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Boundaries

Sheffield Brightside covers the north of the city and includes the wards of Firth Park, Shiregreen and Brightside, and Southey, it also includes the northern part of Burngreave ward and small parts of Hillsborough and Walkley wards. Hillsborough is a suburb in northwest Sheffield, England. ... Walkley is a small suburb in the north west of Sheffield in England. ...

Members of Parliament

• F Marshall, Labour (1930–1931)
• F Marshall, Labour (1935–1950)
• Richard Emanuel Winterbottom, Labour (1950– )
• Edward Griffiths, Labour ( –October 1974)
• Joan Maynard, Labour (October 1974–1987)
• David Blunkett, Labour (1987– )

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Election Results

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Politics and history of the constituency

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