Sheffield Ecclesall (UK Parliament constituency)

Sheffield Ecclesall
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County South Yorkshire
1885–1950
Replaced by Sheffield Hallam and Sheffield Heeley
Created from Sheffield

Sheffield Ecclesall was a Parliamentary constituency represented by a single Member of Parliament in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1950. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

Boundaries

1885-1918: Part of the Municipal Borough of Sheffield ward of Ecclesall.

1918-1950: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Ecclesall and Sharrow.

Ecclesall constituency covered south central Sheffield. Most of the area that made up this constituency is now included in Sheffield Heeley constituency.

History

The seat was created in 1885, prior to its creation the area had been part of the larger Sheffield borough constituency, which was represented by two MPs. The 1885 Redistribution of Seats Act, which sought to eliminate multi-member constituencies and give greater representation to urban areas, led to the break-up of the constituency into five divisions, each represented by a single MP. Ecclesall was one of these new divisions. The seat was abolished in 1950 as part of a redrawing of the Sheffield constituency boundaries that also led to the abolition of Sheffield Central and the creation of Sheffield Heeley and Sheffield Neepsend.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett Conservative
1902 by-election Samuel Roberts (1st) Conservative
1923 Albert Harland Conservative and Liberal Unionist
1929 Samuel Roberts (2nd) Conservative and Liberal Unionist
1935 Sir Robert Ellis, Bt. Conservative and Liberal Unionist
1945 Peter Roberts Conservative and Liberal Unionist
1950 constituency abolished

The constituency was abolished in 1950. Peter Roberts subsequently stood for, and won, the new Sheffield Heeley seat.

Election results

Sheffield Ecclesall election results
General Election 1945: Sheffield Ecclesall[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Geoffrey Roberts 18,120 54.0 -19.4
Common Wealth Sydney George Checkland 12,045 35.9 N/A
Liberal Philip Rodney Nightingale 3,391 10.1 N/A
Majority 6,075 18.1 -29.1
Turnout 75.6 -4.6
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1935: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Geoffrey Ellis 22,819 73.6 N/A
Labour K. G. Brooks 8,173 26.2 N/A
Majority 14,646 47.2 N/A
Turnout 71.0 N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

In the 1931 general election, Samuel Roberts was elected unopposed.

1920s

General Election 1929: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Sir Samuel Roberts 17,165 55.3 -30.7
Labour Harry Samuels 7,983 25.7 n/a
Liberal Robert Slack Wells 5,898 19.0 n/a
Majority 9,182 29.6 -42.4
Turnout 75.1 +3.1
Unionist hold Swing n/a
General Election 1924: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Albert Harland 16,131 86.0 +22.4
Independent Albert Taylor 2,624 14.0 N/A
Majority 13,507 72.0 +44.8
Turnout 62.8 -6.7
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1923: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Albert Harland 13,047 63.6 N/A
Liberal Hamer Field Russell 7,456 36.4 N/A
Majority 5,591 27.2 N/A
Turnout 69.5 N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

In the 1922 general election and the 1918 general election, Samuel Roberts was elected unopposed.

General Election December 1910: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Roberts 6,039 50.8 0.0
Liberal John Derry 5,849 49.2 0.0
Majority 190 1.6 0.0
Turnout 85.2 -5.1
Conservative hold Swing
General Election January 1910: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Roberts 6,407 50.8 -1.3
Liberal John Derry 6,196 49.2 +1.3
Majority 211 1.6 -2.6
Turnout 90.3 +3.2
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s

General Election 1906: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Roberts 5,856 52.1 -8.9
Liberal Richard Cornthwaite Lambert 5,392 47.9 +8.9
Majority 464 4.2 -17.8
Turnout 87.1 +14.1
Conservative hold Swing
Sheffield Ecclesall by-election, 1902
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Roberts 5,231 55.9 -5.1
Liberal Reginald F. Vaile 4,119 44.1 +5.1
Majority 1,112 11.8 -10.2
Turnout 74.8 +1.8
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1900: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett 5,059 61.0 +5.9
Liberal Reginald F. Vaile 3,230 39.0 -5.9
Majority 1,829 22.0 +11.8
Turnout 73.0 -11.5
Conservative hold Swing

In the 1895 general election, Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett was elected unopposed.

General Election 1892: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett 4,536 55.1 -4.3
Liberal Robert Eadon Leader 3,696 44.9 +4.3
Majority 840 10.2 -8.6
Turnout 84.5 +10.2
Conservative hold Swing

In the Sheffield Ecclesall by-election, 1886, Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett was elected unopposed.

General Election 1886: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett 3,930 59.4 +5.0
Liberal William Owen 2,688 40.6 -5.0
Majority 1,242 18.8 +10.0
Turnout 74.3 -11.8
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1885: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett 4,171 54.4 N/A
Liberal Cyril Dodd 3,492 45.6 N/A
Majority 679 8.8 N/A
Turnout 86.1 N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

References

  1. ↑ UK General Election results July 1945
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