Yorkshire and The Humber · England · 74,156Boundary · 2023

Sheffield South East

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Apr 2026

A safe Lab seat, won with 52% of the vote in 2024. Centred on Sheffield. Population 103,006. Recorded crime is 47% above the national average. Median income £25K (below average).

One of Sheffield South East's most locally vocal MPs right now, Clive Betts has been making headlines by challenging Sheffield City Council's green belt housing allocations, publicly attacking plans he calls "utterly unfair" and proposing alternative development sites. He has also pushed ministers to change procurement requirements so that Sheffield Forgemasters secures a Rolls-Royce small modular reactor contract -- a significant local jobs issue. Set against this, a recent poll predicts he could lose his seat to Reform UK, a notable warning signal for a 33-year incumbent.

A steady loyalist in the division lobbies, Betts voted with Labour 100% of the time across recent votes, including backing the government's repeated rejection of Lords amendments to the Victims and Courts Bill that would have expanded victims' rights -- a position opposition parties characterised as weakening protections. His 84% voting participation sits close to the Commons average. His 269 contributions across 97 debates are substantial, with economy and jobs, local government, social care, and defence dominating his speaking record. He deviates from his party notably on pension protection (voting with Labour only 0% of the time versus the party's 35% average) and scores higher than Labour peers on consumer protection and tenant rights.

408
Commons votes
This parliament
£25k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
74.2k
Electorate
2024 GE

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.424 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Betts 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
96
Economy
87
Employment
47
Crime & Policing
46
Welfare and Benefits
29
Education
26
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.6 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
BeightonAnn Doreen Woolhouse1,355Liberal
BirleyMatthew Robert Dwyer1,520Labour P
DarnallQais Al-Ahdal2,402Independ
MosboroughTony Downing2,035Labour P
RichmondDavid Charles Barker1,728Labour P
WoodhouseMick Rooney1,810Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
103,006
Electorate 74,156 · 2024 register
Median income
£24,800
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
12.7%
England average 20.0%
Schools
34
26 primary · 5 secondary
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