Sheffield Hallam: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Sheffield Hallam is Olivia Blake (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Olivia Blake (Labour) won 23,875 votes, 46.3% of the valid vote; Shaffaq Mohammed (Liberal Democrat) came second with 15,686. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 70.8% (51,601 of 72,900); the winning margin was 8,189 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Sheffield Hallam has the 3rd lowest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (8.3%); it also has the 33rd lowest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£31,215 a year).
In 2024/25, 8.3% of children under 16 in Sheffield Hallam (1,338) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 7.4% in 2024/25, from 7.2% in 2021/22.
About 94,900 people live in Sheffield Hallam: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 94,948. The estimate peaked at 95,137 in 2023. Children under 16 numbered 16,123; people aged 65 and over, 20,768.
Full-time employees living in Sheffield Hallam had median pay of £48,429 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £31,215. A year before, the residents' median was £43,222. The residents' figure ranks 45th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
3,205 business sites were registered in Sheffield Hallam in March 2026 (3,165 a year before), and employed 19,000 people in 2024.
Sheffield Hallam counted 37,853 households on Census day 2021; 26.3% of adults were retired and 41.7% of those in work were mostly working from home.
72.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±7.5 points). The economically inactive share was 26.1%.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £350,000 and half for less. That is up 47% on £237,500 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £365,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 183rd highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,105 recorded sales.
In September 2026, 1.7% of 16 to 64 year olds in Sheffield Hallam were claimants (960 people). That is down from 1,020 twelve months before.
MP
Olivia Blake, Labour
- MP for Sheffield Hallam since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Olivia Blake on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Olivia Blake in Hansard, from 24 June 2026 to 16 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 116 spoken contributions by Olivia Blake since 4 July 2024.
I thank the Minister for her statement. Despite what the shadow Minister said, this situation is unprecedented: the first time a severe drought has ever been declared in the UK. This is incredibly shocking for what has historically and famously been our wet island.
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Mr Evans applied for early release of his civil service pension on health grounds because of terminal illness in November 2025, but sadly passed away this May. His case is still not resolved, despite repeated urgent representations from my office. Capita has failed inexcusably.
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I declare an interest as a leasehold homeowner, which is very common in Sheffield. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green (Florence Eshalomi) for securing this important debate.
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I thank the Prime Minister wholeheartedly for this apology. Everyone present can see the pain, and the real need for this. I want to ask quite a technical point about the national online resource.
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Obviously we cannot do this on our own, which is why the global leadership we show in this space is very important. We have international agreements that aim for 1.5°, but as we have heard, we are heading more towards 2°, 3° or 4°.
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Blake | Labour | 23,875 | 46.3% | +11.3 |
| Shaffaq Mohammed | Liberal Democrat | 15,686 | 30.4% | −2.7 |
| Issac Howarth | Conservative | 6,205 | 12.0% | −13.7 |
| Jason Leman | Green Party | 4,491 | 8.7% | +5.7 |
| Andrew Cowell | Social Democratic Party | 654 | 1.3% | |
| Sam Chapman | Rejoin EU | 409 | 0.8% | |
| Mo Moui-Tabrizy | Workers Party of Britain | 281 | 0.5% |
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 46.3% | Liberal Democrat 30.4% | 8,189 | 70.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 35.0% | Liberal Democrat 33.1% | 1,108 | 78.4% |
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 Hallam lies within Sheffield.
- Sheffield E08000039
Who has power over Sheffield Hallam
Every body that makes decisions for Sheffield Hallam, 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 Hallam this page: Olivia Blake (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 Hallam?
UK Parliament lists Olivia Blake, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Sheffield Hallam since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Sheffield Hallam?
Olivia Blake (Labour) won with 23,875 votes, a majority of 8,189, on a turnout of 70.8% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Sheffield Hallam?
1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 960 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Sheffield Hallam?
The median price paid was £350,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Sheffield Hallam?
Median full-time pay of residents was £48,429 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Sheffield Hallam live in low income families?
DWP counts 1,338 (8.3% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Sheffield Hallam?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 94,948 residents.
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.