2019 Sheffield City Council election

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2019 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
 
Leader Julie Dore Shaffaq Mohammed
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats won1311
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Increase2.svg4
Popular vote39,36130,526
Percentage31.6%24.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg8.7%Steady2.svg
 Third partyFourth party
 
LeaderRob MurphyJack Clarkson
Party Green UKIP
Seats won40
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote27,99714,067
Percentage22.5%11.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg4.9%Increase2.svg9.2%
Sheffield City Council election, 2019.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 were held on Thursday 2 May 2019; [1] one of a number of local council elections taking place across England and Northern Ireland on the same day. One of each ward's three seats was up for election, having last been contested in the 2016 elections.

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Election results [ citation needed ]

Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party fielded candidates in all 28 wards (including six candidates running under the Labour Co-operative label). UKIP fielded candidates in 22 wards. The Yorkshire Party contested six wards, Democrats and Veterans contested three and the Women's Equality Party contested two, with the National Front and the Socialist Party (under the Socialist Alternative label) each fielding one candidate. There were also two independent candidates. [2]

Data on % turnout from. [3]

Overall election result

2019 Sheffield City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 13Decrease2.svg 446.4364958.339,36131.6-8.7
  Liberal Democrats 11Increase2.svg 439.3152631.030,52624.5±0.0
  Green 4Increase2.svg 214.3489.527,99722.5+4.9
  UKIP 0Decrease2.svg 20.0111.214,06711.3+9.2
  Conservative 0Steady2.svg0.0000.09,9778.0-5.4
  Yorkshire 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,6051.3+0.6
  Women's Equality 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03520.3+0.2
  Democrats and Veterans 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02460.2±0.0
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01730.1-0.8
  Socialist Alternative 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0820.1-0.2
  National Front 0Steady2.svg0.0000.036<0.1New

Turnout 31.2%.

Changes in council composition

PartyPrevious councilNew council+/-
Labour 5249Decrease2.svg3
Liberal Democrats 2226Increase2.svg4
Green 68Increase2.svg2
UKIP 31Decrease2.svg2
Independent 10Decrease2.svg1
Total8484
Working majority 20  14 

Ward results

Beauchief & Greenhill

Incumbent Liberal Democrat councillor Richard Shaw was up for re-election.

Beauchief & Greenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Shaw* 1,882 41.9 −2.3
Labour Julie Gledhill1,27128.3−4.4
Green Graham Marsden76517.0+7.4
Conservative Claire Lord57612.8−0.8
Majority 61113.6+2.1
Turnout 4,59332.35−2.43
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Beighton

Incumbent Labour councillor Ian Saunders was up for re-election.

Beighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bob McCann 1,433 36.9 +14.8
Labour Ian Saunders*1,18630.5−13.7
UKIP Brian Grundhill63116.2+10.1
Conservative Steven Winstone39010.0−11.8
Green Anthony Naylor2456.3+0.5
Majority 2476.4N/A
Turnout 3,90028.85+3.29
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Birley

Incumbent Labour councillor Denise Fox was up for re-election.

Birley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denise Fox* 1,363 41.3 −13.9
UKIP Dennis Booker79624.1N/A
Green Alan Yearsley49915.1+3.3
Conservative Thomas Oulton40712.3−6.9
Liberal Democrats James Ellwood2347.1+0.3
Majority 56717.2−18.8
Turnout 3,31425.74+0.01
Labour hold Swing

Broomhill & Sharrow Vale

The incumbent Green Party councillor and Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Magid Magid, did not defend his seat.

Broomhill & Sharrow Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Angela Argenzio 3,053 58.5 +9.2
Labour Chris Ware1,40526.9−8.2
Liberal Democrats Will Sapwell3677.0−1.8
Conservative Charles Blatt1993.8−2.9
UKIP Jeffrey Shaw1262.4N/A
Independent Michael Warner711.4N/A
Majority 1,64831.6+17.4
Turnout 5,24628.67+1.29
Green hold Swing

Burngreave

Incumbent Labour councillor Talib Hussain was up for re-election.

