2018 Sheffield City Council election

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2018 Sheffield City Council election
Coat of arms of Sheffield City Council.png
  2016 3 May 2018 2019  

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 won169
Seat changeDecrease2.svg4Increase2.svg3
Popular vote51,58331,359
Percentage40.3%24.5%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.2Increase2.svg3.4

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Green UKIP
Seats won30
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote22,5523,194
Percentage17.6%2.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg4.2Decrease2.svg13.2

Sheffield City Council election, 2018.svg
Map showing the results of the election in each ward. Colours denote the winning party as shown in the main table of results.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

Elections to Sheffield City Council took place on Thursday 3 May; [1] one of a number of local council elections taking place across England on the same day. These were the first elections since 2016; the normal practice of electing one-third of councillors every year resumed this year, after the previous staging had seen all seats up for election as a result of boundary changes. A number of by-elections had also occurred between the 2016 and 2018 elections.

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Election results

Overall election result

Sheffield City Council Election Result 2018
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1615-457.140.351,583+1.2
  Liberal Democrats 930+332.124.531,359+3.4
  Green 320+210.717.622,552+4.2
  Conservative 00000.013.417,181+5.0
  UKIP 001-10.02.12,647-13.2
  Independent 00000.00.91,095+0.7
  Yorkshire 00000.00.7856+0.4
  TUSC 00000.00.3435-1.8
  Democrats and Veterans 00000.00.2195New
  Women's Equality 00000.00.1162New

Changes in council composition

PartyPrevious councilNew council+/-
Labour 5653Decrease2.svg3
Liberal Democrats 2022Increase2.svg2
Green 46Increase2.svg2
UKIP 43Decrease2.svg1
Total8484
Working majority 28  22 

Ward results

Beauchief & Greenhill

Beauchief & Greenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Clement-Jones 2,193 44.2 +3.1
Labour Julie Gledhill1,62232.7+0.2
Conservative Claire Lord67413.6+7.5
Green Graham Marsden4769.6+2.6
Majority57111.5+2.9
Turnout 4,98834.78-4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Beighton

Beighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Rosling-Josephs* 1,544 44.2 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Bob McCann77322.1+15.6
Conservative Shirley Clayton76321.8+1.7
UKIP Brian Grundhill2136.1-23.7
Green Anthony Naylor2025.8-0.4
Majority77122.1+7.9
Turnout 3,50525.56-2
Labour hold Swing

Birley

Birley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen McGowan* 1,835 55.2 +9.3
Conservative Michael Barge63819.2+8.9
Green Ruth Mersereau39311.8+3.5
Independent Anthony Cronshaw2337.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Kevin Oxley2256.8-1.9
Majority1,19736.0+15.7
Turnout 3,34125.73-3
Labour hold Swing

Broomhill & Sharrow Vale

Broomhill & Sharrow Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Kaltum Rivers 2,703 49.3 +13.1
Labour Janet Ridler1,92635.1-3.8
Liberal Democrats Barbara Masters4838.8-3.5
Conservative Laurence Smith3696.7-0.7
Majority77714.2N/A
Turnout 5,51127.38-5
Green gain from Labour Swing

Burngreave

Burngreave
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Jones* 3,434 78.0 +24.3
Green Chris Sissons3989.0+1.3
Conservative Stephen Toone3758.5+3.0
Liberal Democrats Shelley Cockayne1944.4-1.8
Majority3,03669.0+25.7
Turnout 4,44530.67-6
Labour hold Swing

City

City
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Martin Phipps 826 44.9 +4.1
Labour Beverley Thomas81044.0+1.4
Liberal Democrats Julia Wright1186.4-3.7
Conservative Hatau Mozayen864.7-2.7
Majority160.9N/A
Turnout 1,85412.92-7
Green gain from Labour Swing

Crookes & Crosspool

Crookes & Crosspool
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Mahroof 2,752 42.6 +12.3
Labour Co-op Craig Gamble Pugh*2,10932.7-0.5
Green Theo Routh93614.5-6.5
Conservative Alexandra Boman-Flavell66110.2+2.9
Majority6439.9N/A
Turnout 6,48043.21-4
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Co-op Swing

