Sheffield Heeley is a

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represented in the

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of the

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since 2015 by

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, a member of the Labour Party. It is located in the city of

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History

This seat was created in 1950, largely replacing the former Sheffield Ecclesall constituency, its boundaries being significantly altered in 1955 with the abolition of Sheffield Neepsend. At its first five elections, up to but excluding 1966, the seat was won by a

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, Peter Roberts; it changed hands three times between 1966 and 1974. Against the national swing, the 1979 election saw Sheffield Heeley move from being a

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seat to having a solid Labour majority. Of the subsequent elections, only the 1983 and 2010 results have been fairly marginal; the others have suggested a

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Labour seat. At the 2010 election the

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had more than a quarter of the vote, whereas the Conservatives, on 17.3%, garnered 3% more votes than in 2005.

Boundaries

1950–1955: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Heeley, Nether Edge, Norton, and Woodseats. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Heeley, Nether Edge, Norton, Sharrow, and Woodseats. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Beauchief, Gleadless, Heeley, and Intake. 1983–2010: The City of Sheffield wards of Beauchief, Heeley, Intake, Norton, and Park. 2010–present: The City of Sheffield wards of Arbourthorne, Beauchief and Greenhill, Gleadless Valley, Graves Park, and Richmond.

Constituency profile

This constituency has a moderate Labour majority and contains a mixture of urban areas. In 2010 the BNP, unusually in Britain, achieved more than the 5% share of the vote necessary to recover the

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; its 5.5% share was a record in Sheffield. The constituency consists of Census Output Areas a local government districts with: a working population whose income is marginally below the national average, and that has close to average reliance upon

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. At the end of 2012, 5.7% of the population was claiming Jobseekers Allowance, compared to the regional average of 4.7%. The district contributing to the seat has a medium 33% of its population without a car. A medium 24.3% of the city's population are without qualifications, a high 15.8% of the population with level 3 qualifications and a medium 25.7% with level 4 qualifications or above. In terms of tenure, as of the 2011 census, a relatively low 58.3% of homes were owned outright or on a mortgage by occupants across the district.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

;General election of 2005 ;General election of 2001

Elections in the 1990s

;General election of 1997 ;General election of 1992

Elections in the 1980s

;General election of 1983

Elections in the 1970s

;General election of 1979 ;General election of October 1974 ;General election of February 1974 ;General election of 1970

Elections in the 1960s

;General election of 1966 ;General election of 1964

Elections in the 1950s

;General election of 1959 ;General election of 1955 ;General election of 1951 ;General election of 1950

Notes

References

External links

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, ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 - 1949'' *

, ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1950 - 1970''
Sheffield General Election Results 1945 - 2001

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Heeley Heeley is a former cluster of villages. Which all now form a suburb in the south of the City of Sheffield, England. The village has existed at least since 1343, its name deriving from ''Heah Leah'', ''High Lea'' then ''Hely'', meaning a high, w ...

Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950