Election 97

Sheffield Brightside

Current MP David Blunkett
Conservative 97 2,850
Labour 97 24,901
LibDem 97 4,947
Nationalist 97 0
Other 97 543
Elected party
Sheffield Brightside

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Sheffield Brightside
Conservative 92 7,090
Labour 92 29,771
LibDem 92 5,273
Nationalist 92 0
Other 92 150
Elected party Labour

Sheffield has been the most loyal of England's great cities to Labour since 1918. Brightside, to the north-east, where over half the housing is council-owned, and unemployment is twice the national average, is the most fanatically loyal seat in this red city. Labour's David Blunkett took over 70 per cent of the vote in 1992, a feat repeated in only eight other seats in the UK. There is no reason why he should not repeat - or even surpass - it in 1997.


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