Sheffield Attercliffe (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Sheffield Attercliffe
Map1 = SheffieldAttercliffe
Type = Borough
Map2 = SouthYorkshire
Entity = South Yorkshire
County = South Yorkshire
Year = 1885
MP = Clive Betts
Party = Labour
EP = Yorkshire and the Humber

Sheffield Attercliffe is a parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield. It is currently represented by the Labour MP Clive Betts and is considered a safe Labour seat. The Boundary Commission has recommended that Sheffield Attercliffe be renamed Sheffield South East at the next General election

Boundaries

Sheffield Attercliffe covers much of east and south east the city including the wards of Beighton, Birley, Darnall, Mosborough, Woodhouse, and parts of Richmond ward. It borders the constituencies of North East Derbyshire, Rotherham, Rother Valley, Sheffield Brightside, Sheffield Central and Sheffield Heeley.

History

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

Members of Parliament

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

;General election of 2001Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Sheffield, AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Clive Betts
votes = 24,287
percentage = 67.8
change = +2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Perry
votes = 5,443
percentage = 15.2
change = -0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Gail Smith
votes = 5,092
percentage = 14.2
change = -1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Pauline Arnott
votes = 1,002
percentage = 2.8
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 18,844
percentage = 52.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 35,824
percentage = 52.9
change = -11.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1990s

;General election of 1997Election box begin
title=General Election 1997: Sheffield, AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Clive Betts
votes = 28,937
percentage = 65.3
change = +7.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Brendan Doyle
votes = 7,119
percentage = 16.1
change = −10.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Gail Smith
votes = 6,973
percentage = 15.7
change = +1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = James Brown
votes = 1,289
percentage = 2.9
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 21,818
percentage = 49.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 44,318
percentage = 64.7
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1992Election box begin
title=General Election 1992: Sheffield, AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Clive Betts
votes = 28,563
percentage = 57.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gordon Millward
votes = 13,083
percentage = 26.3
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Helen Wooley
votes = 7,283
percentage = 14.7
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = G. Ferguson
votes = 751
percentage = 1.5
change =Election box majority
votes = 15,480
percentage = 31.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 49,680
percentage = 71.8
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1980s

;General election of 1987Election box begin
title=General Election 1987: Sheffield, AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Patrick Duffy
votes = 28,266
percentage = 57.8
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Perry
votes = 11,975
percentage = 22.7
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
candidate = Helen Woolley
votes = 9,549
percentage = 19.5
change =Election box majority
votes = 17,191
percentage = 35.2
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 72.9
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1983Election box begin
title=General Election 1983: Sheffield, AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Patrick Duffy
votes = 23,067
percentage = 51.5
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gordon Millward
votes = 11,455
percentage = 25.6
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
candidate = Irene Addison
votes = 10,241
percentage = 22.9
change =Election box majority
votes = 11,612
percentage = 25.9
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 69.7
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1970s

Election box begin
title=General Election 1979: Sheffield, AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Patrick Duffy
votes = 29,702
percentage = 64.9
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Douglas French
votes = 11,599
percentage = 25.6
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Dennis Boothroyd
votes = 4,017
percentage = 8.8
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = National Front (UK)
candidate = J. Mason
votes = 457
percentage = 1.0
change =Election box majority
votes = 18,103
percentage = 39.6
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 72.7
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election October 1974: Sheffield, AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Patrick Duffy
votes = 29,601
percentage = 69.0
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Patricia Santhouse
votes = 8,043
percentage = 18.7
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Gerald Broadhead
votes = 5,282
percentage = 12.3
change =Election box majority
votes = 21,558
percentage = 50.2
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 67.2
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election February 1974: Sheffield, AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Patrick Duffy
votes = 34,120
percentage = 71.9
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Patricia Santhouse
votes = 12,944
percentage = 27.3
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = International Marxist Group
candidate = Tariq Ali
votes = 424
percentage = 0.9
change =Election box majority
votes = 21,176
percentage = 44.6
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 74.8
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election 1970: Sheffield, AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Patrick Duffy
votes = 26,482
percentage = 69.6
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Patricia Santhouse
votes = 10,986
percentage = 28.9
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Percy Sims
votes = 581
percentage = 1.5
change =Election box majority
votes = 15,496
percentage = 40.7
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 63.4
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1960s

