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Sheffield Brightside — UK General Election Results

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

Sheffield Brightside was won by Labour at the 2005 general election, with a majority of 13,644 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in Sheffield Brightside from 1885 to 2005.

Full Election History, 1885–2005

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Anthony John Mundella (Liberal) 4,616 57.7% Edmund Bernard FitzAlan-Howard (Conservative) 1,234 (15.4 pts) 86.0%
1886 Anthony John Mundella (Liberal) 4,280 55.7% Edmund Bernard FitzAlan-Howard (Conservative) 882 (11.5 pts) 82.6%
1892 Anthony John Mundella (Liberal) 4,938 57.4% Henry Bargrave Finnelley Deane (Conservative) 1,277 (14.8 pts) 82.7%
1895 Anthony John Mundella (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 James Fitzalan Hope (Conservative) 4,992 55.3% Frederick Maddison (Liberal-Labour) 964 (10.7 pts) 77.1%
1906 John Tudor Walters (Liberal) 5,409 55.1% James Fitzalan Hope (Conservative) 1,001 (10.2 pts) 81.1%
Jan 1910 John Tudor Walters (Liberal) 6,156 56.7% Douglas Vickers (Conservative) 1,956 (18.0 pts) 86.5%
Dec 1910 John Tudor Walters (Liberal) 5,766 59.6% Douglas Vickers (Conservative) 1,860 (19.2 pts) 77.0%
1918 John Tudor Walters (Liberal) 12,164 64.2% Richard Edward Jones (Labour) 5,383 (28.4 pts) 52.0%
1922 Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby (Labour) 16,692 60.4% John Tudor Walters (National Liberal) 5,743 (20.8 pts) 75.0%
1923 Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby (Labour) 14,741 53.0% Matthew Sheppard (Unionist) 5,333 (19.2 pts) 73.0%
1924 Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby (Labour) 17,053 55.4% Matthew Sheppard (Unionist) 3,345 (10.9 pts) 78.9%
1929 Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby (Labour) 20,277 55.2% Rupert Inglis Money (Unionist) 10,449 (28.4 pts) 77.3%
1931 Hamer Field Russell (Conservative) 20,270 53.0% Fred Marshall (Labour) 4,742 (12.4 pts) 79.6%
1935 Fred Marshall (Labour) 18,985 58.5% Hamer Field Russell (Conservative) 5,518 (17.0 pts) 68.7%
1945 Fred Marshall (Labour) 19,373 61.2% Brian Taylor (Conservative) 11,196 (35.4 pts) 75.5%
1950 Richard Emanuel Winterbottom (Labour) 32,542 69.6% Harold Stanley Vian Smith (Conservative) 19,406 (41.5 pts) 84.6%
1951 Richard Emanuel Winterbottom (Labour) 31,519 69.9% Alfred Wood (Conservative) 19,086 (42.4 pts) 81.4%
1955 Richard Emanuel Winterbottom (Labour) 27,643 66.9% Edward Flynn (Conservative) 15,404 (37.3 pts) 71.1%
1959 Richard Emanuel Winterbottom (Labour) 28,302 67.5% Hugo Clifford Holmes (Conservative) 16,033 (38.2 pts) 73.5%
1964 Richard Winterbottom (Labour) 27,317 70.7% Alexander Leitch (Conservative) 17,354 (44.9 pts) 70.3%
1966 Richard Winterbottom (Labour) 26,653 75.9% Raymond Hadfield (Conservative) 19,177 (54.6 pts) 66.2%
1970 Edward Griffiths (Labour) 23,941 72.2% Antony Newton (Conservative) 15,369 (46.3 pts) 62.0%
Feb 1974 Edward Griffiths (Labour) 27,363 68.4% John Smith (Conservative) 20,567 (51.4 pts) 74.5%
Oct 1974 Vera Maynard (Labour) 18,108 49.7% Edward Griffiths (Independent Labour) 7,926 (21.7 pts) 67.4%
1979 Vera Maynard (Labour) 25,672 68.5% Betty Knightly (Conservative) 17,693 (47.2 pts) 68.8%
1983 Vera Maynard (Labour) 25,531 58.0% Francis Butler (Liberal) 15,209 (34.5 pts) 65.5%
1987 David Blunkett (Labour) 31,208 69.9% Mary Glyn (Conservative) 24,191 (54.2 pts) 68.7%
1992 David Blunkett (Labour) 29,771 70.4% Timothy Loughton (Conservative) 22,681 (53.6 pts) 66.3%
1997 David Blunkett (Labour) 24,901 73.5% Francis Butler (Liberal Democrat) 19,954 (58.9 pts) 57.5%
