2014 Sheffield City Council election

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2014 Sheffield City Council election
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  2012 22 May 2014 2015  

29 of 84 seats to Sheffield City Council
43 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats won186
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg4

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party UKIP Green
Seats won32
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Increase2.svg2

Sheffield local election map 2014.gif
Map showing the results of the 2014 Sheffield City Council elections.

Majority party before election

Labour

Majority party after election

Labour

Sheffield City Council elections took place on May 22, 2014, alongside nationwide local elections and European elections.

Contents

There were 29 seats up for election, one third of the council with a double vacancy in Walkley.

With a Labour majority of 36 and defending 19 seats, it was almost mathematically impossible for Labour to lose control of the council, as they would have needed to lose all 19 of those 19 seats to lose control. Even then, Labour would still have been the largest party.

Election result

Sheffield City Council Election, 2014
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1832+162.136.652,535-10.3
  UKIP 330+310.323.032,988+12.5
  Liberal Democrats 606-620.717.925,699-4.1
  Green 220+26.912.618,078+2.2
  Conservative 00000.07.110,224-1.1
  TUSC 00000.01.82,657+0.8
  Independent 00000.01.01,496+0.1

The Labour Party gained one seat from their position following the 2010 election, but this included a seat already gained from the Liberal Democrats via defection in Walkley. Furthermore, another seat already gained from the Liberal Democrats via defection in Beauchief & Greenhill was regained by the Liberal Democrats.

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council+/-
Labour6059Decrease2.svg1
Liberal Democrats2218Decrease2.svg4
Greens24Increase2.svg2
UKIP03Increase2.svg3
Total8484
Working majority 36  34 

Defections

Since 2010, when these seats were last contested, two Liberal Democrats had defected to Labour: Ben Curran in Walkley and Clive Skelton in Beauchief & Greenhill. The result in Stocksbridge & Upper Don was notable in that two former Liberal Democrat councillors stood for other parties. Martin Brelsford (defeated in 2011) stood as an Independent, whilst Jack Clarkson (defeated in 2012) stood for UKIP.

Ward results

Arbourthorne

Arbourthorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Scott* 1,604 41.7 -20.6
UKIP Bob Sheridan1,19030.9+16.2
Conservative Peter Smith3278.5+0.4
Green Jennyfer Barnard2897.5±0.0
TUSC Alan Munro2275.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Susan Ross2125.5-1.9
Majority41410.8-36.8
Turnout 3,84928.2±0.0
Labour hold Swing

Beauchief & Greenhill

Beauchief & Greenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Shaw 1,733 32.6 +1.1
Labour Clive Skelton*1,52028.6-17.3
UKIP Derek Spence1,25923.7+13.4
Conservative Trevor Grant3686.9+0.3
Green Paul Horada-Bradnum3546.7+1.0
TUSC Terry Murphy781.5N/A
Majority2134.0N/A
Turnout 5,31238.9+0.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Beauchief & Greenhill was a regain for the Liberal Democrats, after the sitting councillor had defected to the Labour Party.

Beighton

Beighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Helen Mirfin-Boukouris* 1,604 44.5 -14.4
UKIP Sam Launder1,23731.5+16.4
Conservative Shirley Clayton54714.0+0.3
Green Richard Madden1804.6±0.0
Liberal Democrats Allan Wisbey1564.0-3.7
TUSC Margaret Gray581.5N/A
Majority41413.0-30.9
Turnout 3,92129.6+0.2
Labour hold Swing

Birley

Birley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen McGowan* 1,944 45.7 -17.5
UKIP Yvonne Sykes1,37232.2+18.5
Green Frank Plunkett3267.7+1.3
Liberal Democrats Wendy Jenrick3097.3+1.0
Conservative Calum Heaton2576.0-0.1
TUSC Dave Ross491.2N/A
Majority57213.5-36.0
Turnout 4,25733.0+1.6
Labour hold Swing

Broomhill

Broomhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Brian Webster 2,010 44.1 +12.8
Labour Katherine Baker1,41231.0-6.0
Liberal Democrats Harry Matthews50111.0-11.3
Conservative Michael Ginn3577.8+2.2
UKIP Pat Sullivan2325.1+2.1
TUSC Rich Brown451.0N/A
Majority59813.1N/A
Turnout 4,55735.0+8.4
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Burngreave

Burngreave
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Talib Hussain* 3,193 60.6 -6.6
UKIP Shane Harper89417.0+11.6
TUSC Maxine Bowler4438.4-5.7
Green Christopher Sisson3276.2+1.3
Conservative Russell Cutts1983.8+0.2
Liberal Democrats Barrie Jervis1492.8-2.0
Independent Anwar Dirir651.2N/A
Majority2,29943.6-9.5
Turnout 5,26933.8+1.6
Labour hold Swing

