2023 Sheffield City Council election

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2023 Sheffield City Council election
Coat of arms of Sheffield City Council.svg
  2022 4 May 2023 2024  

28 of 84 seats on Sheffield City Council
43 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderTerry Fox [1] Shaffaq Mohammed Douglas Johnson
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Green
Seats before392914
Seats won14114
Seats after392914
Seat change000
Popular vote49,60632,76424,339
Percentage39.6%26.219.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.0%Increase2.svg 4.4%Decrease2.svg 1.8%

 Fourth partyFifth party
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LeaderLewis Chinchen
Party Conservative Independent
Seats before11
Seats won00
Seats after11
Seat change00
Popular vote13,539
Percentage10.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.3%

Sheffield UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Sheffield City Council election

Leader before election

Terry Fox
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

Tom Hunt
Labour
No overall control

The 2023 Sheffield City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Sheffield City Council in England. There were 29 of the 84 seats on the council up for election, being the usual third of the seats plus a by-election in Manor Castle ward. The election took place at the same time as other local elections across England.

Contents

The council was under no overall control prior to the election, with Labour councillor Terry Fox serving as leader of the council. The council remained under no overall control after the election and Terry Fox resigned as leader on 5 May 2023. Labour councillor Tom Hunt was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting. [2]

Electoral Process

The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year. Councillors are elected via first-past-the-post voting, with each ward represented by three councillors, with one elected in each election year to serve a four-year term. [3]

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Sheffield aged 18 or over are entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, are entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in person at polling stations took place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters were able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election. [4]

Results

2023 Sheffield City Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1411Steady2.svg48.339.649,606-1.0
  Liberal Democrats 1100Steady2.svg37.926.232,764+4.4
  Green 411Steady2.svg13.819.424,339-1.8
  Conservative 000Steady2.svg0.010.813,539-2.3
  TUSC 000Steady2.svg0.02.32,852+1.3
  Reform UK 000Steady2.svg0.00.8996+0.5
  Yorkshire 000Steady2.svg0.00.4479-0.5
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.00.3325-0.1
  SDP 000Steady2.svg0.00.1183-0.1
  Communist 000Steady2.svg0.00.166±0.0

A Labour seat in Manor Castle ward had become vacant after the death of Anne Murphy.

PartyPrevious councilNew council [5] +/-
Labour 3839Increase2.svg1
Liberal Democrats 2929-
Green 1414-
Conservative 11-
Independent 11-
Vacant10Decrease2.svg1
Total8484
Working majority 0  0 

Ward Results

Asterisks (*) denote incumbent councillors seeking re-election. [6] [7]

Beauchief & Greenhill

Beauchief & Greenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Shaw* 2,207 46.0 +5.9
Labour Co-op Mary Bishop1,50531.4-5.0
Green Gill Black4549.5-2.1
Conservative Scott Darby3797.9-4.0
Reform UK Pete Reilly1803.8N/A
TUSC Leah Byatt681.4N/A
Majority702
Turnout 4,79334.81-0.64
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Beighton

Beighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Horner 1,879 49.4 +10.2
Labour Michael Chilton1,29834.1-3.0
Conservative Salieu Favour Bah3679.6-6.6
Green Stewart Kemp1624.3-3.1
TUSC Mark Dixey992.6N/A
Majority581
Turnout 3,80528.94-1.55
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Birley

Birley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denise Fox* 1,594 52.7 -3.7
Conservative Steven Winstone57318.9-0.2
Green Alan Yearsley34411.4+2.0
Liberal Democrats James Ellwood2779.2+3.8
Independent Anne Barr1896.2N/A
TUSC Simon Moulton491.6N/A
Majority1,021
Turnout 3,02624.30-0.95
Labour hold Swing

Broomhill & Sharrow Vale

Broomhill & Sharrow Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Angela Argenzio* 2,601 51.7 +4.8
Labour Co-op Lewis Dagnall1,70533.9-6.0
Liberal Democrats Patrick Gilbert3266.5+1.3
Conservative Gordon Millward2575.1±0.0
TUSC Noah Eden1392.8-0.1
Majority896
Turnout 5,02831.57-1.33
Green hold Swing

Burngreave

Burngreave
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Talib Hussain* 2,299 67.0 -4.0
Green Mustafa Ahmed43712.7-3.7
Liberal Democrats Jordan Barry3149.1+3.7
Conservative Oluwaseun Ajao2346.8-0.4
TUSC Simon Jenkins792.3N/A
Reform UK Khalil Al-Asad702.0N/A
Majority1,862
Turnout 3,43323.66-3.32
Labour hold Swing