;General election of 1966Election box begin
title=General Election 1966: Sheffield, AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Burns Hynd
votes = 32,336
percentage = 77.3
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Marsden
votes = 9,511
percentage = 22.7
change =Election box majority
votes = 22,825
percentage = 54.5
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 67.6
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1964Election box begin
title=General Election 1964: Sheffield, AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Burns Hynd
votes = 30,318
percentage = 66.8
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Herbert Lambert
votes = 10,223
percentage = 22.5
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Wood
votes = 4,831
percentage = 10.7
change =Election box majority
votes = 20,095
percentage = 44.3
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 72.0
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1950s

;General election of 1959Election box begin
title=General Election 1959: Sheffield, AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Burns Hynd
votes = 33,676
percentage = 68.8
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Herbert Lambert
votes = 15,304
percentage = 31.3
change =Election box majority
votes = 18,372
percentage = 37.5
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.3
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1955Election box begin
title=General Election 1955: Sheffield, AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Burns Hynd
votes = 33,071
percentage = 71.0
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Herbert Lambert
votes = 13,503
percentage = 29.0
change =Election box majority
votes = 19,568
percentage = 42.0
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 72.1
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1951Election box begin
title=General Election 1951: Sheffield, AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Burns Hynd
votes = 29,958
percentage = 71.1
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Herbert Lambert
votes = 12,161
percentage = 28.9
change =Election box majority
votes = 17,797
percentage = 42.3
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 82.7
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1950Election box begin
title=General Election 1950: Sheffield, AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Burns Hynd
votes = 30,726
percentage = 71.6
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lionel Farris
votes = 12,185
percentage = 28.4
change =Election box majority
votes = 18,541
percentage = 43.2
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 86.4
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1940s

;General election of 1945Election box begin
title=General Election 1945: Sheffield, AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Burns Hynd
votes = 23,468
percentage = 81.4
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Paddon
votes = 5,376
percentage = 18.6
change =Election box majority
votes = 18,092
percentage = 62.8
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 79.4
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

;By-election of 1944The 1944 by-election was called following the resignation of Cecil Henry Wilson on 9 February. John Burns Hynd of the Labour Party was elected unopposed.

Elections in the 1930s

;General election of 1935Election box begin
title=General Election 1935: Sheffield, AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Cecil Henry Wilson
votes = 18,663
percentage = 62.8
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Cecil Frederick Pike
votes = 11,034
percentage = 37.2
change =Election box majority
votes = 7,629
percentage = 25.6
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 73.0
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1931Election box begin
title=General Election 1931: Sheffield, AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Cecil Frederick Pike
votes = 15,185
percentage = 46.0
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Cecil Henry Wilson
votes = 15,020
percentage = 45.5
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = George Fletcher
votes = 2,790
percentage = 8.5
change =Election box majority
votes = 165
percentage = 0.5
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 78.1
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1920s

;General election of 1929Election box begin
title=General Election 1929: Sheffield, AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Cecil Henry Wilson
votes = 19,152
percentage = 60.3
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = W. B. Faraday
votes = 6,190
percentage = 19.5
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = T. Neville
votes = 4,652
percentage = 14.7
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = George Fletcher
votes = 1,731
percentage = 5.5
change =Election box majority
votes = 12,962
percentage = 40.8
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.4
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1924Election box begin
title=General Election 1924: Sheffield, AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Cecil Henry Wilson
votes = 16,802
percentage = 63.6
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = W. B. Faraday
votes = 9,629
percentage = 36.4
change =Election box majority
votes = 7,173
percentage = 27.2
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.9
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1923Election box begin
title=General Election 1923: Sheffield, AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Cecil Henry Wilson
votes = 13,581
percentage = 58.7
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = G. Terrell
votes = 6,106
percentage = 26.4
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = H. A. Briggs
votes = 3,438
percentage = 14.9
change =Election box majority
votes = 7,475
percentage = 32.3
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 66.8
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1922Election box begin
title=General Election 1922: Sheffield, AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Cecil Henry Wilson
votes = 16,206
percentage = 68.2
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = National Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Worrall Casey
votes = 7,562
percentage = 31.8
change =Election box majority
votes = 8,644
percentage = 36.4
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 68.6
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1910s

