Sheffield South East (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Sheffield South East
Map1 = SheffieldSouthEast2007
Type = Borough
Map2 = SouthYorkshire
Entity = South Yorkshire
County = South Yorkshire
Year = For Next UK general election
MP = Clive Betts
Party = Labour
EP = Yorkshire and the Humber

Sheffield Soutth East is a parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield. It is currently represented by the Labour MP Clive Betts. The Boundary Commission recommended that the existing Sheffield Attercliffe be renamed Sheffield South East at the next General election following boundary changes in the South Yorkshire region.

Boundaries

Sheffield Attercliffe currently covers much of east and south east the city including the wards of Beighton, Birley, Darnall, Mosborough, Woodhouse, and parts of Richmond ward.

Following the review into parliamentary representation in South Yorkshire, the new Sheffield South East will consist of the electoral wards of Beighton, Birley, Darnall, Mosborough, and Woodhouse.

History

Sheffield Attercliffe constituency was created when the Sheffield constituency was split into five in 1885.

Members of Parliament

This table outlines the members of parliament representing the predecessor seats to the recommended Sheffield South East constituency.

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

From the next UK general election, Sheffield Attercliffe will be succeeded by Sheffield South East

Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Jonathan Arnott
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Clive Betts
votes =
percentage =
change =

;General election of 2005Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Sheffield, AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Clive Betts
votes = 22,250
percentage = 60.10
change = -7.69Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kevin Moore
votes = 6,283
percentage = 16.97
change = +2.76Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tracy Critchlow
votes = 5,329
percentage = 14.40
change = -0.80Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Jonathan Arnott
votes = 1,680
percentage = 4.54
change = +1.74Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Beverley Jones
votes = 1,477
percentage = 3.99
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 15,967
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 37,019
percentage = 54.59
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -5.22

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in South Yorkshire

References