1994 Sheffield City Council election

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1994 Sheffield City Council election
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32 of 87 seats to Sheffield City Council
44 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats won20120
Seat changeDecrease2.svg8Increase2.svg11Decrease2.svg3
Sheffield UK local election 1994 map.png
Map showing the results of the 1994 Sheffield City Council elections.
Majority party before election

Labour Party (UK)

Majority party after election

Labour Party (UK)

Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 5 May 1994. One third of the council was up for election. Since the previous election, three by-elections had taken place, resulting in two Lib Dem gains from Labour in Brightside and Walkley and a successful hold of a Dore seat by the Conservatives. [1] This, along with a defection from Burngreave councillor James Jamison, left Labour down three, the Liberal Democrats up two and the Conservatives unchanged going into this election.

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Election result

Sheffield Local Election Result 1994
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 12110+1137.542.164,208+14.4
  Labour 2008-862.541.262,741+3.0
  Conservative 003-30.013.320,291-19.1
  Green 00000.01.21,903-0.3
 Save Our Park and Services00000.01.11,613N/A
Militant Labour 00000.00.4682+0.3
  Independent 00000.00.3505N/A
  Independent Labour 00000.00.3385N/A
  Communist League 00000.00.035N/A

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour6456
Liberal Democrats1122
Conservatives118
Independent Labour11
Total8787
Working majority 41  25 

Ward results

Beauchief [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Moore* 4,652 64.5 +7.7
Labour Barry Birks1,57721.9+4.9
Conservative Michael Young85911.9-14.2
Save Our Park and ServicesViolet Needham1201.6+1.6
Majority3,07542.6+11.9
Turnout 7,20849.3+3.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.4
Birley [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donald Gow* 3,039 55.1 +7.0
Liberal Democrats Louise Truman1,72431.3+14.4
Conservative Margaret Pigott74913.6-21.3
Majority1,31523.8+10.6
Turnout 5,51236.1+9.6
Labour hold Swing -3.7
Brightside [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alfred Meade** 2,076 47.6 -7.6
Liberal Democrats Joyce Brodie1,98645.5+29.1
Conservative Michael Quirke2104.8-23.6
Save Our Park and ServicesAlan Shipley902.0+2.0
Majority902.1-24.7
Turnout 4,36233.7+14.5
Labour hold Swing -18.3

