Sheffield Brightside (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Sheffield, Brightside | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Sheffield, Brightside in South Yorkshire for the 2005 general election | |
 Location of South Yorkshire within England | |
| County | South Yorkshire |
| 1885–2010 | |
| Created from | Sheffield |
| Replaced by | Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough |
Sheffield, Brightside was a parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield. Created for the 1885 general election, and replaced at the 2010 general election by the new constituency of Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, using the first-past-the-post voting system.
In its first fifty years, Brightside returned a variety of Liberal, Conservative and Labour MPs. However, from 1945 onwards, it became one of the Labour Party's safest seats in the United Kingdom. It was represented by David Blunkett from 1987 until its abolition; he continued to hold the successor seat until he retired in 2015, becoming the seat's longest-serving MP.
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Sheffield ward of Brightside.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Brightside and Burngreave.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Brightside, Firth Park, and Tinsley.[1]
1955–1983: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Brightside, Firth Park, Nether Shire, and Southey Green.[2]
1983–2010: The City of Sheffield wards of Brightside, Firth Park, Nether Shire, Owlerton, and Southey Green.
Sheffield Brightside covered the north of the city. It bordered the constituencies of Rotherham, Sheffield Central, Sheffield Heeley and Sheffield Hillsborough.
Following their review of parliamentary representation in South Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England recommended that Sheffield Brightside should gain all of Burngreave and Hillsborough wards, with Walkley moving to Sheffield Central, and that the constituency be renamed Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough.
Sheffield Brightside was created in 1885 when the former Sheffield constituency was split into five constituencies.
Members of Parliament
Elections in the 1880s
Mundella was appointed President of the Board of Trade, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1890s
Mundella was appointed President of the Board of Trade, requiring a by-election.
Mundella's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 2000s
- ^ "Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch. 1), retrieved 23 July 2023
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Sheffield) Order 1955. SI 1955/183". Statutory Instruments 1955. Part II. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1956. pp. 2164–2165.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
- ^ "The General Election". Yorkshire Gazette. 11 June 1892. p. 7. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- Sheffield Brightside BBC News, Election 2005
- Sheffield Brightside BBC News, Vote 2001
- Election history – Sheffield Brightside The Guardian
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 5)
- Political Science Resources Archived 2 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine Election results from 1951 to present
- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 – 1949
- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950 – 1970
- Sheffield General Election Results 1945 – 2001[permanent dead link], Sheffield City Council
- Sheffield, Brightside UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK