative David Beck 13,051 25.9 −0.4
Liberal Democrats Peter Moore 9,247 18.4 −1.9
Majority 14,954 29.8 +2.7
Turnout 50,303 70.9 −1.1
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Sheffield Heeley[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Michie 28,425 53.4 +7.6
Conservative Nicholas Mearing-Smith 13,985 26.3 −3.6
Alliance Peter Moore 10,811 20.3 −4.0
Majority 14,440 27.1 +11.2
Turnout 53,221 72.0 +1.5
Labour hold Swing
General election 1983: Sheffield Heeley[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Michie 24,111 45.8 −4.0
Conservative Sidney Cordle 15,743 29.9 −10.2
Alliance John Day 12,813 24.3 +14.8
Majority 8,368 15.9 +5.2
Turnout 52,667 70.5 −6.8
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Sheffield Heeley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Hooley 24,618 49.8 −1.8
Conservative Danny George 19,845 40.1 +8.1
Liberal Rodney Webb 4,708 9.5 −5.4
National Front P. K. Thorpe 274 0.6 −0.9
Majority 4,773 9.7 −9.9
Turnout 49,445 77.3 +3.8
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Sheffield Heeley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Hooley 24,728 51.6 +3.9
Conservative Alan Page 15,322 32.0 −3.3
Liberal Royden Fairfax 7,151 14.9 −2.1
National Front Peter Revell 723 1.5 New
Majority 9,406 19.6 +7.2
Turnout 47,924 73.5 −8.5
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Sheffield Heeley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Hooley 25,317 47.7 +1.8
Conservative Robert Ingle 18,732 35.3 −11.7
Liberal Anthony Singleton 9,061 17.0 +9.9
Majority 6,585 12.4 N/A
Turnout 53,110 82.0 +8.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1970: Sheffield Heeley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Spence 27,950 47.0 +1.0
Labour Frank Hooley 27,237 45.9 −8.1
Liberal Anthony Singleton 4,220 7.1 New
Majority 713 1.1 N/A
Turnout 59,407 73.4 −5.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Sheffield Heeley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Hooley 31,996 54.0 +5.5
Conservative John Spence 27,267 46.0 −5.5
Majority 4,729 8.0 N/A
Turnout 59,263 78.7 +2.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1964: Sheffield Heeley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Roberts 29,587 51.5 −7.5
Labour Frank Hooley 27,883 48.5 +7.5
Majority 1,704 3.0 −15.0
Turnout 57,470 76.0 −1.6
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Sheffield Heeley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Liberal Peter Roberts 33,236 59.0 −1.9
Labour Joan Mellors 23,109 41.0 +1.9
Majority 10,127 18.0 −3.8
Turnout 56,345 77.6 +0.6
National Liberal hold Swing
General election 1955: Sheffield Heeley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Liberal Peter Roberts 30,798 60.9 −0.1
Labour John Sewell 19,747 39.1 +0.1
Majority 11,051 21.8 −0.2
Turnout 50,545 77.0 −7.6
National Liberal hold Swing
General election 1951: Sheffield Heeley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Liberal Peter Roberts 27,776 61.0 +4.7
Labour Arnold Jennings 17,729 39.0 +1.2
Majority 10,047 22.0 +3.5
Turnout 45,505 84.6 −3.5
National Liberal hold Swing
General election 1950: Sheffield Heeley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Liberal Peter Roberts 26,560 56.3
Labour Arnold Jennings 17,856 37.8
Liberal Phillip Beckerlegge 2,779 5.9
Majority 8,704 18.5
Turnout 47,195 88.1
National Liberal win (new seat)

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. ↑ The 8th different candidate, one for each election, since 1979.

References

  1. ↑ "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Constituency data: Deprivation in England". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Accommodation type - Census Maps, ONS". ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Seat Details - Sheffield Heeley". electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Constituency data: Population, by age". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Constituency dashboard". House of Commons Library. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Constituency data: businesses and industries". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "2021 census results: Ethnic groups in your constituency". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
  10. ↑ "Sheffield Heeley results". BBC News. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Parliamentary election results". Sheffield City Council. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Sheffield Heeley Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  14. ↑ "Sheffield Heeley". Sheffield City Council. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  15. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Sheffield Heeley". BBC News. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  17. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  19. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  20. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  21. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  22. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  23. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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