Darnall

Darnall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Zahira Naz* 3,057 74.4 +18.2
Conservative Dean O'Brien53413.0+8.6
Liberal Democrats Kurtis Crossland2897.0+0.4
Green Joydu Al-Mahfuz2275.5-0.2
Majority2,52361.4+21.2
Turnout 4,14630.48-3
Labour hold Swing

Dore & Totley

Dore & Totley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Smith* 3,861 55.4 +6.3
Conservative Lesley Blyth1,51221.7+2.6
Labour Lee Rock97414.0-1.5
Green David Applebaum6249.0+0.6
Majority2,34933.7+3.7
Turnout 6,99447.05±0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

East Ecclesfield

East Ecclesfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Moya O'Rourke** 1,534 37.4 +5.7
Conservative Adam Allcroft92222.5+11.7
Liberal Democrats Victoria Bowden91622.3+5.1
Green Kaye Horsfield3879.4+3.7
UKIP Dennise Dawson3438.4-24.1
Majority61214.9
Turnout 4,11329.05-4
Labour gain from UKIP Swing N/A

O’Rourke was a sitting councillor for City ward.

Ecclesall

Ecclesall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Shaffaq Mohammed* 3,614 46.2 +10.1
Labour Phil Wymer1,87424.0-6.7
Green Jason Leman1,37417.6+7.0
Conservative Pat Barnsley87111.1+0.9
Democrats and Veterans John Lowcock871.1-5.6
Majority1,74022.3+16.9
Turnout 7,84549.65+1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Firth Park

Firth Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Abitsam Mohamed* 1,931 59.0 +14.0
Conservative Samuel Bray57717.6+10.2
Green Amy Mack47814.6+3.8
Liberal Democrats Ann Kingdom2878.8+2.2
Majority1,35441.4+14.7
Turnout 3,29322.78-6
Labour hold Swing

Fulwood

Fulwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Cliff Woodcraft* 3,365 51.6 +0.8
Labour Dominic Ridler1,47822.7-0.3
Conservative Judy Burkinshaw87013.3+2.7
Green Judith Rutnam80512.4+0.6
Majority1,87728.8+1.0
Turnout 6,56845.64+3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Gleadless Valley

Gleadless Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cate McDonald* 2,126 43.3 -10.7
Green Paul Turpin1,71534.9+9.0
Liberal Democrats John Dryden3968.1-4.5
Conservative Matthew Rowland3346.8-1.7
UKIP Marv Hollingworth2635.4-11.4
TUSC Keith Endean781.6-4.6
Majority4118.4-19.7
Turnout 4,92635.54+6
Labour hold Swing

Graves Park

Graves Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Ayris* 2,246 41.3 -2.4
Labour Mark Seddon1,74732.1+0.2
Green Angela Clemson77514.3+1.7
Conservative Mark Finney55910.3+2.0
Democrats and Veterans John Thurley1082.0N/A
Majority4999.2-2.6
Turnout 5,45840.77±0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hillsborough

Hillsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Josie Paszek* 2,191 46.8 +5.7
Green Christine Gilligan Kubo96720.7+8.1
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Harston61013.0+1.4
Conservative Connor Innes58412.5+4.6
UKIP Karen Waddicar2775.9-15.7
TUSC Roan James511.1-2.3
Majority1,22426.2+6.7
Turnout 4,69831.58-6
Labour hold Swing

Manor Castle

Manor Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Fox* 1,626 55.1 +5.4
Green Malcolm Liles50817.2+4.7
Conservative Thomas Ridgeway33211.3+3.5
Yorkshire Jack Carrington2689.1-3.9
Liberal Democrats David Gregg1525.2-4.7
TUSC Alistair Tice642.2-5.2
Majority1,11837.9+7.5
Turnout 2,97020.76-2
Labour hold Swing

Mosborough

Mosborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gail Smith* 1,788 41.8 +26.2
Labour Sarah Young1,61537.7-3.1
Conservative Andrew Taylor49911.7-4.2
UKIP Adam Wood2255.3-19.8
Green Julie White1533.6+0.1
Majority1734.0N/A
Turnout 4,29531.70+2
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Nether Edge & Sharrow

