Result: Sheffield Brightside
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 68.5% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 13.1% |
| Conservative |  | 9.0% |
| Swing: 6.4% from LAB to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| David Blunkett | Labour | 16,876 | 68.5 | -8.4 |
| Jonathan Harston | Liberal Democrat | 3,232 | 13.1 | +4.3 |
| Tim Clark | Conservative | 2,205 | 9.0 | -1.2 |
| Christopher Hartigan | British National Party | 1,537 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| Judith Clarke | UK Independence Party | 779 | 3.2 | +1.8 |
| Majority | 13,644 | 55.4 | ||
| Turnout | 24,629 | 48.5 | +1.3 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF YORKSHIRE & THE HUMBER | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR SHEFFIELD BRIGHTSIDE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 76.9% |
| Conservative |  | 10.2% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 8.8% |
| Others |  | 4.1% |
