1991 Sheffield City Council election

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1991 Sheffield City Council election
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30 of 87 seats to Sheffield City Council
44 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats won2343
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Sheffield UK local election 1991 map.png
Map showing the results of the 1991 Sheffield City Council elections.
Majority party before election

Labour Party (UK)

Majority party after election

Labour Party (UK)

Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 2 May 1991. One third of the council was up for election. Since the previous election, Richard Old had defected from the Conservatives, sitting as an Independent Conservative. His failure to win re-election for the Ecclesall ward returned them to 11 seats.

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Election result

Sheffield Local Election Result 1991
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2321+176.649.673,080-12.6
  Liberal Democrats 312-110.024.636,277+7.6
  Conservative 421+113.323.534,562+5.7
  Green 00000.01.42,084-1.4
Conservative Councillor Against Student Games 001-10.00.5711N/A
  Islamic Party 00000.00.3407N/A
Wealth Redistribution 00000.00.1116+0.1

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour6970
Conservatives1011
Liberal Democrats76
Conservative Councillor Against Student Games10
Total8787
Working majority 51  53 

Ward results

Beauchief [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Sangar 4,691 59.8 +13.0
Conservative Frank Woodger1,79322.8+1.2
Labour Shafzat Mirza1,35617.3-14.2
Majority2,89837.0+21.7
Turnout 7,84052.3-6.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +5.9
Birley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Lumley 3,407 61.1 -14.4
Conservative Eve Millward1,20421.6+7.8
Liberal Democrats Helen Woolley96617.3+6.6
Majority2,20339.5-22.2
Turnout 5,57735.4-6.6
Labour hold Swing -11.1
Brightside [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pat Heath* 2,519 69.1 -11.3
Conservative Marjorie Kirby57515.8+10.3
Liberal Democrats Roger Hughes55115.1+9.0
Majority1,94453.3-19.2
Turnout 3,64528.1-7.8
Labour hold Swing -10.8
Broomhill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Warwick Cornford 1,866 39.0 +5.9
Labour Mukesh Savani*1,59833.4-7.6
Liberal Democrats Alan Wisbey90518.9+8.7
Green Mallen Baker4168.7-6.9
Majority2685.6-2.3
Turnout 4,78534.1-4.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +6.7
Burngreave [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Jamison* 2,257 65.6 -13.4
Conservative Sam Shaw52115.1+3.7
Liberal Democrats Katherine Milsom49614.4+6.1
Islamic Party Mohammed Khan1664.8+4.8
Majority1,73650.5-17.1
Turnout 3,44028.7-8.6
Labour hold Swing -8.5
Castle [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Chaplin* 2,391 75.4 -8.2
Conservative Anne Smith40012.6+2.4
Liberal Democrats Denis Boothroyd37911.9+5.7
Majority1,99162.8-10.6
Turnout 3,17029.5-10.8
Labour hold Swing -5.3
Chapel Green [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Audrey Trickett 4,113 55.7 +14.2
Labour Bob Quick2,74137.1-15.8
Conservative Peter Smith5257.1+1.6
Majority1,37218.6+7.2
Turnout 7,37940.6-4.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +15.0
Darnall [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elsie Smith** 2,621 57.2 -8.1
Conservative Philip Kirby78917.2+3.7
Liberal Democrats Francis Pierce62613.6+2.7
Green Chriss Ferguson3056.6-3.6
Islamic Party David Pidcock2415.2+5.2
Majority1,83240.0-11.8
Turnout 4,58230.8-4.1
Labour hold Swing -5.9

Elsie Smith was a sitting councillor for Handsworth ward

Dore [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cliff Godber** 3,842 52.5 +1.6
Labour Mike King1,93126.4-8.5
Liberal Democrats Tony Richmond1,54121.0+6.9
Majority1,55126.1+10.1
Turnout 7,31444.3-2.3
Conservative hold Swing +5.0

Cliff Godber was a sitting councillor for Beauchief ward

Ecclesall [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angela Fry 3,260 45.5 -3.5
Liberal Democrats Charles Ross1,66123.2+8.2
Labour Tim Plant1,52821.3-6.3
Conservative Councillor Against Student Games Richard Old*7119.9+9.9
Majority1,73222.3+0.9
Turnout 7,16045.5+0.0
Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative Swing -5.8

