Sheffield Heeley — UK General Election Results

Sheffield Heeley was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 15,304 votes over Green. This page covers every general election in Sheffield Heeley from 1950 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1950–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Peter Geoffrey Roberts (Conservative) 26,560 56.3% Arnold Jennings (Labour) 8,704 (18.4 pts) 88.1%
1951 Peter Geoffrey Roberts (Conservative) 27,776 61.0% Arnold Jennings (Labour) 10,047 (22.1 pts) 84.6%
1955 Peter Geoffrey Roberts (Conservative) 30,798 60.9% John Sewell (Labour) 11,051 (21.9 pts) 77.0%
1959 Peter Geoffrey Roberts (Conservative) 33,236 59.0% Joan Mellors (Labour) 10,127 (18.0 pts) 77.6%
1964 Peter Geoffrey Roberts (Conservative) 29,587 51.5% Frank Hooley (Labour) 1,704 (3.0 pts) 76.0%
1966 Frank Hooley (Labour) 31,996 54.0% John Spence (Conservative) 4,729 (8.0 pts) 78.7%
1970 John Spence (Conservative) 27,950 47.0% Frank Hooley (Labour) 713 (1.2 pts) 73.4%
Oct 1974 Frank Hooley (Labour) 24,728 51.6% Alan Page (Conservative) 9,406 (19.6 pts) 73.5%
Feb 1974 Frank Hooley (Labour) 25,317 47.7% Robert Ingle (Conservative) 6,985 (13.2 pts) 81.3%
1979 Frank Hooley (Labour) 24,618 49.8% Danny George (Conservative) 4,773 (9.7 pts) 77.3%
1983 Bill Michie (Labour) 24,111 45.8% Sidney Cordle (Conservative) 8,368 (15.9 pts) 70.5%
1987 Bill Michie (Labour) 28,425 53.4% Nicholas Mearing-Smith (Conservative) 14,440 (27.1 pts) 72.0%
1992 Bill Michie (Labour) 28,005 55.7% David Beck (Conservative) 14,954 (29.7 pts) 70.9%
1997 Bill Michie (Labour) 26,274 60.7% Roger Davison (Liberal Democrat) 17,078 (39.5 pts) 65.0%
2001 Meg Munn (Labour) 19,452 57.0% Dave Willis (Liberal Democrat) 11,704 (34.3 pts) 54.4%
2005 Meg Munn (Labour) 18,405 54.0% Colin Ross (Liberal Democrat) 11,370 (33.4 pts) 57.1%
2010 Meg Munn (Labour) 17,409 42.6% Simon Clement-Jones (Liberal Democrat) 5,807 (14.2 pts) 62.5%
2015 Louise Haigh (Labour) 20,269 48.2% Howard Denby (UKIP) 12,954 (30.8 pts) 62.1%
2017 Louise Haigh (Labour) 26,524 60.0% Gordon Gregory (Conservative) 13,828 (31.3 pts) 65.1%
2019 Louise Haigh (Labour) 21,475 50.3% Gordon Gregory (Conservative) 8,520 (20.0 pts) 64.0%
2024 Louise Haigh (Labour) 21,230 55.2% Alexi Dimond (Green) 15,304 (39.8 pts) 53.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Geoffrey Roberts Conservative 26,56056.3% Yes
Arnold Jennings Labour 17,85637.8% No
Phillip Beckerlegge Liberal 2,7795.9% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Geoffrey Roberts Conservative 27,77661.0% Yes
Arnold Jennings Labour 17,72939.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Geoffrey Roberts Conservative 30,79860.9% Yes
John Sewell Labour 19,74739.1% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Geoffrey Roberts Conservative 33,23659.0% Yes
Joan Mellors Labour 23,10941.0% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Geoffrey Roberts Conservative 29,58751.5% Yes
Frank Hooley Labour 27,88348.5% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Hooley Labour 31,99654.0% Yes
John Spence Conservative 27,26746.0% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Spence Conservative 27,95047.0% Yes
Frank Hooley Labour 27,23745.8% No
Anthony Singleton Liberal 4,2207.1% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Hooley Labour 24,72851.6% Yes
Alan Page Conservative 15,32232.0% No
Royden Fairfax Liberal 7,15114.9% No
Peter Revell National Front 7231.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Hooley Labour 25,31747.7% Yes
Robert Ingle Conservative 18,33234.5% No
Anthony Singleton Liberal 9,06117.1% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Hooley Labour 24,61849.8% Yes
Danny George Conservative 19,84540.1% No
Rodney Webb Liberal 4,7089.5% No
Philip Kenneth Thorpe National Front 2740.6% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bill Michie Labour 24,11145.8% Yes
Sidney Cordle Conservative 15,74329.9% No
John Day SDP-Liberal Alliance 12,81324.3% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bill Michie Labour 28,42553.4% Yes
