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Sheffield Attercliffe — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Sheffield Attercliffe was won by Labour at the 2005 general election, with a majority of 15,967 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in Sheffield Attercliffe from 1885 to 2005.

Full Election History, 1885–2005

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Bernard John Seymour Coleridge (Liberal) 4,891 57.4% Edward Brodie Hoare (Conservative) 1,258 (14.8 pts) 87.4%
1886 Bernard John Seymour Coleridge (Liberal) 4,365 59.6% Frederick William Maude (Liberal Unionist) 1,407 (19.2 pts) 75.1%
1892 Bernard John Seymour Coleridge (Liberal) 5,107 56.3% George Hill Smith (Conservative) 1,144 (12.6 pts) 80.2%
1895 Batty Langley (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Batty Langley (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Batty Langley (Liberal) 6,523 53.2% Arnold Muir Wilson (Conservative) 787 (6.4 pts) 79.2%
Jan 1910 Joseph Pointer (Labour) 7,755 56.1% Sydney Charles King-Farlow (Conservative) 1,680 (12.2 pts) 83.9%
Dec 1910 Joseph Pointer (Labour) 6,532 55.0% Samuel Walker (Conservative) 1,178 (9.9 pts) 72.1%
1918 Thomas Worrall Casey (Liberal) 12,308 65.3% William Crawford Anderson (Labour) 5,769 (30.6 pts) 52.5%
1922 Cecil Henry Wilson (Labour) 16,206 68.2% Thomas Worrall Casey (National Liberal) 8,644 (36.4 pts) 68.6%
1923 Cecil Henry Wilson (Labour) 13,581 58.7% George Terrell (Unionist) 7,475 (32.3 pts) 66.8%
1924 Cecil Henry Wilson (Labour) 16,802 63.6% Wilfred Barnard Faraday (Unionist) 7,173 (27.1 pts) 75.9%
1929 Cecil Henry Wilson (Labour) 19,152 60.4% Wilfred Barnard Faraday (Unionist) 12,962 (40.9 pts) 75.4%
1931 Cecil Frederick Pike (Conservative) 15,185 46.0% Cecil Henry Wilson (Labour) 165 (0.5 pts) 78.1%
1935 Cecil Henry Wilson (Labour) 18,663 62.8% Cecil Frederick Pike (Conservative) 7,629 (25.7 pts) 73.0%
1945 John Burns Hynd (Labour) 23,468 81.4% Brian Paddon (Conservative) 18,092 (62.7 pts) 79.4%
1950 John Burns Hynd (Labour) 30,726 71.6% Lionel Farris (Conservative) 18,541 (43.2 pts) 86.4%
1951 John Burns Hynd (Labour) 29,958 71.1% Herbert Lambert (Conservative) 17,797 (42.2 pts) 82.7%
1955 John Burns Hynd (Labour) 33,071 71.0% Herbert Lambert (Conservative) 19,568 (42.0 pts) 72.1%
1959 John Burns Hynd (Labour) 33,676 68.8% Herbert Lambert (Conservative) 18,372 (37.5 pts) 75.3%
1964 John Burns Hynd (Labour) 30,318 66.8% Herbert Lambert (Conservative) 20,095 (44.3 pts) 72.0%
1966 John Hynd (Labour) 32,336 77.3% Brian Marsden (Conservative) 22,825 (54.5 pts) 67.6%
1970 Patrick Duffy (Labour) 26,482 69.6% Patricia Santhouse (Conservative) 15,496 (40.7 pts) 63.5%
Oct 1974 Patrick Duffy (Labour) 29,601 69.0% Patricia Santhouse (Conservative) 21,558 (50.2 pts) 67.2%
Feb 1974 Patrick Duffy (Labour) 34,120 71.8% Patricia Santhouse (Conservative) 21,176 (44.6 pts) 74.9%
1979 Patrick Duffy (Labour) 29,702 64.9% Douglas French (Conservative) 18,103 (39.6 pts) 72.7%
1983 Patrick Duffy (Labour) 23,067 51.5% Gordon Millward (Conservative) 11,612 (25.9 pts) 69.7%
1987 Patrick Duffy (Labour) 28,266 56.8% John Perry (Conservative) 16,291 (32.7 pts) 72.9%
1992 Clive Betts (Labour) 28,563 57.5% Gordon Millward (Conservative) 15,480 (31.2 pts) 71.8%
1997 Clive Betts (Labour) 28,937 65.3% Brendan Doyle (Conservative) 21,818 (49.2 pts) 64.7%
2001 Clive Betts (Labour) 24,287 67.8% John Perry (Conservative) 18,844 (52.6 pts) 52.4%
2005 Cive Betts (Labour) 22,250 60.1% Kevin Moore (Liberal Democrat) 15,967 (43.1 pts) 54.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernard John Seymour Coleridge Liberal 4,89157.4% Yes
Edward Brodie Hoare Conservative 3,63342.6% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernard John Seymour Coleridge Liberal 4,36559.6% Yes
Frederick William Maude Liberal Unionist 2,95840.4% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernard John Seymour Coleridge Liberal 5,10756.3% Yes
George Hill Smith Conservative 3,96343.7% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Batty Langley Liberal Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Batty Langley Liberal Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Batty Langley Liberal 6,52353.2% Yes
Arnold Muir Wilson Conservative 5,73646.8% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Pointer Labour 7,75556.1% Yes
Sydney Charles King-Farlow Conservative 6,07543.9% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Pointer Labour 6,53255.0% Yes
Samuel Walker Conservative 5,35445.0% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Worrall Casey Liberal 12,30865.3% Yes
William Crawford Anderson Labour 6,53934.7% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cecil Henry Wilson Labour 16,20668.2% Yes
Thomas Worrall Casey National Liberal 7,56231.8% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cecil Henry Wilson Labour 13,58158.7% Yes
George Terrell Unionist 6,10626.4% No
Harry Anson Briggs Liberal 3,43814.9% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cecil Henry Wilson Labour 16,80263.6% Yes
