Paul Christopher Blomfield (born 25 August 1953) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Central from 2010 to 2024.

During this visit he was subject to surveillance by the South African Police and eventually decided to leave the country due to the risk this posed to the local anti-apartheid campaigners.

He resigned the position to fight the Sheffield Central at the 2010 general election, after long-serving MP Richard Caborn announced he would be standing down.

[9] Blomfield was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, Hilary Benn, on 9 October 2010.

Following Keir Starmer's election as Labour Leader in April 2020, he retained his previous portfolio as Shadow Minister for Brexit and European Union Negotiations.

[10] The new position was in the shadow Cabinet Office and International Trade teams, and he departed the frontbench when the Brexit transition period ended in December 2020.

[11] Blomfield was elected to sit on the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee between 2010 and 2016, and later became Secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Higher Education.

He introduced a High Cost Credit Bill into the House of Commons in July 2013 and co-ordinated a cross-party campaign, around a Charter to Stop the Payday Loan Rip-Off.

Citizens Advice gave their Parliamentarian of the Year 2014 award jointly to Paul Blomfield and Conservative MP Robin Walker for their work on the issue.

Blomfield underwent surgery to remove a benign brain tumour, a meningioma, in August 2011, going on to make a full recovery.

[25] He and Conservative MP Guy Opperman, who also had a brain tumour in 2011, walked the first section of the Pennine Way in 2012 to raise money for Headway UK.