2012 Sheffield City Council election

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2012 Sheffield City Council election
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One third of seats (28 of 84) to Sheffield City Council
43 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats won216
Seat changeIncrease2.svg9Decrease2.svg9
 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Green UKIP
Seats won10
Seat changeSteady2.svg0Steady2.svg0
Sheffield local election map 2012.gif
Map showing the results of the 2012 Sheffield City Council elections.
Majority party before election

Labour

Majority party after election

Labour

Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 [1] as part of the 2012 United Kingdom local elections.

Contents

There were 28 seats up for election, one third of the council. The last election in 2011 gave Labour a majority over the Liberal Democrats with 49 councillors. However, one Independent councillor joined Labour after the election, giving the party 50 seats. [2]

Four main parties fielded a full slate of 28 candidates. UKIP also put up a full slate, but Steve Moxon was disendorsed as the party's candidate for Dore and Totley. [3] Labour were defending 11 seats, all of which they successfully held in 2011. The Liberal Democrats were defending 16 seats, 10 of which they lost to Labour in 2011. The Greens were defending 1 seat, which they held in 2011. The Conservatives, UKIP and the smaller parties had no councillors.

Election result

Sheffield City Council election, 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 21100+1075.046.961,036-1.0
  Liberal Democrats 6010-1021.422.028,605-3.9
  UKIP 00000.010.513,612+8.7
  Green 10003.610.413,607-0.8
  Conservative 00000.08.210,724-3.5
  TUSC 00000.01.01,266+0.2
  Independent 00000.00.91,222+0.7
  English Democrat 00000.00.1174New

The Labour Party gained ten seats from their position following the 2008 election, but this included a seat gained already gained from the Liberal Democrats via defection in Gleadless Valley.

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council+/-
Labour5059Increase2.svg9
Liberal Democrats3223Decrease2.svg9
Greens22Steady2.svg0
Total8484
Working majority 16  34 

Ward results

Arbourthorne

Arbourthorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julie Dore* 2,303 62.3 +3.4
UKIP David Sheriden54414.7N/A
Conservative Peter Smith2998.1−2.2
Green Andrea Barnard2767.5−11.8
Liberal Democrats Patricia White2757.4−3.9
Majority 1,75947.6+8.0
Turnout 3,69728.18−11.1
Labour hold Swing

Beauchief and Greenhill

Beauchief and Greenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Munn 2,393 45.9 +11.2
Liberal Democrats Steve Ayris1,64231.5−9.3
UKIP Peter Boardman53410.3+6.0
Conservative Michelle Grant3456.6−2.6
Green Christina Hespe2965.7+0.5
Majority 75114.4N/A
Turnout 5,21038.14−7.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Beighton

Beighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Saunders* 2,301 58.9 −2.3
UKIP Sam Lander58915.1N/A
Conservative Shirley Clayton53513.7−6.6
Liberal Democrats Michael Shaw2997.7−4.0
Green Peter Garbutt1804.6−2.2
Majority 1,71243.9+3.0
Turnout 3,90429.36−7.6
Labour hold Swing

Birley

Birley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bryan Lodge* 2,553 63.2 −2.5
UKIP Graham Cheetham55513.7N/A
Green Frank Plunkett2576.4−3.7
Liberal Democrats Margaret Bowden2536.3−4.1
Conservative Calum Heaton2486.1−7.7
English Democrat David Wildgoose1744.3N/A
Majority 1,99849.5−2.4
Turnout 4,04031.40−7.1
Labour hold Swing

Broomhill

Broomhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jayne Dunn 1,303 37.0 +2.4
Green James Little1,10231.3+5.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Scriven*80922.3−4.9
Conservative Timothy Moffatt1975.6−4.4
UKIP Pat Sullivan1073.0+1.0
Majority 2015.7−1.7
Turnout 3,51826.61−11.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Burngreave

Burngreave
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jackie Drayton* 3,373 67.2 −0.1
TUSC Maxine Bowler70814.1+0.1
UKIP Jean Simpson2715.4N/A
Green John Sissons2474.9−2.6
Liberal Democrats Tasadique Mohammed2414.8+0.6
Conservative Russell Cutts1813.6−3.3
Majority 2,66553.1−0.2
Turnout 5,02132.15−6.3
Labour hold Swing

Central

Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Rob Murphy* 2,165 48.7 +5.8
Labour Mohammed Akbar1,73639.1−0.5
Liberal Democrats Muhammad Zahar2445.5−5.2
Conservative Owen Grey1613.6−3.2
UKIP Andrew Kitson1373.1N/A
Majority 4299.7+4.6
Turnout 4,44321.28−9.7
Green hold Swing