2001 David Blunkett (Labour) 19,650 76.9% Matthew Wilson (Conservative) 17,049 (66.7 pts) 46.7%
2005 David Blunkett (Labour) 16,876 68.5% Jonathan Harston (Liberal Democrat) 13,644 (55.4 pts) 47.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anthony John Mundella Liberal 4,61657.7% Yes
Edmund Bernard FitzAlan-Howard Conservative 3,38242.3% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anthony John Mundella Liberal 4,28055.7% Yes
Edmund Bernard FitzAlan-Howard Conservative 3,39844.3% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anthony John Mundella Liberal 4,93857.4% Yes
Henry Bargrave Finnelley Deane Conservative 3,66142.6% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anthony John Mundella Liberal Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Fitzalan Hope Conservative 4,99255.3% Yes
Frederick Maddison Liberal-Labour 4,02844.7% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Tudor Walters Liberal 5,40955.1% Yes
James Fitzalan Hope Conservative 4,40844.9% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Tudor Walters Liberal 6,15656.7% Yes
Douglas Vickers Conservative 4,20038.7% No
Charles Lapworth Social Democratic Federation 5104.7% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Tudor Walters Liberal 5,76659.6% Yes
Douglas Vickers Conservative 3,90640.4% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Tudor Walters Liberal 12,16464.2% Yes
Richard Edward Jones Labour 6,78135.8% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby Labour 16,69260.4% Yes
John Tudor Walters National Liberal 10,94939.6% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby Labour 14,74153.0% Yes
Matthew Sheppard Unionist 9,40833.8% No
Thomas Illingworth Clough Liberal 3,68413.2% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby Labour 17,05355.4% Yes
Matthew Sheppard Unionist 13,70844.6% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby Labour 20,27755.2% Yes
Rupert Inglis Money Unionist 9,82826.8% No
William Ashcroft Lambert Liberal 6,62118.0% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hamer Field Russell Conservative 20,27053.0% Yes
Fred Marshall Labour 15,52840.6% No
John Thomas Murphy Communist 1,5714.1% No
Edward Copeland Snelgrove New Party 8472.2% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fred Marshall Labour 18,98558.5% Yes
Hamer Field Russell Conservative 13,46741.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fred Marshall Labour 19,37361.2% Yes
Brian Taylor Conservative 8,17725.8% No
Howard Hill Communist 4,11513.0% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Emanuel Winterbottom Labour 32,54269.6% Yes
Harold Stanley Vian Smith Conservative 13,13628.1% No
Howard Hill Communist 1,0812.3% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Emanuel Winterbottom Labour 31,51969.9% Yes
Alfred Wood Conservative 12,43327.6% No
Howard Hill Communist 1,1162.5% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Emanuel Winterbottom Labour 27,64366.9% Yes
Edward Flynn Conservative 12,23929.6% No
Howard Hill Communist 1,4613.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Emanuel Winterbottom Labour 28,30267.5% Yes
Hugo Clifford Holmes Conservative 12,26929.3% No
Howard Hill Communist 1,3733.3% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Winterbottom Labour 27,31770.7% Yes
Alexander Leitch Conservative 9,96325.8% No
Howard Hill Communist 1,3563.5% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Winterbottom Labour 26,65375.9% Yes
Raymond Hadfield Conservative 7,47621.3% No
Howard Hill Communist 9892.8% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Griffiths Labour 23,94172.2% Yes
Antony Newton Conservative 8,57225.8% No