Alfred Meade was a sitting councillor for Stocksbridge ward

Broomhill [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Eastall* 2,179 38.4 +5.4
Liberal Democrats Leonard Hesketh1,80931.9+14.9
Conservative Charles Wallis1,37224.2-18.5
Green Joseph Otten1913.4-3.7
Save Our Park and ServicesLorette Bilby1202.1+2.1
Majority3706.5-3.2
Turnout 5,67134.6+4.1
Labour hold Swing -4.7
Burngreave [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Watson* 1,986 61.1 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Katherine Milson63019.4+1.5
Independent Donald Sparkes34510.6+10.6
Conservative David Knight2517.7-14.1
Communist League Antony Hunt351.1+1.1
Majority1,35641.7+3.3
Turnout 3,24727.9+7.3
Labour hold Swing -0.3
Castle [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Horton* 1,963 67.0 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew McKerrow56719.3+3.8
Conservative Anne Smith2709.2-11.8
Green Graham Wroe1304.4+4.4
Majority1,39647.7+5.2
Turnout 2,93025.4+6.2
Labour hold Swing -0.1
Chapel Green [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Francis Butler 4,529 61.1 +0.2
Labour Laurence Kingham*2,48933.6+7.0
Conservative Michael Boot3935.3-7.2
Majority2,04027.5-6.8
Turnout 7,41140.4+7.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing -3.4
Darnall [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Choudry Walayat* 2,110 47.1 -4.3
Liberal Democrats Theresa Hainey1,44832.3+20.6
Conservative Laurence Hayward57112.7-16.9
Green Gordon Ferguson3487.8+0.5
Majority66214.8-7.0
Turnout 4,47730.3+8.2
Labour hold Swing -12.4
Dore [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Ross 3,292 45.1 +27.2
Conservative John Harthman*2,62736.0-28.8
Labour Michael King1,24817.1-0.2
Save Our Park and ServicesJoyce Baptie1241.7+1.7
Majority6659.1-37.8
Turnout 7,29145.3+6.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +28.0
Ecclesall [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Davison 3,022 42.2 +20.4
Conservative Stuart Dawson*2,43333.9-26.0
Labour Lawrence Samuels1,33418.6+2.8
Save Our Park and ServicesPhilip Eastwood3755.2+5.2
Majority5898.3-29.8
Turnout 7,16445.5+6.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +23.2
Firth Park [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Barton* 2,726 65.4 +2.2
Labour Alan Law 2,300
Liberal Democrats Susan Cutts1,09026.1+16.5
Liberal Democrats Ruth Dawson898
Conservative Steven Clark3548.5-18.6
Conservative Fiona Leach243
Majority1,21039.3+3.2
Turnout 4,17028.6+6.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing -7.1
Hallam [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Duncan Kime 3,729 50.4 +25.2
Conservative Graham Lawson*2,35031.7-24.6
Labour William Barnard1,15915.6+1.0
Green Peter Scott1622.2-1.6
Majority1,37918.7-12.4
Turnout 7,40050.0+10.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +24.9
Handsworth [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raymond Satur 2,553 50.0 -0.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Ogden2,05040.1+20.4
Conservative Shirley Clayton5019.8-20.2
Majority5039.9-10.3
Turnout 5,10435.6+10.9
Labour hold Swing -10.3
Heeley [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Ayris 3,282 52.5 +19.8
Labour Roy Darke*2,53440.5-4.9
Conservative Francis Woodger2974.7-17.2
Save Our Park and ServicesHilary Pickin1362.2+2.2
Majority74812.5-0.2
Turnout 6,24943.3+15.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +12.3
Hillsborough [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Tosseano 3,179 50.8 +19.8
Labour Audrey Hilbert2,30036.7+1.2
Conservative Michael Hayman65910.5-19.1
Save Our Park and ServicesAvril Critchley1221.9+1.9
Majority87914.1+9.6
Turnout 6,26041.8+9.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +9.3
Intake [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Freda White 2,449 45.4 +2.4
Labour David Lawton 2,428
Liberal Democrats Christopher Tutt2,17740.4+22.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Watson2,039
Conservative Michael Pinder59511.0-28.3
Conservative Jack Thompson523
Save Our Park and ServicesMargaret Stuart1713.2+3.2
Majority2725.0+1.3
Turnout 5,39233.8+8.3
Labour hold Swing -10.1
Manor [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janet Fiore 1,880 66.7 +5.2
Liberal Democrats Roy Denton70925.2+8.9
Conservative Andrew Watson2278.0-14.1
Majority1,17141.5+2.1
Turnout 2,81630.4+9.2
Labour hold Swing -1.8
Mosborough [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Saunders* 4,144 52.3 +6.6
Liberal Democrats Alan Hatcher2,67033.7+18.8
Conservative Thomas Pigott1,10213.9-25.5
Majority1,47418.6+12.3
Turnout 7,91631.5+8.4
Labour hold Swing -6.1
Nether Edge [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Doreen Huddard 2,989 50.0 +1.1
Labour Qurban Hussain*2,09035.0+4.7
Conservative Marjorie Kirby5679.5-7.5
Green R. Southworth2293.8+0.1
Save Our Park and ServicesA. Dronfield991.7+1.7
Majority89915.1-3.5
Turnout 5,97441.3+5.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing -1.8
Nether Shire [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Doreen Newton 2,238 56.0 +4.1
Liberal Democrats Wayne Morton1,43435.9+10.7
Conservative E. Platts3288.2-14.6
Majority80420.1-6.6
Turnout 4,00031.7+8.8
Labour hold Swing -3.3
Netherthorpe [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Bower* 1,849 38.2 -12.2
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Anginotti 1,624 33.5 +16.7
Liberal Democrats Howard Middleton1,561
Labour Michael Smith1,455
Green Barry New4779.9-0.7
Independent Labour P. Wallace3858.0+8.0
Conservative Maureen Neill2655.5-16.6
Save Our Park and ServicesJ. Green1563.2+3.2
Independent Labour P. Hughes139
Independent R. Clare861.8+1.8
Majority2254.7-23.6
Turnout 4,84231.8+10.5
Labour hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +14.4
Norton [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Moore* 2,333 46.6 +6.0
Liberal Democrats B. Noonan1,95439.0+12.5
Conservative Michael Ginn72314.4-18.4
Majority3797.6-0.2
Turnout 5,01040.2+6.2
Labour hold Swing -3.2
Owlerton [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Mathews* 2,166 58.8 +5.1
Liberal Democrats M. Sloane1,03128.0+12.4
Conservative Clive Dearden3449.3-19.0
Green Paul Mitchell1413.8+1.5
Majority1,13530.8+5.4
Turnout 3,68229.4+7.5
Labour hold Swing -3.6
Park [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Doris Mulhearn* 1,655 50.0 -11.1
Liberal Democrats Sheila Hughes70621.3+6.7
Militant Labour Kenneth Douglas68220.6+20.6
Conservative Paul Anderton2658.0-16.3
Majority94928.7-8.1
Turnout 3,30826.2+9.5
Labour hold Swing -8.9
Sharrow [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. McDonald 2,103 55.1 -0.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew White1,28933.8+13.8
Conservative Anne Smith2526.6-15.4
Save Our Park and ServicesW. Pickin1002.6+2.6
Independent Simon Rawlins741.9-0.7
Majority81421.3-12.0
Turnout 3,81831.4+9.4
Labour hold Swing -7.0
South Wortley [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Victoria Bowden 4,645 59.8 +8.3
Labour John Webster*2,34330.2+6.9
Conservative Lynn Wilson78310.1-15.0
Majority2,30229.6+3.2
Turnout 7,77142.3+7.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +0.7
Southey Green [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia Nelson* 2,182 67.4 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Alison MacFarlane77724.0+10.6
Conservative David Marriott2788.6-10.7
Majority1,40543.4-4.6
Turnout 3,23727.7+6.7
Labour hold Swing -5.2
Stocksbridge [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Chadwick 2,283 55.0 +15.7
Labour Sylvia Parry1,51736.5-0.3
Conservative I. Marshall3548.5-15.3
Majority76618.4+15.9
Turnout 4,15439.3+8.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +8.0
Walkley [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Milton 2,931 49.0 +27.1
Labour James Bamford2,51942.1-1.8
Conservative Veronica Hague3125.2-24.0
Green Nicola Watson2253.8-1.1
Majority4126.9-7.8
Turnout 5,98741.0+11.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +14.4

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 "Sheffield Local Elections 1973-1995 scans" . Retrieved 20 June 2011.
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