Central

Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Sarah Smalley 2,552 48.7 ±0.0
Labour Mohammed Maroof*2,02938.7-0.4
Conservative Paul Wallace2865.5+1.9
Liberal Democrats Muhammad Zahur1823.5-2.0
Independent Jack Carrington1202.3N/A
TUSC Dan Celardi751.4N/A
Majority52310.0+0.3
Turnout 5,24426.8+5.5
Green gain from Labour Swing

Crookes

Crookes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anne Murphy 2,103 32.1 +6.9
Liberal Democrats Shaffaq Mohammed**1,83328.0-7.0
Green Jonathan Peters1,14117.4+3.0
UKIP John Clapham84012.8+7.0
Independent John Hesketh5498.4-4.7
TUSC Nick Hall861.3N/A
Majority2704.1N/A
Turnout 6,55247.6+7.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Shaffaq Mohammed was a sitting councillor for Broomhill ward.

Darnall

Darnall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mazher Iqbal* 2,824 48.6 -8.0
UKIP Charlotte Arnott1,46825.3+14.7
Liberal Democrats Salim Zaman77013.3-8.5
Conservative Anton Balint4818.3+5.5
Green Adrian Hawley1562.7-1.3
TUSC Philip King1081.9N/A
Majority1,35623.3-11.5
Turnout 5,80736.0+1.9
Labour hold Swing

Dore & Totley

Dore & Totley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Smith 2,452 39.6 -1.8
Conservative Alex Dale1,60325.9-8.1
UKIP Jason Sullivan86113.9N/A
Labour David Crosby84213.6+1.5
Green Rita Wilcock4377.1+0.4
Majority84913.7+6.2
Turnout 6,19546.1-0.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

East Ecclesfield

East Ecclesfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Pauline Andrews 1,838 36.3 +24.8
Labour Garry Weatherall*1,64732.5-20.5
Liberal Democrats Colin Taylor96018.9-5.4
Conservative Hillary Gay3416.7+1.1
Green Kaye Horsfield2845.6±0.0
Majority1913.8N/A
Turnout 5,07035.2+1.9
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

Ecclesall

Ecclesall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Davison* 2,831 40.8 +1.5
Labour Lewis Dagnall1,62023.3-2.1
Green Arun Mathur1,00714.5-0.5
Conservative Christina Stark79211.4-2.5
UKIP Josh Wright69410.0+3.5
Majority84917.5+3.6
Turnout 6,94446.9+3.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Firth Park

Firth Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Law* 2,081 44.5 -25.2
UKIP John Trow1,60736.7+24.1
Green Amy Mack2485.7-2.5
Conservative Judith Burkinshaw2315.3+0.3
Liberal Democrats Thomas Mead1503.4-1.1
TUSC Sam Bennett671.5N/A
Majority47410.8-46.3
Turnout 4,38430.1+3.5
Labour hold Swing

Fulwood

Fulwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Cliff Woodcraft* 2,577 40.5 +1.9
Labour Dianne Hurst1,19618.8+0.3
Conservative Ian Walker96615.2-8.8
Green Judith Rutnam96315.1+1.9
UKIP Nigel James5879.2+3.5
TUSC Christopher McAndrew781.2N/A
Majority1,38121.7+7.1
Turnout 6,36744.1+5.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Gleadless Valley

Gleadless Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cate McDonald* 2,190 41.3 -15.2
UKIP Martin Laurie1,17622.2+13.4
Green Peter Garbutt1,02619.3+3.6
Liberal Democrats Philip Shaddock4087.7-2.4
Conservative Jenny Grant2805.3+0.1
TUSC Elizabeth Morton2294.3+0.6
Majority1,01419.1-21.7
Turnout 5,30936.7+3.5
Labour hold Swing

Graves Park

Graves Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Ayris 2,014 35.3 -3.9
Labour Bob Pemberton1,68529.5-7.9
UKIP Will Gates1,04018.2+10.7
Green David Hayes5129.0+1.6
Conservative David Woodger3556.2-0.2
TUSC Keith Endean1011.8-0.4
Majority3295.8+3.9
Turnout 5,70742.7+2.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hillsborough

Hillsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Josie Paszek 2,231 43.0 -10.3
UKIP John Kendall1,53129.5+17.0
Green Chris McMahon70213.5+2.9
Liberal Democrats Joe Warburton61511.8-2.3
TUSC Wyllie Hume1132.2-0.7
Majority70013.5-24.8
Turnout 5,19237.2+4.4
Labour hold Swing

