Sheffield Hallam, Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire, England
Sheffield Hallam is a parliamentary seat in South Yorkshire that runs from the city centre outward to western suburbs. The constituency covers neighborhoods such as Crookes, Dore, Ecclesall, Fulwood, and Stannington, taking in a large part of the city's western edge.
The seat was created in 1885 and returned Conservative members for over a century before the Liberal Democrats took control in 1997. Labour won the seat for the first time in 2017 after it had always been held by other parties.
The name brings together Sheffield for the city and Hallam from an old Anglo-Saxon word for land lying between gentle slopes. The area features residential streets with terraced brick houses alongside green spaces and tree-lined roads that stretch through the western outskirts.
Visitors cannot see clear boundaries on the ground, as the constituency joins several neighborhoods with no visible markers between them. Those interested in politics can find information about recent election results and voter turnout at local libraries and the town hall.
For decades the seat was regarded as one of the safest for non-Labour parties across the region before Labour broke through here in 2017. That ended more than 130 years during which the seat had never been won by Labour.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 60,000 contributors worldwide.
