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Yorkshire and the Humber · Former constituency (1918–2005)

Sheffield Attercliffe

Every general election in Sheffield Attercliffe since 1918 (until 2005). Latest: Labour, majority 15,967.

2005 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won22,25060.1%
Liberal Democrats6,28317.0%
Conservative5,32914.4%
Others3,1578.5%
Valid votes37,019
Majority15,96743.1%

Turnout 55.0% of 67,303 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741983199220012005Labour, 1918: 34.7%Labour, 1922: 68.2%Labour, 1923: 58.7%Labour, 1924: 63.6%Labour, 1929: 60.4%Labour, 1931: 45.5%Labour, 1935: 62.8%Labour, 1945: 81.4%Labour, 1950: 71.6%Labour, 1951: 71.1%Labour, 1955: 71.0%Labour, 1959: 68.8%Labour, 1964: 66.8%Labour, 1966: 77.3%Labour, 1970: 69.6%Labour, February 1974: 71.9%Labour, October 1974: 69.0%Labour, 1979: 64.9%Labour, 1983: 51.5%Labour, 1987: 57.8%Labour, 1992: 57.5%Labour, 1997: 65.3%Labour, 2001: 67.8%Labour, 2005: 60.1%Conservative, 1923: 26.4%Conservative, 1924: 36.4%Conservative, 1929: 19.5%Conservative, 1931: 46.0%Conservative, 1935: 37.2%Conservative, 1945: 18.6%Conservative, 1955: 29.0%Conservative, 1959: 31.3%Conservative, 1964: 22.5%Conservative, 1966: 22.7%Conservative, 1970: 28.9%Conservative, February 1974: 27.3%Conservative, October 1974: 18.7%Conservative, 1979: 25.3%Conservative, 1983: 25.6%Conservative, 1987: 22.7%Conservative, 1992: 26.3%Conservative, 1997: 16.1%Conservative, 2001: 15.2%Conservative, 2005: 14.4%National Liberal, 1922: 31.8%National Liberal, 1950: 28.4%National Liberal, 1951: 28.9%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 65.3%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 14.7%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 15.7%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 14.2%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 17.0%Liberal, 1923: 14.9%Liberal, 1929: 14.7%Liberal, 1964: 10.7%Liberal, October 1974: 12.3%Liberal, 1979: 8.8%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 22.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 19.5%
Vote share in Sheffield Attercliffe at each general election Lab Con Nat Lib Co Lib LD Lib Alliance

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2005LabLD15,96743.155.0%
2001LabCon18,84452.652.9%Lab hold
1997LabCon21,81849.264.7%
1992LabCon15,48031.271.8%Lab hold
1987LabCon17,19135.272.9%Lab hold
1983LabCon11,61225.968.9%
1979LabCon18,10339.672.7%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon21,55850.267.2%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon21,17644.674.9%
1970LabCon15,49640.763.5%Lab hold
1966LabCon22,82554.567.6%Lab hold
1964LabCon20,09544.372.0%Lab hold
1959LabCon18,37237.575.3%Lab hold
1955LabCon19,56842.072.1%
1951LabNat Lib17,79742.382.7%Lab hold
1950LabNat Lib18,54143.286.4%
1945LabCon18,09262.779.4%
1935LabCon7,62925.773.0%Lab gain from Con
1931ConLab1650.578.1%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon12,96240.975.4%Lab hold
1924LabCon7,17327.175.9%Lab hold
1923LabCon7,47532.366.8%Lab hold
1922LabNat Lib8,64436.468.6%Lab gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab5,76930.652.5%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Sheffield Attercliffe?

Labour won Sheffield Attercliffe at the 2005 general election with a majority of 15,967.

Which parties have won Sheffield Attercliffe?

At the 24 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 22, Conservative 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

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