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

Sheffield Hillsborough

Every general election in Sheffield Hillsborough since 1918 (until 2005). Latest: Labour, majority 11,243.

2005 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won23,47751.2%
Liberal Democrats12,23426.7%
Conservative6,89015.0%
Others3,2837.2%
Valid votes45,884
Majority11,24324.5%

Turnout 61.2% of 74,997 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741983199220012005Labour, 1918: 26.6%Labour, 1922: 56.2%Labour, 1923: 55.7%Labour, 1924: 56.9%Labour, 1929: 57.4%Labour, 1931: 42.1%Labour, 1935: 54.3%Labour, 1945: 63.4%Labour, 1950: 58.7%Labour, 1951: 59.0%Labour, 1955: 58.8%Labour, 1959: 56.5%Labour, 1964: 62.4%Labour, 1966: 67.9%Labour, 1970: 62.1%Labour, February 1974: 55.6%Labour, October 1974: 60.7%Labour, 1979: 56.8%Labour, 1983: 37.2%Labour, 1987: 44.0%Labour, 1992: 46.2%Labour, 1997: 56.9%Labour, 2001: 56.8%Labour, 2005: 51.2%Conservative, 1923: 30.9%Conservative, 1924: 43.1%Conservative, 1929: 28.8%Conservative, 1931: 57.9%Conservative, 1935: 45.7%Conservative, 1955: 41.2%Conservative, 1959: 43.5%Conservative, 1964: 37.6%Conservative, 1966: 32.1%Conservative, 1970: 37.9%Conservative, February 1974: 27.2%Conservative, October 1974: 25.2%Conservative, 1979: 33.7%Conservative, 1983: 28.3%Conservative, 1987: 17.5%Conservative, 1992: 19.5%Conservative, 1997: 14.5%Conservative, 2001: 18.3%Conservative, 2005: 15.0%National Liberal, 1922: 43.8%National Liberal, 1945: 36.6%National Liberal, 1950: 39.8%National Liberal, 1951: 41.0%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 34.3%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 25.8%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 22.6%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 26.7%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 73.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 34.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 38.5%Liberal, 1923: 13.4%Liberal, 1929: 13.9%Liberal, February 1974: 17.3%Liberal, October 1974: 14.2%Liberal, 1979: 8.5%
Vote share in Sheffield Hillsborough at each general election Lab Con Nat Lib LD Co Lib Alliance Lib

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2005LabLD11,24324.561.2%
2001LabLD14,56934.357.3%Lab hold
1997LabLD16,45131.071.0%
1992LabLD7,06811.877.2%Lab hold
1987LabAlliance3,2865.578.0%Lab hold
1983LabAlliance1,5462.874.5%
1979LabCon8,35023.170.8%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon12,30835.566.6%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon11,28028.476.8%
1970LabCon7,33024.365.0%Lab hold
1966LabCon12,02535.870.3%Lab hold
1964LabCon8,79324.974.5%Lab hold
1959LabCon5,04313.075.9%Lab hold
1955LabCon7,01017.673.0%
1951LabNat Lib8,65718.184.9%Lab hold
1950LabNat Lib9,31218.987.1%
1945LabNat Lib10,55626.876.0%
1935LabCon3,3048.576.8%Lab gain from Con
1931ConLab6,50015.881.6%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon10,45228.777.6%Lab hold
1924LabCon4,01913.877.9%Lab hold
1923LabCon6,71824.873.3%Lab hold
1922LabNat Lib3,31812.374.7%Lab gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab7,12146.842.2%

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 Hillsborough?

Labour won Sheffield Hillsborough at the 2005 general election with a majority of 11,243.

Which parties have won Sheffield Hillsborough?

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

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