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Sheffield Hallam is a Parliamentary constituency covering the south west portion of the City of Sheffield, England. It is represented in the House of Commons by Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats since December 2007, who won the seat for the first time at the 2005 general election. It is the only seat in South Yorkshire not held by Labour and is the wealthiest UK constituency outside of the south-east.

Boundaries
Hallam constituency extends from Stannington in the north to Dore in the south and includes small parts of the city centre in the east. It includes the wards of Broomhill, Crookes, Dore and Totley, Ecclesall, and Fulwood.

The large majority of Hallam is rural, spreading in the west in to the Peak District National park. It also contains some of the least deprived wards in the country, has low unemployment and a high rate of owner ocupancy. The University of Sheffield and two campuses of Sheffield Hallam University are within the constituency, which has a large student population.

Hallam borders onto the constituencies of High Peak, North East Derbyshire, Sheffield Central, Sheffield Heeley and Sheffield Hillsborough.

The Boundary Commission's final recommendations for boundary reform (published 14/09/05) propose that Hallam lose Broomhill ward to Sheffield Central and gain Stannington from Sheffield Hillsborough, which is to be abolished. These changes are due to come into force at the next general election

The constituency should not be confused with the former Hallamshire constituency.

History
Prior to its creation Hallam was a part of the larger Sheffield Borough constituency, which was represented by two Members of Parliament (MPs). In 1885 the Redistribution of Seats Act, which sought to eliminate constituencies with more than one MP and give greater representation to urban areas, led to the break-up of the constituency into five divisions: each represented by a single MP. Hallam was one of these new divisions. Its first MP, the Conservative Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley, had previously been an MP in the Sheffield constituency, elected for the first time in 1880.

Hallam is the wealthiest constituency in the north of England, and was long held by the Conservative Party. At the 1997 general election Richard Allan of the Liberal Democrats took the seat with an 18.5% swing. It is now the sixth safest Liberal Democrat seat in the UK.

Members of Parliament
The current Member of Parliament is Nick Clegg, the leader of the Liberal Democrats. he won the seat after the outgoing LibDem MP Richard Allan stood down at the 2005 general election. After Sir Menzies Campbell's resignation in October 2007 as leader of the Liberal Democrats, Clegg contested the resulting leadership election, and was elected leader on 18 December 2007.

Elections in the 2000s
Richard Allan stood down at the 2005 general election. His replacement as the Liberal Democrat candidate, Nick Clegg held the seat with a slightly reduced majority. Although voter turnout reached a historical low of 62.2% it was, nevertheless, the highest turnout in Sheffield.
 * General election of 2005

At the 2001 general election Richard Allen held the seat for the Liberal Democrats with a slightly increased majority.
 * General election of 2001

Elections in the 1990s
At the 1997 general election the incumbent, Irvine Patnick of the Conservative Party, was unseated by the Liberal Democrat Richard Allan, who took the seat with an 18.2% increase in the Liberal Democrat vote.
 * General election of 1997

The 1992 general election was virtually a repeat of the previous election, with very little change in the standings of the three main political parties.
 * General election of 1992

Elections in the 1980s
After 28 years as MP for the seat, John Osborn stood down at the 1987 general election. His replacement as the Conservative Party candidate, local businessman Irvine Patnick, held the seat for the Conservatives, albeit with a slightly reduced majority.
 * General election of 1987


 * General election of 1983

Elections in the 1970s

 * General election of 1979

Clive Betts, the losing Labour candidate at the October 1974 general election, won the Sheffield Attercliffe seat in 1992.
 * General election of October 1974

The constituency boundaries were redrawn prior to the February 1974 general election, perhaps accounting for the reduced majority of the incumbent, John Osborn. David Blunkett, the losing Labour candidate, would go on to win the Sheffield Brightside seat in 1987, entering the government of Tony Blair in 1997 and becoming Home Secretary from 2001 to 2004.
 * General election of February 1974


 * General election of 1970

Elections in the 1960s

 * General election of 1966


 * General election of 1964

Elections in the 1950s

 * General election of 1959


 * General election of 1955


 * General election of 1951


 * General election of 1950

Elections in the 1940s

 * General election of 1945

Elections in the 1930s

 * 1939 by-election


 * General election of 1935


 * General election of 1931

Elections in the 1920s

 * General election of 1929

The 1928 by-election followed the resignation of Frederick Hugh Sykes on June 26 to take up an appointment as Governor of Bombay.
 * 1928 by-election


 * General election of 1924


 * General election of 1923


 * General election of 1922

Elections in the 1910s
In the 1918 UK general election, Douglas Vickers was elected unopposed.
 * General election of December 1918

The 1916 by-election followed the resignation of Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley on 16 December. Herbert Fisher of the Liberal Party was elected unopposed, becoming the first non-Conservative MP to represent Sheffield Hallam. The Conservatives retook the seat in 1918 and held it continuously until 1997.
 * 1916 by-election


 * General election of December 1910


 * General election of January 1910

Elections in the 1900s

 * General election of 1906

In the 1900 UK general election, Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley was elected unopposed.
 * General election of 1900

Elections in the 1890s
In the 1895 UK general election, Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley was elected unopposed.
 * General election of 1895


 * General election of 1892

Elections in the 1880s

 * General election of 1886


 * General election of 1885