# Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

South Yorkshire and The Humber. About 115,510 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 28 square kilometres.

Gill Furniss has been the Labour MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough since July 2024. They won by 11,600 votes on a 44.9% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001466. In: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber)

## MP and the 2024 result

Gill Furniss has been the Labour MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough since July 2024.
They won by 11,600 votes on a 44.9% turnout.

MP: [Gill Furniss](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4571) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gill Furniss (elected) | Labour | 16,301 | 51.6% |
| Christine Kubo | Green Party | 4,701 | 14.9% |
| Aaron Jacob | Conservative | 4,069 | 12.9% |
| Maxine Bowler | Independent | 2,537 | 8.0% |
| Will Sapwell | Liberal Democrat | 1,694 | 5.4% |
| Mark Tyler | Workers Party of Britain | 1,437 | 4.5% |
| Jeremy Turner | Social Democratic Party | 873 | 2.8% |

Electorate 70,389. Turnout 44.9%. Majority 11,600 (36.7%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3748

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 36.7%** (July 2024). The winner in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough had a majority of 36.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 44th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sheffield-brightside-and-hillsborough#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 44.9%** (July 2024). Turnout in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 44.9% (House of Commons Library). 13th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sheffield-brightside-and-hillsborough#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 110,035** (2021). Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough had 110,035 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 137th most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sheffield-brightside-and-hillsborough#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sheffield-brightside-and-hillsborough#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001466) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001466) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Sheffield, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001466) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Sheffield, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001466) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough had 110,035 usual residents at the census.

## How Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 36.7% | joint 44th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 44.9% | 13th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 110,035 | 137th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough?

Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough had 110,035 usual residents at the census.
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough is the 137th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Sheffield

Most of Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough lies in Sheffield. These figures are published for the whole of Sheffield, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough itself. [See Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield)

- **Average house price: £217,603** (August 2026). Sheffield’s average house price was £217,603 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,885** (2025). Full-time workers living in Sheffield earned a median of £37,885 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 154th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.7×** (2025). A home in Sheffield costs 5.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 72nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 27.6** (2025). Sheffield has a deprivation score of 27.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 55th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough in brief

The winner in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough had a majority of 36.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 44.9%.
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough had 110,035 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001466
- Council: [Sheffield †](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield)
- Region: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 28.34 km²
- People, mid-2024: 115,510*
- Wards: 5
- Middle areas: 14
- Neighbourhoods: 67
- Output areas: 355

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

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## Latest updates for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001466

## How to cite

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