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Sheffield Park — UK General Election Results

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

Sheffield Park was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 20,330 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Sheffield Park from 1918 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1918–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Henry Kenyon Stephenson (Liberal) 12,339 79.6% Alfred Barton (Labour) 9,172 (59.2 pts) 49.6%
1922 Henry Kenyon Stephenson (National Liberal) 11,542 52.2% Robert Morley (Labour) 964 (4.4 pts) 73.0%
1923 Richard Storry Deans (Unionist) 9,648 42.0% George Lathan (Labour) 598 (2.6 pts) 74.1%
1924 Richard Storry Deans (Unionist) 14,053 54.8% George Lathan (Labour) 2,477 (9.7 pts) 81.1%
1929 George Lathan (Labour) 20,304 51.5% Richard Storry Deans (Unionist) 6,707 (17.0 pts) 79.2%
1931 Arthur Shirley Benn (Conservative) 26,392 62.6% George Lathan (Labour) 10,609 (25.1 pts) 81.1%
1935 George Lathan (Labour) 21,153 51.5% Arthur Shirley Benn (Conservative) 1,206 (2.9 pts) 73.2%
1945 Thomas William Burden (Labour) 29,424 64.9% Geoffrey Paul Stevens (Conservative) 13,542 (29.9 pts) 73.9%
1950 Frederick William Mulley (Labour) 30,558 67.7% Harold Pryce (Conservative) 16,880 (37.4 pts) 85.2%
1951 Frederick William Mulley (Labour) 30,842 69.2% Stanley Rippon (Conservative) 17,099 (38.4 pts) 82.5%
1955 Frederick William Mulley (Labour) 28,904 73.2% Stanley Rippon (Conservative) 18,339 (46.5 pts) 71.3%
1959 Frederick William Mulley (Labour) 26,078 71.1% John Neill (Conservative) 15,480 (42.2 pts) 71.2%
1964 Frederick William Mulley (Labour) 24,196 75.6% Frank Adams (Conservative) 16,380 (51.2 pts) 68.6%
1966 Frederick Mulley (Labour) 24,550 80.3% Robert Burns (Conservative) 19,533 (63.9 pts) 64.8%
1970 Frederick Mulley (Labour) 23,302 75.3% Ronald Renton (Conservative) 16,278 (52.6 pts) 58.5%
Feb 1974 Fred Mulley (Labour) 31,273 65.0% Francis Butler (Liberal) 22,677 (47.1 pts) 71.8%
Oct 1974 Fred Mulley (Labour) 30,057 71.4% Francis Butler (Liberal) 23,964 (56.9 pts) 62.4%
1979 Fred Mulley (Labour) 27,489 68.6% Charles Cole (Conservative) 20,330 (50.7 pts) 64.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Kenyon Stephenson Liberal 12,33979.6% Yes
Alfred Barton Labour 3,16720.4% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Kenyon Stephenson National Liberal 11,54252.2% Yes
Robert Morley Labour 10,57847.8% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Storry Deans Unionist 9,64842.0% Yes
George Lathan Labour 9,05039.4% No
Henry Kenyon Stephenson Liberal 4,29618.7% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Storry Deans Unionist 14,05354.8% Yes
George Lathan Labour 11,57645.2% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Lathan Labour 20,30451.5% Yes
Richard Storry Deans Unionist 13,59734.5% No
Ernest Dalton Liberal 5,56014.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Shirley Benn Conservative 26,39262.6% Yes
George Lathan Labour 15,78337.4% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Lathan Labour 21,15351.5% Yes
Arthur Shirley Benn Conservative 19,94748.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas William Burden Labour 29,42464.9% Yes
Geoffrey Paul Stevens Conservative 15,88235.1% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick William Mulley Labour 30,55867.7% Yes
Harold Pryce Conservative 13,67830.3% No
Arthur Fullard Communist 9092.0% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick William Mulley Labour 30,84269.2% Yes
Stanley Rippon Conservative 13,74330.8% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick William Mulley Labour 28,90473.2% Yes
Stanley Rippon Conservative 10,56526.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick William Mulley Labour 26,07871.1% Yes
John Neill Conservative 10,59828.9% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick William Mulley Labour 24,19675.6% Yes
Frank Adams Conservative 7,81624.4% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Mulley Labour 24,55080.3% Yes
Robert Burns Conservative 5,01716.4% No
Cyril Morton Communist 1,0223.3% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Mulley Labour 23,30275.3% Yes
Ronald Renton Conservative 7,02422.7% No
Cyril Morton Communist 6372.1% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fred Mulley Labour 31,27365.0% Yes
Francis Butler Liberal 8,59617.9% No
Eric Crewe Conservative 7,73116.1% No
Cyril Morton Communist 5211.1% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fred Mulley Labour 30,05771.4% Yes
Francis Butler Liberal 6,09314.5% No
Robert Trench Conservative 5,53913.2% No
Gordon Ashberry Communist 4031.0% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fred Mulley Labour 27,48968.6% Yes
Charles Cole Conservative 7,15917.9% No
Francis Butler Liberal 4,73711.8% No
Ivan Charles Pierson National Front 3020.8% No
Gordon Ashberry Communist 2790.7% No
Paul Littlehales Workers Revolutionary 1110.3% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Liberal margin 59.2 pts 1922: National Liberal margin 4.4 pts 1923: Unionist margin 2.6 pts 1924: Unionist margin 9.7 pts 1929: Labour margin 17.0 pts 1931: Conservative margin 25.1 pts 1935: Labour margin 2.9 pts 1945: Labour margin 29.9 pts 1950: Labour margin 37.4 pts 1951: Labour margin 38.4 pts 1955: Labour margin 46.5 pts 1959: Labour margin 42.2 pts 1964: Labour margin 51.2 pts 1966: Labour margin 63.9 pts 1970: Labour margin 52.6 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 47.1 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 56.9 pts 1979: Labour margin 50.7 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

Sheffield Park has been contested at 18 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, National Liberal, Unionist, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Sheffield Park in the 1979 general election?

Labour won Sheffield Park in 1979 with 27,489 votes (68.6%), a majority of 20,330 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Sheffield Park since 1918?

Since 1918, Sheffield Park has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, National Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Sheffield Park?

The closest result on record for Sheffield Park was 1923, when Unionist beat Labour by just 598 votes (2.6 percentage points).

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