Electorate 67,792 (December 2010) | ||
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European Parliament constituency Yorkshire and the Humber | ||
Sheffield South East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Clive Betts, a member of the Labour Party.
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History
This seat succeeded Sheffield Attercliffe (represented by the Labour MP Clive Betts since 1992) following a minor change recommended by the Boundary Commission for England for the 2010 general election and accepted by Parliament.
History of predecessor
The predecessor, Sheffield Attercliffe, was a Labour seat from 1935 since which date candidates of the party had received substantial majorities.
Boundaries
The City of Sheffield wards of Beighton, Birley, Darnall, Mosborough, and Woodhouse.
Constituency profile
As mentioned above, Labour majorities since 1935 have been substantial, meaning the area is potentially one of that party's safe seats. In 2010 the closest runner-up was from the Liberal Democrat candidate.
In statistics
The constituency consists of Census Output Areas of local government districts with a working population whose income is close to or slightly below the national average and close to average reliance upon social housing. At the end of 2012 the unemployment rate in the constituency stood as 4.4% of the population claiming jobseekers' allowance, see table.
The district contributing to the seat has a medium 33% of its population without a car. A medium 24.3% of the City's population are without qualifications, a high 15.8% of the population with level 3 qualifications and a medium 25.7% with level 4 qualifications or above. In terms of tenure a relatively low 58.3% of homes are owned outright or on a mortgage by occupants as at the 2011 census across the district.