Sheffield Neepsend
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyWest Riding of Yorkshire
1950–1955
Created fromSheffield Brightside, Sheffield Central and Sheffield Hillsborough
Replaced bySheffield Brightside 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.

Members of Parliament

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

Election results

General election 1950: Sheffield Neepsend[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Morris 30,317 72.8
National Liberal A. M. Cook 11,311 27.2
Majority 19.006 45.6
Turnout 41,638 83.8
Labour win (new seat)
1950 Sheffield Neepsend by-election: Sheffield Neepsend
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Soskice 22,080 70.8 −2.0
Conservative John Philip Hunt 8,365 26.8 −0.4
Communist Bill Moore 729 2.4 New
Majority 13,715 44.0 −1.6
Turnout 31,174 55.1 -28.7
Labour hold Swing −0.8
General election 1951: Sheffield Neepsend[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Soskice 28,880 73.1 +0.3
National Liberal Arthur Stobbs 10,655 26.9 -0.3
Majority 18,225 46.2 +0.6
Turnout 39,535 79.5 -4.3
Labour hold Swing +0.3

Sources

References

  1. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1950.
  2. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
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