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Sheffield Hillsborough — UK General Election Results

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

Sheffield Hillsborough was won by Labour at the 2005 general election, with a majority of 11,243 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in Sheffield Hillsborough from 1918 to 2005.

Full Election History, 1918–2005

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Arthur Neal (Liberal) 11,171 73.4% Arthur Lockwood (Co-operative) 7,121 (46.8 pts) 42.2%
1922 Albert Victor Alexander (Labour) 15,130 56.2% Arthur Neal (National Liberal) 3,318 (12.3 pts) 74.7%
1923 Albert Victor Alexander (Labour) 15,087 55.7% Charles Boot (Unionist) 6,718 (24.8 pts) 73.3%
1924 Albert Victor Alexander (Labour) 16,573 56.9% Norman Graham Thwaites (Unionist) 4,019 (13.8 pts) 77.9%
1929 Albert Victor Alexander (Labour) 20,941 57.4% Albert Harland (Unionist) 10,452 (28.6 pts) 77.6%
1931 Joseph Gurney Braithwaite (Conservative) 23,819 57.9% Albert Victor Alexander (Labour) 6,500 (15.8 pts) 81.6%
1935 Albert Victor Alexander (Labour) 21,025 54.3% Joseph Gurney Braithwaite (Conservative) 3,304 (8.5 pts) 76.8%
1945 Albert Victor Alexander (Labour) 24,959 63.4% Robert Hampden Hobart (National Liberal) 10,556 (26.8 pts) 76.0%
1950 George Darling (Labour) 28,295 58.1% Knowles Edge (Conservative) 8,682 (17.8 pts) 87.1%
1951 George Darling (Labour) 28,274 59.0% George Wadsworth (Conservative) 8,657 (18.1 pts) 84.9%
1955 George Darling (Labour) 23,438 58.8% Stanley Kenneth Arnold (Conservative) 7,010 (17.6 pts) 73.0%
1959 George Darling (Labour) 21,888 56.5% Kenneth Arnold (Conservative) 5,043 (13.0 pts) 75.9%
1964 George Darling (Labour) 22,071 62.4% Robert Lawther (Conservative) 8,793 (24.9 pts) 74.5%
1966 George Darling (Labour) 22,799 67.9% Michael Mallett (Conservative) 12,025 (35.8 pts) 70.3%
1970 George Darling (Labour) 18,775 62.1% Irvine Patnick (Conservative) 7,330 (24.3 pts) 65.0%
Feb 1974 Martin Flannery (Labour) 22,065 55.6% Brian Williamson (Conservative) 11,280 (28.4 pts) 76.8%
Oct 1974 Martin Flannery (Labour) 21,026 60.7% Brian Williamson (Conservative) 12,308 (35.5 pts) 66.6%
1979 Martin Flannery (Labour) 20,556 56.8% Irvine Patnick (Conservative) 8,350 (23.1 pts) 70.8%
1983 Martin Flannery (Labour) 20,901 37.2% David Chadwick (Liberal) 1,546 (2.8 pts) 75.4%
1987 Martin Flannery (Labour) 26,208 44.0% David Chadwick (Liberal) 3,286 (5.5 pts) 78.0%
1992 Helen Jackson (Labour) 27,568 46.2% David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat) 7,068 (11.8 pts) 77.2%
1997 Helen Jackson (Labour) 30,150 56.9% Arthur Dunworth (Liberal Democrat) 16,451 (31.0 pts) 71.0%
2001 Helen Jackson (Labour) 24,170 56.8% John Commons (Liberal Democrat) 14,569 (34.2 pts) 56.6%
2005 Angela Smith (Labour) 23,477 51.2% John Commons (Liberal Democrat) 11,243 (24.5 pts) 60.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Neal Liberal 11,17173.4% Yes
Arthur Lockwood Co-operative 4,05026.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Victor Alexander Labour 15,13056.2% Yes
Arthur Neal National Liberal 11,81243.8% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Victor Alexander Labour 15,08755.7% Yes
Charles Boot Unionist 8,36930.9% No
Ernest Woodhead Liberal 3,63613.4% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Victor Alexander Labour 16,57356.9% Yes
Norman Graham Thwaites Unionist 12,55443.1% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Victor Alexander Labour 20,94157.4% Yes
Albert Harland Unionist 10,48928.8% No
Edward Hugh Frederick Morris Liberal 5,05313.9% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Gurney Braithwaite Conservative 23,81957.9% Yes
Albert Victor Alexander Labour 17,31942.1% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Victor Alexander Labour 21,02554.3% Yes
Joseph Gurney Braithwaite Conservative 17,72145.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Victor Alexander Labour 24,95963.4% Yes
Robert Hampden Hobart National Liberal 14,40336.6% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Darling Labour 28,29558.1% Yes