Gordon Ashberry Communist 6652.0% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Griffiths Labour 27,36368.4% Yes
John Smith Conservative 6,79617.0% No
Thomas Blades Liberal 5,34713.4% No
Violet Gill Communist 5131.3% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Vera Maynard Labour 18,10849.7% Yes
Edward Griffiths Independent Labour 10,18227.9% No
Roy Walker Conservative 4,90513.5% No
Thomas Blades Liberal 3,2719.0% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Vera Maynard Labour 25,67268.5% Yes
Betty Knightly Conservative 7,97921.3% No
Malcolm Johnson Liberal 3,4829.3% No
Kenneth Trevor Brack National Front 3540.9% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Vera Maynard Labour 25,53158.0% Yes
Francis Butler Liberal 10,32223.4% No
David Grayson Conservative 7,88817.9% No
Paul Anthony Spinks National Front 2860.6% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Blunkett Labour 31,20869.9% Yes
Mary Glyn Conservative 7,01715.7% No
John Leeman Liberal 6,43414.4% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Blunkett Labour 29,77170.4% Yes
Timothy Loughton Conservative 7,09016.8% No
Richard Franklin Liberal Democrat 5,27312.5% No
David Hyland International Communist Party 1500.4% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Blunkett Labour 24,90173.5% Yes
Francis Butler Liberal Democrat 4,94714.6% No
Christopher Buckwell Conservative 2,8508.4% No
Brian Farnsworth Referendum Party 6241.8% No
Paul Davidson Socialist Labour 4821.4% No
Richard Scott Natural Law 610.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Blunkett Labour 19,65076.9% Yes
Matthew Wilson Conservative 2,60110.2% No
Alison Firth Liberal Democrat 2,2388.8% No
Brian Wilson Socialist Alliance 3611.4% No
Robert Morris Socialist Labour 3541.4% No
Anthony Suter UKIP 3481.4% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Blunkett Labour 16,87668.5% Yes
Jonathan Harston Liberal Democrat 3,23213.1% No
Tim Clark Conservative 2,2059.0% No
Christopher Hartigan BNP 1,5376.2% No
Judith Clarke UKIP 7793.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 15.4 pts 1886: Liberal margin 11.5 pts 1892: Liberal margin 14.8 pts 1900: Conservative margin 10.7 pts 1906: Liberal margin 10.2 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 18.0 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 19.2 pts 1918: Liberal margin 28.4 pts 1922: Labour margin 20.8 pts 1923: Labour margin 19.2 pts 1924: Labour margin 10.9 pts 1929: Labour margin 28.4 pts 1931: Conservative margin 12.4 pts 1935: Labour margin 17.0 pts 1945: Labour margin 35.4 pts 1950: Labour margin 41.5 pts 1951: Labour margin 42.4 pts 1955: Labour margin 37.3 pts 1959: Labour margin 38.2 pts 1964: Labour margin 44.9 pts 1966: Labour margin 54.6 pts 1970: Labour margin 46.3 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 51.4 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 21.7 pts 1979: Labour margin 47.2 pts 1983: Labour margin 34.5 pts 1987: Labour margin 54.2 pts 1992: Labour margin 53.6 pts 1997: Labour margin 58.9 pts 2001: Labour margin 66.7 pts 2005: Labour margin 55.4 pts 1885 1886 1892 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Sheffield Brightside in the 2005 general election?

Labour won Sheffield Brightside in 2005 with 16,876 votes (68.5%), a majority of 13,644 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.

Which parties have won Sheffield Brightside since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Sheffield Brightside?

The closest result on record for Sheffield Brightside was 1906, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 1,001 votes (10.2 percentage points).

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