1996 Sheffield City Council election

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1996 Sheffield City Council election
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  1995 3 May 1996 1998  

30 of 87 seats to Sheffield City Council
44 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats won17121
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Increase2.svg6Decrease2.svg3

Sheffield UK local election 1996 map.png
Map showing the results of the 1996 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 3 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election.

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Election result

Sheffield Local Election Result 1996
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1714-356.643.750,497-3.7
  Liberal Democrats 1260+640.041.147,536+2.2
  Conservative 103-33.313.315,401+1.9
  Independent Labour 00000.00.6672-0.2
Militant Labour 00000.00.6648±0.0
  Green 00000.00.6645-0.2
  Ind. Conservative 00000.00.1121±0.0

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour5855
Liberal Democrats2531
Conservatives41
Total8787
Working majority 29  23 

Ward results

Beauchief [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Hughes* 3,142 57.3 +2.7
Labour Robert Pemberton1,55528.4+0.2
Conservative Frank Woodger78514.3−3.0
Majority 1,58728.9+2.5
Turnout 5,48237.5+3.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.2
Birley [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Colk 2,337 61.8 −1.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Ogden97325.7−0.1
Conservative Laurence Hayward47012.4+1.8
Majority 1,36436.1−1.7
Turnout 3,78026.0−14.6
Labour hold Swing -0.8
Brightside [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Price* 1,619 56.4 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Wayne Morton1,10538.5−3.7
Conservative Marjorie Kirby1445.0+1.8
Majority 51417.9+5.5
Turnout 2,86823.8−6.2
Labour hold Swing +2.7
Broomhill [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angela Smith 1,915 45.0 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Janice Sidebottom1,36632.1+1.8
Conservative Derwent Levick*97022.8+2.1
Majority 54912.9−1.6
Turnout 4,25128.2+0.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -0.8
Burngreave [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacqueline Field 1,457 55.2 +13.9
Independent Labour James Jamison67225.5−4.6
Liberal Democrats David Robinson33012.5−9.5
Conservative Mary Hyatt1786.7+0.2
Majority 78529.7+18.5
Turnout 2,63727.6−1.6
Labour hold Swing +9.2
Castle [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barney Mynott 1,356 65.0 −10.3
Liberal Democrats Howard Middleton33015.8+2.8
Militant Labour Peter Fryer1728.2+8.2
Conservative Michael Young1587.6+1.1
Green Graham Wroe1723.3−0.3
Majority 1,02649.2−13.1
Turnout 2,08520.7−1.5
Labour hold Swing -6.5
Chapel Green [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Chadwick* 3,105 59.2 +0.7
Labour Susan Greaves1,89936.2−1.8
Conservative Michael Boot2434.6+1.2
Majority 1,20623.0+2.5
Turnout 5,24729.2−5.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.2
Darnall [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Barnard 1,916 59.0 +10.9
Liberal Democrats John Martin1,00631.0−7.5
Conservative Qari Siddique32410.0+2.0
Majority 91028.0+18.4
Turnout 3,24622.9−6.2
Labour hold Swing +9.2
Dore [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Heslop* 2,913 45.0 +6.7
Liberal Democrats Gail Smith2,54539.3−1.3
Labour Richard Pearce1,00915.6−5.4
Majority 3685.7+3.4
Turnout 6,46742.6+3.3
Conservative hold Swing +4.0
Ecclesall [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kate Dawson 3,223 48.4 +2.0
Conservative John Harthman2,13732.1+3.0
Labour Brendan Kitchen1,30119.5−5.0
Majority 1,08616.3−1.0
Turnout 6,66142.6+2.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing -0.5
Firth Park [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Law* 1,814 63.3 −3.4
Labour Mohammed Ilyas 1,612
Liberal Democrats Susan Cutts74826.1−0.9
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Harston658
Conservative Khalid Mahmood30210.5+4.3
Conservative Brian Trueman209
Majority 1,06637.2−2.5
Turnout 2,86424.0−1.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing -1.2
Hallam [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Knight 3,199 52.4 +9.1
Conservative Charles Wallis1,74328.5−1.8
Labour Ian White1,16419.0−4.6
Majority 1,45623.8+10.8
Turnout 6,10641.1−0.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +5.4
Handsworth [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Rooney 2,402 65.2 −1.1
