Sheffield Ecclesall (UK Parliament constituency)

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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

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

Election		Member	Party
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1885	Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1902	Samuel Roberts (1st)	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1923	Albert Harland	Conservative and Liberal Unionist
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1929	Samuel Roberts (2nd)	Conservative and Liberal Unionist
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1935	Sir Robert Geoffrey Ellis, Bt.	Conservative and Liberal Unionist
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1945	Peter Geoffrey Roberts	Conservative and Liberal Unionist
1950		constituency abolished

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

Election results

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Sheffield Ecclesall election results

General Election 1945: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Peter Geoffrey Roberts	18,120	54.0
	Common Wealth	S. Checkland	12,045	35.9
	Liberal	P. R. Nightingale	3,391	10.1
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1935: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robert Geoffrey Ellis	22,819	73.6
	Labour	K. G. Brooks	8,173	26.2
Majority			14,646	47.2
Turnout				71.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

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

General Election 1929: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Samuel Roberts	17,165	55.3
	Labour	H. Samuels	7,983	25.7
	Liberal	R. S. Wells	5,898	19.0
Majority			9,182	29.6
Turnout				75.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1924: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Albert Harland	16,131	86.0
	Independent	A. Taylor	2,624	14.0
Majority			13,507	72.0
Turnout				62.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1923: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Albert Harland	13,047	63.6
	Liberal	Hamer Field Russell	7,456	36.4
Majority			5,591	27.2
Turnout				69.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

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

General Election December 1910: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Samuel Roberts	6,039	50.8
	Liberal	J. Derry	5,849	49.2
Majority			190	1.6
Turnout				85.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election January 1910: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Samuel Roberts	6,407	50.8
	Liberal	J. Derry	6,196	49.2
Majority			211	1.6
Turnout				90.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1906: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Samuel Roberts	5,856	52.1
	Liberal	R. C. Lambert	5,392	47.9
Majority			464	4.2
Turnout				87.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sheffield Ecclesall by-election, 1902
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Samuel Roberts	5,231	55.9
	Liberal	R. F. Vaile	4,119	44.1
Majority			1,112	11.8
Turnout				74.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1900: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett	5,059	61.0
	Liberal	R. F. Vaile	3,230	39.0
Majority			1,829	22.0
Turnout				73.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

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

General Election 1892: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett	4,536	55.1
	Liberal	Robert Eadon Leader	3,696	44.9
Majority			840	10.2
Turnout				84.5
	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
	Liberal	W. Owen	2,688	40.6
Majority			1,242	18.8
Turnout				74.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1885: Sheffield Ecclesall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett	4,171	54.4
	Liberal	C. J. S. Dodd	3,492	45.6
Majority			679	8.8
Turnout				86.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Source

Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 - 1949