Sheffield Heeley

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UK Parliament constituency in England

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Field	Value
name	Sheffield Heeley
parliament	uk
image
caption	Boundaries since 2024
image2	[[File:Yorkshire and the Humber - Sheffield Heeley constituency.svg
caption2	Boundary of Sheffield Heeley in Yorkshire and the Humber
electorate	65,373 (December 2018)
region	England
county	South Yorkshire
year	1950
type	Borough
elects_howmany	One
previous	Sheffield Ecclesall and Sheffield Park
mp	Louise Haigh
party	Labour
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| name = Sheffield Heeley | parliament = uk | image = | caption = Boundaries since 2024 | image2 = [[File:Yorkshire and the Humber - Sheffield Heeley constituency.svg|215px|alt=Map of constituency]] | caption2 = Boundary of Sheffield Heeley in Yorkshire and the Humber | electorate = 65,373 (December 2018) | region = England | county = South Yorkshire | year = 1950 | abolished = | type = Borough | elects_howmany = One | previous = Sheffield Ecclesall and Sheffield Park | next = | mp = Louise Haigh | party = Labour Sheffield Heeley is a constituency in the city of Sheffield that was created in 1950. The seat has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Louise Haigh of the Labour Party since 2015. Haigh served as Secretary of State for Transport under the government of Keir Starmer until she resigned on 28 November 2024, after it was revealed she had pleaded guilty to fraud in 2013.

History

This seat was created in 1950, largely replacing the former Sheffield Ecclesall constituency, its boundaries being significantly altered in 1955 with the abolition of Sheffield Neepsend. At its first five elections, up to but excluding 1966, the seat was won by a Conservative, Peter Roberts; it changed hands three times between 1966 and 1974.

In more recent elections Sheffield Heeley moved from being a marginal Labour seat to having a solid Labour majority. Of the subsequent elections, only the 1983 and 2010 results have been fairly marginal; the others have suggested a safe Labour seat. At the 2010 election the Liberal Democrat had more than a quarter of the vote, whereas the Conservatives, on 17.3%, garnered 3% more votes than in 2005.

Boundaries

1950–1955: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Heeley, Nether Edge, Norton, and Woodseats.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Heeley, Nether Edge, Norton, Sharrow, and Woodseats.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Beauchief, Gleadless, Heeley, and Intake.

1983–2010: The City of Sheffield wards of Beauchief, Heeley, Intake, Norton, and Park.

2010–2024: The City of Sheffield wards of Arbourthorne, Beauchief and Greenhill, Gleadless Valley, Graves Park, and Richmond (as they existed on 12 April 2005).

2024–present: The City of Sheffield wards of: Beauchief & Greenhill; Gleadless Valley; Graves Park; Manor Castle; Park & Arbourthorne; Richmond (polling districts UB, UC and UE) (as they existed in 1 December 2020).

After adjusting for revised ward boundaries, the Manor Castle ward was added from Sheffield Central, partly offset by the transfer of the majority of the Richmond ward to Sheffield South East.

Constituency profile

This constituency has a moderate Labour majority and contains a mixture of urban areas. In 2010 the BNP, unusually in Britain, achieved more than the 5% share of the vote necessary to recover the election deposit; its 5.5% share was a record in Sheffield.

The constituency consists of Census Output Areas a local government districts with: a working population whose income is marginally below the national average, and that has close to average reliance upon social housing. At the end of 2012, 5.7% of the population was claiming Jobseekers Allowance, compared to the regional average of 4.7%. The district contributing to the seat has a medium 33% of its population without a car. A medium 24.3% of the city's population are without qualifications, a high 15.8% of the population with level 3 qualifications and a medium 25.7% with level 4 qualifications or above. In terms of tenure, as of the 2011 census, a relatively low 58.3% of homes were owned outright or on a mortgage by occupants across the district.

Members of Parliament

Sheffield Ecclesall and Sheffield Park prior to 1950 ::data[format=table]

Election	Member	Party
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		1950
Labour Party (UK)}}"		1966
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		1970
Labour Party (UK)}}"		Feb 1974
Labour Party (UK)}}"		1983
Labour Co-operative}}"		2001
Labour Party (UK)}}"		2015
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Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

|votes= 15,304 |percentage= 39.8 |change= +12.9

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result	Party	Vote	%
	Labour	24,619	53.9
	Conservative	12,399	27.1
	Brexit Party	3,643	8.0
	Liberal Democrats	3,070	6.7
	Green	1,964	4.3

Turnout	45,695	61.2
Electorate	74,614
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|title=General election 2015: Sheffield Heeley{{cite news | title = Sheffield Heeley | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000923 | publisher = BBC News | access-date = 14 May 2015}} |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Louise Haigh |votes = 20,269 |percentage = 48.2 |change = +5.6 |party = UK Independence Party |candidate = Howard Denby |votes = 7,315 |percentage = 17.4 |change = +13.7 |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Stephen Castens |votes = 6,792 |percentage = 16.2 |change = -1.1 |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Simon Clement-Jones |votes = 4,746 |percentage = 11.3 |change = -17.1 |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Rita Wilcock |votes = 2,566 |percentage = 6.1 |change = +3.7 |party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |candidate = Alan Munro |votes = 238 |percentage = 0.6 |change = New |party = English Democrats |candidate = David Haslett |votes = 122 |percentage = 0.3 |change = New |votes = 12,954 |percentage = 30.8 |change = +16.6 |votes = 42,048 |percentage = 60.7 |change = -1.3 |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing =

Elections in the 2000s

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Elections in the 1980s

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Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1950s

Notes

References

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"The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023".
"Local statistics – Office for National Statistics".
[https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/nov/17/unemployment-and-employment-statistics-economics Unemployment claimants by constituency] ''[[The Guardian]]''
"2011 census interactive maps".
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"Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". [[UK Parliament]].
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