2016 Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough by-election
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A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough was held on 5 May 2016, following the death of incumbent Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Harry Harpham. It was won by Gill Furniss—Harpham's widow—also of Labour.
It took place on the same day as the 2016 Ogmore by-election and local elections across the UK.
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