Nicholas Mearing-Smith Conservative 13,98526.3% No
Peter Moore SDP-Liberal Alliance 10,81120.3% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bill Michie Labour 28,00555.7% Yes
David Beck Conservative 13,05125.9% No
Peter Moore Liberal Democrat 9,24718.4% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bill Michie Labour 26,27460.7% Yes
Roger Davison Liberal Democrat 9,19621.3% No
John Harthman Conservative 6,76715.6% No
David Mawson Referendum Party 1,0292.4% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Meg Munn Labour 19,45257.0% Yes
Dave Willis Liberal Democrat 7,74822.7% No
Carolyn Abbott Conservative 4,86414.2% No
Rob Unwin Green 7742.3% No
Brian Fischer Socialist Labour 6672.0% No
David Dunn UKIP 6341.9% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Meg Munn Labour 18,40554.0% Yes
Colin Ross Liberal Democrat 7,03520.6% No
Aster Crawshaw Conservative 4,98714.6% No
John Beatson BNP 1,3143.9% No
Rob Unwin Green 1,3123.8% No
Mark Suter UKIP 7752.3% No
Mark Dunnell Socialist Alternative 2650.8% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Meg Munn Labour 17,40942.6% Yes
Simon Clement-Jones Liberal Democrat 11,60228.4% No
Anne Crampton Conservative 7,08117.3% No
John Beatson BNP 2,2605.5% No
Charlotte Arnott UKIP 1,5303.7% No
Gareth Roberts Green 9892.4% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Louise Haigh Labour 20,26948.2% Yes
Howard Denby UKIP 7,31517.4% No
Stephen Castens Conservative 6,79216.2% No
Simon Clement-Jones Liberal Democrat 4,74611.3% No
Rita Wilcock Green 2,5666.1% No
Alan Munro Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2380.6% No
David Haslett English Democrats 1220.3% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Louise Haigh Labour 26,52460.0% Yes
Gordon Gregory Conservative 12,69628.7% No
Joe Otten Liberal Democrat 2,0224.6% No
Howard Denby UKIP 1,9774.5% No
Declan Walsh Green 9432.1% No
Jaspreet Oberoi Social Democratic Party 640.1% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Louise Haigh Labour 21,47550.3% Yes
Gordon Gregory Conservative 12,95530.3% No
Tracy Knowles Brexit Party 3,5388.3% No
Simon Clement-Jones Liberal Democrat 2,9166.8% No
Paul Turpin Green 1,8114.2% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Louise Haigh Labour 21,23055.2% Yes
Alexi Dimond Green 5,92615.4% No
Lorna Maginnis Conservative 5,24213.6% No
Rebecca Atkinson Liberal Democrat 3,86310.0% No
Helen Jackman Social Democratic Party 7111.8% No
Steven Roy Workers Party of Britain 5941.5% No
Louise McDonald Party of Women 4821.3% No
Mick Suter Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 3981.0% No

Margin Over Time

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

1950: Conservative margin 18.4 pts 1951: Conservative margin 22.1 pts 1955: Conservative margin 21.9 pts 1959: Conservative margin 18.0 pts 1964: Conservative margin 3.0 pts 1966: Labour margin 8.0 pts 1970: Conservative margin 1.2 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 19.6 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 13.2 pts 1979: Labour margin 9.7 pts 1983: Labour margin 15.9 pts 1987: Labour margin 27.1 pts 1992: Labour margin 29.7 pts 1997: Labour margin 39.5 pts 2001: Labour margin 34.3 pts 2005: Labour margin 33.4 pts 2010: Labour margin 14.2 pts 2015: Labour margin 30.8 pts 2017: Labour margin 31.3 pts 2019: Labour margin 20.0 pts 2024: Labour margin 39.8 pts 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 Heeley has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Sheffield Heeley in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Sheffield Heeley in 2024 with 21,230 votes (55.2%), a majority of 15,304 votes over Green in second place.

Which parties have won Sheffield Heeley since 1950?

Since 1950, Sheffield Heeley has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Sheffield Heeley?

The closest result on record for Sheffield Heeley was 1970, when Conservative beat Labour by just 713 votes (1.2 percentage points).

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