Sheffield Park (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

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
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1918	Henry Stephenson	Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1922		National Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1923	Richard Storry Deans	Conservative and Liberal Unionist
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1929	George Lathan	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1931	Sir Arthur Benn, later Baron Glenravel	Conservative and Liberal Unionist
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1935	George Lathan	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1942 by-election	Thomas Burden	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1950	Fred Mulley	Labour
1983		constituency abolished: see Sheffield Central

Election results

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General election results 1918–1983

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Sheffield Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Fred Mulley	Template:Replace	68.6
		Charles Cole	7,159	17.9
		Francis Butler	4,737	8.5
		I. Pierson	302	0.8
		Gordon Ashberry	279	0.7
		Paul Littlehales	111	0.3
Majority			20,324	50.7
Turnout			40,062	64.5
	hold		Swing

General election October 1974: Sheffield Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Fred Mulley	Template:Replace	71.4
		Francis Butler	6,093	14.5
		Robert Trench	5,539	13.2
		Gordon Ashberry	403	1.0
Majority			23,964	56.9
Turnout			42,092	62.4
	hold		Swing

General election February 1974: Sheffield Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Fred Mulley	Template:Replace	65.0
		Francis Butler	8,596	17.9
		Eric Crewe	7,731	16.1
		Cyril Morton	521	1.1
Majority			22,677	47.1
Turnout			48,121	71.8
	hold		Swing

General election 1970: Sheffield Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Fred Mulley	Template:Replace	75.3
		Tim Renton	7,024	22.7
		Cyril Morton	637	2.1
Majority			16,278	58.6
Turnout			30,963	52.6
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Sheffield Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Fred Mulley	Template:Replace	80.3
		Robert Burns	5,017	16.4
		Cyril Morton	1,022	3.3
Majority			19,533	63.9
Turnout			30,589	64.9
	hold		Swing

General election 1964: Sheffield Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Fred Mulley	Template:Replace	75.6
		Frank Adams	7,816	24.4
Majority			16,380	51.2
Turnout			32,012
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Sheffield Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Fred Mulley	Template:Replace	71.1
		John Neill	10,598	28.9
Majority			15,480	42.2
Turnout			36,676	71.2
	hold		Swing

General election 1955: Sheffield Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Fred Mulley	Template:Replace	73.2
		Stanley Rippon	10,565	26.8
Majority			18,339	46.4
Turnout			39,469	71.3
	hold		Swing

General election 1951: Sheffield Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Fred Mulley	Template:Replace	69.2
		Stanley Rippon	13,743	30.8
Majority			17,099	38.4
Turnout			44,585	82.5
	hold		Swing

General election 1950: Sheffield Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Fred Mulley	Template:Replace	67.7
		Harold Pryce	13,678	30.3
		Arthur Fullard	909	2.0
Majority			16,880	37.4
Turnout			45,145	85.2
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Sheffield Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Thomas Burden	Template:Replace	64.9
		Geoffrey Stevens	15,882	35.1
Majority			13,542	29.8
Turnout			45,306	73.9
	hold		Swing

In the 1942 by-election, Thomas Burden was elected unopposed.

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Sheffield Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		George Lathan	Template:Replace	51.5
		Arthur Benn	19,947	48.5
Majority			1,206	3.0
Turnout			41,100
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

General election 1931: Sheffield Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Arthur Benn	Template:Replace	62.6
		George Lathan	15,783	37.4
Majority			10,609	25.2
Turnout			42,175	81.1
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Sheffield Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		George Lathan	Template:Replace	51.4
		Richard Deans	13,597	34.5
		Ernest Edgar Dalton	5,560	14.1
Majority			6,707	16.9
Turnout			39,461	79.2
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+8.4

General election 1924: Sheffield Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Richard Deans	Template:Replace	54.8
		George Lathan	11,576	45.2
Majority			2,477	9.6
Turnout			25,629	81.1
	hold		Swing

General election 1923: Sheffield Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Richard Deans	Template:Replace	41.9
		George Lathan	9,050	39.4
		Henry Stephenson	4,296	18.7
Majority			598	2.5
Turnout			22,994	74.1
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

General election 1922: Sheffield Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Henry Stephenson	Template:Replace	52.2
		Robert Morley	10,578	47.8
Majority			964	4.4
Turnout			22,120	73.0
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1910s

Template:Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918Template:Election box end 1918Template:Sheffield Constituencies

Sources

• http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/ Template:Webarchive (Election results from 1951 to the present)
• F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 - 1949
• F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950 - 1970
• Sheffield General Election Results 1945 - 2001, Sheffield City Council

General election 1918: Sheffield Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Alf Barton	3,167	20.4
Majority			9,172	59.2
Turnout			15,506	49.6
	win (new seat)