Knowles Edge Conservative 19,61340.3% No
Mick Bennett Communist 7591.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Darling Labour 28,27459.0% Yes
George Wadsworth Conservative 19,61741.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Darling Labour 23,43858.8% Yes
Stanley Kenneth Arnold Conservative 16,42841.2% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Darling Labour 21,88856.5% Yes
Kenneth Arnold Conservative 16,84543.5% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Darling Labour 22,07162.4% Yes
Robert Lawther Conservative 13,27837.6% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Darling Labour 22,79967.9% Yes
Michael Mallett Conservative 10,77432.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Darling Labour 18,77562.1% Yes
Irvine Patnick Conservative 11,44537.9% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin Flannery Labour 22,06555.6% Yes
Brian Williamson Conservative 10,78527.2% No
Robin Osner Liberal 6,86317.3% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin Flannery Labour 21,02660.7% Yes
Brian Williamson Conservative 8,71825.2% No
Robin Osner Liberal 4,91214.2% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin Flannery Labour 20,55656.8% Yes
Irvine Patnick Conservative 12,20633.7% No
Pamela Arnon Neale Liberal 3,0888.5% No
Sylvia Williams National Front 3260.9% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin Flannery Labour 20,90137.2% Yes
David Chadwick Liberal 19,35534.5% No
Christine Smith Conservative 15,88128.3% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin Flannery Labour 26,20844.0% Yes
David Chadwick Liberal 22,92238.5% No
John Sykes Conservative 10,39617.5% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Helen Jackson Labour 27,56846.2% Yes
David Chadwick Liberal Democrat 20,50034.3% No
Sid Cordle Conservative 11,64019.5% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Helen Jackson Labour 30,15056.9% Yes
Arthur Dunworth Liberal Democrat 13,69925.8% No
David Nuttall Conservative 7,70714.5% No
John Rusling Referendum Party 1,4682.8% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Helen Jackson Labour 24,17056.8% Yes
John Commons Liberal Democrat 9,60122.6% No
Graham King Conservative 7,80118.3% No
Peter Webb UKIP 9642.3% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Angela Smith Labour 23,47751.2% Yes
John Commons Liberal Democrat 12,23426.7% No
Jackie Doyle-Price Conservative 6,89015.0% No
David Wright BNP 2,0104.4% No
Maurice Patterson UKIP 1,2732.8% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Liberal margin 46.8 pts 1922: Labour margin 12.3 pts 1923: Labour margin 24.8 pts 1924: Labour margin 13.8 pts 1929: Labour margin 28.6 pts 1931: Conservative margin 15.8 pts 1935: Labour margin 8.5 pts 1945: Labour margin 26.8 pts 1950: Labour margin 17.8 pts 1951: Labour margin 18.1 pts 1955: Labour margin 17.6 pts 1959: Labour margin 13.0 pts 1964: Labour margin 24.9 pts 1966: Labour margin 35.8 pts 1970: Labour margin 24.3 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 28.4 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 35.5 pts 1979: Labour margin 23.1 pts 1983: Labour margin 2.8 pts 1987: Labour margin 5.5 pts 1992: Labour margin 11.8 pts 1997: Labour margin 31.0 pts 2001: Labour margin 34.2 pts 2005: Labour margin 24.5 pts 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 Hillsborough has been contested at 24 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Sheffield Hillsborough in the 2005 general election?

Labour won Sheffield Hillsborough in 2005 with 23,477 votes (51.2%), a majority of 11,243 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.

Which parties have won Sheffield Hillsborough since 1918?

Since 1918, Sheffield Hillsborough has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Sheffield Hillsborough?

The closest result on record for Sheffield Hillsborough was 1983, when Labour beat Liberal by just 1,546 votes (2.8 percentage points).

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