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21-747: Sheffield Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2024 by Abtisam Mohamed , a member of the Labour Party . 1885–1918 : The Municipal Borough of Sheffield wards of St Peter's and St Philip's, and part of St George's ward. 1918–1950 : The County Borough of Sheffield wards of St Peter's and St Philip's, and part of Broomhall ward. 1950-1983 : See other seats. 1983–1997 : The City of Sheffield wards of Burngreave, Castle, Manor, Netherthorpe, and Sharrow. 1997–2010 : as above plus Nether Edge Sheffield City Council

42-573: A +12.1% swing (compared with +2.8% nationwide). This was the main target seat of the party in Yorkshire. Its 2012-2016 Leader Natalie Bennett , chose to settle locally on stepping down from the policy-steering role in 2016 and had chosen to contest Sheffield Central at the 2017 general election . Lib Dem candidates scored variable second places in 1997, 2001, 2005 and 2010 then took fourth place in 2015. Turnout has ranged from 62.5% in 1987 to 49.5% in 2001. Blomfield has announced that he will stand down at

63-638: A reduction of 13 seats. Primary legislation provides for the independence of the boundary commissions for each of the four parts of the UK, the number of seats for each of the countries, permissible factors to use in departing from any old boundaries, and a strong duty to consult. The Fifth Review was governed by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act of 1986 . Under the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 , as amended by

84-803: A relatively low 58.3% of homes are owned outright or on a mortgage by occupants as at the 2011 census across the district. Bailey was sponsored by the National Amalgamated Union of Labour List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies King Charles III [REDACTED] William, Prince of Wales [REDACTED] Charles III ( King-in-Council ) [REDACTED] Starmer ministry ( L ) Keir Starmer ( L ) Angela Rayner ( L ) ( King-in-Parliament ) [REDACTED] Charles III [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The Lord Reed The Lord Hodge Andrew Bailey Monetary Policy Committee The Parliament of

105-687: A sixth of Scotland, to the densely-populated London constituency of Islington North . As of the 2024 election there are 543 constituencies in England, 32 in Wales, 57 in Scotland and 18 in Northern Ireland. The "Region" of the table refers to the NUTS 1 statistical region of England , which coincides with the former European Parliament constituency in which the constituency was included until 31 January 2020. Following

126-448: Is a large student population and in 2015, the constituency had the youngest median age of voters at 26 years, compared to 39 years for the UK. The district contributing to the bulk of the seat has a medium 33% of its population without a car. A medium 24.3% of the city's population are without qualifications, a high 15.8% of the population with level 3 qualifications and a medium 25.7% with level 4 qualifications or above. In terms of tenure

147-560: Is no smaller than 69,724 and no larger than 77,062. The exceptions to this rule are five 'protected' constituencies for island areas: Orkney and Shetland , Na h-Eileanan an Iar , Ynys Mon , and two constituencies on the Isle of Wight . These consequently have smaller electorates than the lower limit for other constituencies. As the number of electors in each constituency is similar, the constituencies themselves vary considerably in area, ranging in 2019 from Ross, Skye and Lochaber , which occupies

168-528: The 2010 general election after proposals made by the boundary commissions for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies ) were adopted through statutory instruments . Constituencies in Scotland remained unchanged, as the Boundary Commission for Scotland had completed a review just before the 2005 general election , which had resulted in

189-633: The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 , the number of MPs is now fixed at 650. The Sainte-Laguë formula method is used to form groups of seats split between the four parts of the United Kingdom and the English regions (as defined by the NUTS 1 statistical regions of England ). The table below gives the number of eligible voters broken down by constituent country, including the average constituency size in each country. As of 2023, every recommended constituency must have an electorate as at 2 March 2020 that

210-570: The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the election that year , Sheffield Central was one of five divisions of the former Sheffield constituency . Sheffield Central was abolished in 1950 and the sitting MP, Harry Morris, stood and won in the new seat (now extinct) of Sheffield Neepsend . In varied form the constituency was brought back into existence for the 1983 general election . Labour 's Richard Caborn represented Sheffield Central from its recreation in 1983 until he retired in 2010 and

