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.
Boundaries
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.
Members of Parliament
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| 1918
|rowspan="2" | Arthur Neal
| Coalition Liberal
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| Jan 1922
| National Liberal
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| 1922
| A. V. Alexander
| Labour Co-operative
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| 1931
| Gurney Braithwaite
| Conservative
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| 1935
| A. V. Alexander
| Labour Co-operative
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| 1950
| George Darling
| Labour Co-operative
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| Feb 1974
| Martin Flannery
| Labour
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| 1992
| Helen Jackson
| Labour
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| 2005
| Angela Smith
| Labour
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|colspan="2" align="center"|2010
|colspan="2"| constituency abolished: see Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, Sheffield Hallam and Penistone and Stocksbridge
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Elections
thumb|right|216px|General election results since 1918–2005
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1910s
thumb|120px|Arthur Neal
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in South Yorkshire
References
Sources
- BBC Election 2005
- BBC Vote 2001
- Guardian Unlimited Politics (Election results from 1992 to the present)
- http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/ (Election results from 1951 to the 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, Sheffield City Council
External links
- Sheffield, Hillsborough UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK