Election 97

Sheffield Hillsborough

Current MP Helen Jackson
Conservative 97 7,707
Labour 97 30,150
LibDem 97 13,699
Nationalist 97 0
Other 97 0
Elected party
Sheffield Hillsborough

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Sheffield Hillsborough
Conservative 92 11,640
Labour 92 27,563
LibDem 92 20,500
Nationalist 92 0
Other 92 0
Elected party Labour

Labour/Liberal Democrat marginals are rare and Hillsborough in north-west Sheffield, the home of Sheffield Wednesday's famous and tragic football ground, became one only in the 1980s, due to the addition of Lib Dem-voting rural wards. The Lib Dems have never held it, although they pared the Labour majority down to 1,500 in 1983. Labour's lead has improved since, but their Helen Jackson will still be looking anxiously over her shoulder.


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