Sheffield Brightside (UK Parliament constituency)
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Sheffield, Brightside was a parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield. Created for the 1885 general election, and replaced at the 2010 general election by the new constituency of Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, using the first-past-the-post voting system.
In its first fifty years, Brightside returned a variety of Liberal, Conservative and Labour MPs. However, from 1945 onwards, it became one of the Labour Party's safest seats in the United Kingdom. It was represented by David Blunkett from 1987 until its abolition; he continued to hold the successor seat until he retired in 2015, becoming the seat's longest-serving MP.
Boundaries
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Sheffield ward of Brightside.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Brightside and Burngreave.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Brightside, Firth Park, and Tinsley.<ref>Template:Cite legislation UK</ref>
1955–1983: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Brightside, Firth Park, Nether Shire, and Southey Green.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1983–2010: The City of Sheffield wards of Brightside, Firth Park, Nether Shire, Owlerton, and Southey Green.
Sheffield Brightside covered the north of the city. It bordered the constituencies of Rotherham, Sheffield Central, Sheffield Heeley and Sheffield Hillsborough.
Following their review of parliamentary representation in South Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England recommended that Sheffield Brightside should gain all of Burngreave and Hillsborough wards, with Walkley moving to Sheffield Central, and that the constituency be renamed Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough.
History
Sheffield Brightside was created in 1885 when the former Sheffield constituency was split into five constituencies.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1885 | A. J. Mundella | Liberal |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1897 by-election | Fred Maddison | Liberal |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1900 | James Hope | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1906 | Tudor Walters | Liberal |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1922 | Arthur Ponsonby | Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1930 by-election | Fred Marshall | Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1931 | Hamer Russell | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1935 | Fred Marshall | Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1950 | Richard Winterbottom | Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1968 by-election | Edward Griffiths | Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Oct 1974 | Joan Maynard | Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1987 | David Blunkett | Labour |
| 2010 | constituency abolished | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
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Mundella was appointed President of the Board of Trade, requiring a by-election.
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Elections in the 1890s
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Mundella's death caused a by-election.
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Elections in the 1970s
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Elections in the 1980s
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See also
References
Sources
- Sheffield Brightside BBC News, Election 2005
- Sheffield Brightside BBC News, Vote 2001
- Election history – Sheffield Brightside The Guardian
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- Political Science Resources Template:Webarchive Election results from 1951 to present
- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 – 1949
- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950 – 1970
- Sheffield General Election Results 1945 – 2001Template:Dead link, Sheffield City Council
External links
- Sheffield, Brightside UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
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