2024 Sheffield City Council election

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2024 Sheffield City Council election
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29 out of 84 seats to Sheffield City Council
43 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Lab
Shaffaq Mohammed 2019.jpeg
Grn
LeaderTom Hunt Shaffaq Mohammed Douglas Johnson
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Green
Last election39 seats, 39.6%29 seats, 26.2%14 seats, 19.4%
Seats before302914
Seats won1576
Seats after362714
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 5Decrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg
Popular vote51,57428,10628,561
Percentage39.8%21.7%22.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.2%Decrease2.svg 4.5%Increase2.svg 2.6%
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Ind
Con
LeaderLewis Chinchen
Party Independent Conservative
Last election1 seat, 0.0%1 seat, 10.8%
Seats before91
Seats won10
Seats after70
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote5,33612,064
Percentage4.1%9.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.8%Decrease2.svg 1.5%
Sheffield UK ward map 2024.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Sheffield City Council election
Leader before election

Tom Hunt
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

Tom Hunt
Labour
No overall control

The 2024 Sheffield City Council election took place on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. There were 29 of the 84 members of Sheffield City Council in South Yorkshire up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Firth Park ward. [1] The council remained under no overall control.

Contents

Background

Sheffield is a typically strong council for the Labour Party. Labour governed the council as a majority from its creation in 1974 until 1999, when the Liberal Democrats won their first majority on the council. [2] Labour regained their majority in 2003 after a brief period of no overall control, but lost their majority in 2007. [2] The Liberal Democrats governed again in 2008, but Labour won a majority in 2011. [3] They maintained control of the council until 2021, after which they formed a coalition with the Green Party. [4] In the previous election, Labour won 14 seats with 39.6% of the vote, the Liberal Democrats won 11 with 26.2%, and the Green Party won 4 with 19.4%. Following the election, Labour formed a coalition with the Liberal Democrats and Green Party. [5]

The seats up for election in 2024 were last contested in 2021; because of the delay of all local elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the seats are up for election after 3 years rather than the usual 4. In that election, Labour won 13 seats (down 8) with 36.6% of the vote, the Liberal Democrats won 9 (up 3) with 21.2%, the Green Party won 6 (up 5) with 20.4%, the Conservatives won 1 (up 1) with 18.4%, and UKIP lost the seat they were defending with 0.2%.

Previous council composition

After 2023 election Before 2024 election [6] After 2024 election
PartySeatsPartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 39 Labour 30 Labour 36
Liberal Democrats 29 Liberal Democrats 29 Liberal Democrats 27
Green 14 Green 14 Green 14
Conservative 1 Conservative 1 Conservative 0
Independent 1 Independent 9 Independent 7

Changes 2023–2024:

Summary

The council remained under no overall control. Labour made a net increase of five seats, consolidating their position as the largest party. The Conservatives lost their only seat on the council. [11]

Election result

Sheffield City Council's composition following the 2024 local elections Sheffield City Council Composition 2024.svg
Sheffield City Council's composition following the 2024 local elections
2024 Sheffield City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 15Increase2.svg 551.7223642.951,57439.8+0.2
  Liberal Democrats 7Decrease2.svg 224.1202732.128,10621.7–4.5
  Green 6Steady2.svg20.781416.728,56122.0+2.6
  Independent 1Decrease2.svg 23.4678.35,3364.1+3.8
  Conservative 0Decrease2.svg 10.0000.012,0649.3–1.5
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,8642.2–0.1
  Heritage 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03620.3N/A
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.05020.4–0.4
  Communist 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0690.1±0.0

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Sheffield City Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024. [12] Sitting councillors standing for re–election are marked with an asterisk (*).

Beauchief & Greenhill

Beauchief & Greenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sophie Thornton* 1,937 42.7 –3.3
Labour Hafeas Rehman1,44631.9+0.5
Green Gill Black57412.7+3.2
Conservative Anne Smith3948.7+0.8
Heritage Claire Newman1042.3N/A
TUSC Daniel Smith811.8+0.4
Majority 49110.8–4.5
Turnout 4,53633.1–1.7
Registered electors 13,790
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.9

Beighton

Beighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Woolhouse* 1,355 37.4 –12.0
Labour Lisa Banes1,35337.3+3.2
Conservative Shirley Clayton57916.0+6.4
Green Stewart Kemp2557.0+2.7
TUSC Mark Dixey832.3–0.3
Majority 20.1–15.3
Turnout 3,62527.7–1.2
Registered electors 13,228
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.9