Nether Edge & Sharrow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Alison Teal* 3,896 56.1 +18.6
Labour Nadia Jama2,50336.0-1.4
Liberal Democrats Kyle Crossland2854.1-11.9
Conservative Joseph Busby2133.1-1.2
UKIP Jeffrey Shaw520.7-3.3
Majority1,39320.0+19.9
Turnout 6,99443.49-4
Green hold Swing

Park & Arbourthorne

Park & Arbourthorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Scott* 1,688 52.0 +8.9
Conservative Richard Blyth58818.1+7.0
Green Jen Barnard49915.4+2.5
Liberal Democrats Shelley Walsh33310.3+0.1
TUSC Liz Morton1404.3-2.0
Majority1,10033.9+19.4
Turnout 3,28124.83-2
Labour hold Swing

Richmond

Richmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Rippon* 1,819 53.1 +10.0
Conservative Benjamin Dugher80523.5+12.6
Green Catherine Hartley51114.9+7.7
Liberal Democrats David Chapman2908.5+0.4
Majority1,01429.6+15.1
Turnout 3,44623.82-2.6
Labour hold Swing

Shiregreen & Brightside

Shiregreen & Brightside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Garry Weatherall* 1,879 61.5 +18.2
UKIP Tracy Booker40513.3-13.5
Conservative Edward Davey40113.1+9.1
Green Milton Pennefather1946.4+3.2
Liberal Democrats Alex Eagle1765.8+0.9
Majority1,47448.2+31.7
Turnout 3,07321.83-7
Labour hold Swing

Southey

Southey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jayne Dunn* 1,601 56.3 +8.9
Conservative Charles Blatt37713.3+8.4
UKIP Shane Harper32211.3-19.0
Green Andrew Hards2799.8+4.8
Liberal Democrats Philip Brown2177.6+2.3
TUSC Jeremy Short461.6±0.0
Majority1,22443.1+26.0
Turnout 2,85720.48-8
Labour hold Swing

Stannington

Stannington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Vickie Priestley* 2,528 48.4 +7.2
Labour Joshua Wilson1,22223.4-2.2
Conservative Miriam Cates 89817.2+11.0
Green Stewart Kemp57311.0+2.2
Majority1,30625.0+9.4
Turnout 5,25436.17-3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stocksbridge & Upper Don

Stocksbridge & Upper Don
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Francyne Johnson 1,814 37.3 +3.8
Conservative Andrew Brooker1,10322.7+8.8
Liberal Democrats Tim Lewis59112.1+0.7
UKIP Graeme Waddicar54711.2-22.3
Green David Willington4098.4-0.5
Yorkshire William Pitt4058.3N/A
Majority71114.6+14.5
Turnout 4,88633.54-1
Labour hold Swing

Walkley

Walkley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Neale Gibson* 2,316 43.5 +2.7
Green Bernard Little1,59329.9-4.7
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Atkinson59411.2-4.2
Conservative Matthew Fender4187.9+1.5
Yorkshire Jack Bannan1833.4N/A
Women's Equality Ann Butler1623.0N/A
TUSC Victoria Wainwright561.1-2.0
Majority72313.6+7.4
Turnout 5,35232.99-2
Labour Co-op hold Swing

West Ecclesfield

West Ecclesfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Levery 1,881 39.7 +18.4
Labour Zoe Sykes*1,31427.7-3.8
Independent Dave Ogle86218.2-13.3
Conservative Kevin Mahoney50510.7-0.3
Green Jemima Perry1753.7-1.4
Majority56712.0N/A
Turnout 4,75933.91±0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Woodhouse

Woodhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Wood* 1,994 58.9 +13.9
Conservative William Blyth71321.1+10.8
Green John Grant47614.1+3.1
Liberal Democrats Chris Tosseano2026.0-2.0
Majority1,28137.8+19.9
Turnout 3,41525.67-2
Labour hold Swing

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