Sheffield Brightside - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Sheffield Brightside constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Sheffield Brightside
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2005	Labour
	Election 2001	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour
	Election 1992	Labour
	Election 1987	Labour
	Election 1983	Labour
	Election 1979	Labour
	Election 1974 (October)	Labour
	Election 1974 (February)	Labour
	Election 1970	Labour
	Election 1966	Labour
	Election 1964	Labour
	Election 1959	Labour
	Election 1955	Labour

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,876	68.52%	-8.38%
	Liberal Democrat	3,232	13.12%	+4.36%
	Conservative	2,205	8.95%	-1.23%
	Minor	1,537	6.24%	N/A
	UKIP	779	3.16%	+1.80%
Majority		13,644	55.40%
Turnout		24,629	48.48%	+1.78%
Electorate		50,801
Swing from LAB to LD			6.37%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.58%
Swing from CON to LD			2.80%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	19,650	76.90%	+3.37%
	Conservative	2,601	10.18%	+1.76%
	Liberal Democrat	2,238	8.76%	-5.85%
	Minor	361	1.41%	N/A
	UKIP	348	1.36%	N/A
	Others	354	1.39%	N/A
Majority		17,049	66.72%
Turnout		25,552	46.70%	-10.76%
Electorate		54,711
Swing from LD to LAB			4.61%
Swing from LD to CON			3.81%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.80%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	24,901	73.53%	+3.12%
	Liberal Democrat	4,947	14.61%	+2.14%
	Conservative	2,850	8.42%	-8.35%
	Minor	624	1.84%	N/A
	Others	543	1.60%	N/A
Majority		19,954	58.92%
Turnout		33,865	57.47%	-8.80%
Electorate		58,930
Swing from CON to LAB			5.74%
Swing from CON to LD			5.24%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.49%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	29,771	70.41%	+0.53%
	Conservative	7,090	16.77%	+1.06%
	Liberal Democrat	5,273	12.47%	N/A
	Minor	150	0.35%	N/A
Majority		22,681	53.64%
Turnout		42,284	66.27%	-2.46%
Electorate		63,810
Swing from LAB to LD			5.97%
Swing from CON to LD			5.71%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.26%
	Labour hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	31,208	69.88%	+11.89%
	Conservative	7,017	15.71%	-2.20%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	6,434	14.41%	-9.04%
Majority		24,191	54.17%
Turnout		44,659	68.73%	+3.27%
Electorate		64,982
Swing from ALL to LAB			10.46%
Swing from CON to LAB			7.05%
Swing from ALL to CON			3.42%
	Labour hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,531	57.99%	-10.49%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	10,322	23.44%	N/A
	Conservative	7,888	17.92%	-3.37%
	Minor	286	0.65%	N/A
Majority		15,209	34.54%
Turnout		44,027	65.46%	-3.38%
Electorate		67,260
Swing from LAB to ALL			16.97%
Swing from CON to ALL			13.41%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.56%
	Labour hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,672	68.48%	+18.83%
	Conservative	7,979	21.28%	+7.83%
	Liberal	3,482	9.29%	+0.32%
	Others	354	0.94%	N/A
Majority		17,693	47.20%
Turnout		37,487	68.84%	+1.41%
Electorate		54,459
Swing from LIB to LAB			9.25%
Swing from CON to LAB			5.50%
Swing from LIB to CON			3.76%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,108	49.66%	-18.72%
	Conservative	4,905	13.45%	-3.53%
	Liberal	3,271	8.97%	-4.39%
	Others	10,182	27.92%	N/A
Majority		7,926	21.74%
Turnout		36,466	67.42%	-7.07%
Electorate		54,084
Swing from LAB to CON			7.59%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,363	68.38%	-3.78%
	Conservative	6,796	16.98%	-8.85%
	Liberal	5,347	13.36%	N/A
	Others	513	1.28%	N/A
Majority		20,567	51.39%
Turnout		40,019	74.49%	+12.48%
Electorate		53,723
Swing from CON to LIB			11.11%
Swing from LAB to LIB			8.57%
Swing from CON to LAB			2.54%
	Labour hold

Election 1970

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	23,941	72.16%	-3.74%
	Conservative	8,572	25.84%	+4.55%
	Others	665	2.00%	N/A
Majority		15,369	46.32%
Turnout		33,178	62.02%	-4.23%
Electorate		53,499
Swing from LAB to CON			4.14%
	Labour hold

Election 1966

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	26,653	75.90%	+5.19%
	Conservative	7,476	21.29%	-4.50%
	Others	989	2.82%	N/A
Majority		19,177	54.61%
Turnout		35,118	66.24%	-4.10%
Electorate		53,015
Swing from CON to LAB			4.85%
	Labour hold

Election 1964

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,317	70.70%	+3.23%
	Conservative	9,963	25.79%	-3.46%
	Others	1,356	3.51%	N/A
Majority		17,354	44.92%
Turnout		38,636	70.34%	-3.13%
Electorate		54,927
Swing from CON to LAB			3.35%
	Labour hold

Election 1959

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	28,302	67.48%	+0.61%
	Conservative	12,269	29.25%	-0.35%
	Others	1,373	3.27%	N/A
Majority		16,033	38.22%
Turnout		41,944	73.47%	+2.38%
Electorate		57,090
Swing from CON to LAB			0.48%
	Labour hold

Election 1955

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,643	66.86%	N/A
	Conservative	12,239	29.60%	N/A
	Others	1,461	3.53%	N/A
Majority		15,404	37.26%
Turnout		41,343	71.09%	N/A
Electorate		58,156

	Labour win

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