Sheffield Central
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 13978 (46.6%)
Liberal Democrat: 9171 (30.6%)
Conservative: 3165 (10.6%)
Other: 3662 (12.2%)
Majority: 4807 (16%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 3094 (10.3%)
Labour: 14950 (49.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 7895 (26.3%)
BNP: 539 (1.8%)
Green: 1808 (6%)
UKIP: 415 (1.4%)
Other: 1284 (4.3%)
Majority: 7055 (23.5%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 3289 (10.9%)
Labour: 18477 (61.4%)
Liberal Democrat: 5933 (19.7%)
UKIP: 257 (0.9%)
Green: 1008 (3.4%)
Other: 1105 (3.7%)
Majority: 12544 (41.7%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 4341 (11.9%)
Labour: 23179 (63.6%)
Liberal Democrat: 6273 (17.2%)
Referendum: 863 (2.4%)
Other: 1763 (4.8%)
Majority: 16906 (46.4%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Richard Caborn(Labour) He will stand down at the next election (more information at They work for you)
Candidates: Andrew Lee (Conservative) Paul Blomfield (Labour) Educated at York University. Qualified teacher, manager of University of Sheffield Student Union.Paul Scriven (Liberal Democrat) born 1966, Huddersfield. Educated at Manchester University. Former hospital manager. Sheffield City councillor and Liberal Democrat group leader since 2002.Jillian Creasy (Green) Part time GP. Sheffield councillor since 2004.Jeffery Shaw (UKIP)
2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 90150
Male: 50.3%
Female: 49.7%
Under 18: 17.6%
Over 60: 15.9%
Born outside UK: 12.5%
White: 83.7%
Black: 3.7%
Asian: 7.9%
Mixed: 2.4%
Other: 2.2%
Christian: 55.1%
Hindu: 0.8%
Muslim: 8.4%
Full time students: 25.6%
Graduates 16-74: 26.8%
No Qualifications 16-74: 25.1%
Owner-Occupied: 42.8%
Social Housing: 34.3% (Council: 25.3%, Housing Ass.: 9%)
Privately Rented: 19.6%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 10.1%
I think GE 2010 will have the highest vote ever from ‘minor parties’ (ie not Con/Lab/LD/SNP/PLC).
I agree Ray L – Others are still @ 20 – 25% in some polls. Esp with the rise of the BNP in terms of PPCs holding deposits and a few Inds winning too in S Wales and so on.
The Conservatives have selected Andrew Lee here – not sure if its the same Andrew Lee who is a North Yorkshire councillor for one of the Selby wards
“I think GE 2010 will have the highest vote ever from ‘minor parties’ (ie not Con/Lab/LD/SNP/PLC).”
More than 1918? If you count Sinn Fein as a minor party – which I think you would have to as they held only a handful of seats until that election – about 15% of the vote went to minor parties. It’s not impossible that could be exceeded, but by comparison, in 2005, I calculate that minor parties took 8.2% of the vote (including, for these purposes, all Northern Irish parties as minor).
The Lib Dems are really pushing hard here. I’m receiving about one leaflet a month from them – and for once, the graphs claiming that only they can beat the incumbent are accurate!
Labour have put out a couple of leaflets over the past year, but not nearly as much. As might be expected, the Greens and Conservatives have both been quiet since the Euros.
The Greens continue to put out newsletters in Central and Broomhill wards every 2 to 3 months and continue their regular canvassing in both wards. Jillian Creasy was on The Politics show regional bit last week. They have not been quiet since the Euros. No sign of any Tory activity in the wards mentioned
…and yet another Lib Dem leaflet through. Among other fascinating facts, I learn that Scriven is, apparently, the ideal person to have fighting for me if I’m ever jailed overseas. Perhaps not the most important point to consider when electing an MP.
Why so little from Labour? Do they not have enough people to distribute the material (even though this is one of only two seats in South Yorkshire which are vulnerable for them)? Are they very confident of holding, and focussing all their efforts on Penistone and Stocksbridge? Or is it that, with the party broke, they are holding off until nearer the election to start leafleting?
Ed – Good point. I’m just relating what I’ve received where I live; I can’t speak for what the parties may be doing in other wards.