;General election of 1918Election box begin
title=General Election 1918: Sheffield AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Coalition Liberal
candidate = Thomas Worrall Casey
votes = 12,308
percentage = 65.3
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Crawford Anderson
votes = 6,539
percentage = 34.7
change =Election box majority
votes = 5,769
percentage = 30.6
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 52.5
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Coalition Liberal
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

;By-election of 1914The by-election of 1914 was called following the death on 19 November of Joseph Pointer. William Crawford Anderson of the Labour Party was elected unopposed.

;General election of December 1910Election box begin
title=General Election December 1910: Sheffield AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph Pointer
votes = 6,532
percentage = 55.0
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = S. Walker
votes = 5,354
percentage = 45.0
change =Election box majority
votes = 1,178
percentage = 10.0
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 72.1
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of January 1910Election box begin
title=General Election January 1910: Sheffield AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph Pointer
votes = 7,755
percentage = 56.1
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = S. C. K. Farlow
votes = 6,075
percentage = 43.9
change =Election box majority
votes = 1,676
percentage = 12.2
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 83.9
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1900s

;General election of 1909Election box begin
title=Sheffield Attercliffe by-election, 1909Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph Pointer
votes = 3,531
percentage = 27.5
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = S. C. K. Farlow
votes = 3,380
percentage = 26.2
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = R. C. Lambert
votes = 3,175
percentage = 24.6
change =Election box candidate
party = Independent Conservative
candidate = A. M. Wilson
votes = 2,803
percentage = 21.7
change =Election box majority
votes = 151
percentage = 1.3
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 77.3
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1906Election box begin
title=General Election 1906: Sheffield AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = J. Batty Langley
votes = 6,523
percentage = 53.2
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = A. M. Wilson
votes = 5,736
percentage = 46.8
change =Election box majority
votes = 787
percentage = 6.4
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 79.2
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1900In the 1900 UK general election, J. Batty Langley was elected unopposed.

Elections in the 1890s

;General election of 1895In the 1895 UK general election, J. Batty Langley was elected unopposed.

;By-election of 1894This by-election was called due to the resignation on 26 June of Bernard John Seymour Coleridge following his inheritance of the title of Baron Coleridge.Election box begin
title=Sheffield Atterclife by-election, 1894: Sheffield AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = J. Batty Langley
votes = 4,486
percentage = 48.6
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = G. H. Smith
votes = 3,495
percentage = 37.1
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Labour Party
candidate = Frank Smith
votes = 1,249
percentage = 13.5
change =Election box majority
votes = 991
percentage = 10.7
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 79.0
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1892Election box begin
title=General Election 1892: Sheffield AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Bernard John Seymour Coleridge
votes = 5,107
percentage = 56.3
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = G. H. Smith
votes = 3,963
percentage = 43.1
change =Election box majority
votes = 1,144
percentage = 12.6
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 80.2
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1880s

;General election of 1886Election box begin
title=General Election 1886: Sheffield AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Bernard John Seymour Coleridge
votes = 4,365
percentage = 59.6
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = F. W. Maude
votes = 2,958
percentage = 40.4
change =Election box majority
votes = 1,407
percentage = 19.2
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.1
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1885Election box begin
title=General Election 1885: Sheffield AttercliffeElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Bernard John Seymour Coleridge
votes = 4,891
percentage = 57.4
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = E. B. Hoare
votes = 3,633
percentage = 42.6
change =Election box majority
votes = 1,258
percentage = 14.8
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 87.4
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in South Yorkshire

ources

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/509.stm BBC News, Election 2005]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/509.stm BBC News, Vote 2001]
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/constituency/history/0,9571,-1277,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics]
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/acommons3.htm Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]
*http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/ (Election results from 1951 to the present)
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*F. W. S. Craig, "British Parliamentary Election Results 1950 - 1970"
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