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Yorkshire and the Humber · Former constituency (1918–1979)

Sheffield Park

Every general election in Sheffield Park since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 20,324.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won27,48368.6%
Conservative7,15917.9%
Liberal4,73711.8%
Others6921.7%
Valid votes40,071
Majority20,32450.7%

Lab hold Turnout 64.4% of 62,174 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741979Labour, 1918: 20.4%Labour, 1922: 47.8%Labour, 1923: 39.4%Labour, 1924: 45.2%Labour, 1929: 51.5%Labour, 1931: 37.4%Labour, 1935: 51.5%Labour, 1945: 65.0%Labour, 1950: 67.7%Labour, 1951: 69.2%Labour, 1955: 73.2%Labour, 1959: 71.1%Labour, 1964: 75.6%Labour, 1966: 80.3%Labour, 1970: 75.3%Labour, February 1974: 65.0%Labour, October 1974: 71.4%Labour, 1979: 68.6%Conservative, 1923: 42.0%Conservative, 1924: 54.8%Conservative, 1929: 34.5%Conservative, 1931: 62.6%Conservative, 1935: 48.5%Conservative, 1945: 35.1%Conservative, 1955: 26.8%Conservative, 1959: 28.9%Conservative, 1964: 24.4%Conservative, 1966: 16.4%Conservative, 1970: 22.7%Conservative, February 1974: 16.1%Conservative, October 1974: 13.2%Conservative, 1979: 17.9%National Liberal, 1922: 52.2%National Liberal, 1950: 30.3%National Liberal, 1951: 30.8%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 79.6%Liberal, 1923: 18.7%Liberal, 1929: 14.1%Liberal, February 1974: 17.9%Liberal, October 1974: 14.5%Liberal, 1979: 11.8%
Vote share in Sheffield Park at each general election Lab Con Nat Lib Co Lib Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon20,32450.764.4%Lab hold
October 1974LabLib23,96456.962.4%Lab hold
February 1974LabLib22,67747.171.9%
1970LabCon16,27852.658.5%Lab hold
1966LabCon19,53363.964.9%Lab hold
1964LabCon16,38051.268.6%Lab hold
1959LabCon15,48042.271.2%Lab hold
1955LabCon18,33946.571.3%
1951LabNat Lib17,09938.482.5%Lab hold
1950LabNat Lib16,88037.485.2%
1945LabCon13,54229.973.9%
1935LabCon1,2062.973.2%Lab gain from Con
1931ConLab10,60925.281.1%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon6,70717.079.2%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab2,4779.781.1%Con hold
1923ConLab5982.674.1%Con gain from Nat Lib
1922Nat LibLab9644.473.0%Nat Lib gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab9,17259.249.6%

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 Park?

Labour won Sheffield Park at the 1979 general election with a majority of 20,324.

Which parties have won Sheffield Park?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 13, Conservative 3, National Liberal 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

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