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Sheffield Hallam — UK General Election Results

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

Sheffield Hallam was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 8,189 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in Sheffield Hallam from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley (Conservative) 3,764 54.4% Charles Warren (Liberal) 609 (8.8 pts) 88.2%
1886 Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley (Conservative) 3,581 57.8% Thomas Robert Threlfall (Liberal-Labour) 969 (15.7 pts) 78.9%
1892 Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley (Conservative) 4,057 54.3% Robert Hammond (Liberal) 643 (8.6 pts) 87.3%
1895 Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley (Conservative) 5,546 50.4% Alexander Grant (Liberal) 81 (0.7 pts) 85.0%
Dec 1910 Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley (Conservative) 5,788 50.9% Arthur Neal (Liberal) 195 (1.7 pts) 84.1%
Jan 1910 Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley (Conservative) 6,181 50.9% Arthur Neal (Liberal) 216 (1.8 pts) 89.8%
1918 Douglas Vickers (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1922 Frederick Hugh Sykes (Unionist) 13,405 59.4% Cuthbert Snowball Rewcastle (Liberal) 4,232 (18.7 pts) 73.7%
1923 Frederick Hugh Sykes (Unionist) 12,119 52.7% Arnold James Freeman (Labour) 6,613 (28.7 pts) 75.0%
1924 Frederick Hugh Sykes (Unionist) 15,446 63.7% Edward Snelgrove (Labour) 6,639 (27.4 pts) 77.8%
1929 Louis William Smith (Unionist) 18,920 60.9% Basil Rawson (Labour) 6,787 (21.9 pts) 73.2%
1931 Louis William Smith (Conservative) 26,857 77.5% Henry George McGhee (Labour) 19,050 (55.0 pts) 80.3%
1935 Louis William Smith (Conservative) 21,298 67.3% Grace Mary Colman (Labour) 10,952 (34.6 pts) 71.7%
1945 Roland Jennings (Conservative) 15,874 47.0% John Frederick Drabble (Labour) 2,865 (8.5 pts) 75.7%
1950 Roland Jennings (Conservative) 28,159 65.1% Herbert Charles Spears (Labour) 16,715 (38.6 pts) 86.4%
1951 Roland Jennings (Conservative) 29,016 70.8% Frederick Beaton (Labour) 17,028 (41.5 pts) 82.0%
1955 Roland Jennings (Conservative) 30,069 66.2% James Marsden (Labour) 14,739 (32.5 pts) 74.1%
1959 John Holbrook Osborn (Conservative) 28,747 62.8% Solomon Sachs (Labour) 16,809 (36.7 pts) 76.1%
1964 John Holbrook Osborn (Conservative) 23,719 55.0% Arthur Kingscott (Labour) 12,084 (28.0 pts) 74.1%
1966 John Osborn (Conservative) 21,593 51.3% Peter Hardy (Labour) 7,930 (18.9 pts) 75.0%
1970 John Osborn (Conservative) 25,134 61.3% Alan Broadley (Labour) 12,250 (29.9 pts) 69.8%
Oct 1974 John Osborn (Conservative) 26,083 49.0% Clive Betts (Labour) 10,664 (20.0 pts) 68.8%
Feb 1974 John Osborn (Conservative) 29,062 48.9% David Blunkett (Labour) 12,913 (21.8 pts) 77.2%
1979 John Osborn (Conservative) 31,436 54.9% Mike Bower (Labour) 14,934 (26.1 pts) 72.5%
1983 John Osborn (Conservative) 26,851 50.6% Malcom Johnson (Liberal) 11,774 (22.2 pts) 72.8%
1987 Irvine Patnick (Conservative) 25,649 46.3% Peter Gold (Liberal) 7,637 (13.8 pts) 74.7%
1992 Irvine Patnick (Conservative) 24,693 45.5% Peter Gold (Liberal Democrat) 6,741 (12.4 pts) 70.8%
1997 Richard Allan (Liberal Democrat) 23,345 51.3% Irvine Patnick (Conservative) 8,271 (18.2 pts) 72.4%
2001 Richard Allan (Liberal Democrat) 21,203 55.4% John Hartham (Conservative) 9,347 (24.4 pts) 61.7%
2005 Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat) 20,710 51.2% Spencer Pitfield (Conservative) 8,682 (21.5 pts) 67.8%
2010 Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat) 27,324 53.4% Nicola Bates (Conservative) 15,284 (29.9 pts) 74.5%
2015 Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat) 22,215 40.0% Oliver Coppard (Labour) 2,353 (4.2 pts) 76.9%
2017 Jared O'Mara (Labour) 21,881 38.4% Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat) 2,125 (3.7 pts) 77.7%
2019 Olivia Blake (Labour) 19,709 34.6% Laura Gordon (Liberal Democrat) 712 (1.2 pts) 78.4%
2024 Olivia Blake (Labour) 23,875 46.3% Shaffaq Mohammed (Liberal Democrat) 8,189 (15.9 pts) 71.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley Conservative 3,76454.4% Yes
Charles Warren Liberal 3,15545.6% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley Conservative 3,58157.8% Yes
Thomas Robert Threlfall Liberal-Labour 2,61242.2% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley Conservative 4,05754.3% Yes
Robert Hammond Liberal 3,41445.7% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley Conservative 5,54650.4% Yes
Alexander Grant Liberal 5,46549.6% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley Conservative 5,78850.9% Yes
Arthur Neal Liberal 5,59349.1% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley Conservative 6,18150.9% Yes
Arthur Neal Liberal 5,96549.1% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Douglas Vickers Unionist Unopposed Yes

