Sheffield Park (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1983
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Sheffield Park was a Parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield, England. The constituency was created in 1918 and abolished in 1983. The area formerly covered by this constituency is now mostly in the Sheffield Central constituency.
Created fromSheffield Attercliffe, Sheffield Ecclesall and Sheffield Central
Replaced bySheffield Heeley and Sheffield Central[1]
| Sheffield Park | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | West Riding of Yorkshire, then South Yorkshire |
| 1918–1983 | |
| Created from | Sheffield Attercliffe, Sheffield Ecclesall and Sheffield Central |
| Replaced by | Sheffield Heeley and Sheffield Central[1] |
Boundaries
1918–1950: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Heeley and Park.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Manor, Moor, Park, and Sharrow.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Burngreave, Manor, Moor, and Park.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Burngreave, Castle, Manor, Park, and Sharrow.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Henry Stephenson | Coalition Liberal | |
| Jan 1922 | National Liberal | ||
| Nov 1923 | Liberal | ||
| Dec 1923 | Richard Storry Deans | Conservative | |
| 1929 | George Lathan | Labour | |
| 1931 | Sir Arthur Benn, later Baron Glenravel | Conservative | |
| 1935 | George Lathan | Labour | |
| 1942 by-election | Thomas Burden | Labour | |
| 1950 | Fred Mulley | Labour | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished: see Sheffield Central | ||
Election results

Elections in the 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fred Mulley | 27,483 | 68.6 | −2.8 | |
| Conservative | Charles Cole | 7,159 | 17.9 | +4.7 | |
| Liberal | Francis Butler | 4,737 | 8.5 | −6.0 | |
| National Front | I. Pierson | 302 | 0.8 | New | |
| Communist | Gordon Ashberry | 279 | 0.7 | −0.3 | |
| Workers Revolutionary | Paul Littlehales | 111 | 0.3 | New | |
| Majority | 20,324 | 50.7 | −6.2 | ||
| Turnout | 40,062 | 64.5 | +2.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fred Mulley | 30,057 | 71.4 | +6.4 | |
| Liberal | Francis Butler | 6,093 | 14.5 | −3.4 | |
| Conservative | Robert Trench | 5,539 | 13.2 | −2.9 | |
| Communist | Gordon Ashberry | 403 | 1.0 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 23,964 | 56.9 | +9.8 | ||
| Turnout | 42,092 | 62.4 | −9.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fred Mulley | 31,273 | 65.0 | −10.3 | |
| Liberal | Francis Butler | 8,596 | 17.9 | New | |
| Conservative | Eric Crewe | 7,731 | 16.1 | −6.6 | |
| Communist | Cyril Morton | 521 | 1.1 | −1.0 | |
| Majority | 22,677 | 47.1 | −11.5 | ||
| Turnout | 48,121 | 71.8 | +19.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fred Mulley | 23,302 | 75.3 | −5.0 | |
| Conservative | Tim Renton | 7,024 | 22.7 | +6.3 | |
| Communist | Cyril Morton | 637 | 2.1 | −1.2 | |
| Majority | 16,278 | 58.6 | −5.3 | ||
| Turnout | 30,963 | 52.6 | −12.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fred Mulley | 24,550 | 80.3 | +4.7 | |
| Conservative | Robert Burns | 5,017 | 16.4 | −8.0 | |
| Communist | Cyril Morton | 1,022 | 3.3 | New | |
| Majority | 19,533 | 63.9 | +12.7 | ||
| Turnout | 30,589 | 64.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fred Mulley | 24,196 | 75.6 | +4.5 | |
| Conservative | Frank Adams | 7,816 | 24.4 | −4.5 | |
| Majority | 16,380 | 51.2 | +9.0 | ||
| Turnout | 32,012 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fred Mulley | 26,078 | 71.1 | −2.1 | |
| National Liberal (Conservative) | John Neill | 10,598 | 28.9 | +2.1 | |
| Majority | 15,480 | 42.2 | −4.2 | ||
| Turnout | 36,676 | 71.2 | −0.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fred Mulley | 28,904 | 73.2 | +4.0 | |
| National Liberal (Conservative) | Stanley Rippon | 10,565 | 26.8 | −4.0 | |
| Majority | 18,339 | 46.4 | +8.0 | ||
| Turnout | 39,469 | 71.3 | −11.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fred Mulley | 30,842 | 69.2 | +1.5 | |
| National Liberal (Conservative) | Stanley Rippon | 13,743 | 30.8 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 17,099 | 38.4 | +1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 44,585 | 82.5 | −2.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fred Mulley | 30,558 | 67.7 | +2.8 | |
| National Liberal (Conservative) | Harold Pryce | 13,678 | 30.3 | −4.8 | |
| Communist | Arthur Fullard | 909 | 2.0 | New | |
| Majority | 16,880 | 37.4 | +7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 45,145 | 85.2 | +11.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1940s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Thomas Burden | 29,424 | 64.9 | +13.4 | |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Stevens | 15,882 | 35.1 | –13.4 | |
| Majority | 13,542 | 29.8 | +26.8 | ||
| Turnout | 45,306 | 73.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +13.4 | |||
In the 1942 by-election, Thomas Burden was elected unopposed.
Elections in the 1930s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Lathan | 21,153 | 51.5 | +14.1 | |
| Conservative | Arthur Benn | 19,947 | 48.5 | −14.1 | |
| Majority | 1,206 | 3.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 41,100 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Benn | 26,392 | 62.6 | +28.1 | |
| Labour | George Lathan | 15,783 | 37.4 | −14.0 | |
| Majority | 10,609 | 25.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 42,175 | 81.1 | +1.9 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1920s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Lathan | 20,304 | 51.4 | +6.2 | |
| Unionist | Richard Deans | 13,597 | 34.5 | −10.7 | |
| Liberal | Ernest Edgar Dalton | 5,560 | 14.1 | New | |
| Majority | 6,707 | 16.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 39,461 | 79.2 | −1.9 | ||
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +8.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Deans | 14,053 | 54.8 | +12.9 | |
| Labour | George Lathan | 11,576 | 45.2 | +5.8 | |
| Majority | 2,477 | 9.6 | +7.1 | ||
| Turnout | 25,629 | 81.1 | +7.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Richard Deans | 9,648 | 41.9 | New | |
| Labour | George Lathan | 9,050 | 39.4 | −8.4 | |
| Liberal | Henry Stephenson | 4,296 | 18.7 | −33.5 | |
| Majority | 598 | 2.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 22,994 | 74.1 | +1.1 | ||
| Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal (Unionist) | Henry Stephenson | 11,542 | 52.2 | –27.4 | |
| Labour | Robert Morley | 10,578 | 47.8 | +27.4 | |
| Majority | 964 | 4.4 | −54.8 | ||
| Turnout | 22,120 | 73.0 | +23.4 | ||
| National Liberal hold | Swing | –27.4 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | National Liberal | Henry Stephenson | 12,339 | 79.6 | |
| Labour | Alf Barton | 3,167 | 20.4 | ||
| Majority | 9,172 | 59.2 | |||
| Turnout | 15,506 | 49.6 | |||
| National Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||