Sheffield (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Sheffield
Type = Borough
Year = 1832
Abolition = 1885
members = twoThe Borough constituency of Sheffield was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom that existed from 1832 to 1885. The constituency encompassed the urban part of the town and parish (now city) of Sheffield, England, but not the western, rural, parts of Upper Hallam and Ecclesall Bierlow, which were incorporated into Sheffield Town Borough in 1843.

History

Prior to 1832 Sheffield had been represented by the Yorkshire constituency. The Sheffield Borough constituency was created by the Reform Act of 1832, and was given two MPs, the first time that the town had been represented in the House of Commons. Four candidates stood at the first election contesting these two seats. Voting took place on 13 and 14 December 1832, with the results declared on 15 December (see below). The election sparked a riot on 14 December, which resulted in the military being called out. The soldiers fired on the crowd, killing six people and injuring several others.cite book |title=The Poll Book; containing a correct list of the electors who polled; distinguishing the candidates for whom they voted; also the names of the registered voters who did not poll in the first election of members for the Borough of Sheffield, December 13 and 14, 1832 |year=1833 |publisher=Whitaker & Co |location=Sheffield |pages=pp. 36–37 ] Following the Redistribution of Seats Act in 1885, which sought to eliminate constituencies with more than one MP and give greater representation to urban areas, the Borough of Sheffield was sub-divided. The five new divisions—Attercliffe, Brightside, Ecclesall, Hallam, and Sheffield Central—each returning a single MP.

Members of Parliament

Two MPs were elected at each general election. The table below shows the election years in which one or both of the MPs changed.cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |authorlink= F. W. S. Craig |title=British electoral facts, 1832-1987 |edition= |year=1989 |publisher=Dartmouth |location= |id= ISBN 0-900178-30-2] [cite web |last=Rayment |=first=leigh |url=http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Scommons3.htm |title=The House of Commons; Constituencies beginning with "S" |accessdate=2008-08-30 |work=Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page |date= ] The constituency was sub-divided in 1885. The sitting MPs, Anthony John Mundella and Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley subsequently stood for and won seats in one of the new constituencies (Sheffield Brightside and Sheffield Hallam respectively).

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony John Mundella
votes = 17,217
percentage = -
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley
votes = 16,546
percentage = -
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Samuel Danks Waddy
votes = 16,506
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Elections in the 1870s

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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Samuel Danks Waddy
votes = 14,062
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley
votes = 13,584
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votes = 478
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = John Arthur Roebuck
votes = 14,193
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony John Mundella
votes = 12,858
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph Chamberlain
votes = 11,053
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Alfred Allott
votes = 621
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Elections in the 1860s

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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = George Hadfield
votes = 14,793
percentage =
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony John Mundella
votes = 12,212
percentage =
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = John Arthur Roebuck
votes = 9,571
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = E. P. Price
votes = 5,272
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = John Arthur Roebuck
votes = 3,410
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = George Hadfield
votes = 3,348
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J. F. S. Wortley
votes = 2,626
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = T. C. Foster
votes = 1,576
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Elections in the 1850s

:At the Sheffield by-election, 1859, John Arthur Roebuck was elected unopposed.

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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = John Arthur Roebuck
votes = 3,200
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = George Hadfield
votes = 2,871
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Wilson Overend
votes = 2,095
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = John Arthur Roebuck
votes = 2,092
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = George Hadfield
votes = 1,853
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = John Parker
votes = 1,580
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Wilson Overend
votes = 1,180
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Elections in the 1840s

:At the Sheffield by-election, 1849, John Arthur Roebuck was elected unopposed.

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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = John Parker
votes = 1,125
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Henry George Ward
votes = 1,110
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party = Chartist
candidate = Thomas Clark
votes = 326
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = John Parker
votes = 1,849
percentage =
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Henry George Ward
votes = 1,805
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Urquhart
votes = 503
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = W. Sheppard
votes = 457
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Elections in the 1830s

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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = John Parker
votes = 2,186
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Henry George Ward
votes = 1,976
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J. Thornely
votes = 655
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winner = Liberal Party (UK)
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = John Parker
votes = 414
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = J. Bell
votes = 0
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votes = 414
percentage = 10.6
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winner = Liberal Party (UK)
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party = British Whig Party
candidate = John Parker
votes = 1,515
percentage = 30.1
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party = Radical Party (UK)
candidate = James Silk Buckingham
votes = 1,498
percentage = 29.7
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party = Radical Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Asline Ward
votes = 1,210
percentage = 24.0
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party = British Whig Party
candidate = Samuel Bailey
votes = 813
percentage = 16.1
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votes = 5036
percentage = "N/A"
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winner = British Whig Party
swing = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Radical Party (UK)
swing = "N/A"

References

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