Sheffield Ecclesall
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1950
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::summary Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1950 ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Sheffield Ecclesall |
| parliament | uk |
| year | 1885 |
| abolished | 1950 |
| type | Borough |
| previous | Sheffield |
| next | Sheffield Hallam and Sheffield Park |
| region | England |
| county | South Yorkshire |
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|name = Sheffield Ecclesall |parliament = uk |map1 = |map2 = |map_entity = |map_year = |year = 1885 |abolished = 1950 |type = Borough |previous = Sheffield |next = Sheffield Hallam and Sheffield Park |region = England |county = South Yorkshire
Sheffield Ecclesall was a Parliamentary constituency represented by a single Member of Parliament in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1950. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
Boundaries
1885–1918: Part of the Municipal Borough of Sheffield ward of Ecclesall.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Ecclesall and Sharrow.
Ecclesall constituency covered south central Sheffield. Most of the area that made up this constituency is now included in Sheffield Heeley constituency.
History
The seat was created in 1885, prior to its creation the area had been part of the larger Sheffield borough constituency, which was represented by two MPs. The 1885 Redistribution of Seats Act, which sought to eliminate multi-member constituencies and give greater representation to urban areas, led to the break-up of the constituency into five divisions, each represented by a single MP. Ecclesall was one of these new divisions. The seat was abolished in 1950 as part of a redrawing of the Sheffield constituency boundaries that also led to the abolition of Sheffield Central and the creation of Sheffield Heeley and Sheffield Neepsend.
Members of Parliament
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| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | 1885 | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | 1902 by-election | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | 1923 | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | 1929 | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | 1935 | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | 1945 | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | |
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The constituency was abolished in 1950. Peter Roberts subsequently stood for, and won, the new Sheffield Heeley seat.
Election results
Election in the 1940s
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|title=General election 1945: Sheffield Ecclesall}} |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Peter Roberts |votes = 18,120 |percentage = 54.0 |change = -19.6 |party = Common Wealth Party |candidate = Sydney Checkland |votes = 12,045 |percentage = 35.9 |change = New |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Philip Rodney Nightingale |votes = 3,391 |percentage = 10.1 |change = New |votes = 6,075 |percentage = 18.1 |change = -29.3 |votes = 33,556 |percentage = 75.6 |change = +4.6 |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing =
Elections in the 1930s
|title=General election 1935: Sheffield Ecclesall}} |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Geoffrey Ellis |votes = 22,819 |percentage = 73.6 |change = N/A |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Kenneth G. Brooks |votes = 8,173 |percentage = 26.2 |change = New |votes = 14,646 |percentage = 47.4 |change = N/A |votes = 30,992 |percentage = 71.0 |change = N/A |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = N/A |title=General election 1931: Sheffield Ecclesall |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Samuel Roberts |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
Elections in the 1920s
|title=General election 1929: Sheffield Ecclesall |party = Unionist Party (UK) |candidate = Samuel Roberts |votes = 17,165 |percentage = 55.3 |change = -30.7 |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Harry Samuels |votes = 7,983 |percentage = 25.7 |change = New |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Robert Slack Wells |votes = 5,898 |percentage = 19.0 |change = New |votes = 9,182 |percentage = 29.6 |change = -42.4 |votes = 31,046 |percentage = 75.1 |change = +12.3 |winner = Unionist Party (UK) |swing = |title=General election 1924: Sheffield Ecclesall}} |party = Unionist Party (UK) |candidate = Albert Harland |votes = 16,131 |percentage = 86.0 |change = +22.4 |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Albert Taylor |votes = 2,624 |percentage = 14.0 |change = New |votes = 13,507 |percentage = 72.0 |change = +44.8 |votes = 18,755 |percentage = 62.8 |change = -6.7 |winner = Unionist Party (UK) |swing =
