Sheffield Attercliffe UK Parliament constituency)

Sheffield Attercliffe
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Sheffield Attercliffe in South Yorkshire for the 2005 general election.
Location of South Yorkshire within England.
County	South Yorkshire
1885–2010
Replaced by	Sheffield South East
Created from	Sheffield

Coordinates: 53°22′16″N 1°25′41″W / 53.371°N 1.428°W / 53.371; -1.428

Sheffield Attercliffe was a parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield. It was created at the 1885 general election and abolished at the 2010 general election, when it was replaced by a new Sheffield South East constituency.

1885-1918: The Municipal Borough of Sheffield wards of Attercliffe and Park, and the civil parish of Heeley.

1918-1950: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Attercliffe and Darnall.

1950-1955: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Attercliffe, Darnall, and Handsworth.

1955-1974: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Attercliffe, Darnall, Handsworth, and Tinsley.

1974-1983: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Attercliffe, Birley, Darnall, Handsworth, and Mosborough.

1983-2010: The City of Sheffield wards of Beighton, Birley, Darnall, Handworth, Mosborough, Richmond and Woodhouse.

Note: there were council ward boundary changes in 2004, which abolished Handsworth and created Beighton, Mosborough, Richmond and Woodhouse.

From 1997, Sheffield Attercliffe covered much of the east and south-east of the city. It bordered the constituencies of North East Derbyshire, Rotherham, Rother Valley, Sheffield Brightside, Sheffield Central and Sheffield Heeley.