Sheffield South East: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Sheffield South East is represented in the House of Commons by Mr Clive Betts (Labour). The 2024 count gave Clive Betts (Labour) 18,710 votes and Caroline Kampila (Conservative) 6,252, a majority of 12,458. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 48.2% (35,771 of 74,156).
Key figures
What the figures show
DWP figures count 7,378 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 37.0% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 33.2% in 2024/25, from 32.0% in 2021/22.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £180,000 and half for less. That is up 53% on £117,500 ten years before. It ranks 64th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 930 recorded sales.
Full-time employees living in Sheffield South East had median pay of £34,705 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £37,412. A year before, the residents' median was £34,932. The residents' figure ranks 121st lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
70.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±7.7 points). The economically inactive share was 22.5%.
Census 2021: 43,974 households, 2,212.2 people per square kilometre, 22.2% of workers based at home, 22.8% of adults retired.
About 107,100 people live in Sheffield South East: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 107,135. There were more residents aged 65 and over (20,447) than children under 16 (19,932).
In September 2026, 4.6% of 16 to 64 year olds in Sheffield South East were claimants (3,080 people). That is down from 3,120 twelve months before.
4,505 business sites were registered in Sheffield South East in March 2026 (4,280 a year before), and employed 61,000 people in 2024.
MP
Mr Clive Betts, Labour
- MP for Sheffield South East since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 9 April 1992
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Mr Clive Betts on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Mr Clive Betts's latest words in Parliament, from 9 September 2026 to 26 October 2026. Hansard search returns 297 spoken contributions by Mr Clive Betts since 4 July 2024.
As the Public Accounts Committee Chair said, we have had Capita before the Committee on many occasions.
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I very much welcome my hon. Friend’s statement. We have talked about this issue for so many years, and it is time that we got on with it and tried to get cross-party agreement.
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I particularly welcome the element of the Secretary of State’s statement about improvements to social care, which some of us have been campaigning for in this House for more years than we care to remember.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
As no Back Benchers wish to speak, I will move straight to the Lib Dem spokesperson.
Each Front Bencher has 10 minutes, or a little longer depending on the timing.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clive Betts | Labour | 18,710 | 52.3% | +5.6 |
| Caroline Kampila | Conservative | 6,252 | 17.5% | −18.2 |
| Sophie Thornton | Liberal Democrat | 3,421 | 9.6% | +4.9 |
| Hannah Nicklin | Green Party | 3,158 | 8.8% | +8.7 |
| Jack Carrington | Independent | 1,716 | 4.8% | |
| Muzafar Rahman | Workers Party of Britain | 1,453 | 4.1% | |
| Matthew Leese | Social Democratic Party | 1,061 | 3.0% |
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 52.3% | Conservative 17.5% | 12,458 | 48.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 46.8% | Conservative 35.6% | 5,214 | 61.5% |
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 South East lies within Sheffield.
- Sheffield E08000039
Who has power over Sheffield South East
Every body that makes decisions for Sheffield South East, 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 South East this page: Mr Clive Betts (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 South East?
UK Parliament lists Mr Clive Betts, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Sheffield South East since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Sheffield South East?
Clive Betts (Labour) won with 18,710 votes, a majority of 12,458, on a turnout of 48.2% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Sheffield South East?
4.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 3,080 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Sheffield South East?
The median price paid was £180,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Sheffield South East?
Median full-time pay of residents was £34,705 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Sheffield South East live in low income families?
DWP counts 7,378 (37.0% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Sheffield South East?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 107,135 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.