Sheffield Neepsend (UK Parliament constituency)

Sheffield Neepsend
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
County	West Riding of Yorkshire
1950–1955
Replaced by	Sheffield Brightside and Sheffield Hillsborough
Created from	Sheffield Central and Sheffield Hillsborough

Sheffield Neepsend was a short-lived Parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield, England. The constituency was created in 1950 and abolished in 1955, presumably due to its low number of electors - never exceeding 50,000. It was one of the safest Labour Party seats, and this was why its first MP, Harry Morris, agreed to step down in order that Government Minister Frank Soskice could gain a seat in the Commons in the 1950 by-election.

Boundaries

The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Burngreave, Neepsend, St Peter's, and St Phillip's.

Member of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1950	Harry Morris	Labour
	1950 by-election	Frank Soskice	Labour
	1951
1955		constituency abolished

Election results

General Election 1951: Sheffield Neepsend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Soskice	28,880	73.1	+ 0.3
	Conservative	Arthur Stobbs	10,655	26.9	- 0.3
Majority			18,225	46.2	+ 0.6
Turnout			39,535	79.5	+24.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.3

By-election 1950: Sheffield Neepsend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Soskice	22,080	70.8	−2.0
	Conservative	J. P. Hunt	8,365	26.8	−0.4
	Communist	E. L. Moore	729	2.4	N/A
Majority			13,715	44.0	−1.6
Turnout			31,174	55.1	+9.4
	Labour hold		Swing	−0.8

General Election 1950: Sheffield Neepsend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Morris	30,317	72.8	N/A
	Conservative	A. M. Cook	11,311	27.2	N/A
Turnout			41,638	83.8	N/A
Majority			19,006	45.7	N/A
	New creation: Labour gain.		Swing	N/A

Sources

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
• Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources (1951 election results)
• British Parliamentary By Elections
• Sheffield General Election Results 1945 - 2001, Sheffield City Council