Wilfred Barnard Faraday Unionist 9,62936.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cecil Henry Wilson Labour 19,15260.4% Yes
Wilfred Barnard Faraday Unionist 6,19019.5% No
Thomas Neville Liberal 4,65214.7% No
George Henry Fletcher Communist 1,7315.5% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cecil Frederick Pike Conservative 15,18546.0% Yes
Cecil Henry Wilson Labour 15,02045.5% No
George Henry Fletcher Communist 2,7908.5% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cecil Henry Wilson Labour 18,66362.8% Yes
Cecil Frederick Pike Conservative 11,03437.2% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Burns Hynd Labour 23,46881.4% Yes
Brian Paddon Conservative 5,37618.6% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Burns Hynd Labour 30,72671.6% Yes
Lionel Farris Conservative 12,18528.4% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Burns Hynd Labour 29,95871.1% Yes
Herbert Lambert Conservative 12,16128.9% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Burns Hynd Labour 33,07171.0% Yes
Herbert Lambert Conservative 13,50329.0% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Burns Hynd Labour 33,67668.8% Yes
Herbert Lambert Conservative 15,30431.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Burns Hynd Labour 30,31866.8% Yes
Herbert Lambert Conservative 10,22322.5% No
Colin Wood Liberal 4,83110.6% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Hynd Labour 32,33677.3% Yes
Brian Marsden Conservative 9,51122.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick Duffy Labour 26,48269.6% Yes
Patricia Santhouse Conservative 10,98628.9% No
Percy Sims Independent 5811.5% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick Duffy Labour 29,60169.0% Yes
Patricia Santhouse Conservative 8,04318.7% No
Gerald Broadhead Liberal 5,28212.3% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick Duffy Labour 34,12071.8% Yes
Patricia Santhouse Conservative 12,94427.3% No
Tariq Ali International Marxist 4240.9% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick Duffy Labour 29,70264.9% Yes
Douglas French Conservative 11,59925.3% No
Dennis Boothroyd Liberal 4,0178.8% No
John Charles Mason National Front 4571.0% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick Duffy Labour 23,06751.5% Yes
Gordon Millward Conservative 11,45525.6% No
Irene Addison Social Democratic Party 10,24122.9% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick Duffy Labour 28,26656.8% Yes
John Perry Conservative 11,97524.1% No
Helen Woolley Social Democratic Party 9,54919.2% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clive Betts Labour 28,56357.5% Yes
Gordon Millward Conservative 13,08326.3% No
Helen Wooley Liberal Democrat 7,28314.7% No
Gordon Ferguson Green 7511.5% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clive Betts Labour 28,93765.3% Yes
Brendan Doyle Conservative 7,11916.1% No
Gail Smith Liberal Democrat 6,97315.7% No
James Brown Referendum Party 1,2892.9% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clive Betts Labour 24,28767.8% Yes
John Perry Conservative 5,44315.2% No
Gail Smith Liberal Democrat 5,09214.2% No
Pauline Arnott UKIP 1,0022.8% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cive Betts Labour 22,25060.1% Yes
Kevin Moore Liberal Democrat 6,28317.0% No
Tracy Critchlow Conservative 5,32914.4% No
Jonathan Arnott UKIP 1,6804.5% No
Beverley Jones BNP 1,4774.0% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Liberal margin 14.8 pts 1886: Liberal margin 19.2 pts 1892: Liberal margin 12.6 pts 1906: Liberal margin 6.4 pts Jan 1910: Labour margin 12.2 pts Dec 1910: Labour margin 9.9 pts 1918: Liberal margin 30.6 pts 1922: Labour margin 36.4 pts 1923: Labour margin 32.3 pts 1924: Labour margin 27.1 pts 1929: Labour margin 40.9 pts 1931: Conservative margin 0.5 pts 1935: Labour margin 25.7 pts 1945: Labour margin 62.7 pts 1950: Labour margin 43.2 pts 1951: Labour margin 42.2 pts 1955: Labour margin 42.0 pts 1959: Labour margin 37.5 pts 1964: Labour margin 44.3 pts 1966: Labour margin 54.5 pts 1970: Labour margin 40.7 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 50.2 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 44.6 pts 1979: Labour margin 39.6 pts 1983: Labour margin 25.9 pts 1987: Labour margin 32.7 pts 1992: Labour margin 31.2 pts 1997: Labour margin 49.2 pts 2001: Labour margin 52.6 pts 2005: Labour margin 43.1 pts 1885 1886 1892 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005

Trend

Sheffield Attercliffe has been contested at 32 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Sheffield Attercliffe in the 2005 general election?

Labour won Sheffield Attercliffe in 2005 with 22,250 votes (60.1%), a majority of 15,967 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.

Which parties have won Sheffield Attercliffe since 1885?

Since 1885, Sheffield Attercliffe has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Sheffield Attercliffe?

The closest result on record for Sheffield Attercliffe was 1931, when Conservative beat Labour by just 165 votes (0.5 percentage points).

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