|title=General election 1923: Sheffield Ecclesall}} |party = Unionist Party (UK) |candidate = Albert Harland |votes = 13,047 |percentage = 63.6 |change = N/A |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Hamer Russell |votes = 7,456 |percentage = 36.4 |change = New |votes = 5,591 |percentage = 27.2 |change = N/A |votes = 20,503 |percentage = 69.5 |change = N/A |winner = Unionist Party (UK) |swing = N/A |title=General election 1922: Sheffield Ecclesall |party = Unionist Party (UK) |candidate = Samuel Roberts |winner = Unionist Party (UK)
Elections in the 1910s
|title=General election 1918: Sheffield Ecclesall |party = Unionist Party (UK) |candidate = Samuel Roberts |winner = Unionist Party (UK) |title=General election December 1910: Sheffield Ecclesall}} |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Samuel Roberts |votes = 6,039 |percentage = 50.8 |change = 0.0 |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = John Derry |votes = 5,849 |percentage = 49.2 |change = 0.0 |votes = 190 |percentage = 1.6 |change = 0.0 |votes = 11.888 |percentage = 85.2 |change = -5.1 |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing =
|title=General election January 1910: Sheffield Ecclesall}} |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Samuel Roberts |votes = 6,407 |percentage = 50.8 |change = -1.3 |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = John Derry |votes = 6,196 |percentage = 49.2 |change = +1.3 |votes = 211 |percentage = 1.6 |change = -2.6 |votes = 12,603 |percentage = 90.3 |change = +3.2 |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing =
Elections in the 1900s
|title=General election 1906: Sheffield Ecclesall |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Samuel Roberts |votes = 5,856 |percentage = 52.1 |change = -8.9 |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Richard Cornthwaite Lambert |votes = 5,392 |percentage = 47.9 |change = +8.9 |votes = 464 |percentage = 4.2 |change = -17.8 |votes = 11,248 |percentage = 87.1 |change = +14.1 |reg. electors = 12,911 |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = −8.9
|title=1902 Sheffield Ecclesall by-election}} |party =Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Samuel Roberts |votes = 5,231 |percentage = 55.9 |change = -5.1 |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Reginald F. Vaile |votes = 4,119 |percentage = 44.1 |change = +5.1 |votes = 1,112 |percentage = 11.8 |change = -10.2 |votes = 9,350 |percentage = 74.8 |change = +1.8 |reg. electors = 12,501 |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = −5.1
|title=General election 1900: Sheffield Ecclesall}} |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett |votes = 5,059 |percentage = 61.0 |change = N/A |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Reginald F. Vaile |votes = 3,230 |percentage = 39.0 |change = New |votes = 1,829 |percentage = 22.0 |change = N/A |votes = 8,289 |percentage = 73.0 |change = N/A |reg. electors = 11,357 |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = N/A
Elections in the 1890s
|title=General election 1895: Sheffield Ecclesall |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |title=General election 1892: Sheffield Ecclesall |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett |votes = 4,536 |percentage = 55.1 |change = -4.3 |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Robert Eadon Leader |votes = 3,696 |percentage = 44.9 |change = +4.3 |votes = 840 |percentage = 10.2 |change = -8.6 |votes = 8,232 |percentage = 84.5 |change = +10.2 |reg. electors = 9,747 |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = −4.3
Elections in the 1880s
|title=By-election, 1886: Sheffield Ecclesall |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
- Caused by Ashmead-Bartlett's appointment as Civil Lord of the Admiralty.
|title=General election 1886: Sheffield Ecclesall}} |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett |votes = 3,930 |percentage = 59.4 |change = +5.0 |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = William Owen |votes = 2,688 |percentage = 40.6 |change = -5.0 |votes = 1,242 |percentage = 18.8 |change = +10.0 |votes = 6,618 |percentage = 74.3 |change = -11.8 |reg. electors = 8,904 |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = +5.0
|title=General election 1885: Sheffield Ecclesall}} |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett |votes = 4,171 |percentage = 54.4 |change = |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Cyril Dodd |votes = 3,492 |percentage = 45.6 |change = |votes = 679 |percentage = 8.8 |change = |votes = 7,663 |percentage = 86.1 |change = |reg. electors = 8,904 |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing =
References
- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 - 1949
References
- [http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge45/i17.htm UK General Election results July 1945]
- (1974). "British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918". Macmillan Press.
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