2015 Sheffield City Council election

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2015 Sheffield City Council election
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  2014 7 May 2015 2016  

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 won215
Seat changeSteady2.svg0Decrease2.svg1

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Green UKIP
Seats won11
Seat changeSteady2.svg0Increase2.svg1

Sheffield local election map 2015.gif
Map showing the results of the 2015 Sheffield City Council elections.

Majority party before election

Labour

Majority party after election

Labour

Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday 7 May 2015, the same day as the UK general election and local Parish Council elections. There were 28 seats up for election, one of the three councillors from each ward.

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Election result

Source. [1]

Sheffield City Council Election Result 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2122075.041.1103,861+4.5
  UKIP 110+13.616.842,489-6.2
  Liberal Democrats 501-117.916.541,664-1.4
  Conservative 00000.012.531,658+5.4
  Green 11103.612.030,246-0.6
  TUSC 00000.01.23,053-0.6

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council+/-
Labour5959Steady2.svg0
Liberal Democrats1817Decrease2.svg1
Greens44Steady2.svg0
UKIP34Increase2.svg1
Total8484
Working majority 34  34 

Ward results

Arbourthorne

Arbourthorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Drabble* 3,653 51.2 +9.5
UKIP Bob Sheridan1,57322.1−8.8
Conservative Peter Smith80511.3+2.8
Green Jennyfer Barnard4987.0−0.5
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Ross4676.6+1.1
TUSC Alan Munro1381.9−4.0
Majority 2,08029.2+18.4
Turnout 7,13453.8+25.6
Labour hold Swing

Beauchief & Greenhill

Beauchief & Greenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julie Gledhill 3,209 36.1 +7.5
Liberal Democrats Simon Clement-Jones*2,65129.8−2.8
UKIP Shane Harper1,45616.4−7.3
Conservative Michelle Grant1,04911.8+4.9
Green Paul Horada-Bradnum4565.1−1.6
TUSC Terry Murphy740.8−0.7
Majority 5586.3N/A
Turnout 8,89564.6+25.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Beighton

Beighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Rosling-Josephs* 3,646 44.1 −0.4
UKIP Steven Winstone2,12925.8−5.7
Conservative Shirley Clayton1,57419.0+5.0
Liberal Democrats Allan Wisbey5096.2+2.2
Green Clare Relton3223.9−0.7
TUSC Maggie Gray861.0−0.5
Majority 1,51718.4+5.4
Turnout 8,26662.0+32.4
Labour hold Swing

Birley

Birley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denise Fox* 3,794 48.1 +2.4
UKIP Dominic Cook2,21328.1−4.1
Conservative Calum Heaton91911.7+5.7
Green Ruth Nicol4595.8−1.9
Liberal Democrats Wendy Jenrick4385.6−1.7
TUSC John Voyse640.8−0.4
Majority 1,58120.0+6.5
Turnout 7,88760.8+27.8
Labour hold Swing

Broomhill

Broomhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Aodan Marken 3,261 38.3 −5.8
Labour Co-op Benjamin Miskell2,76632.5+1.5
Liberal Democrats Sara Sivan-Whitehouse1,07512.6+1.6
Conservative Andrew Taylor1,05012.3+4.5
UKIP Pat Sullivan2943.5−1.6
TUSC Avram Benjamin700.8−0.2
Majority 4955.8−7.3
Turnout 8,51653.0+18.0
Green gain from Labour Swing

Burngreave

Burngreave
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ibrar Hussain* 5,507 66.2 +5.6
UKIP Debra Roberts1,05112.6−4.4
Green Christopher Sissons5766.9+0.7
Conservative Russel Cutts5186.2+2.4
TUSC Maxine Bowler4235.1−3.3
Liberal Democrats Jan White2442.9+0.1
Majority 4,45653.6+10.0
Turnout 8,31953.0+19.2
Labour hold Swing

Central

Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Lewis Dagnall 3,975 41.3 +2.6
Green Anne Barr3,93140.9−7.8
Conservative Raymond Lawrence8468.8+3.3
Liberal Democrats Muhammad Zahur4594.8+1.3
UKIP Omer Abdulqader3113.2N/A
TUSC Sam Morecroft991.0−0.4
Majority 440.5N/A
Turnout 9,62155.0+28.2
Labour gain from Green Swing