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Hugh Sykes Unionist 13,40559.4% Yes
Cuthbert Snowball Rewcastle Liberal 9,17340.6% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Hugh Sykes Unionist 12,11952.7% Yes
Arnold James Freeman Labour 5,50623.9% No
Cuthbert Snowball Rewcastle Liberal 5,38323.4% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Hugh Sykes Unionist 15,44663.7% Yes
Edward Snelgrove Labour 8,80736.3% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Louis William Smith Unionist 18,92060.9% Yes
Basil Rawson Labour 12,13339.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Louis William Smith Conservative 26,85777.5% Yes
Henry George McGhee Labour 7,80722.5% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Louis William Smith Conservative 21,29867.3% Yes
Grace Mary Colman Labour 10,34632.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roland Jennings Conservative 15,87447.0% Yes
John Frederick Drabble Labour 13,00938.5% No
Gerald Abrahams Liberal 2,6147.7% No
Gordon Cree Communist 2,2536.7% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roland Jennings Conservative 28,15965.1% Yes
Herbert Charles Spears Labour 11,44426.5% No
Alfred Jones Liberal 3,6418.4% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roland Jennings Conservative 29,01670.8% Yes
Frederick Beaton Labour 11,98829.2% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roland Jennings Conservative 30,06966.2% Yes
James Marsden Labour 15,33033.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Holbrook Osborn Conservative 28,74762.8% Yes
Solomon Sachs Labour 11,93826.1% No
Bernard Roseby Liberal 5,11911.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Holbrook Osborn Conservative 23,71955.0% Yes
Arthur Kingscott Labour 11,63527.0% No
George Manley Liberal 7,80718.1% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Osborn Conservative 21,59351.3% Yes
Peter Hardy Labour 13,66332.5% No
Denis Lloyd Liberal 6,79916.2% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Osborn Conservative 25,13461.3% Yes
Alan Broadley Labour 12,88431.4% No
Preetam Singh Liberal 2,9727.3% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Osborn Conservative 26,08349.0% Yes
Clive Betts Labour 15,41929.0% No
Malcolm Johnson Liberal 11,72422.0% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Osborn Conservative 29,06248.9% Yes
David Blunkett Labour 16,14927.2% No
Malcolm Johnson Liberal 14,16023.9% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Osborn Conservative 31,43654.9% Yes
Mike Bower Labour 16,50228.8% No
Kenneth Salt Liberal 8,98215.7% No
George Frederick Smith National Front 3000.5% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Osborn Conservative 26,85150.6% Yes
Malcom Johnson Liberal 15,07728.4% No
Jean McCrindle Labour 10,46319.7% No
Philip Booler Independent Conservative 6561.2% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Irvine Patnick Conservative 25,64946.3% Yes
Peter Gold Liberal 18,01232.5% No
Mukesh Savani Labour 11,29020.4% No
Leela Spencer Green 4590.8% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Irvine Patnick Conservative 24,69345.5% Yes
Peter Gold Liberal Democrat 17,95233.1% No
Veronica Hardstaff Labour 10,93020.1% No
Mallen Baker Green 4730.9% No
Richard Hurtford Natural Law 1010.2% No
Theresa Clifford Revolutionary Communist 990.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Allan Liberal Democrat 23,34551.3% Yes
Irvine Patnick Conservative 15,07433.1% No
Stephen Conquest Labour 6,14713.5% No
Ian Davidson Referendum Party 7881.7% No
Philip Booler Scottish Indepedence Party 1250.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Allan Liberal Democrat 21,20355.4% Yes
John Hartham Conservative 11,85631.0% No
Gilian Furniss Labour 4,75812.4% No
Leslie Arnott UKIP 4291.1% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nick Clegg Liberal Democrat 20,71051.2% Yes
Spencer Pitfield Conservative 12,02829.8% No
Mahroof Hussain Labour 5,11012.6% No
Rob Cole Green 1,3313.3% No