Manor Castle

Manor Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Fox* 2,093 59.7 -12.4
Green Graham Wroe58016.5+7.7
TUSC Alistair Tice35610.2N/A
Conservative Jack McGill2888.2+4.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Shaw1895.4-0.4
Majority1,51343.2-18.9
Turnout 3,50625.7+2.5
Labour hold Swing

Mosborough

Mosborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Isobel Bowler* 1,844 39.9 -14.2
UKIP Joanne Parkin1,41430.6+19.2
Liberal Democrats Gail Smith62013.4-11.0
Conservative William Lockwood49210.6+4.1
Green Julie White2054.4+0.8
TUSC Ian Whitehouse521.1N/A
Majority4309.3-20.3
Turnout 4,62733.7+0.5
Labour hold Swing

Nether Edge

Nether Edge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nasima Akther 2,479 39.8 -7.4
Green Anne Barr1,41722.8+4.4
Liberal Democrats Javid Khan1,41122.7-3.5
UKIP Jeffrey Shaw4487.2+3.0
Conservative Marc Cooklin3605.8+1.7
TUSC James Williams1131.8N/A
Majority1,06217.0-4.0
Turnout 6,22846.6+6.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Richmond

Richmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Wood 1,885 45.0 -19.8
UKIP Jean Simpson1,54436.9+21.1
Conservative Andrew Sneddon2957.0+0.7
Green Richard Roper2044.9-1.1
Liberal Democrats Angela Hill1894.5-2.5
TUSC Sam Morecroft681.6N/A
Majority3418.1-40.9
Turnout 4,18531.6+3.5
Labour hold Swing

Shiregreen & Brightside

Shiregreen & Brightside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Rippon* 2,050 45.9 -21.4
UKIP Mark Price1,80640.4+22.6
Conservative James Anderson2445.5±0.0
Green Douglas Johnson2425.4-0.6
Liberal Democrats Jack Weston1232.8-0.6
Majority2445.5-44.0
Turnout 4,46531.1+5.9
Labour hold Swing

Southey

Southey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gill Furniss* 1,657 44.4 -26.3
UKIP Mike Simpson1,45038.9+26.0
Conservative Dehenna Davison 2366.3+0.9
Green Eamonn Ward1834.9-0.8
Liberal Democrats Marcus Foster1393.7-1.7
TUSC Matt Curtis631.7N/A
Majority2075.5-52.3
Turnout 3,72827.4+2.8
Labour hold Swing

Stannington

Stannington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Baker* 2,441 39.9 -0.6
Labour Ben Miskell1,65227.0-8.4
UKIP John Greenfield1,56725.6+14.7
Green Martin Bradshaw3916.4-0.9
TUSC Jeremy Short661.1N/A
Majority78912.9+7.7
Turnout 6,11742.3+3.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stocksbridge & Upper Don

Stocksbridge & Upper Don
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Jack Clarkson 2,496 44.4 +16.9
Labour Lisa Banes1,20721.5-13.6
Conservative Nigel Owen62111.0+2.9
Independent Martin Brelsford5269.4N/A
Green Dan Lyons4197.5+2.3
Liberal Democrats Sue Auckland3536.3-17.9
Majority1,28922.9N/A
Turnout 5,62238.8+4.2
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Jack Clarkson's change in share of the vote is calculated from the UKIP candidate in 2012. His vote increased by 20.2% from his own performance as a Liberal Democrat.

Walkley

Walkley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ben Curran* 2,297 44.0 -6.0
Labour Olivia Blake 2,061 39.5 -10.5
Green Sue Morton1,25724.1+11.5
Liberal Democrats Diane Leek98118.8-4.5
UKIP Richard Ratcliffe87016.7+8.9
UKIP Josh Skipworth78715.1+7.3
Green Calvin Payne73814.1+1.5
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Harston71013.6-9.7
Conservative Lorna Hurley2995.7+2.1
Conservative Philip Hurley2595.0+1.4
TUSC Chaz Lockett1823.5+0.8
Majority80415.4-11.3
Turnout 5,22136.0+2.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour hold Swing

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

West Ecclesfield

West Ecclesfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP John Booker 1,929 37.4 +26.5
Labour Zoe Sykes1,65632.1-8.4
Liberal Democrats Victoria Bowden1,05420.4-14.9
Green Kathryn Aston2815.4+2.0
Independent David Ogle2364.6-0.9
Majority2735.3N/A
Turnout 5,15636.0+1.3
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Woodhouse

Woodhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ray Satur* 1,851 43.9 -16.3
UKIP Lewis Sinclair1,63838.8+16.7
Green John Grant3859.1+3.3
Liberal Democrats Leslie Abrahams3478.2+1.7
Majority2135.1-33.0
Turnout 4,22131.2+1.4
Labour hold Swing

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