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Sheffield Central — UK General Election Results

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

Sheffield Central was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 8,286 votes over Green. This page covers every general election in Sheffield Central from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Charles Edward Howard Vincent (Conservative) 4,633 56.1% Samuel Plimsoll (Liberal-Labour) 1,149 (13.9 pts) 83.2%
1886 Charles Edward Howard Vincent (Conservative) 4,522 57.6% Joshua Hawkins (Liberal) 1,196 (15.2 pts) 79.1%
1892 Charles Edward Howard Vincent (Conservative) 4,474 55.3% Robert Cameron (Liberal) 856 (10.6 pts) 83.2%
1895 Charles Edward Howard Vincent (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Charles Edward Howard Vincent (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Charles Edward Howard Vincent (Conservative) 4,217 56.2% Stanley Udale (Liberal) 927 (12.3 pts) 82.1%
Jan 1910 James Fitzalan Hope (Conservative) 3,829 52.7% Alfred James Bailey (Liberal-Labour) 389 (5.3 pts) 83.7%
Dec 1910 James Fitzalan Hope (Conservative) 3,455 51.4% Alfred James Bailey (Liberal-Labour) 184 (2.7 pts) 77.5%
1918 James Fitzalan Hope (Unionist) 9,361 58.6% Alfred James Bailey (National Amalgamated Union of Labour) 3,402 (21.3 pts) 43.1%
1922 James Fitzalan Hope (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1923 James Fitzalan Hope (Unionist) 9,727 45.7% Tom Snowden (Labour) 965 (4.5 pts) 61.3%
1924 James Fitzalan Hope (Unionist) 13,302 50.6% Tom Snowden (Labour) 307 (1.2 pts) 74.5%
1929 Philip Christopher Hoffman (Labour) 19,183 59.1% John Ralph Patientins Warde-Aldam (Unionist) 5,899 (18.2 pts) 74.1%
1931 William Whytehead Boulton (Conservative) 21,589 62.0% Philip Christopher Hoffman (Labour) 8,377 (24.1 pts) 80.2%
1935 William Whytehead Boulton (Conservative) 13,821 50.8% Philip Christopher Hoffman (Labour) 413 (1.5 pts) 74.2%
1945 Harry Morris (Labour) 7,954 59.2% George Vivian Hunt (Conservative) 2,473 (18.4 pts) 72.0%
1983 Richard Caborn (Labour) 24,759 60.2% Patricia Major (SDP-Liberal Alliance) 16,790 (40.8 pts) 61.6%
1987 Richard Caborn (Labour) 25,872 67.7% Brian Oxley (Conservative) 19,342 (50.6 pts) 62.5%
1992 Richard Caborn (Labour) 22,764 68.7% Vernon Davies (Conservative) 17,294 (52.2 pts) 56.1%
1997 Richard Caborn (Labour) 23,179 63.6% Ali Qadar (Liberal Democrat) 16,906 (46.4 pts) 53.0%
2001 Richard Caborn (Labour) 18,477 61.4% Ali Qadar (Liberal Democrat) 12,544 (41.7 pts) 48.5%
2005 Richard Caborn (Labour) 14,950 49.9% Ali Qadar (Liberal Democrat) 7,055 (23.5 pts) 50.1%
2010 Paul Blomfield (Labour) 17,138 41.3% Paul Scriven (Liberal Democrat) 165 (0.4 pts) 61.6%
2015 Paul Blomfield (Labour) 24,308 55.0% Jillian Creasy (Green) 17,309 (39.2 pts) 61.4%
2017 Paul Blomfield (Labour) 33,963 70.9% Stephanie Roe (Conservative) 27,748 (58.0 pts) 61.9%
2019 Paul Blomfield (Labour) 33,968 66.7% Janice Silvester-Hall (Conservative) 27,273 (53.6 pts) 56.9%
2024 Abtisam Mohamed (Labour) 16,569 52.1% Angela Argenzio (Green) 8,286 (26.1 pts) 53.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Edward Howard Vincent Conservative 4,63356.1% Yes
Samuel Plimsoll Liberal-Labour 3,48442.2% No
Mervyn Lanark Hawkes Independent Liberal 1401.7% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Edward Howard Vincent Conservative 4,52257.6% Yes
Joshua Hawkins Liberal 3,32642.4% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Edward Howard Vincent Conservative 4,47455.3% Yes
Robert Cameron Liberal 3,61844.7% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Edward Howard Vincent Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Edward Howard Vincent Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Edward Howard Vincent Conservative 4,21756.2% Yes
Stanley Udale Liberal 3,29043.8% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Fitzalan Hope Conservative 3,82952.7% Yes
Alfred James Bailey Liberal-Labour 3,44047.3% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Fitzalan Hope Conservative 3,45551.4% Yes
Alfred James Bailey Liberal-Labour 3,27148.6% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Fitzalan Hope Unionist 9,36158.6% Yes
Alfred James Bailey National Amalgamated Union of Labour 5,95937.3% No
Robert George Murray British Socialist 6434.0% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Fitzalan Hope Unionist Unopposed Yes