Birley

Birley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matthew Dwyer 1,520 47.6 –5.1
Independent David Cronshaw64720.3N/A
Conservative Steven Winstone37811.8–8.1
Green Alan Yearsley3089.7–1.7
Liberal Democrats Willis Marshall2889.0–0.2
TUSC Andrea Ugolini491.5–0.1
Majority 87327.4–6.3
Turnout 3,19025.6+1.3
Registered electors 12,495
Labour hold

Broomhill & Sharrow Vale

Broomhill & Sharrow Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Brian Holmshaw* 2,963 51.0 –0.7
Labour Co-op Abdiaziz Ducaleh1,95133.6–0.3
Liberal Democrats Patrick Gilbert3556.1–0.4
Conservative Joanne Lowe2784.8–0.3
TUSC Edward Boyle1372.4–0.4
Independent Mike Pomranz1262.2N/A
Majority 1,01217.4–0.4
Turnout 5,81036.9+5.3
Registered electors 15,848
Green hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.2

Burngreave

Burngreave
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Safiya Saeed* 1,780 45.1 –21.9
Green Mustafa Ahmed89422.6+9.9
Independent Mohammed Nisar61215.6N/A
Liberal Democrats James Ellwood3027.6–1.5
Conservative Alma Thule2416.1–0.7
TUSC Hollie Buisson1193+0.7
Majority 88622.4–31.8
Turnout 3,94827.1+3.4
Registered electors 14,710
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg15.9

City

City
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Douglas Johnson* 1,362 51.4 –2.0
Labour Thomas Evans90134.0+4.1
Conservative Ashish Bhandari1626.1+1.2
Liberal Democrats Shelley Cockayne1415.3±0.0
TUSC Maddie Rooney863.2–1.2
Majority 46117.4–6.1
Turnout 2,65220.8+5.8
Registered electors 12,842
Green hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.0

Crookes & Crosspool

Crookes & Crosspool
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Ruth Milsom* 3,310 48.3 +9.9
Liberal Democrats Jordan Barry2,18831.9–9.9
Green Oscar Idle97214.2+0.5
Conservative Marina Round3054.5–0.5
TUSC Joseph Hibbert771.1–0.6
Majority 1,12216.4N/A
Turnout 6,85251.0+5.4
Registered electors 13,518
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase2.svg9.6

Darnall

Darnall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Qais al-Ahdal 2,402 52.9 N/A
Labour Sajid Ghafur1,22327.0–41.1
Liberal Democrats Philip Winn3948.7–5.0
Green Joydu al–Mahfuz3116.9+1.5
Conservative Muzafar Rahman2074.6–5.2
Majority 1,17925.9N/A
Turnout 4,53733.1+9.2
Registered electors 13,835
Independent gain from Labour

Dore & Totley

Dore & Totley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Atkinson 3,283 51.3 –4.8
Labour Sam Savory1,39021.7+4.3
Conservative Zoe Steane87913.7–0.7
Green Bex Winter79612.4+1.0
TUSC Luke Brownbill560.9+0.1
Majority 1,89329.6–9.1
Turnout 6,40444.0–1.6
Registered electors 14,649
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.6

East Ecclesfield

East Ecclesfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Woodcock* 1,906 42.3 +1.7
Labour Co-op Bridget Kelly1,70538.3–0.2
Conservative Kevin Mahoney47510.7–1.1
Green Rosie Trevillion2716.1–0.1
TUSC Rebecca Fryer992.2–0.2
Majority 2014.5+1.9
Turnout 4,45632.3+1.4
Registered electors 13,894
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg1.0

Ecclesall

Ecclesall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Peter Gilbert 3,147 37.7 +5.6
Liberal Democrats Roger Davison*2,75133.0–7.7
Labour Lisa Markham1,91523.0+2.9
Conservative Gordon Millward4535.4–0.6
TUSC Noah Eden740.9–0.3
Majority 3964.7N/A
Turnout 8,34052.8–0.3
Registered electors 15,887
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg6.7

Firth Park

Firth Park (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Nikki Belfield 1,605 60.3 +4.1
Labour Co-op Fran Belbin* 1,585 59.6 +3.4
Green Eamonn Ward43816.5+0.8
Green Colin McCulloch38114.3−1.4
Conservative Brendon Colk31011.6+0.2
Liberal Democrats Julia Wright2228.3+1.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Brown2128.0+0.9
Independent John Booker2017.6N/A
TUSC Joanna Hall1857.0+4.0
Conservative Aliou Diallo1846.9−4.5
Turnout 3,04621.2+1.5
Registered electors 14,380
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold

Fulwood

Fulwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Alston* 2,952 48.2 –4.0
Labour Winko Kyaw Oo1,61026.3–1.3
Green Judith Rutnam97515.9+4.4
Conservative Thomas Wilson5068.3+0.7
TUSC John Bunn781.3+0.1
Majority 1,34221.9–2.7
Turnout 6,12146.8+0.5
Registered electors 13,177
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.4

