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 | 55.0% | +5.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jonathan Harston | Liberal Democrats | 7,768 | 20.0% | — | |
| 3 | John Sharp | Conservative Party | 4,468 | 11.5% | — | |
| 4 | John Sheldon | British National Party | 3,026 | 7.8% | — | |
| 5 | Patricia Sullivan | UK Independence Party | 1,596 | 4.1% | — | |
| 6 | Maxine Bowler | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 656 | 1.7% | — |
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.