England · Constituency
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
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Photograph shows Hillsborough. The constituency reaches beyond the suburb itself.
Your member of parliament
Gill Furniss
LabourLabour won Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough at the 2024 general election with a majority of 11,600 votes, or 36.7 points. A swing of 18.4 points to Green Party would take it. That makes it safer than 605 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 45.
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How safe is this seat?
Very safe
A majority of 36.7 points, which is larger than 605 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Green Party by 11,600 votes.
Majority
11,600
36.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
44.9%
-14.8 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
31,612 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gill FurnissElected | Labour | 16,301 | 51.6% | +17.9 |
| Christine Kubo | Green Party | 4,701 | 14.9% | +8.5 |
| Aaron Jacob | Conservative | 4,069 | 12.9% | -10.8 |
| Maxine Bowler | Independent | 2,537 | 8.0% | +6.0 |
| Will Sapwell | Liberal Democrat | 1,694 | 5.4% | -6.9 |
| Mark Tyler | Workers Party of Britain | 1,437 | 4.5% | +3.8 |
| Jeremy Turner | Social Democratic Party | 873 | 2.8% | +2.6 |
Very safe. Won by more than thirty points. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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