Gleadless Valley

Gleadless Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Alexi Dimond* 2,462 52.2 +6.7
Labour Co-op Bethany Cheshire1,60734.0–3.6
Conservative Brett Colk2816.0–1.0
Liberal Democrats John Dryden2385.0–1.2
TUSC Simon Jenkins1322.8–0.9
Majority 85518.1+10.2
Turnout 4,72035.3+0.9
Registered electors 13,465
Green hold Swing Increase2.svg5.2

Graves Park

Graves Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rob Bannister 1,954 36.4 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Tariq Zaman1,85634.5–5.6
Green Thomas Atkin–Withers1,04319.4+5.0
Conservative Chris Garratt3967.4–0.4
TUSC Liam Ball1262.3+0.3
Majority 981.8N/A
Turnout 5,37540.2–1.7
Registered electors 13,458
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg3.2

Hillsborough

Hillsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Christine Gilligan Kubo* 2,726 51.3 +5.2
Labour Bren Twomey1,76333.2–5.3
Conservative Patricia Barnsley3636.8–1.7
Liberal Democrats Chris Lynch2134.0–1.0
Heritage John Hartley1262.4N/A
TUSC Leah Byatt1182.2+0.4
Majority 96318.1+10.5
Turnout 5,30936.2–0.2
Registered electors 14,721
Green hold Swing Increase2.svg5.3

Manor Castle

Manor Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Elle Dodd 1,881 57.6 +13.7
Green Ruth Flagg–Abbey60318.4–0.6
Conservative Seun Ajao3089.4+0.4
Independent Craig Judson1755.4+2.3
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Kenning1705.2–2.1
TUSC Alistair Tice1283.9–1.1
Majority 1,27839.1N/A
Turnout 3,26522.0+1.4
Registered electors 14,938
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase2.svg7.2

Mosborough

Mosborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Downing* 2,035 49.0 +11.8
Liberal Democrats Jonny Dixon1,52336.7–6.4
Conservative Eve Millward41510.0–2.0
Green Julie White1503.6–1.6
TUSC Rory Smith280.7–1.8
Majority 51212.3N/A
Turnout 4,15131.2+0.4
Registered electors 13,499
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg9.1

Nether Edge & Sharrow

Nether Edge & Sharrow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Maroof Raouf* 2,662 40.8 +3.2
Labour Co-op Derek Martin2,54939.1–8.3
Liberal Democrats Nasar Raoof5017.7–0.3
Independent Fayyaz Shah Ji3815.8N/A
Conservative John Chapman2533.9–0.4
TUSC Bridget Gilbert1722.6–0.1
Majority 1131.7N/A
Turnout 6,58142.9+0.7
Registered electors 15,362
Green hold Swing Increase2.svg5.8

Park & Arbourthorne

Park & Arbourthorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mia Drazaic 1,607 50.8 +0.9
Green Billie Turner48615.4–1.6
Conservative Richard Blyth46714.8–3.8
Liberal Democrats Ann Kingdom2738.6–1.2
SDP Annie Stoker1755.5N/A
TUSC Jack Jeffery1534.8±0.0
Majority 1,12135.5+4.2
Turnout 3,16124.4+0.4
Registered electors 13,090
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg1.3

Richmond

Richmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Barker* 1,728 53.7 +1.4
Reform UK Brian Kus50215.6+7.8
Conservative Christine Saunders40112.5–5.3
Green Luke Hunt33910.5+1.0
Liberal Democrats Adil Mohammed1243.9–5.2
TUSC Sue Statter1243.9+0.4
Majority 1,22638.1+3.6
Turnout 3,21823.5+0.4
Registered electors 13,798
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.2

Shiregreen & Brightside

Shiregreen & Brightside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Mark Rusling 1,547 54.5 –5.8
Conservative Roger Barnsley43415.3–3.8
Green Joel Gilbert38713.6+2.4
Independent Tracy Booker2027.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Rachel Barker1806.3–2.2
TUSC Patricia Prystupa883.1N/A
Majority 1,11339.2–2.0
Turnout 2,83820.9+1.2
Registered electors 13,664
Labour Co-op hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.0

Southey

Southey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gareth Slater 1,438 52.4 –7.7
Green Andrew Hards37613.7+2.4
Conservative Andrew Smith31911.6–4.7
Independent Tony Damms*31811.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Kevin Grum1967.1–1.2
TUSC Harry Lomas993.6–0.5
Majority 1,05238.3–8.6
Turnout 2,74619.7±0.0
Registered electors 14,018
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.1