Crookes

Crookes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Geoff Smith* 3,818 34.8 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Harry Matthews2,96527.0−1.0
Green Julian Briggs1,86817.0−0.4
Conservative Will Lockwood1,34812.3N/A
UKIP Andrew Pemberton8477.7−5.1
TUSC Nick Hall1211.1−0.2
Majority 8537.8+3.7
Turnout 10,96772.3+24.7
Labour hold Swing

Darnall

Darnall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dianne Hurst 5,619 61.2 +12.6
UKIP Muzafar Dahman1,79719.6−5.7
Conservative Natalie Challenger7768.5+0.2
Green Joydu Al-Mahfuz4334.7+2.0
Liberal Democrats Sohail Muhammed4124.5−8.8
TUSC Philip King1381.5−0.4
Majority 3,82241.7+18.4
Turnout 9,17555.9+19.9
Labour hold Swing

Dore & Totley

Dore & Totley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joe Otten* 4,513 41.4 +1.8
Conservative Christopher Pitchfork2,69924.8−1.1
Labour David Crosby1,99518.3+4.7
UKIP Jason Sullivan9378.6−5.3
Green David Applebaum7036.5−0.6
TUSC Adrian Marshall420.4N/A
Majority 1,81416.7+3.0
Turnout 10,88979.5+33.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

East Ecclesfield

East Ecclesfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Wilson* 3,729 40.3 +7.8
UKIP Jonathan Ogle2,36825.6−10.7
Liberal Democrats John Bowden1,39015.0−3.9
Conservative Hilary Gay1,20113.0+6.3
Green Kaye Horsfield4554.9−0.7
TUSC Steve Hible991.1N/A
Majority 1,36114.7N/A
Turnout 9,24264.0+28.8
Labour hold Swing

Ecclesall

Ecclesall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Shaffaq Mohammed 4,172 34.2 −6.6
Labour Jared O'Mara 3,21826.4+3.1
Conservative Christina Stark2,07417.0+5.6
Green Jason Leman1,84515.1+0.6
UKIP Lynsey Lockey7736.3−3.7
TUSC Adam Fisher1000.8N/A
Majority 9547.8−9.7
Turnout 12,18280.6+33.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Firth Park

Firth Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Garry Weatherall 4,282 56.5 +12.0
UKIP Michael Barge2,02626.7−10.0
Conservative Judith Burkinshaw5757.6+2.3
Green Amy Mack3504.6−1.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Shaw2733.6+0.2
TUSC Leeroy Moxam761.0−0.5
Majority 2,25629.8+19.0
Turnout 7,58251.6+21.5
Labour hold Swing

Fulwood

Fulwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Sangar* 4,425 40.3 −0.2
Labour Gareth Slater2,62423.9+5.1
Conservative Hannah Rose1,81216.5+1.3
Green Judith Rutnam1,43513.1−2.0
UKIP Granville Dronfield6365.8−3.4
TUSC Chris McAndrew610.6−0.6
Majority 1,80116.4−5.3
Turnout 10,99377.8+33.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Gleadless Valley

Gleadless Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Peace 4,180 46.8 +5.5
Green Mike Herbert1,72319.3+3.6
UKIP Mitch Seymour1,31814.7−7.5
Liberal Democrats Philip Shaddock7718.6+0.9
Conservative Jenny Grant7588.5+3.2
TUSC Liz Morton1872.1−2.2
Majority 2,45727.5+8.4
Turnout 8,93760.9+24.2
Labour hold Swing

Graves Park

Graves Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Auckland* 3,754 38.6 +3.3
Labour Louise Davies3,40334.9+5.4
Conservative Henry Grant1,40214.4+8.2
Green David Hayes98910.2+1.2
TUSC Keith Endean1902.0+0.2
Majority 3513.6−2.2
Turnout 9,73871.9+29.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hillsborough

Hillsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bob Johnson* 4,379 46.2 +3.2
UKIP John Trow1,80119.0−10.5
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Harston1,14812.1+0.3
Conservative Paul Wallace1,01710.7N/A
Green Chris McMahon99610.5−3.0
TUSC Victoria Wainwright1321.4−0.8
Majority 2,57827.2+13.7
Turnout 9,47363.9+26.7
Labour hold Swing

Manor Castle

Manor Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jenny Armstrong* 3,694 57.3 −2.4
UKIP Jon Butt1,22519.0N/A
Green Graham Wroe6399.9−6.6
Conservative Colin Muncie4777.4−0.8
Liberal Democrats Kurtis Crossland3134.9−0.5
TUSC Alistair Tice1011.6−8.6
Majority 2,46938.3−4.9
Turnout 6,44947.8+22.1
Labour hold Swing

