UK general elections › 2010 › Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough — 2010
David Blunkett (Labour Party) was elected with 21,400 votes— 55.0% of 38,914 valid votes.
Result · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 55.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. +5.0 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 38,914
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes. | Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Blunkett | Labour Party | 21,400 | +5.0 pts | Elected | |
| 2 | Jonathan Harston | Liberal Democrats | 7,768 | — | ||
| 3 | John Sharp | Conservative Party | 4,468 | — | ||
| 4 | John Sheldon | British National Party | 3,026 | — | ||
| 5 | Patricia Sullivan | UK Independence Party | 1,596 | — | ||
| 6 | Maxine Bowler | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 656 | — |
Source data: UK Parliament psephology database, retrieved
2026-05-19, generated
2026-05-19
(Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl-psephology@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.