Richard Old was previously elected as a Conservative councillor

Firth Park [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Howard Knight* 3,232 70.9 -13.8
Liberal Democrats Doreen Huddart78317.2+8.8
Conservative Nazir Qureshi54111.9+5.1
Majority2,44953.7-22.6
Turnout 4,55633.2-7.2
Labour hold Swing -11.3
Hallam [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angela Knight* 3,842 52.7 +6.1
Liberal Democrats Roger Davison1,61522.1+6.0
Labour Andrew Nicolson1,54021.1-9.3
Green Peter Scott2904.0-2.9
Majority2,22730.6+14.4
Turnout 7,28748.9-2.7
Conservative hold Swing +0.0
Handsworth [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Duncan Ironmonger 3,058 61.0 -10.4
Liberal Democrats Anita Morris1,07821.5+5.0
Conservative Shirley Clayton87717.5+7.1
Majority2,98039.5-15.4
Turnout 5,01333.7-4.5
Labour hold Swing -7.9
Heeley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Crowder* 2,971 58.8 -14.3
Liberal Democrats Steve Ayris1,08921.5+9.2
Conservative Maureen Neill99519.7+5.1
Majority1,88237.3-21.2
Turnout 5,05534.4-6.5
Labour hold Swing -11.7
Hillsborough [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Buckley* 2,706 49.5 -8.2
Conservative Les Seaton1,29323.6+10.5
Liberal Democrats Penny Baker1,15921.2-1.8
Green Peter Wood3075.6-0.6
Majority1,41325.9-8.8
Turnout 5,46536.5-5.6
Labour hold Swing -9.3
Intake [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Steinke* 2,776 56.4 -16.3
Conservative Nicola Wilde1,21824.7+7.8
Liberal Democrats Susan Alston92918.9+8.6
Majority1,55831.7-24.1
Turnout 4,92331.7-8.0
Labour hold Swing -12.0
Manor [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Colk* 2,216 73.5 -13.0
Liberal Democrats Melvin Lockey41513.7+7.6
Conservative Paul Anderton38512.7+5.3
Majority1,80159.8-19.3
Turnout 3,01632.5-10.4
Labour hold Swing -10.3
Mosborough [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Hattersley** 4,207 56.7 -17.0
Conservative Gordon Millward1,97626.6+10.5
Liberal Democrats Louise Truman1,22916.6+6.5
Majority2,23130.1-27.5
Turnout 7,41230.6-4.3
Labour hold Swing -13.7

Roy Hattersley was a sitting councillor for Darnall ward

Nether Edge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pat Midgley* 2,147 41.2 -4.0
Liberal Democrats Greg Connor1,75433.7+13.6
Conservative Qari Siddique1,30725.1+2.1
Majority3937.5-14.7
Turnout 5,20836.4-3.2
Labour hold Swing -8.8
Nether Shire [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Jones* 2,774 69.5 -11.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew McKerrow67616.9+6.6
Conservative Lyne Wilson53913.5+4.8
Majority2,09852.6-18.1
Turnout 3,98931.2-10.7
Labour hold Swing -9.0
Netherthorpe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Arber 2,202 60.3 -11.5
Liberal Democrats Tony Murray-Adams53314.6+8.0
Conservative David Knight52214.3+2.5
Green Barry New39610.8+1.1
Majority1,66945.7-14.3
Turnout 3,65327.4-9.1
Labour hold Swing -9.7
Norton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank White* 2,882 55.5 -15.4
Conservative Russell Crane1,22023.5+4.6
Liberal Democrats Chris Tutt1,09321.0+10.8
Majority1,66232.0-20.0
Turnout 5,19540.1-6.1
Labour hold Swing -10.0
Owlerton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carol Schofield 2,632 67.1 -13.2
Liberal Democrats Katherine Taylor67417.2+7.3
Conservative Andrew Cook61815.7+5.9
Majority1,95849.9-20.5
Turnout 3,92430.9-7.5
Labour hold Swing -10.2
Park [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Viv Nicholson* 2,656 74.9 -12.4
Liberal Democrats Sheila Hughes49614.0+7.5
Conservative Maisie Hyatt39511.1+4.9
Majority2,16060.9-19.9
Turnout 3,54726.5-9.2
Labour hold Swing -9.9
Sharrow [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Doris Askham* 2,150 62.9 -13.3
Liberal Democrats Kath Brown58017.0+4.8
Conservative Paul Makin57116.7+5.2
Wealth Redistribution Simon Rawlins1163.4+3.4
Majority1,57045.9-18.1
Turnout 3,41727.7-6.9
Labour hold Swing -9.0
South Wortley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Trevor Bagshaw 3,359 43.4 -0.2
Labour Chris Prescott2,81336.3-4.2
Conservative Mollie Goldring1,57220.3+4.5
Majority5467.1+4.0
Turnout 7,74441.6-4.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +2.0
Southey Green [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Damms* 3,007 78.2 -10.6
Liberal Democrats Stuart Bridge48312.5+6.1
Conservative Mark Whittingham3539.2+4.5
Majority2,52465.7-16.7
Turnout 3,84331.4-9.4
Labour hold Swing -8.3
Stocksbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Brown 1,922 47.8 -2.6
Labour Alan Law 1,758
Liberal Democrats Maureen Brelsford1,47836.7-4.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew Pritchard904
Conservative C. Blundell62215.4+6.7
Conservative Anne Smith620
Majority28011.1+1.6
Turnout 4,02234.0-12.3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +0.8
Walkley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Owen* 2,840 55.9 -14.3
Liberal Democrats Penny Blythe95518.8+9.5
Conservative Michael Warner91117.9+6.3
Green Jeanette Moon3707.3-1.5
Majority1,88537.1-21.5
Turnout 5,07634.4-8.3
Labour hold Swing -11.9

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