Mosborough

Mosborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Barker* 3,639 42.4 +2.5
UKIP Joanne Parkin2,02423.6−7.0
Conservative David Colton1,56518.2+7.6
Liberal Democrats Gail Smith98011.4−2.0
Green Julie White2813.3−1.1
TUSC Matthew Zion991.2+0.1
Majority 1,61518.8+9.5
Turnout 8,58862.4+28.7
Labour hold Swing

Nether Edge

Nether Edge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammad Maroof 3,716 35.3 −4.5
Green Calvin Payne3,44432.7+9.9
Liberal Democrats Mohammad Azim1,77516.9−5.8
Conservative Spencer Pitfield8788.3+2.5
UKIP Jeffrey Shaw5645.4−1.8
TUSC James Williams1451.4−0.4
Majority 2722.6−14.4
Turnout 10,52273.4+26.8
Labour hold Swing

Richmond

Richmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Campbell* 3,736 49.1 +4.1
UKIP Dennis Hobson2,06227.1−9.8
Conservative Andrew Sneddon87411.5+4.5
Liberal Democrats Angela Hill4976.5+2.0
Green Richard Roper3244.3−0.6
TUSC Claire Wren1111.5−0.1
Majority 1,67422.0+13.9
Turnout 7,60456.8+25.2
Labour hold Swing

Shiregreen & Brightside

Shiregreen & Brightside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pete Price* 4,090 53.6 +7.7
UKIP Joshua Wright2,24629.4−11.0
Conservative Marcus Wells6518.5+3.0
Green Scott Darby3764.9−0.5
Liberal Democrats Jack Weston2673.5+0.7
Majority 1,84424.2+18.7
Turnout 7,63052.6+21.5
Labour hold Swing

Southey

Southey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leigh Bramall* 3,507 49.6 +5.2
UKIP Yvonne Sykes2,15030.4−8.5
Conservative Jason Southcott6409.1+2.8
Liberal Democrats Marcus Foster3545.0+1.3
Green Rose Garratt3304.7−0.2
TUSC Ashley Cawton841.2−0.5
Majority 1,35719.2+13.7
Turnout 7,06551.8+24.4
Labour hold Swing

Stannington

Stannington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Vickie Priestley* 3,618 34.0 −5.9
Labour Lisa Banes3,18830.0+3.0
UKIP Elizabeth Brownhill1,76516.6−9.0
Conservative Kath Lawrence1,22511.5N/A
Green Martin Bradshaw7637.2+0.8
TUSC Tim Jones790.7−0.4
Majority 4304.0−8.9
Turnout 10,63863.8+21.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stocksbridge & Upper Don

Stocksbridge & Upper Don
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Keith Davis 3,184 33.0 −11.4
Labour Philip Wood*3,02531.3+9.8
Conservative Nigel Owen1,82518.9+7.9
Liberal Democrats Julia Wright8799.1+2.8
Green Dan Lyons6917.2−0.3
TUSC Jeremy Short550.6N/A
Majority 1591.6−21.3
Turnout 9,65961.6+22.8
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

Walkley

Walkley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Olivia Blake 4,016 41.5 +2.0
Green Sue Morton2,29923.8−0.3
Liberal Democrats Diane Leek1,39614.4−4.4
UKIP Richard Ratcliffe1,09511.3−5.4
Conservative James Gould7177.4+1.7
TUSC Chaz Lockett1511.6−1.9
Majority 1,71717.7+2.3
Turnout 9,67464.5+28.5
Labour hold Swing

West Ecclesfield

West Ecclesfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Zoe Sykes 3,461 37.0 +4.9
UKIP David Ogle2,56827.5−9.9
Liberal Democrats Victoria Bowden1,47715.8−4.6
Conservative Grace Atkinson1,39314.9N/A
Green Jon Scaife4054.3−1.1
TUSC Kate Hutchinson480.5N/A
Majority 8939.5N/A
Turnout 9,35265.3+29.3
Labour hold Swing

Woodhouse

Woodhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mick Rooney* 3,992 50.1 +6.2
UKIP Simon Arnott2,07626.0−12.8
Conservative Conor Rynne99012.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Barrie Jervis4425.5−2.7
Green John Grant3944.9−4.2
TUSC Ian Whitehouse801.0N/A
Majority 1,91624.0+18.9
Turnout 7,97459.1+27.9
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "Sheffield City Council". Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.