Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough by-election, 2016

Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough by-election, 2016

2015 ← 5 May 2016 → 2020

Candidate Gill Furniss Steven Winstone Party Labour UKIP Popular vote 14,087 4,497 Percentage 62.4% 19.9%   Candidate Shaffaq Mohammed Spencer Pitfield Party Liberal Democrat Conservative Popular vote 1,385 1,267 Percentage 6.1% 5.6%

Location of Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough within South Yorkshire

MP before election Harry Harpham Labour Elected MP Gill Furniss Labour

Coordinates: 53°24′40″N 1°27′07″W / 53.411°N 1.452°W / 53.411; -1.452

Harry Harpham
Labour

Gill Furniss
Labour

The Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough by-election was a UK parliamentary by-election in the constituency of Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough in South Yorkshire. It was caused by the death of the sitting Member of Parliament (MP) Harry Harpham on 4 February 2016. Harpham had been the Labour Party MP for the seat since the 2015 general election. The by-election took place on 5 May 2016, the same day as local elections in the United Kingdom.

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