Crookes

Crookes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rob Frost 1,965 35.0 +2.5
Labour Abdul Khayum1,41625.2−14.4
Green Amy Mack80814.4−1.5
Independent John Hesketh73613.1−19.4
Conservative James Hoyes3606.4−5.5
UKIP Alec Hayward3235.8N/A
Majority 5409.6N/A
Turnout 5,60840.15−12.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Darnall

Darnall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Lea* 2,978 56.6 −12.4
Liberal Democrats Salim Zaman1,14921.8+12.1
UKIP Charlotte Arnott55610.6+1.1
Independent Mohammed Miah2204.2N/A
Green Julie White2094.0−1.6
Conservative Alan Ryder1492.8−3.3
Majority 1,82934.8−24.5
Turnout 5,26134.07−1.5
Labour hold Swing

Dore and Totley

Dore and Totley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Ross* 2,610 41.4 −1.5
Conservative Anne Smith2,14034.0+2.0
Labour Hafeas Rehman76312.1−6.0
Green Rita Wilcock4226.7−0.3
UKIP Steve Moxon 3635.8N/A
Majority 4707.5−3.4
Turnout 6,29847.02−9.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Steve Moxon was disendorsed by UKIP prior to the election, but still appeared on the ballot paper as the UKIP candidate.

East Ecclesfield

East Ecclesfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joyce Wright 2,545 53.0 +5.9
Liberal Democrats Colin Taylor*1,16724.3−10.3
UKIP Mark Price55111.5N/A
Green Kay Horsfield2705.6+0.3
Conservative Hilary Gay2685.6−1.2
Majority 1,37828.7+16.2
Turnout 4,80133.27−9.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Ecclesall

Ecclesall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Penny Baker 2,514 39.3 −1.4
Labour Richard Lawrence1,62525.4−0.5
Green Arun Mathur95915.0+0.8
Conservative Christina Stark89113.9−5.1
UKIP Jason Sullivan4156.5N/A
Majority 88913.9−0.9
Turnout 6,40443.35−13.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Firth Park

Firth Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Constance 2,606 69.7 −5.4
UKIP Matthew Ratcliffe47012.6N/A
Green Mick Ibbotson3078.2−0.1
Conservative Judith Burkinshaw1875.0−4.0
Liberal Democrats James Tosseano1684.5−3.0
Majority 2,13657.1−9.0
Turnout 3,73826.62−5.9
Labour hold Swing

Fulwood

Fulwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Alston 2,144 38.6 −1.4
Conservative Vonny Watts1,33124.0+2.8
Labour Pauline Wood1,02618.5−5.8
Green Judith Rutnam73113.2−1.3
UKIP Nigel James3185.7N/A
Majority 81314.6−1.1
Turnout 5,55038.62−15.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Gleadless Valley

Gleadless Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Jones 2,693 56.5 +5.2
Green Steve Barnard74815.7+4.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Shaw47910.1−19.6
UKIP Vincent Foster4218.8N/A
Conservative Jenny Grant2475.2+0.6
TUSC Alan Munro1763.7+0.7
Majority 1,94540.8+19.2
Turnout 4,76433.20−11.1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

The result in Gleadless Valley did not change the numbers on the council, as the sitting Liberal Democrat councillor had previously defected to Labour.

Graves Park

Graves Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Denise Reaney 2,093 39.2 −1.4
Labour Bob Pemberton1,99437.4−1.1
UKIP Pauline Arnott3987.5N/A
Green David Hayes3937.4+2.6
Conservative Trevor Grant3426.4−7.4
TUSC Sam Morecroft1162.2−0.1
Majority 991.9−0.2
Turnout 5,33639.81*−8.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hillsborough

Hillsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Lindars-Hammond 2,424 53.3 −1.2
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Harston68214.1−15.0
UKIP Paul Hirst57012.5N/A
Green Chris McMahon48110.6+1.0
Conservative Nigel Bonson2615.7−1.1
TUSC Wyllie Hume1302.9N/A
Majority 1,74238.3+12.8
Turnout 4,54832.76−11.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Manor Castle

Manor Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pat Midgley* 2,228 72.1 +0.9
UKIP Les Arnott30810.0N/A
Green Graham Wroe2728.8−2.4
Liberal Democrats Jack Williams1795.8−3.3
Conservative Josh Lahlou1053.4−3.4
Majority 1,92062.1+0.4
Turnout 3,09223.18−6.9
Labour hold Swing

Mosborough

Mosborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Downing 2,463 54.1 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Gail Smith*1,11324.4−6.6
UKIP Thomas Booker51811.4N/A
Conservative Paul Nizinskyj2976.5−4.2
Green Sarah Smalley1663.6−0.8
Majority 1,35029.6+6.6
Turnout 4,55733.23−8.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Nether Edge

