The population of this ward in 2011 was 18,541 people in 8,099 households. Up to the
2010 general election Stocksbridge and Upper Don was one of the wards that made up the
Sheffield Hillsborough constituency; at the 2010 election the ward became part of the
Stocksbridge and Penistone constituency.
Places in Stocksbridge and Upper Don ward Stocksbridge is a town in the metropolitan borough of the
City of Sheffield. In 2007 the population of the town including Deepcar and Bolsterstone was nearly 14,000.
Deepcar is a village adjoining the eastern end of Stocksbridge. To the south of Stocksbridge are the villages of
Bolsterstone, site of a manor house; and further south is
Ewden Village, a navvy village established in the early 20th century during the construction of the Sheffield reservoirs.
Oughtibridge is a village to the south east of Stocksbridge, on the main road to Sheffield, in the Upper Don Valley. The village of
Wharncliffe Side is located on the main road between Deepcar on Oughtibridge.
Midhopestones (or
Nether Midhope), and
Upper Midhope (or
Over Midhope) are small villages in the western half of the ward, close to the northern border, and near to
Midhope reservoir and
Langsett reservoirs. ==Locations==