City

City
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Ruth Mersereau* 1,119 53.4 -2.0
Labour Gareth Slater62629.9-1.7
Liberal Democrats Julia Wright1105.3+1.3
Conservative Matthew Chapman1024.9-0.3
TUSC Alexander Helie934.4N/A
Yorkshire Gareth Shanks452.1N/A
Majority493
Turnout 2,09515.96-0.19
Green hold Swing

Crookes & Crosspool

Crookes & Crosspool
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tim Huggan* 2,734 41.2 +6.7
Labour Co-op John Wright2,54738.4+0.9
Green Oscar Idle90813.7-4.2
Conservative Roger Barnsley3335.0-2.0
TUSC Joseph Hibbert1131.7+0.6
Majority187
Turnout 6,63545.57+0.81
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Darnall

Darnall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Lea* 2,188 68.1 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Adil Mohammed44113.7+1.6
Conservative Theresa Morrison3159.8-1.9
Green Eamonn Ward1735.4-0.6
TUSC Diane Spencer942.9-1.0
Majority1,747
Turnout 3,21123.94-2.68
Labour hold Swing

Dore & Totley

Dore & Totley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joe Otten* 3,744 56.1 +5.7
Labour Dominic Ridler1,15917.4+0.8
Conservative Joanne Lowe96314.4-5.3
Green Bex Whyman75911.4-1.9
TUSC Bridget Gilbert530.8N/A
Majority2,585
Turnout 6,67845.62+0.63
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

East Ecclesfield

East Ecclesfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rob Reiss 1,741 41.1 +7.1
Labour Co-op Bridget Kelly1,63338.5-3.6
Conservative Oliver O'Brien50011.8-7.0
Green Rosie Trevillion2636.2+1.1
TUSC Harry Lomas1022.4N/A
Majority108
Turnout 4,23930.88-1.53
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ecclesall

Ecclesall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara Masters* 3,400 40.7 +7.8
Green Peter Gilbert2,68032.1+3.8
Labour Lisa Markham1,67620.1-7.8
Conservative Elizabeth Finney5026.0-3.3
TUSC Jemima Johnson1011.2N/A
Majority720
Turnout 8,35953.08+2.04
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Firth Park

Firth Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Abdul Khayum* 1,571 56.2 +2.0
Green Joydu Al-Mahfuz43915.7+9.3
Conservative Sara Chinchen32011.4-3.3
Liberal Democrats Shelley Cockayne1997.1-7.1
SDP April Worrall1836.5-0.9
TUSC Joanna Hall843.0±0.0
Majority1,032
Turnout 2,79619.70-2.14
Labour hold Swing

Fulwood

Fulwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Sangar* 3,427 52.2 +10.5
Labour Matthew Killeya1,81027.6-2.7
Green Dylan Lewis-Creser75211.5-5.7
Conservative Christine Saunders5007.6-3.1
TUSC John Bunn781.2N/A
Majority1,61724.6
Turnout 6,56746.29+0.19
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Gleadless Valley

Gleadless Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Paul Turpin* 2,094 45.5 -1.9
Labour Mia Drazaic1,72937.6+0.5
Conservative Shirley Clayton3247.0-1.3
Liberal Democrats John Dryden2846.2+1.0
TUSC Daniel Smith1723.7+1.8
Majority365
Turnout 4,60334.43-2.21
Green hold Swing

Graves Park

Graves Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Mahroof 2,228 40.1 +3.8
Labour Amy Frances Mount1,98135.7+1.0
Green Thomas Atkin80014.4-6.5
Conservative Christopher Garratt4327.8-0.3
TUSC Liam Ball1132.0N/A
Majority247
Turnout 5,55441.89+0.40
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hillsborough

Hillsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Toby Mallinson 2,434 46.1 +1.0
Labour Co-op George Lindars-Hammond*2,03238.5-0.1
Conservative Patricia Barnsley4478.5-1.6
Liberal Democrats Will Sapwell2635.0+0.7
TUSC Rory Smith1062.0+0.1
Majority402
Turnout 5,28236.36+0.05
Green gain from Labour Swing

Manor Castle

Two seats were up for election in Manor Castle.