231-456: The 2024 general election. The Labour Party has selected Sheffield city councillor Abtisam Mohamed to fight the seat, beating Eddie Izzard in the selection contest. The constituency has a working population whose income is close to the national average and lower than average reliance upon social housing . At the end of 2012 the unemployment rate in the constituency stood as 4.0% of the population claiming jobseekers allowance, see table. There

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252-661: The Tyneside and National Labour Union of Great Britain and Ireland. The Annual Delegate Meeting of 1892 voted to change its name to the National Amalgamated Union of Labour. By 1897, it claimed 22,397 members, making it the fourth-largest union in the UK. It affiliated to the Trades Union Congress in 1912. While the union accepted all workers, most of its members were involved in shipbuilding, ship repair, and engineering. In North East England, it also represented

273-542: The United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries ( England , Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland ), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by the plurality ( first-past-the-post ) voting system, ordinarily every five years. Voting last took place in all 650 of those constituencies at the United Kingdom general election on 4 July 2024 . The number of seats rose from 646 to 650 at

294-589: The abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commissions formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021 and published their final proposals on 28 June 2023. See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (2024–present) by region for further details. National Amalgamated Union of Labour The National Amalgamated Union of Labour ( NAUL )

315-537: The majority of dockers, and many iron and steel workers, while in South Yorkshire, it represented most surface workers at coal mines. In London, it represented many cement workers, and around the country it had a significant number of chemical workers, builders' labourers and tramway maintenance workers. Following mergers with a large number of small trade unions, including the London and Counties Labour League , by 1919,

336-637: The union had 148,000 members spread across the UK and was led by Joseph N. Bell . He formed the National Amalgamated Workers Union as a loose confederation with the Municipal Employees Association (MEA) and the Workers Union , but this dissolved in 1922, shortly before Bell's death. Membership peaked at 170,000 in 1920, but then dropped rapidly, falling to only 53,000 by 1924. Women were initially not permitted to join

357-589: The union, but this policy was changed, and by 1921 it had 25,000 women members, but this fell dramatically to only 2,000 in 1924. In 1924, the union merged with the National Union of General Workers and the MEA to form the National Union of General and Municipal Workers . Of the union's former delegates, Spence became Assistant General Secretary of the new union, while Alfred James Bailey , Sam Bradley and Tom Williamson became district secretaries. From 1914 to 1922,

378-554: The wards of Crookes & Crosspool, Ecclesall, Fulwood and Hillsborough. 2024–present : The City of Sheffield wards of: Broomhill & Sharrow Vale; City; Nether Edge & Sharrow; and Walkley. The seat covers central Sheffield and extends as far as Nether Edge and the Lower Walkley . It covers a similar area to the former Sheffield Park seat. It borders Sheffield Hallam , Sheffield Heeley , Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough and Sheffield South East . Created under

399-809: Was a general union in the United Kingdom . The trade union was founded in Feb 1889 as the United Tyne and District Labourers Association and in March 1889 the Amalgamated Society of Shipyard Helpers and General Labourers of the River Wear merged with it. By 1890 the union was recruiting heavily in the London, Belfast and Barrow areas and absorbed the Sheffield and District Navvies and General Labourers Society and changed its name to

420-567: Was narrowly succeeded at the ballot box by another Labour MP, Paul Blomfield . The 2015 result made the seat the 32nd-safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority. Labour majorities since 1983 in Sheffield Central have been in the top quartile save for 2010 — the Liberal Democrat share of the vote came 0.4% short of winning the seat — a highly marginal result. The Green Party took second place in 2015, gaining

441-401: Was subject to new ward boundaries from 2004, which removed Castle, Manor, Netherthorpe and Sharrow, whilst adding Central and Manor Castle wards. 2010–2015 : The City of Sheffield wards of Broomhill, Central, Manor Castle, Nether Edge, and Walkley. 2015–2024 : The City of Sheffield wards of Broomhill & Sharrow Vale, City, Manor Castle, Nether Edge & Sharrow, and Walkley; and parts of

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