Sheffield Heeley: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Louise Haigh (Labour) is the MP for Sheffield Heeley, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Louise Haigh took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 21,230 votes (55.2%), ahead of Alexi Dimond (Green Party) on 5,926. 38,446 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 73,452, 52.3% of those registered. The majority was 15,304.
Key figures
What the figures show
Workplaces in Sheffield Heeley accounted for 31,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 2,795 local units for March 2026.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 68.9% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.4 points. 25.9% were economically inactive.
7,426 children in Sheffield Heeley were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 33.9% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 28.1% in 2021/22 to 29.7% in 2024/25.
The median price paid for a home was £210,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £136,500. The highest March-year median in the series was £215,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 115th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,088 sales were registered in the period, against 1,333 in the year to March 2025.
The ONS estimates 111,222 people lived in Sheffield Heeley in mid-2024, up 6.8% on 2014. 18,639 were aged 65 or over and 21,887 were under 16.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £37,263 for jobs in Sheffield Heeley and £37,938 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £33,123. The residents' figure ranks 297th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 3,745, or 5.3% of the working-age population. September 2025 had 3,815.
Sheffield Heeley counted 46,983 households on Census day 2021; 20.1% of adults were retired and 27.3% of those in work were mostly working from home.
MP
Louise Haigh, Labour
- MP for Sheffield Heeley since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Louise Haigh on this site
In Parliament
What Louise Haigh said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (10 September 2026). Hansard search returns 253 spoken contributions by Louise Haigh since 4 July 2024.
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his kind words and continual championing of the Isle of Wight. I will ensure that fixing his ferry is top of my to-do list. The proposal that he outlines is exactly the kind of work that No.
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A number of responsibilities were removed from the Cabinet Office in order to create the new Office for the Prime Minister and Cabinet, a central new body at the heart of Government committed to delivering the priorities of the Prime Minister and the British people.
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for bringing the important work of Together Gloucestershire to the House’s attention.
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Last month I announced reforms to public procurement that will cut red tape and focus social value on delivering good jobs and skills development.
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I am incredibly sorry to hear about the experience of Stan and the death of his family member.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Haigh | Labour | 21,230 | 55.2% | +1.3 |
| Alexi Dimond | Green Party | 5,926 | 15.4% | +11.1 |
| Lorna Maginnis | Conservative | 5,242 | 13.6% | −13.5 |
| Rebecca Atkinson | Liberal Democrat | 3,863 | 10.0% | +3.3 |
| Helen Jackman | Social Democratic Party | 711 | 1.8% | |
| Steven Roy | Workers Party of Britain | 594 | 1.5% | |
| Louise McDonald | Party of Women | 482 | 1.3% | |
| Mick Suter | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 398 | 1.0% |
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 55.2% | Green Party 15.4% | 15,304 | 52.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 53.9% | Conservative 27.1% | 12,220 | 61.2% |
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 Heeley lies within Sheffield.
- Sheffield E08000039
Who has power over Sheffield Heeley
Every body that makes decisions for Sheffield Heeley, 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 Heeley this page: Louise Haigh (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 Heeley?
Louise Haigh (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Sheffield Heeley?
The House of Commons Library records 21,230 votes for Louise Haigh of Labour and a majority of 15,304; 52.3% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Sheffield Heeley?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 3,745, 5.3% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Sheffield Heeley?
£210,000: 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 Heeley?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £37,938 (April 2025).
How many children in Sheffield Heeley live in low income families?
7,426 children under 16, 33.9%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Sheffield Heeley?
111,222 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.