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Fitzalan Hope Unionist 9,72745.7% Yes
Tom Snowden Labour 8,76241.1% No
John Henry Freeborough Liberal 2,81013.2% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Fitzalan Hope Unionist 13,30250.6% Yes
Tom Snowden Labour 12,99549.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Christopher Hoffman Labour 19,18359.1% Yes
John Ralph Patientins Warde-Aldam Unionist 13,28440.9% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Whytehead Boulton Conservative 21,58962.0% Yes
Philip Christopher Hoffman Labour 13,21238.0% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Whytehead Boulton Conservative 13,82150.8% Yes
Philip Christopher Hoffman Labour 13,40849.2% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Morris Labour 7,95459.2% Yes
George Vivian Hunt Conservative 5,48140.8% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Caborn Labour 24,75960.2% Yes
Patricia Major SDP-Liberal Alliance 7,96919.4% No
Patricia Rawlings Conservative 7,90819.2% No
Vi Gill Communist 2960.7% No
Cathy Barrett Revolutionary Communist 2260.5% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Caborn Labour 25,87267.7% Yes
Brian Oxley Conservative 6,53017.1% No
Fiona Hornby SDP-Liberal Alliance 5,31413.9% No
Ceri Teresa Dingle Red Front 2780.7% No
Keith Petts Communist 2030.5% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Caborn Labour 22,76468.7% Yes
Vernon Davies Conservative 5,47016.5% No
Andrew Sangar Liberal Democrat 3,85611.6% No
Graham Wroe Green 7502.3% No
Martin Crawford Clarke End Unemployment Vote Justice for Jobless 2120.6% No
Josephine O'Brien Communist League 920.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Caborn Labour 23,17963.6% Yes
Ali Qadar Liberal Democrat 6,27317.2% No
Martin Hess Conservative 4,34111.9% No
Andy D'Agorne Green 9542.6% No
Anthony Brownlow Referendum Party 8632.4% No
Ken Douglas Socialist Alternative 4661.3% No
Maureen Aitken ProLife Alliance 2800.8% No
Michael Driver Workers Revolutionary 630.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Caborn Labour 18,47761.4% Yes
Ali Qadar Liberal Democrat 5,93319.7% No
Noelle Brelsford Conservative 3,28910.9% No
Bernard Little Green 1,0083.4% No
Nick Riley Socialist Alliance 7542.5% No
David Hadfield Socialist Labour 2891.0% No
Elizabeth Schofield UKIP 2570.9% No
Robert Driver Workers Revolutionary 620.2% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Caborn Labour 14,95049.9% Yes
Ali Qadar Liberal Democrat 7,89526.3% No
Samantha George Conservative 3,09410.3% No
Bernard Little Green 1,8086.0% No
Maxine Bowler Respect 1,2844.3% No
Mark Payne BNP 5391.8% No
Charlotte Arnott UKIP 4151.4% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Blomfield Labour 17,13841.3% Yes
Paul Scriven Liberal Democrat 16,97340.9% No
Andrew Lee Conservative 4,20610.1% No
Jillian Creasy Green 1,5563.8% No
Tracey Smith BNP 9032.2% No
Jeffrey Shaw UKIP 6521.6% No
Rod Rodgers Independent 400.1% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Blomfield Labour 24,30855.0% Yes
Jillian Creasy Green 6,99915.8% No
Stephanie Roe Conservative 4,91711.1% No
Joe Otten Liberal Democrat 4,2789.7% No
Dominic Cook UKIP 3,2967.5% No
Steve Andrew Communist 1190.3% No
Andy Halsall Pirate Party UK 1130.3% No
Elizabeth Breed English Democrats 680.2% No
Thom Brown The Above and Beyond Party 420.1% No
Mike Driver Workers Revolutionary Party 330.1% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Blomfield Labour 33,96370.9% Yes
Stephanie Roe Conservative 6,21513.0% No
Natalie Bennett Green 3,8488.0% No
Shaffaq Mohammed Liberal Democrat 2,4655.1% No
Dominic Cook UKIP 1,0602.2% No
Jack Carrington The Yorkshire Party 1970.4% No
Robert Moran Pirate Party UK 910.2% No
Joe Westnidge Social Democratic Party 380.1% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Blomfield Labour 33,96866.7% Yes
Janice Silvester-Hall Conservative 6,69513.1% No
Alison Teal Green 4,5709.0% No
Colin Ross Liberal Democrat 3,2376.4% No
Paul Ward Brexit Party 1,9693.9% No
Jack Carrington The Yorkshire Party 4160.8% No
Barry James Independent 300.1% No
Chris Marsden Socialist Equality Party 280.1% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Abtisam Mohamed Labour 16,56952.1% Yes
Angela Argenzio Green 8,28326.0% No
Lucy Stephenson Conservative 2,3397.4% No
Sam Christmas Liberal Democrat 2,1746.8% No
Alison Teal Independent 1,0393.3% No
Caitlin Hardy Workers Party of Britain 6562.1% No
Isabelle France Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 4091.3% No
Annie Stoker Social Democratic Party 3341.1% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 13.9 pts 1886: Conservative margin 15.2 pts 1892: Conservative margin 10.6 pts 1906: Conservative margin 12.3 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 5.3 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 2.7 pts 1918: Unionist margin 21.3 pts 1923: Unionist margin 4.5 pts 1924: Unionist margin 1.2 pts 1929: Labour margin 18.2 pts 1931: Conservative margin 24.1 pts 1935: Conservative margin 1.5 pts 1945: Labour margin 18.4 pts 1983: Labour margin 40.8 pts 1987: Labour margin 50.6 pts 1992: Labour margin 52.2 pts 1997: Labour margin 46.4 pts 2001: Labour margin 41.7 pts 2005: Labour margin 23.5 pts 2010: Labour margin 0.4 pts 2015: Labour margin 39.2 pts 2017: Labour margin 58.0 pts 2019: Labour margin 53.6 pts 2024: Labour margin 26.1 pts 1885 1886 1892 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Sheffield Central has been contested at 27 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Sheffield Central in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Sheffield Central in 2024 with 16,569 votes (52.1%), a majority of 8,286 votes over Green in second place.

Which parties have won Sheffield Central since 1885?

Since 1885, Sheffield Central has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Sheffield Central?

The closest result on record for Sheffield Central was 2010, when Labour beat Liberal Democrat by just 165 votes (0.4 percentage points).

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