Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Encyclopedia
Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough is a parliamentary constituency
represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
. It elects one Member of Parliament
(MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Following its review of parliamentary representation in South Yorkshire
the Boundary Commission for England recommended substantial changes to the constituency boundaries in Sheffield, including the abolition of the Sheffield Hillsborough constituency and the redrawing of the Sheffield Brightside constituency.
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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. It elects one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Following its review of parliamentary representation in South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
the Boundary Commission for England recommended substantial changes to the constituency boundaries in Sheffield, including the abolition of the Sheffield Hillsborough constituency and the redrawing of the Sheffield Brightside constituency.
Boundaries
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough was formed from electoral wards from entirely within the city of Sheffield, namely:- Burngreave, Firth Park, Hillsborough, Shiregreen and BrightsideShiregreen and BrightsideShiregreen and Brightside ward—which includes the districts of Brightside, Shiregreen, and Wincobank—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the northern part of the city and covers an area of 6.5 km2. The population of this ward in 2001 was...
, Southey.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 2010 | David Blunkett David Blunkett David Blunkett is a British Labour Party politician and the Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, having represented Sheffield Brightside from 1987 to 2010... |
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Election results
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough was fought for the first time at the United Kingdom general election in 2010.* Served as an MP in the 2005–2010 Parliament
See also
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in South Yorkshire
- Constituencies in the next United Kingdom general electionConstituencies in the next United Kingdom general electionThere are 650 constituencies in the United Kingdom, each electing a Member of Parliament to the House of Commons. Voting took place in 649 of these constituencies at the United Kingdom general election on 6 May 2010...