Sheffield Ecclesall was a Parliamentary constituency represented by a single Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 in the House of Commons

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 from 1885 to 1950. It returned one Member of Parliament

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 (MP) to the House of Commons

British House of Commons

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 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

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, elected by the first past the post system.

Boundaries

Ecclesall constituency covered south central Sheffield

Sheffield

Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...

. Most of the area that made up this constituency is now included in Sheffield Heeley constituency.

History

The seat was created in 1885, prior to its creation the area had been part of the larger Sheffield borough constituency

Sheffield (UK Parliament constituency)

Sheffield was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom 1832 to 1885. It elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of elections....

, which was represented by two MP

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s. The 1885 Redistribution of Seats Act

Redistribution of Seats Act 1885

The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House of Commons, introducing the concept of equally populated constituencies, in an attempt to equalise representation across...

, which sought to eliminate multi-member constituencies and give greater representation to urban areas, led to the break-up of the constituency into five divisions, each represented by a single MP. Ecclesall was one of these new divisions. The seat was abolished in 1950 as part of a redrawing of the Sheffield constituency boundaries that also led to the abolition of Sheffield Central and the creation of Sheffield Heeley and Sheffield Neepsend

Sheffield Neepsend (UK Parliament constituency)

Sheffield Neepsend was a short-lived Parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield, England. The constituency was created in 1950 and abolished in 1955, presumably due to its low number of electors - never exceeding 50,000...

.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 -Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...	Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett (politician) Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett was an American born British Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1902.-Early life:...	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
	1902 by-election	Samuel Roberts (1st) Sir Samuel Roberts, 1st Baronet Sir Samuel Roberts, 1st Baronet PC, DL was a British politician and businessman.A descendent of the Samuel Roberts who built Queen's Tower in Norfolk Park, Roberts grew up in the building and attended Repton School, Trinity College, Cambridge and then Inner Temple, becoming a barrister in 1877.He...	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
	1923 United Kingdom general election, 1923 -Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...	Albert Harland Albert Harland Albert Harland was a British Conservative Party politician.After studying at Temple Grove in East Sheen and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Harland moved to Sheffield, where he set up as a snuff manufacturer....	Conservative and Liberal Unionist Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
	1929 United Kingdom general election, 1929 -Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...	Samuel Roberts (2nd) Sir Samuel Roberts, 2nd Baronet Sir Samuel Roberts, 2nd Baronet JP was a British politician.Son of the Sheffield Ecclesall MP Samuel Roberts, Roberts grew up at Queen's Tower in Norfolk Park, Sheffield. He attended Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge before becoming a solicitor.In 1913, Roberts became a Justice of the...	Conservative and Liberal Unionist Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
	1935 United Kingdom general election, 1935 The United Kingdom general election held on 14 November 1935 resulted in a large, though reduced, majority for the National Government now led by Conservative Stanley Baldwin. The greatest number of MPs, as before, were Conservative, while the National Liberal vote held steady...	Sir Robert Ellis Sir Robert Ellis, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Geoffrey Ellis, 1st Baronet was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.... , Bt.	Conservative and Liberal Unionist Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
	1945 United Kingdom general election, 1945 The United Kingdom general election of 1945 was a general election held on 5 July 1945, with polls in some constituencies delayed until 12 July and in Nelson and Colne until 19 July, due to local wakes weeks. The results were counted and declared on 26 July, due in part to the time it took to...	Peter Roberts Sir Peter Roberts, 3rd Baronet Sir Peter Geoffrey Roberts, 3rd Baronet was a British Conservative Party politician.He was elected at the 1945 general election as Member of Parliament for Sheffield Ecclesall. When that constituency was abolished for the 1950 general election, he was elected for the newly-created Sheffield...	Conservative and Liberal Unionist Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
	1950 United Kingdom general election, 1950 The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five...	constituency abolished

The constituency was abolished in 1950. Peter Roberts subsequently stood for, and won, the new Sheffield Heeley seat.

Election results

In the 1931 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1931

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, Samuel Roberts

Sir Samuel Roberts, 2nd Baronet

Sir Samuel Roberts, 2nd Baronet JP was a British politician.Son of the Sheffield Ecclesall MP Samuel Roberts, Roberts grew up at Queen's Tower in Norfolk Park, Sheffield. He attended Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge before becoming a solicitor.In 1913, Roberts became a Justice of the...

 was elected unopposed.

In the 1922 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1922

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 and the 1918 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1918

The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did...

, Samuel Roberts

Sir Samuel Roberts, 1st Baronet

Sir Samuel Roberts, 1st Baronet PC, DL was a British politician and businessman.A descendent of the Samuel Roberts who built Queen's Tower in Norfolk Park, Roberts grew up in the building and attended Repton School, Trinity College, Cambridge and then Inner Temple, becoming a barrister in 1877.He...

 was elected unopposed.

In the 1895 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1895

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, Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett

Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett (politician)

Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett was an American born British Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1902.-Early life:...

 was elected unopposed.

In the Sheffield Ecclesall by-election, 1886, Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett

Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett (politician)

Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett was an American born British Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1902.-Early life:...

 was elected unopposed.