Nether Edge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nikki Bond 2,570 47.2 +3.1
Liberal Democrats Iltaf Hussain1,42526.2−4.1
Green Rob Cole1,00018.4+3.0
UKIP Jeffrey Shaw2264.2+2.2
Conservative Afzal Shaikh2254.1−1.0
Majority 1,14521.0+7.3
Turnout 5,44640.43−13.1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Richmond

Richmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lynn Rooney* 2,385 64.8 −2.2
UKIP Robert Sheridan58215.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Angela Hill2597.0−3.6
Conservative Andrew Sneddon2326.3−5.0
Green Richard Roper2206.0−5.1
Majority 1,80349.0−6.7
Turnout 3,67828.08−6.9
Labour hold Swing

Shiregreen and Brightside

Shiregreen and Brightside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sioned-Mair Richards 2,402 67.3 −3.9
UKIP Scott Wright63417.8N/A
Green Douglas Johnson2156.0−4.4
Conservative Eric Kirby1985.5−5.1
Liberal Democrats Sharon Mboueyeu1223.4−4.4
Majority 1,76849.5−11.0
Turnout 3,57125.17−6.2
Labour hold Swing

Southey

Southey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Damms* 2,378 70.7 −1.7
UKIP Michael Simpson43512.9N/A
Green Eamonn Ward1905.7−2.9
Liberal Democrats Chris Tosseano1815.4−4.6
Conservative James Gould1805.4−2.6
Majority 1,94357.8−4.6
Turnout 3,36424.63−5.4
Labour hold Swing

Stannington

Stannington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kate Condliffe 2,228 40.5 +1.6
Labour Max Telfer1,94435.4−3.4
UKIP John Greenfield60010.9N/A
Green Martin Bradshaw4007.3−1.9
Conservative Claudia Cole3255.9−7.2
Majority 2845.2+5.1
Turnout 5,49738.70−7.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stocksbridge and Upper Don

Stocksbridge and Upper Don
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Crowther 1,770 35.1 −1.9
UKIP Grant French1,38627.5+12.4
Liberal Democrats Jack Clarkson*1,22024.2−4.3
Conservative Nigel Owen4088.1−5.7
Green Dan Lyons 2605.2−0.4
Majority 3847.6−0.9
Turnout 5,04434.63−8.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Walkley

Walkley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neale Gibson 2,494 50.0 +2.8
Liberal Democrats Diane Leek*1,16323.3−5.9
Green Calvin Payne63012.6+1.4
UKIP Richard Ratcliffe3927.8+3.1
Conservative John Levick1793.6−0.7
TUSC Chaz Lockett1362.7+1.1
Majority 1,33126.7+8.7
Turnout 4,99433.48+2.3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

West Ecclesfield

West Ecclesfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adam Hurst 1,977 40.5 −2.6
Liberal Democrats Alan Hooper1,72435.3−4.6
UKIP Simon Ellison53010.9N/A
Independent David Ogle2665.5N/A
Conservative Gabrielle Pitfield2154.4−6.3
Green Kathryn Aston1723.4−2.9
Majority 2535.2+1.9
Turnout 4,88434.74−6.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Woodhouse

Woodhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jackie Satur* 2,393 60.2 −2.7
UKIP Jonathan Arnott 87922.1+9.0
Liberal Democrats Leslie Abrahams2576.5−3.9
Green John Grant2315.8+2.2
Conservative Laurence Hayward2185.5−4.4
Majority 1,51438.1−11.7
Turnout 3,97829.81−6.8
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 2012 and 2014

Death of Liberal Democrat Cllr Janice Sidebottom.

Fulwood by-election, 2 May 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Cliff Woodcraft 2,563 48.3 +9.7
Labour Olivia Blake 1,03519.5+1.0
Conservative Vonny Watts82615.5−8.5
UKIP John Greenfield5019.4+3.7
Green Brian Webster3797.1−6.1
Majority 152828.75+14.2
Turnout 5,31437.5−1.12
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +2.4

Death of Labour Cllr John Robson.

Arbourthorne by-election, 6 February 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Drabble 1,398 52.2 −10.1
UKIP Bob Sheridan48218.0+3.3
Conservative Peter Smith2138.0−0.1
TUSC Alan Munro2047.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Susan Ross1616.0−1.4
Green Jennyfer Barnard1435.3−2.2
English Democrat David Wildgoose752.8N/A
Majority 91634.2
Turnout 2,676

References

  1. ↑ "Sheffield City Council - Types of Elections". sheffield.gov.uk. 5 April 2012. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Independent councillor joins Labour - Local - The Star". thestar.co.uk. 22 May 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012.
  3. ↑ Wainwright, Martin (2 May 2012). "Sheffield UKIP candidate sacked over Breivik comments". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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