Stannington

Stannington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Williams* 1,959 40.2 –12.2
Labour Co-op Lewis Blake Dagnall1,58932.6+9.1
Green Chris Bragg69214.2+4.8
Conservative Isaac Howarth52110.7–2.6
TUSC Robert Simpson1102.3+0.8
Majority 3707.6–21.2
Turnout 4,87134.3–2.9
Registered electors 14,304
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg10.7

Stocksbridge & Upper Don

Stocksbridge & Upper Don
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Whittaker 2,399 49.6 –1.7
Conservative Matthew Dixon1,34127.7–6.6
Green David Willington60712.5+5.0
Liberal Democrats Susan Davidson3988.2+2.6
TUSC Claire Wraith952.0+1.1
Majority 1,05821.9+4.9
Turnout 4,84033.7–2.4
Registered electors 14,495
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg2.5

Walkley

Walkley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op John Wright 2,789 50.2 –0.4
Green Dylan Lewis–Creser1,78232.1–0.2
Liberal Democrats Alex Purvis3325.8–0.5
Conservative Liam Neilson2965.3+0.4
TUSC Isabelle France1663.0±0.0
Heritage Tim Grindley1322.4N/A
Communist Ben Ughetti691.2N/A
Majority 1,00718.8+0.4
Turnout 5,36537.5+1.1
Registered electors 14,925
Labour Co-op gain from Green Swing Decrease2.svg0.1

West Ecclesfield

West Ecclesfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Whitaker* 1,662 40.4 –4.8
Labour Co-op Tom Blandford1,58438.5+8.4
Conservative Scott Darby46511.3+1.8
Green Kathy Aston2887.0+1.5
TUSC Christie Littlewood1122.7+1.4
Majority 781.9–13.2
Turnout 4,11130.8±0.0
Registered electors 13,463
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.6

Woodhouse

Woodhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Mick Rooney* 1,810 57.8 +2.3
Conservative Mary Love45314.5–6.4
Green Hannah Nicklin3119.9+0.5
Independent Jack Carrington2728.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Charles Edwardson1956.2–3.3
TUSC Joshua Crapper892.8–1.8
Majority 1,35743.4+8.8
Turnout 3,13024.6+0.4
Registered electors 12,780
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase2.svg4.4

By-elections

Woodhouse by-election

Woodhouse: 28 November 2024 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Willis Marshall 1,018 33.0 +26.8
Reform UK Andy Hizzard1,00832.7N/A
Labour Saj Ghafur65021.1−36.7
Green Hannah Nicklin1685.4−4.5
Conservative Samuel Hemsley1535.0–9.5
TUSC Joshua Crapper561.8–1.0
SDP Matthew Leese331.1N/A
Majority 100.3N/A
Turnout 3,09224.16−0.4
Registered electors 12,798
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Stocksbridge and Upper Don by-election

Stocksbridge and Upper Don: 26 June 2025 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK John Booker 1,789 32.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Stuart Shepherd1,59729.4+21.2
Labour Josiah Lenton1,32424.4−25.2
Conservative Matt Dixon3326.1−21.6
Green Andy Davies2945.4–7.1
Yorkshire Adam Allcroft581.1N/A
TUSC Claire Wraith430.8−1.2
Majority 1923.5N/A
Turnout 5,33736.8+3.1
Registered electors
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing

References

  1. 1 2 Part of the Sheffield Community Councillors Group, which is not registered as a political party.
  1. ↑ "NOTICE OF CASUAL VACANCY - Firth Park ward" (PDF). Sheffield City Council. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Sheffield City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "BBC News - Election 2011 - England council elections - Sheffield". BBC News. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Election 2021: Sheffield City Council moves to no overall control as leader ousted". BBC News. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  5. 1 2 Williams, Molly (12 September 2023). "Green and Lib Dem councillors 'disappointed' by Sheffield Labour suspensions". The Star. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Your Councillors by Party". Sheffield City Council. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  7. ↑ Armstrong, Julia (25 October 2023). "Sheffield Labour Muslim councillors condemn "Israel's relentless indiscriminate bombing of Gaza"". The Star. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  8. ↑ Harrison, Harry (9 November 2023). "Vickie Priestley: Sadness as Sheffield Council announce death of serving Stannington councillor". The Star. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stannington Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  10. ↑ Boothroyd, David. "In like Flintshire". LocalCouncils.co.uk.
  11. ↑ Ashton, Lucy; Sebestyen, Roland (3 May 2024). "Sheffield Council stays with no overall control after local election". BBC News. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Sheffield City Council. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  13. ↑ "Woodhouse by-election Result 2024". Sheffield City Council. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "Stocksbridge and Upper Don By-election Result 2025". Sheffield City Council. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
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