Sheffield Brightside

Sheffield Brightside is a Parliamentary constituency covering north Sheffield. It is considered a safe Labour seat and has been represented by David Blunkett since 1987.

Members of Parliament

• F Marshall , Labour (1930 - 1931)
• F Marshall , Labour (1935 - 1950)
• Richard Emanuel Winterbottom , Labour (1950 - )
• Edward Griffiths , Labour ( - October 1974)
• Joan Maynard , Labour (October 1974 - 1987)
• David Blunkett, Labour (1987 - )

UK general election, 2001

David Blunkett retained the constituency for Labour with an increased majority, on a 46.7% turnout

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Blunkett	Labour	19,650	76.9%
Matthew Wilson	Conservative	2,601	10.2%
Alison Firth	Liberal Democrats	2,238	8.8%
Brian Wilson	Socialist Alliance	361	1.4%
Robert Morris	SLP	361	1.4%
Mark Suter	UKIP	348