Burngreave
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Talib Hussain* 2,695 68.4 −9.6
Green Nico Hall46811.9+2.9
UKIP Debra Roberts41110.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Mary Aston2075.3+0.9
Conservative Hatau Mozayen1584.0−4.5
Majority 2,22756.5−12.5
Turnout 3,96027.79−2.88
Labour hold Swing

City

Incumbent Green Party councillor Robert Murphy did not defend his seat.

City
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Ruth Mersereau 1,186 62.5 +17.6
Labour Janet Ridler52927.9−16.1
Conservative Janet Anber1015.3+0.6
Liberal Democrats Hashim Mahroof824.3−2.1
Majority 65734.6+33.7
Turnout 1,91414.36+1.44
Green hold Swing

Crookes & Crosspool

Incumbent Liberal Democrat councillor Adam Hanrahan did not defend his seat.

Crookes & Crosspool
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tim Huggan 2,264 38.6 −4.0
Labour Co-op Cheryl Barrott1,49225.5−7.2
Green Emily Brooke-Davies1,47425.1+10.6
Conservative Thomas Ridgway3285.6−4.6
UKIP Karen Adams3035.2N/A
Majority 77213.1+3.2
Turnout 5,87840.70−2.51
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Darnall

Incumbent Labour councillor Mary Lea was up for re-election.

Darnall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Lea* 2,432 68.0 −6.4
UKIP Karen Waddicar45712.8N/A
Conservative Dean O'Brien2928.2−4.8
Liberal Democrats Sohail Shaffaq Mohammed2176.1−0.9
Green Eamonn Ward1815.1−0.4
Majority 1,97555.2−6.2
Turnout 3,59426.55−3.93
Labour hold Swing

Dore & Totley

Incumbent Liberal Democrat councillor Joe Otten was up for re-election.

Dore & Totley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joe Otten* 3,795 57.3 +1.9
Green David Applebaum1,06016.0+7.0
Conservative Lesley Blyth1,00615.2−6.5
Labour David Sedgley76711.6−2.4
Majority 2,73541.3+7.6
Turnout 6,69545.46−1.59
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

East Ecclesfield

Incumbent councillor Steve Wilson was up for re-election, having won the seat for Labour in 2016. However, in February 2019 he resigned from the party and continued to sit as an independent. [4] He contested this election as an independent candidate.

East Ecclesfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Victoria Bowden 1,345 31.1 +8.8
Labour Co-op Craig Gamble Pugh1,12926.1−11.3
UKIP David Booker85619.8+11.4
Conservative Kevin Mahoney3337.7−14.8
Green Brian Webster2686.2−3.2
Yorkshire Alex Robertson2565.9N/A
Independent Steve Wilson*1022.4N/A
National Front Jordan Pont360.8N/A
Majority 2165.0N/A
Turnout 4,35931.00+1.95
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Ecclesall

Incumbent Liberal Democrat councillor Paul Scriven did not defend his seat.

Ecclesall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara Masters 3,355 43.7 −2.5
Green Jason Leman1,93525.2+7.6
Labour Ruth Milsom1,44318.8−5.2
Conservative Georgia Mort5457.1−4.0
Women's Equality Megan Senior2763.6N/A
Democrats and Veterans John Lowcock1191.6+0.5
Majority 1,42018.5−3.8
Turnout 7,71649.32−0.33
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Firth Park

Incumbent Labour councillor Abdul Khayum was up for re-election.

Firth Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Abdul Khayum* 1,573 51.2 −7.8
Green Amy Mack77925.3+10.7
Conservative Samuel Bray45314.7−2.9
Liberal Democrats Ann Kingdom2708.8±0.0
Majority 79425.8−15.6
Turnout 3,15122.14−0.64
Labour hold Swing

Fulwood

Incumbent Liberal Democrat councillor Andrew Sangar was up for re-election.

Fulwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Sangar* 3,454 54.4 +2.8
Green Judith Rutnam1,32120.8+8.4
Labour Fouad Al Mohamadi82713.0−9.7
Conservative Michael Barge5208.2−5.1
UKIP Hannah Booker2323.7N/A
Majority 2,13333.6+4.8
Turnout 6,37845.25−0.39
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Gleadless Valley

Incumbent Labour councillor Chris Peace did not defend her seat.

Gleadless Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Paul Turpin 2,514 49.8 +14.9
Labour Nadia Jama1,59531.6−11.7
UKIP Marv Hollingworth4819.5+4.1
Liberal Democrats John Dryden2575.1−3.0
Conservative Lewis Elliott2014.0−2.8
Majority 91918.2N/A
Turnout 5,06237.36+1.82
Green gain from Labour Swing

Graves Park

Incumbent Liberal Democrat councillor Sue Auckland was up for re-election.

Graves Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Auckland* 2,432 45.8 +4.5
Labour Gareth Slater1,09220.6−11.5
Green Angela Clemson1,04019.6+5.3
UKIP Stephen Robertson3887.3N/A
Conservative Mark Finney3035.7−4.6
Democrats and Veterans John Thurley511.0−1.0
Majority 1,34025.3+16.1
Turnout 5,32240.30−0.47
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hillsborough

Incumbent Labour councillor George Lindars-Hammond was up for re-election.

Hillsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Lindars-Hammond* 1,659 37.3 −9.5
Green Christine Gilligan Kubo1,12725.3+4.6
UKIP David Hollingworth71516.1+10.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Porter59613.4+0.4
Conservative Theodore Wrigley3507.9−4.6
Majority 53211.0−15.2
Turnout 4,46730.67−0.91
Labour hold Swing

Manor Castle

Incumbent Labour councillor Lisa Banes did not defend her seat; she contested the West Ecclesfield seat instead.

Manor Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sioned Richards 1,288 42.4 −12.7
Green Ruth Flagg-Abbey55118.1+0.9
UKIP Yvonne Sykes50416.6+16.6
Yorkshire Jack Carrington40213.2+4.1
Conservative Ray Lawrence1645.4−5.9
Liberal Democrats Thomas Hague1294.2−1.0
Majority 73724.3−13.6
Turnout 3,05121.51+0.75
Labour hold Swing

Mosborough

Incumbent Labour councillor David Barker was up for re-election.

Mosborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kevin Oxley 1,536 37.7 −4.1
Labour David Barker*1,19929.4−8.3
UKIP Adam Wood49812.2+6.9
Yorkshire Ben Bancroft3308.1N/A
Conservative Philip Kirby2887.1−4.6
Green Julie White2255.5+1.9
Majority 3378.3+4.3
Turnout 4,08730.25−0.45
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Nether Edge & Sharrow

Incumbent Labour councillor Mohammad Maroof was up for re-election

Nether Edge & Sharrow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Peter Garbutt 3,735 56.2 +0.1
Labour Mohammad Maroof*2,30234.6−1.4
Liberal Democrats Pat White3365.1+1.0
Conservative Joe Busby1983.0−0.1
Democrats and Veterans David Gate761.1N/A
Majority 1,43321.6+1.6
Turnout 6,68244.05+0.56
Green gain from Labour Swing

Park & Arbourthorne

Incumbent Labour Co-op councillor Ben Miskell was up for re-election.

Park & Arbourthorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Ben Miskell* 1,203 38.2 −13.8
UKIP Dennise Dawson67321.4N/A
Green Jen Barnard44514.1−1.3
Conservative Hilary Gay31910.1−8.0
Liberal Democrats Susan Ross2598.2−2.1
Yorkshire Alex Martin1715.4N/A
Socialist Alternative Alistair Tice822.6N/A
Majority 53016.8−17.1
Turnout 3,16624.10−0.73
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Richmond

Incumbent Labour councillor Dianne Hurst was up for re-election.

Richmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dianne Hurst* 1,478 44.3 −8.8
UKIP Brian Kus81524.4N/A
Conservative Richard Blyth43112.9−10.6
Green Catherine Hartley41912.6+1.7
Liberal Democrats Diane Leek1945.8−2.7
Majority 66319.9−9.7
Turnout 3,35823.45−0.37
Labour hold Swing

Shiregreen & Brightside

Incumbent Labour Co-op councillor Dawn Dale was up for re-election.

Shiregreen & Brightside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Dawn Dale* 1,355 44.6 −16.9
UKIP Tracy Booker97632.1+18.8
Green Milton Pennefather2839.3+2.9
Conservative Edward Higgins2618.6−4.5
Liberal Democrats Allan Wisbey1635.4−0.4
Majority 37912.5−35.7
Turnout 3,05022.08+0.25
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Southey

Incumbent Labour councillor Mike Chaplin was up for re-election, having won a by-election in 2017 to hold the seat for Labour.

Southey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Chaplin* 1,341 45.8 −10.5
UKIP Shane Harper84028.7+17.4
Green Andrew Hards36712.5+2.7
Conservative Alex Noonan1966.7−6.6
Liberal Democrats Chris Tosseano1836.3−1.3
Majority 50117.1−26.0
Turnout 2,94120.98+0.50
Labour hold Swing

Stannington

Incumbent Liberal Democrat councillor Penny Baker was up for re-election.

Stannington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Penny Baker* 2,367 46.2 −2.2
Labour Zoe Sykes90417.7−5.7
Green Stewart Kemp74014.5+3.5
UKIP Anthony Sykes67513.2N/A
Conservative Adam Allcroft4358.5−8.7
Majority 1,46328.5+3.5
Turnout 5,15235.75−0.42
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stocksbridge & Upper Don

Incumbent UKIP councillor Keith Davis did not defend his seat.

Stocksbridge & Upper Don
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julie Grocutt 1,727 34.9 −2.4
UKIP Graeme Waddicar1,07721.8+10.6
Conservative Chris Pepple66213.4−9.3
Green David Willington59612.0+3.6
Liberal Democrats Kurtis Crossland55711.3−0.8
Yorkshire William Pitt3306.7−1.6
Majority 65013.1−1.5
Turnout 4,97834.33+0.79
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

Walkley

Incumbent Labour Co-op councillor Ben Curran was up for re-election.

Walkley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Ben Curran* 1,852 35.7 −7.8
Green Bernard Little1,81134.9+5.0
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Atkinson73614.2+3.0
UKIP Ian Howarth3897.5N/A
Conservative Matthew Fender2104.0−3.9
Yorkshire Jack Bannan1162.2−1.2
Women's Equality Amy Gooding761.5−1.5
Majority 410.8−12.8
Turnout 5,21428.50−4.49
Labour hold Swing

West Ecclesfield

Incumbent UKIP councillor John Booker was up for re-election. Labour’s candidate, Lisa Banes, was a sitting councillor for Manor Castle ward.

West Ecclesfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Hooper 1,685 37.3 −2.4
UKIP John Booker*1,29128.6N/A
Labour Lisa Banes**89519.8−7.9
Green Kathy Aston3848.5+4.8
Conservative Alastair Geddes2585.7−5.0
Majority 3948.7−3.3
Turnout 4,56833.05−0.86
Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP Swing

Woodhouse

Incumbent Labour councillor Jackie Satur was up for re-election.

Woodhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jackie Satur* 1,359 39.9 −19.0
UKIP Rachael Barstow93327.4N/A
Green John Grant52615.5+1.4
Conservative William Blyth39311.6−9.5
Liberal Democrats Christopher Brown1915.6−0.4
Majority 42612.5−25.3
Turnout 3,41425.78+0.11
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Notice of election and persons nominated". www.sheffield.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated - Sheffield City Council elections" (PDF). www.sheffield.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  3. ↑ The Star, 7 May 2019
  4. ↑ "Sheffield Labour councillor Steve Wilson resigns". www.shefnews.co.uk. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
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