Manor Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Laura Moynahan 1,508 49.5 -3.0
Labour Co-op Sioned-Mair Richards* 1,274 41.8 -10.7
Green Ruth Flagg-Abbey65421.5+3.6
Green Catherine Fish58419.2+1.3
Yorkshire Jack Carrington43414.2+4.3
Conservative Isaac Howarth30910.1-1.9
Liberal Democrats Zoe Boston2498.2+3.4
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Kenning2066.8+2.0
TUSC Alistair Tice1715.6+2.5
Independent Justin Buxton1083.5N/A
Independent Helen McIlroy782.6N/A
Independent Dan Kahn280.9N/A
Majority
Turnout 3,04620.79-0.55
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Mosborough

Mosborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Glynis Chapman 1,788 43.1 +2.2
Labour Co-op Samantha Nicholson1,54637.2-0.8
Conservative Mark Finney49712.0-3.6
Green Julie White2155.2-0.3
TUSC Joseph Howard1052.5N/A
Majority242
Turnout 4,15130.82-0.95
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Nether Edge & Sharrow

Nether Edge & Sharrow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Ibby Ullah 3,072 47.4 -0.2
Green Bev Bennett2,43737.6-2.0
Liberal Democrats Chris Lynch5198.0+2.0
Conservative John Chapman2774.3-0.1
TUSC Holly Johnston1752.7+0.3
Majority635
Turnout 6,48042.21-0.58
Labour gain from Green Swing

Park & Arbourthorne

Park & Arbourthorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Ben Miskell* 1,546 49.9 +5.1
Conservative Richard Blyth57518.6+0.2
Green Jen Barnard52617.0-0.4
Liberal Democrats Ann Kingdom3049.8+1.5
TUSC Jack Jeffery1484.8+1.6
Majority971
Turnout 3,09923.99-1.27
Labour hold Swing

Richmond

Richmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dianne Hurst* 1,666 52.3 +1.9
Conservative Andrew Smith56917.8-3.6
Green Luke Hunt3049.5-2.9
Liberal Democrats Susan Ross2899.1+3.5
Reform UK Brian Kus2487.8N/A
TUSC Susan Statter1123.5+2.2
Majority1,097
Turnout 3,18823.06-0.77
Labour hold Swing

Shiregreen & Brightside

Shiregreen & Brightside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Dawn Dale* 1,621 60.3 +1.7
Conservative Zoe Steane51419.1+0.1
Green Joel Gilbert30011.2+0.1
Liberal Democrats Diane Leek2288.5-0.1
Communist Ben Ughetti662.5-0.2
Majority1,107
Turnout 2,68919.72-1.92
Labour hold Swing

Southey

Southey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Chaplin* 1,658 60.1 +3.6
Conservative Lesley Blyth44916.3-3.6
Green Andrew Hards31211.3-4.2
Liberal Democrats Kevin Grum2288.3+0.1
TUSC Luke Brownbill1144.1N/A
Majority1,209
Turnout 2,76120.10-1.02
Labour hold Swing

Stannington

Stannington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Penny Baker* 2,783 52.4 +15.6
Labour Seun Ebenezer1,24723.5-5.1
Conservative Ben Woollard70613.3-0.9
Green Matty Kimber4989.4-5.2
TUSC Robert Simpson801.5N/A
Majority1,536
Turnout 5,31437.22-0.94
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stocksbridge & Upper Don

Stocksbridge & Upper Don
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julie Grocutt* 2,678 51.3 +12.7
Conservative David Chinchen1,79134.3-1.3
Green David Willington3907.5-7.0
Liberal Democrats Amanda Davey2955.6-5.6
TUSC Patricia Prystupa480.9N/A
Majority887
Turnout 5,22336.10+0.79
Labour hold Swing

Walkley

Walkley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Laura McClean 2,769 50.5 +6.7
Green Ash Routh1,76732.2-9.9
Liberal Democrats Alex Purvis3586.5+2.2
Conservative Evelyn Millward2714.9-1.8
TUSC Isabelle France1623.0+1.5
Reform UK John Davidson1582.9N/A
Majority1,00218.27
Turnout 5,48536.35-0.74
Labour hold Swing

West Ecclesfield

West Ecclesfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Hooper* 1,856 45.2 +6.5
Labour Adam Hurst1,23630.1-1.1
Conservative Kevin Mahoney3909.5-5.3
Reform UK John Booker3408.3-0.1
Green Kathy Aston2275.5-1.4
TUSC Rebecca Fryer541.3N/A
Majority620
Turnout 4,10330.82-1.09
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Woodhouse

Woodhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Alison Norris 1,706 55.5 +1.4
Conservative Anne Smith64320.9+1.7
Liberal Democrats Charles Edwardson2939.5+3.1
Green Chris Bragg2909.4+1.2
TUSC Joshua Crapper1404.6+2.4
Majority1,063
Turnout 3,07224.17-0.84
Labour hold Swing

By-elections

Stannington

Stannington: 18 January 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Will Sapwell 2,258 52.7 +0.3
Labour Lewis Dagnall1,21228.3+4.8
Conservative Ben Woollard3728.7-4.6
Green Chris Bragg3287.6-1.8
Liberal Rod Rodgers1182.8N/A
Majority1,04624.4
Turnout 4,28830.27-6.95
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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