Editing Sheffield (section)

===Subdivisions===
{{Main|Areas of Sheffield}}
Sheffield is made up of many suburbs and neighbourhoods, many of which developed from villages or [[hamlet (place)|hamlets]] that were absorbed into Sheffield as the city grew.<ref name="VICKERS"/> These historical areas are largely ignored by the modern administrative and political divisions of the city; instead it is divided into 28&nbsp;electoral [[ward (politics)|wards]], with each ward generally covering 4–6&nbsp;areas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/elections/ward-boundaries |title=Sheffield's Ward Boundaries |access-date=29 December 2005 |publisher=Sheffield City Council |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051103102934/http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/elections/ward-boundaries |archive-date=3 November 2005}}</ref> These electoral wards are grouped into six [[United Kingdom constituencies|parliamentary constituencies]]. Sheffield is largely [[civil parishes in England|unparished]], but [[Bradfield, South Yorkshire|Bradfield]] and [[Ecclesfield]] have parish councils, and [[Stocksbridge]] has a town council.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/elections/types-of-elections |title=Types of Elections |publisher=Sheffield City Council |access-date=21 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725005232/http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/elections/types-of-elections |archive-date=25 July 2009}}</ref>