The centre of Sheffield was heavily bombed during the war, and this in tandem with the council's slum clearance programmes have completely transformed the centre of the city with massive new developments of commerce and working-class accommodation.
Much of the high-rise housing has won praise for its striking and original design, enhanced in no small part by the hilly geography of the city. The seat benefits from a state of the art sports centre constructed for the 1992 World Student Games - an event which lost money for Sheffield - as well as the Crucible Theatre, venue for the World Snooker Championships.
Sheffield Central is also home to Bramall Lane football stadium - the ground of Sheffield United FC.
Boundary changes before the last election saw the seat take in over 14,000 voters from Sheffield Hallam.