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Sheffield — UK General Election Results

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

Sheffield was won by Liberal at the 1880 general election, with a majority of 671 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Sheffield from 1832 to 1880.

Full Election History, 1832–1880

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 John Parker (Whig) 1,515 30.1% James Silk Buckingham (Radical) 17 (0.3 pts) 76.1%
1835 John Parker (Whig) 1,607 35.0% James Silk Buckingham (Radical) 53 (1.1 pts) 64.1%
1837 John Parker (Whig) 2,186 45.4% Henry George Ward (Radical) 210 (4.4 pts) 59.8%
1841 John Parker (Whig) 1,849 40.1% Henry George Ward (Radical) 44 (0.9 pts) 53.1%
1847 John Parker (Whig) 1,125 43.9% Henry George Ward (Radical) 15 (0.6 pts) 26.0%
1852 John Arthur Roebuck (Independent Liberal) 2,092 31.2% George Hadfield (Radical) 239 (3.6 pts) 63.0%
1857 John Arthur Roebuck (Independent Liberal) 3,200 39.4% George Hadfield (Radical) 329 (4.0 pts) 59.1%
1859 John Arthur Roebuck (Independent Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1865 John Arthur Roebuck (Independent Liberal) 3,410 31.1% George Hadfield (Liberal) 62 (0.6 pts) 64.0%
1868 George Hadfield (Liberal) 14,793 35.3% Anthony John Mundella (Liberal) 2,581 (6.2 pts) 69.9%
1874 John Arthur Roebuck (Independent Liberal) 14,193 36.7% Anthony John Mundella (Liberal) 1,335 (3.5 pts) 52.8%
1880 Anthony John Mundella (Liberal) 17,217 34.2% Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley (Conservative) 671 (1.3 pts) 58.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Parker Whig 1,51530.1% Yes
James Silk Buckingham Radical 1,49829.7% No
Thomas Asline Ward Radical 1,21024.0% No
Samuel Bailey Whig 81316.1% No

1835

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Parker Whig 1,60735.0% Yes
James Silk Buckingham Radical 1,55433.8% No
Samuel Bailey Whig 1,43431.2% No

1837

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Parker Whig 2,18645.4% Yes
Henry George Ward Radical 1,97641.0% No
John Thorneley Conservative 65513.6% No

1841

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Parker Whig 1,84940.1% Yes
Henry George Ward Radical 1,80539.1% No
David Urquhart Conservative 50310.9% No
William Sheppard Conservative 4579.9% No

1847

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Parker Whig 1,12543.9% Yes
Henry George Ward Radical 1,11043.3% No
Thomas Clark Chartist 32612.7% No

1852

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Arthur Roebuck Independent Liberal 2,09231.2% Yes
George Hadfield Radical 1,85327.6% No
John Parker Whig 1,58023.6% No
William Overend Conservative 1,18017.6% No

1857

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Arthur Roebuck Independent Liberal 3,20039.4% Yes
George Hadfield Radical 2,87135.3% No
William Overend Conservative 2,05925.3% No

1859

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Arthur Roebuck Independent Liberal Unopposed Yes
George Hadfield Liberal Unopposed No

1865

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Arthur Roebuck Independent Liberal 3,41031.1% Yes
George Hadfield Liberal 3,34830.5% No
James Frederick Stuart-Wortley Conservative 2,62624.0% No
Thomas Campbell Foster Liberal 1,57614.4% No

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Hadfield Liberal 14,79335.3% Yes
Anthony John Mundella Liberal 12,21229.2% No
John Arthur Roebuck Independent Liberal 9,57122.9% No
Edwin Plumer Price Conservative 5,27212.6% No

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Arthur Roebuck Independent Liberal 14,19336.7% Yes
Anthony John Mundella Liberal 12,85833.2% No
Joseph Chamberlain Liberal 11,05328.5% No
Alfred Allott Liberal 6211.6% No

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anthony John Mundella Liberal 17,21734.2% Yes
Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley Conservative 16,54632.9% No
Samuel Danks Waddy Liberal 16,50632.8% No

Margin Over Time

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

1832: Whig margin 0.3 pts 1835: Whig margin 1.1 pts 1837: Whig margin 4.4 pts 1841: Whig margin 0.9 pts 1847: Whig margin 0.6 pts 1852: Independent Liberal margin 3.6 pts 1857: Independent Liberal margin 4.0 pts 1865: Independent Liberal margin 0.6 pts 1868: Liberal margin 6.2 pts 1874: Independent Liberal margin 3.5 pts 1880: Liberal margin 1.3 pts 1832 1835 1837 1841 1847 1852 1857 1865 1868 1874 1880

Trend

Sheffield has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Independent Liberal, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Sheffield in the 1880 general election?

Liberal won Sheffield in 1880 with 17,217 votes (34.2%), a majority of 671 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Sheffield since 1832?

Since 1832, Sheffield has been won by: Independent Liberal, Liberal, Whig.

What was the closest result in Sheffield?

The closest result on record for Sheffield was 1832, when Whig beat Radical by just 17 votes (0.3 percentage points).

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