At the 2010 general election, Paul Blomfield was elected as the MP for Sheffield Central. He retained his seat at the 2015 general election with a majority of 17,309 (his 2010 majority having been only 165). Blomfield was re-elected as the MP for Sheffield Central in the 2019 general election with a majority of 27,273 He announced in February 2022 that he would not stand at the next general election.
