UK Explained

Sheffield Central

Represented in Parliament by Abtisam Mohamed (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Abtisam Mohamed, Labour. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Sheffield Central compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 412 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £722£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 429 areas and lower than 219.

UK 3.9%This area 3.9%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Sheffield Central£7223.9%
Bournemouth East£7163.9%
Leigh and Atherton£7153.9%
Runcorn and Helsby£7283.8%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Sheffield Central

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people89,94459,597,740 in total
Aged under 1611%18%7 points lower
Aged 65 and over9%19%10 points lower
Adults with a degree or higher46%34%12 points higher
Households that own their home38%62%25 points lower
Households renting from a council or housing association17%17%about the same
Households renting privately45%20%25 points higher

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Abtisam Mohamed

Labour

MAJORITY
8,286

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
52%

of people who could vote did

Abtisam Mohamed won with 52% of the votes, and Angela Argenzio (Green Party) came second with 26%.

Votes for each party

Labour52% · 16,569
Green Party26% · 8,283
Conservative7% · 2,339
Liberal Democrat7% · 2,174
Independent3% · 1,039
Workers Party of Britain2% · 656
Everyone else2% · 743
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Abtisam MohamedLabour16,56952.1%
Angela ArgenzioGreen Party8,28326.0%
Lucy StephensonConservative2,3397.4%
Sam ChristmasLiberal Democrat2,1746.8%
Alison TealIndependent1,0393.3%
Caitlin HardyWorkers Party of Britain6562.1%
Isabelle FranceTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition4091.3%
Annie StokerSocial Democratic Party3341.1%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£722 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
3.9%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026