Sheffield Central
- Party
- Labour
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
Abtisam Mohamed
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The cost of Brexit · UK-wide
Brexit's estimated hit to UK economic output (GVA) in 2023
−£188.8bn
−7.7% of output
That's about £2,835 for every person in the UK, compared with an estimate of where the economy would have been without Brexit.
Source: Brexit Cost Project (Alabrese, Edenhofer, Fetzer and Wang, 2026), real terms at 2019 prices
What rejoining could mean · UK-wide
Long-term boost to the UK economy (GDP) from EU membership
+£92bn
at least
Plus at least £43bn a year more in UK exports.
What rejoining could mean here
Estimated boost to Yorkshire and the Humber's economy (GVA) each year from EU membership
+£641m
a year
Brexit has cost the Sheffield council area an estimated £697m a year since 2016.
Among the top quarter of council areas for estimated lossesHow is this worked out?
Gross value added (GVA) is the value of the goods and services produced in an area.
Researchers at the Brexit Cost Project compared each council area's actual output with an estimate of what it would have been without Brexit. They built that estimate from a weighted mix of economies elsewhere, in Europe, the US and other advanced economies, whose output tracked the area's closely before the 2016 referendum.
The difference between the two is the estimated effect of Brexit. It's a modelled estimate, not a measured loss, and the researchers say it should be read as evidence of how places diverged after 2016 rather than as precise accounting.
The figure shown is the average gap for each year from 2016 to 2023, the latest year of official local output data. It's in real terms, at 2019 prices, and is the headline estimate on this council area's page at brexitcost.org. The council area may be larger or smaller than the constituency.
Source: Frontier Economics; council figure from the Brexit Cost Project
What voters think in Sheffield Central
Which EU relationship people in Sheffield Central most want the UK Government to propose
When they had to choose one
Support for EU membership here: Joint 22nd highest of 631 constituencies
About this survey
YouGov surveyed 11,927 people. The survey was carried out between 27th May – 11th June 2026.
The survey was conducted using an online interview of members of the YouGov Plc GB panel of 400,000+ individuals who have agreed to take part in surveys.
Voices from Sheffield Central
We gain nothing by being isolationist! The years since Brexit have proved that. I want us to have freedom of movement, employment, retirement, education, trade, travel……and I’d be quite happy to use the same currency as most of Europe
F. M. K.
9 November 2026
Rejoining the EU is the only way to restore as much as possible of what we lost on leaving. It will help the UK economy recover and support people in the UK struggling with cost of living, poverty & debt. More importantly it will enable us to tackle global crises such as climate change & war together with our nearest neighbour. We could have a credible voice & contribution in the world. Rejoining may help reverse the growth in racism & make the UK a more welcoming place for our brothers & sisters from abroad. It may even encourage international students to come to the UK again bringing in so much money & talent to the country & improving higher education standards for British students. It will facilitate international research enabling UK based scientists to work with top people from abroad on topics of importance to us all. It might even begin to restore the reputation of the UK which is so important for investment and the UK's place at international discussion tables. It will help promote peace & avoid war. In summary, an analogy for rejoining the EU is to pull the UK into the lifeboat instead of treading water alone in the North Sea.
Dr Rhoda Hawkins
9 November 2026
Which sectors could benefit most from EU membership?
Sheffield Central has:
people employed in manufacturing, mining and utilities
people employed in retail and wholesale
people employed in accommodation and food services
In the top quarter of constituenciesas its biggest employing industry
Why these jobs matter for our relationship with Europe
These three industries employ people in every constituency, and each depends on how easily goods, services and people move between the UK and Europe.
Manufacturing: Frontier Economics found that 81% of the £43 billion a year growth in exports from EU membership would come from manufacturing.
Retail: Rejoining the EU would remove the customs checks and paperwork that have added red tape and costs for shops and their suppliers since Brexit, making it cheaper and simpler to stock goods from Europe.
Food services: Pubs, restaurants and hotels have struggled to fill vacancies since free movement ended. EU membership would let them recruit seasonal workers from across Europe again and help bring down costs for hospitality businesses across the country.
Sources and methodology
- GVA gap caused by Brexit: Brexit Cost Project
- People employed by industry and biggest employing industry: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics
- People employed by industry in Scotland: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland
- Support for full EU membership: YouGov for Best for Britain
- Regional GVA boost: Frontier Economics for Best for Britain
- Postcode lookup: postcodes.io, using ONS data
- MP details and photos: UK Parliament Members API
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