2016 Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough by-election

None March 2020 53.411 -1.452 title region:GB_scale:20000 2016 Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough by-election United Kingdom parliamentary Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituencyTriggered by vacation of seat by incumbent no 2015 United Kingdom general election 2015 2016 05 05 y 2017 United Kingdom general election 2017 33.2% File:Official portrait of Gill Furniss crop 2.jpg Gill Furniss Labour Party (UK) 14,087 62.4% 5.9pp UK Independence Party Steven Winstone UK Independence Party 4,497 19.9% 2.2pp File:Official portrait of Lord Mohammed of Tinsley crop 2, 2025.jpg Shaffaq Mohammed Liberal Democrats (UK) 1,385 6.1% 1.6pp Conservative Party (UK) Spencer Pitfield Conservative Party (UK) 1,267 5.6% 5.4pp MP Harry Harpham Labour Party (UK) Gill Furniss Labour Party (UK) A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough was held on 5 May 2016, following the death of incumbent Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Harry Harpham. It was won by Gill Furniss—Harpham's widow—also of Labour. It took place on the same day as the 2016 Ogmore by-election and local elections across the UK. Background and candidates Harry Harpham had been the Labour Party MP for the seat since the 2015 general election; he died on 4 February 2016 after just nine months in office. The writ to trigger a by-election to fill the seat was moved on 24 March.House of Commons Votes and Proceedings (Vote Bundle No. 139) https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmvote/160324v01.htm 2026-03-02 publications.parliament.uk Sheffield City Council published the statement of persons nominated on 8 April This showed that seven candidates would contest the by-election.Statement of Persons Nominated https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/dms/scc/management/corporate-communications/documents/government-politics-admin/elections-democracy/2016/Notice-of-Poll-Sheffield-Brightside---Hillsborough/Notice%20of%20Poll%20-%20Sheffield%20Brightside%20and%20Hillsborough%20by-election%202016.pdf Sheffield City Council 15 May 2016 8 June 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260608032125/https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/dms/scc/management/corporate-communications/documents/government-politics-admin/elections-democracy/2016/Notice-of-Poll-Sheffield-Brightside---Hillsborough/Notice%20of%20Poll%20-%20Sheffield%20Brightside%20and%20Hillsborough%20by-election%202016.pdf dead The Labour candidate was Gill Furniss, a Sheffield city councillor and the widow of Harry Harpham. Furniss was previously the Labour candidate in Sheffield Hallam at the 2001 general election, where she came third.http://labourlist.org/2016/03/harry-harphams-widow-gill-furniss-chosen-for-sheffield-brightside-and-hillsborough/ Harry Harpham's widow Gill Furniss chosen for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough LabourList 4 March 2016 15 May 2016 UKIP's candidate was Steven Winstone, a local metal trader and businessman. He focused his campaign on protecting jobs in the local steel industry. He had stood for the party in Sheffield South East in the 2015 general election, where he came second.http://www.ukip.org/ukip_announce_mr_steve_winstone_as_the_party_candidate_in_sheffield_brightside_hillsborough UKIP announce Steve Winstone as the party candidate in Sheffield Brightside & Hillsborough UKIP 15 May 2016 23 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160523060340/http://www.ukip.org/ukip_announce_mr_steve_winstone_as_the_party_candidate_in_sheffield_brightside_hillsborough dead The Conservatives selected Spencer Pitfield. The Liberal Democrats selected Shaffaq Mohammed, a city councillor.Moore Alex Lib Dems select Shaffaq Mohammed to fight for Brightside and Hillsborough seat http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/lib-dems-select-shaffaq-mohammed-to-fight-for-brightside-and-hillsborough-seat-1-7766654#ixzz41pqmpo51 4 March 2016 Sheffield Star 2 March 2016 The Green Party reselected Christine Gilligan Kubo, a lecturer at Sheffield Business School, and their candidate from the 2015 general election.Moore Alex Christine Gilligan Kubo chosen as Green Party candidate for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/christine-gilligan-kubo-chosen-as-green-party-candidate-for-sheffield-brightside-and-hillsborough-1-7768926 4 March 2016 Sheffield Star 3 March 2016 Bobby Smith of the New Fathers 4 Justice campaign announced that he would stand in the by-election. He stood under the label "Give Me Back Elmo". He had contested the 2015 general election under the same description in Prime Minister David Cameron's Witney constituency, but took only 37 votes.Reed James Man dressed as Elmo bids to be a Sheffield MP http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/man-dressed-as-elmo-bids-to-be-a-sheffield-mp-1-7743996 4 March 2016 Yorkshire Post 23 February 2016 Smith, of Stevenage, also contested the borough council election in his home town on the same day as the by-election.Chells Nomination Statement http://www.stevenage.gov.uk/content/15953/28832/159103/159107/Chells-Nomination-Statement-2016.pdf Stevenage Borough Council 9 April 2016 19 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160419183518/http://www.stevenage.gov.uk/content/15953/28832/159103/159107/Chells-Nomination-Statement-2016.pdf dead Yorkshire First selected Stevie Manion.http://www.yorkshirefirst.org.uk/yorkshire_first_sheffield_candidate Yorkshire First announces candidate for Sheffield by-election Yorkshire First 11 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160311135739/http://www.yorkshirefirst.org.uk/yorkshire_first_sheffield_candidate 11 March 2016 dead Result By-election 2016: Sheffield Brightside and Hillsboroughhttps://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/elections/election-results/2016/brightside-hillsborough-by-election.html Brightside and Hillsborough by-election result 2016 Sheffield City Council 15 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160604053020/https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/elections/election-results/2016/brightside-hillsborough-by-election.html 4 June 2016 dead Labour Party (UK) Gill Furniss 14,087 62.4 +5.9 UK Independence Party Steven Winstone 4,497 19.9 –2.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shaffaq Mohammed 1,385 6.1 +1.6 Conservative Party (UK) Spencer Pitfield 1,267 5.6 –5.4 Green Party of England and Wales Christine Gilligan Kubo 938 4.2 –0.1 Yorkshire First Stevie Manion 349 1.5 New Give Me Back Elmo Bobby Smith 58 0.2 New 9,590 42.5 +8.8 22,581 33.2 –21.6 Labour Party (UK) +4.1 Previous result General election 2015: Sheffield Brightside and HillsboroughElection Data 2015 http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt Electoral Calculus 17 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt 17 October 2015 Sheffield Brightside & Hillsborough https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000921 BBC News 14 May 2015 Labour Party (UK) Harry Harpham 22,663 56.6 +1.6 UK Independence Party John Booker 8,856 22.1 +18.0 Conservative Party (UK) Elise Dünweber 4,407 11.0 –0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Harston 1,802 4.5 –15.5 Green Party of England and Wales Christine Gilligan Kubo 1,712 4.3 New Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Maxine Bowler 442 1.1 –0.6 English Democrats Justin Saxton 171 0.4 New 13,807 34.6 –0.4 40,053 54.8 –2.3 Labour Party (UK) –8.2 See also List of United Kingdom by-elections (2010–present) Notes and references Notes n References Category:2016 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Sheffield constituencies Category:2010s in Sheffield Category:May 2016 in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in South Yorkshire constituencies