Sheffield Hallam (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Sheffield Hallam County constituency | |
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 shown within South Yorkshire | |
| Used by | UK House of Commons |
| Created | 1885 |
| MP | Nick Clegg |
| Party | Liberal Democrat |
| Local authorities | Sheffield (South Yorkshire) |
| Neighbouring constituencies | High Peak, North East Derbyshire, Sheffield Central, Sheffield Heeley, Sheffield Hillsborough |
Sheffield Hallam is a Parliamentary constituency covering south west Sheffield.
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Boundaries
Sheffield Hallam is a large constituancy on the west of Sheffield. Its boundaries reach from Stannington in the north to Dore in the south and includes small parts of the city centre in the east. The large majority of Hallam is rural, spreading in the west in to the Peak District National park.
It includes the wards of Broomhill, Crookes, Dore and Totley, Ecclesall, and Fulwood.
Members of Parliament
- Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley, later Baron Stuart of Wortley, (1885–1916)
- Herbert Albert Laurens Fisher, (1916–1918)
- Douglas Vickers, (1918–1922)
- Sir Frederick Hugh Sykes, (1922–1928)
- Sir Louis William Smith, (1928–1939)
- Sir Roland Jennings, Conservative and Liberal Unionist (1939–1959)
- John Osborn, Conservative (1959–1987)
- Sir Irvine Patnick, Conservative (1987–1997)
- Richard Allan, Liberal Democrats (1997–2005)
- Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrats (2005–present)
Election Results
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Politics and history of the constituency
Sheffield Hallam was created when the Sheffield constituency was split in 1885. It is the wealthiest constituency in the north of England. It was long held by the Conservative Party but was been taken by Richard Allan of the Liberal Democrats at the 1997 general election. Richard Allen stood down at the 2005 general election and the seat passed to Nick Clegg of the Liberal Democrats. The seat is the only one in South Yorkshire not held by Labour and is the sixth safest Lib Dem seat in the UK.
The constiuency contains some of the least deprived wards in the country, and has low unemployment and a high rate of owner ocupancy. It also contains Sheffield University and has a large student population.
See also
External Links
- UK Constituency Maps (http://www.election-maps.co.uk)
Sources
- BBC Vote 2001 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/512.stm)
- BBC Election 2005 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/512.stm)
- Guardian Unlimited Politics (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/constituency/history/0,9571,-1280,00.html)
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page (http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/hcommons1.htm)
- UK General Elections since 1832 (http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/edates.htm)