Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
2010 Results:
Conservative: 4468 (11.48%)
Labour: 21400 (54.99%)
Liberal Democrat: 7768 (19.96%)
BNP: 3026 (7.78%)
UKIP: 1596 (4.1%)
TUSC: 656 (1.69%)
Majority: 13632 (35.03%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 23033 (67.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 4746 (13.9%)
Conservative: 3109 (9.1%)
Other: 3231 (9.5%)
Majority: 18286 (53.6%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 2205 (9%)
Labour: 16876 (68.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 3232 (13.1%)
BNP: 1537 (6.2%)
UKIP: 779 (3.2%)
Majority: 13644 (55.4%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 2601 (10.2%)
Labour: 19650 (76.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 2238 (8.8%)
UKIP: 348 (1.4%)
Other: 715 (2.8%)
Majority: 17049 (66.7%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 2850 (8.4%)
Labour: 24901 (73.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 4947 (14.6%)
Referendum: 624 (1.8%)
Other: 543 (1.6%)
Majority: 19954 (58.9%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: David Blunkett (Labour) Born 1947, Sheffield. Blind since birth, he was educated at the Royal National College for the Blind and Sheffield University. Former lecturer. Sheffield councillor 1970-1988, leader of the council 1980-1987. South Yorkshire county councillor 1973-1977. MP for Sheffield Brightside since 1987. Shadow health secretary 1992-1994, shadow education secretary 1994-1997. Secretary of State for education 1997-2001 (the first blind cabinet minister), Home Secretary 2001-2004, he was forced to resign following allegations that he had attempted to fasttrack a visa for the nanny of Kimberley Fortier, the publisher of the Spector with whom Blunkett was having an affair. He returned briefly to the cabinet in 2005 as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, again being forced to resign, this time following allegations that he had broken the Ministerial Code by taking a directorship without consulting the advisory committee on business appointments (more information at They work for you)
John Sharp (Conservative) Born Stockton. Educated at Sheffield University. Manager in a plumbers merchant company. Wakefield councillor since 2006David Blunkett (Labour) Born 1947, Sheffield. Blind since birth, he was educated at the Royal National College for the Blind and Sheffield University. Former lecturer. Sheffield councillor 1970-1988, leader of the council 1980-1987. South Yorkshire county councillor 1973-1977. MP for Sheffield Brightside since 1987. Shadow health secretary 1992-1994, shadow education secretary 1994-1997. Secretary of State for education 1997-2001 (the first blind cabinet minister), Home Secretary 2001-2004, he was forced to resign following allegations that he had attempted to fasttrack a visa for the nanny of Kimberley Fortier, the publisher of the Spector with whom Blunkett was having an affair. He returned briefly to the cabinet in 2005 as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, again being forced to resign, this time following allegations that he had broken the Ministerial Code by taking a directorship without consulting the advisory committee on business appointments (more information at They work for you)
Jonathan Harston (Liberal Democrat) Sheffield councillor. Contested Sheffield Brightside 2005
Patricia Sullivan (UKIP) Small business owner.
John Sheldon (BNP) 
Maxine Bowler (TUSC) Contested Sheffield Central 2005 for Respect.2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 102637
Male: 48.7%
Female: 51.3%
Under 18: 25.4%
Over 60: 20.3%
Born outside UK: 7.4%
White: 87.2%
Black: 3%
Asian: 6.9%
Mixed: 2.3%
Other: 0.6%
Christian: 66.3%
Muslim: 7.9%
Full time students: 3.3%
Graduates 16-74: 10.2%
No Qualifications 16-74: 43.2%
Owner-Occupied: 49.2%
Social Housing: 43.8% (Council: 39.3%, Housing Ass.: 4.5%)
Privately Rented: 5.3%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 12.7%
Maxine Bowler is standing as an alternative left candidate – as part of the Trade Union & Socialist Coalition
When Charles Kennedy was LD leader we saw the party gain strength in Scotland – and particularly in the Highlands. The same thing happened in Somerset and the West Country with Ashdown. I just wonder how big the Clegg Bonus will be in Yorkshire -particularly in and around Sheffield, especially if Clegg does well in the TV debates
Looks like Mark Collett won’t be standing under the BNP banner, since he “was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Nick Griffin.” According to the Guardian.
A link to that story for those who can’t find it otherwise…
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/apr/04/bnp-mark-collett-nick-griffin
Maybe the National Front will take him
One fash party is very much the same as another – the far right are even more fractious than the far left!
I would presume from his background that Collett thinks Griffin is too “moderate”. I myself think somewhat differently……
John Sheldon is the new BNP candidate.
Lab Hold= 13,000 maj
Lab Hold
Maj 15 900
Lab maj 15,500
STATEMENT AS TO PERSONS NOMINATED
David BLUNKETT – Labour
Maxine BOWLER – Trade Unionist & Socialist Coalition
Jonathan HARSTON – Liberal Democrat
John SHARP – Conservative
John SHELDON – BNP
Pat SULLIVAN – UKIP
http://nwsheffield.org/files/2010/04/statement-of-persons-nominated-general.pdf
LAB HOLD
“HARRY SCOTT-PARKER
Not that it actually matters a jot who comes second or third…
April 26th, 2007 at 7:30 pm ”
Well, the LDs increased their vote more than the Tories in the event here.
Blunkett’s share fell by 14.6%.
Sheffield Brightside has provided some interesting results in the past despite having been a Labour stronghold since 1935. In October 1974 when the MP Edward Griffiths had been deselected, he stood as an Independent Labour candidate against Joan Maynard and polled 10,182 votes (27.9%). It is also worth mentioning there was a 17% swing to the Conservatives when Griffiths was first elected in the 1968 by-election.
There were some pro-Tory swings in Sheffield in 1992 also, including Brightside. Could it have been the Sheffield Rally factor?
“Could it have been the Sheffield Rally factor?”
Try the World Student Games factor. A famous debacle, overseen by the Labour council. Locally, the Lib Dems benefitted. In the general election, the Labour vote was more resilient, although in some seats there was a small swing to the Tories.
Also the Thatcher was no longer PM factor.
I WILL ALLWAYS VOTE TORY IN SHEFFIELD
Lib Dems are fighting hard in Hillsborough (and neighbouring Walkley) and think that they might hold them. If they can, Labour would struggle to take overall control of the council, but it looks a forlorn hope.
Labour easily won every ward in this constituency, gaining Hillsborough and holding the rest.