In its first fifty years, Brightside returned a variety of Liberal, Conservative and Labour MPs. However, from 1945 onwards, it became one of the Labour Party's safest seats in the United Kingdom. It was represented by David Blunkett from 1987 until its abolition; he continued to hold the successor seat until he retired in 2015, becoming the seat's longest-serving MP.
Boundaries
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Sheffield ward of Brightside.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Brightside and Burngreave.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Brightside, Firth Park, and Tinsley.[1]
1955–1983: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Brightside, Firth Park, Nether Shire, and Southey Green.[2]
1983–2010: The City of Sheffield wards of Brightside, Firth Park, Nether Shire, Owlerton, and Southey Green.
Following their review of parliamentary representation in South Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England recommended that Sheffield Brightside should gain all of Burngreave and Hillsborough wards, with Walkley moving to Sheffield Central, and that the constituency be renamed Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough.
History
Sheffield Brightside was created in 1885 when the former Sheffield constituency was split into five constituencies.
^"The Parliamentary Constituencies (Sheffield) Order 1955. SI 1955/183". Statutory Instruments 1955. Part II. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1956. pp. 2164–2165.
^ a b c d e f g h iCraig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
^"The General Election". Yorkshire Gazette. 11 June 1892. p. 7. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
^"Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^"Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^"Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^"Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^"Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^"Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
Sources
Sheffield Brightside BBC News, Election 2005
Sheffield Brightside BBC News, Vote 2001
Election history – Sheffield Brightside The Guardian
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 5)
Political Science Resources Archived 2 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine Election results from 1951 to present
F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 – 1949
F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950 – 1970