Sheffield South East
Sheffield South East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Clive Betts, a member of the Labour Party.
Constituency profile
The constituency consists of Census Output Areas of local government districts with a working population whose income is close to or slightly below the national average, and close to average reliance upon social housing. At the end of 2012, the unemployment rate in the constituency stood as 4.4% of the population claiming jobseekers' allowance.The district contributing to 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 a relatively low 58.3% of homes are owned outright or on a mortgage by occupants as at the 2011 census across the district.
History
This seat succeeded Sheffield Attercliffe following a minor change recommended by the Boundary Commission for England for the 2010 general election and accepted by Parliament.Including its predecessor, Sheffield Attercliffe, Labour majorities from 1935 until 2019 were substantial, making it one of the party's safe seats. In 2010, the closest runner-up was the Liberal Democrat candidate. In 2015, UKIP came second, with nearly 22% of the vote, beating both the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. In 2019, a collapse in the Labour vote reduced the party's majority to a little over 4,000 votes, making it a marginal seat between them and the Conservative Party. In 2024, the Conservative vote collapsed in turn, and the Labour majority increased back up to nearly 12,500. This was helped by Reform UK not putting up a candidate in this, or any other Sheffield seat.
Boundaries
2010–2024: The City of Sheffield wards of: Beighton; Birley; Darnall; Mosborough; and Woodhouse '.2024–present: The City of Sheffield wards of: Beighton; Birley; Darnall; Mosborough; Richmond ; Woodhouse '.
''In order to bring the electorate within the permitted range, the majority of the Richmond ward was transferred in from Sheffield Heeley.''