Liberal Democrats Louise Truman89024.1−2.3
Conservative Shirley Clayton39310.6+3.3
Majority 1,51241.0+1.1
Turnout 3,68525.7−6.3
Labour hold Swing +0.6
Heeley [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Watson 2,363 49.9 +3.4
Labour David Hayes*2,15945.6−3.3
Conservative Eric Smith2154.5−0.1
Majority 2044.3+1.9
Turnout 4,73734.7−0.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +3.3
Hillsborough [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Macloughlin 2,765 54.9 +6.4
Labour Robert Harpham 2,00839.9−4.1
Conservative Simon Dawson2615.2−2.3
Majority 75715.0+10.5
Turnout 5,03435.4−0.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +5.2
Intake [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janet Wilson* 1,960 55.9 +5.6
Liberal Democrats Edward Fairhurst1,13032.2−12.0
Conservative Mark Cashin41411.8+6.3
Majority 83023.7+17.6
Turnout 3,50424.0−7.7
Labour hold Swing +8.8
Manor [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Smith 1,245 65.9 −0.0
Liberal Democrats Roy Denton34718.3−1.3
Militant Labour Alistair Tice1638.6+0.4
Conservative Andrew Watson1357.1+0.9
Majority 89847.5+1.2
Turnout 1,89021.4−5.3
Labour hold Swing +0.6
Mosborough [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dorothy Walton* 3,176 59.8 −2.7
Liberal Democrats David Caldwell1,20522.7+1.0
Conservative Brenden Doyle81015.2+1.1
Ind. Conservative Colin Taylor1212.3+0.7
Majority 1,97137.1−3.7
Turnout 5,31220.7
Labour hold Swing -1.8
Nether Edge [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ali Qadar 2,601 49.3 +4.6
Labour William Eldridge1,96937.3−7.7
Conservative Ian Ramsay4468.4−1.9
Green Ronald Giles2614.9+4.9
Majority 63212.0+11.7
Turnout 5,27740.0+2.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +6.1
Nether Shire [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Bird* 1,696 60.7 −6.7
Liberal Democrats John Tomlinson92233.0+6.8
Conservative Margaret Piggott1766.3−0.1
Majority 77427.7−13.5
Turnout 2,79423.8−2.9
Labour hold Swing -6.7
Netherthorpe [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Anginotti* 1,876 50.8 +14.2
Labour Ernest Hardy1,49740.5−12.2
Green Barry New2125.7−0.5
Conservative Andrew Cook1092.9−1.5
Majority 37910.2−5.9
Turnout 3,69430.2+0.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +13.2
Norton [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Tutt 2,370 52.5 +9.7
Labour Grant Blackwell1,82840.5−7.5
Conservative Shirley Trueman3146.9−2.3
Majority 54212.0+6.8
Turnout 4,51239.0+1.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +8.6
Owlerton [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Jones* 1,588 60.0 −7.4
Liberal Democrats Markus Sova80930.6+6.2
Conservative Clive Dearden2499.4+1.3
Majority 77929.4−13.6
Turnout 2,64622.7−1.7
Labour hold Swing -6.8
Park [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Lumley 1,275 60.8 +4.1
Liberal Democrats Sheila Hughes36217.3+1.0
Militant Labour Ken Douglas31314.9-6.6
Conservative Michael Ginn1467.0+1.5
Majority 91343.5+8.3
Turnout 2,09619.4−2.8
Labour hold Swing +1.5
Sharrow [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Pye* 1,727 64.2 +6.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew White75328.0−7.6
Conservative Anne Smith2117.8+1.1
Majority 97436.2+14.1
Turnout 2,69121.5−14.4
Labour hold Swing +7.0
South Wortley [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Arthur Dunworth* 3,252 59.0 +2.3
Labour Peter Rippon1,63129.6−5.7
Conservative Thomas Pigott63011.4+3.5
Majority 1,62129.4+8.0
Turnout 5,51330.1−5.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +4.0
Southey Green [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Butler* 1,693 74.0 −4.7
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Key44919.6+3.4
Conservative David Marriot1466.4+1.4
Majority 1,24454.4−8.1
Turnout 2,28821.9−3.1
Labour hold Swing +4.0
Stocksbridge [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Maureen Brelsford* 1,636 56.0 +2.3
Labour Sylvia Parry1,09237.4−3.7
Conservative Anne Smith1916.5+1.3
Majority 54418.6+6.0
Turnout 2,91927.5−2.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +3.0
Walkley [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Diane Leek 2,734 53.3 +6.9
Labour Jean Cromar*2,20943.0−4.0
Conservative Peter Smith1883.6+0.1
Majority 52510.2+9.6
Turnout 5,13136.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +5.4

References

  1. 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 "Local elections: Sheffield, 3rd May 1996" . Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  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 Council Candidates, 1996" . Retrieved 16 October 2011.