Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Gill Furniss (Labour) is the MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Gill Furniss (Labour) 16,301 votes and Christine Kubo (Green Party) 4,701, a majority of 11,600. 31,612 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 70,389, 44.9% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough has the 21st highest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (45.0%), and the 43rd lowest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£167,000).
DWP figures count 11,555 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 45.0% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 41.4% in 2021/22 to 41.0% in 2024/25.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £167,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £98,000. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 43rd lowest of 575 constituencies. 857 sales were registered in the period, against 944 in the year to March 2025.
Workplaces in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough accounted for 41,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 2,750 local units for March 2026.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 68.4% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 8.1 points. 27.0% were economically inactive.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 115,336; the estimate for 2014 was 109,512. 16,260 were aged 65 or over and 25,702 were under 16.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £39,441 for jobs in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough and £34,469 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £32,145. The residents' figure ranks 110th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
At the 2021 Census there were 44,697 households and 3,882.5 residents per square kilometre; 19.4% of workers mainly worked from home and 17.3% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 4,920 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 6.7%. September 2025 had 4,825.
MP
Gill Furniss, Labour
- MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 5 May 2016
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Gill Furniss on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Gill Furniss's latest words in Parliament, from 1 September 2026 to 22 October 2026. Hansard search returns 98 spoken contributions by Gill Furniss since 4 July 2024.
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We begin with a Select Committee statement. Dame Chi Onwurah will speak on the publication of the third special report of the Science and Technology Committee, “Rewiring the state: Delivering digital government: Government response”, HC 651, for up to 10 minutes, during which no …
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gill Furniss | Labour | 16,301 | 51.6% | −5.0 |
| Christine Kubo | Green Party | 4,701 | 14.9% | +11.9 |
| Aaron Jacob | Conservative | 4,069 | 12.9% | −12.5 |
| Maxine Bowler | Independent | 2,537 | 8.0% | |
| Will Sapwell | Liberal Democrat | 1,694 | 5.4% | +1.5 |
| Mark Tyler | Workers Party of Britain | 1,437 | 4.5% | |
| Jeremy Turner | Social Democratic Party | 873 | 2.8% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 51.6% | Green Party 14.9% | 11,600 | 44.9% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 56.6% | Conservative 25.4% | 12,591 | 56.7% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough lies within Sheffield.
- Sheffield E08000039
Who has power over Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Every body that makes decisions for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough this page: Gill Furniss (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough?
Gill Furniss (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough?
The House of Commons Library records 16,301 votes for Gill Furniss of Labour and a majority of 11,600; 44.9% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 4,920, 6.7% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough?
£167,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £34,469 (April 2025).
How many children in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough live in low income families?
11,555 children under 16, 45.0%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough?
115,336 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.