Yorkshire and The Humber · England · 60,594Boundary · 2023

Sheffield Central

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Apr 2026

A safe Lab seat, won with 52% of the vote in 2024. Centred on Sheffield. Population 92,930, notably young (median age 26 vs 41 nationally), highly educated (46% degree-holders). Recorded crime is 66% above the national average.

One of Labour's most vocal welfare rebels, Abtisam Mohamed voted five times against her own party on the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill in July 2025 -- opposing it at Second Reading, blocking key clauses in committee, and rejecting it outright at Third Reading. She backed amendments to protect disabled people with fluctuating conditions pending the Timms review, and supported inflation-linking UC payments for the most vulnerable. That puts her firmly in the left-wing rebel camp on welfare, with her voting profile showing she backs disability benefits protection and opposes benefit cuts far more than the Labour average. She also made a visible local impact in November 2025, credited alongside campaigners with persuading the government to reverse plans to overturn a Sheffield council referendum result.

At 68% voting participation -- below the Commons average -- Mohamed is not the most frequent presence in the division lobbies, but when she votes, she is a 97.9% party-line MP outside welfare. She consistently votes against Lords amendments and against pro-business positions, and scores 100% on progressive taxation. Her 85 parliamentary contributions span economy and jobs, defence, social care, health, and cost-of-living, with 66 debates engaged since 2024. She sits on the Foreign Affairs Committee, which aligns with her early pledges on Gaza and Yemen, and she has spoken out publicly on local infrastructure failures at Yorkshire Water.

330
Commons votes
This parliament
£27k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
60.6k
Electorate
2024 GE

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§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Mohamed’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.344 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Mohamed has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
71
Economy
60
Crime & Policing
39
Employment
35
Education
28
Schools
19
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part09 Jul 2025
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading09 Jul 2025
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 3809 Jul 2025
Aye
§ 08The local picture.4 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Broomhill Sharrow ValeBrian Holmshaw2,693Green Pa
CityDouglas Johnson1,362Green Pa
Nether Edge SharrowMaroof Raouf2,662Green Pa
WalkleyJohn Wright2,789Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
92,930
Electorate 60,594 · 2024 register
Median income
£27,400
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
43.1%
England average 20.0%
Schools
25
13 primary · 2 secondary
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