This seat was created in 1950, largely replacing the former Sheffield Ecclesall constituency, its boundaries being significantly altered in 1955 with the abolition of Sheffield Neepsend.
Seeing a reverse-swing to that nationally, the 1979 election saw Sheffield Heeley move away from being a marginal Labour seat to a solid majority - in the seven elections since, only the first and the last have been fairly marginal, the others have suggested a safe seat.