Sidney Cordle Christian Peoples 4411.1% No
Nigel James UKIP 4381.1% No
Ian Senior BNP 3690.9% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nick Clegg Liberal Democrat 27,32453.4% Yes
Nicola Bates Conservative 12,04023.5% No
Jack Scott Labour 8,22816.1% No
Nigel James UKIP 1,1952.3% No
Steve Barnard Green 9191.8% No
David Wildgoose English Democrats 5861.1% No
Martin Fitzpatrick Independent 4290.8% No
Ray Green Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 2500.5% No
Mark Adshead Official Monster Raving Loony Party 1640.3% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nick Clegg Liberal Democrat 22,21540.0% Yes
Oliver Coppard Labour 19,86235.8% No
Ian Walker Conservative 7,54413.6% No
Joe Jenkins UKIP 3,5756.4% No
Peter Garbutt Green 1,7723.2% No
Carlton Reeve Independent 2490.4% No
Steve Clegg English Democrats 1670.3% No
Jim Stop The Fiasco Wild Independent 970.2% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jared O'Mara Labour 21,88138.4% Yes
Nick Clegg Liberal Democrat 19,75634.6% No
Ian Walker Conservative 13,56123.8% No
John Thurley UKIP 9291.6% No
Logan Robin Green 8231.4% No
Steven Winstone Social Democratic Party 700.1% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Olivia Blake Labour 19,70934.6% Yes
Laura Gordon Liberal Democrat 18,99733.4% No
Ian Walker Conservative 14,69625.8% No
Natalie Thomas Green 1,6302.9% No
Terence McHale Brexit Party 1,5622.7% No
Michael Virgo UKIP 1680.3% No
Liz Aspden Independent 1230.2% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Olivia Blake Labour 23,87546.3% Yes
Shaffaq Mohammed Liberal Democrat 15,68630.4% No
Issac Howarth Conservative 6,20512.0% No
Jason Leman Green 4,4918.7% No
Andrew Cowell Social Democratic Party 6541.3% No
Sam Chapman Rejoin EU 4090.8% No
Mo Moui-Tabrizy Workers Party of Britain 2810.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 8.8 pts 1886: Conservative margin 15.7 pts 1892: Conservative margin 8.6 pts 1906: Conservative margin 0.7 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 1.7 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 1.8 pts 1922: Unionist margin 18.7 pts 1923: Unionist margin 28.7 pts 1924: Unionist margin 27.4 pts 1929: Unionist margin 21.9 pts 1931: Conservative margin 55.0 pts 1935: Conservative margin 34.6 pts 1945: Conservative margin 8.5 pts 1950: Conservative margin 38.6 pts 1951: Conservative margin 41.5 pts 1955: Conservative margin 32.5 pts 1959: Conservative margin 36.7 pts 1964: Conservative margin 28.0 pts 1966: Conservative margin 18.9 pts 1970: Conservative margin 29.9 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 20.0 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 21.8 pts 1979: Conservative margin 26.1 pts 1983: Conservative margin 22.2 pts 1987: Conservative margin 13.8 pts 1992: Conservative margin 12.4 pts 1997: Liberal Democrat margin 18.2 pts 2001: Liberal Democrat margin 24.4 pts 2005: Liberal Democrat margin 21.5 pts 2010: Liberal Democrat margin 29.9 pts 2015: Liberal Democrat margin 4.2 pts 2017: Labour margin 3.7 pts 2019: Labour margin 1.2 pts 2024: Labour margin 15.9 pts 1885 1886 1892 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 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 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Sheffield Hallam has been contested at 37 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Unionist, Liberal Democrat, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Sheffield Hallam in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Sheffield Hallam in 2024 with 23,875 votes (46.3%), a majority of 8,189 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.

Which parties have won Sheffield Hallam since 1885?

Since 1885, Sheffield Hallam has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Sheffield Hallam?

The closest result on record for Sheffield Hallam was 1906, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 81 votes (0.7 percentage points).

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