Sheffield Council election, 2006

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Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday May 4, 2006. Polling stations were open between 7am and 10pm.

One third of council seats were up for election; one in each ward, plus one additional seat in Ecclesall due to a resignation.

The overall turnout this year was 34.5% In the General Election last year, the voter turnout in Sheffield was 43.9 per cent.

[edit] Councillors before and after the election

Ward	Incumbent Elected	Incumbent	Elected
Arbourthorne	2004	Timothy Rippon	Timothy Rippon
Beauchief & Greenhill	2004	Clive Skelton	Clive Skelton
Beighton	2004	Helen Mirfin-Boukouris	Helen Mirfin-Boukouris
Birley	2004	Michael Pye	Michael Pye
Broomhill	2004	Shaffaq Mohammed	Shaffaq Mohammed
Burngreave	2004	Steve Jones	Steve Jones
Central	2004	Mohammad Azim	Bernard Little
Crookes	2004	Sylvia Anginotti	Sylvia Anginotti
Darnall	2004	Mohammad Altaf	Mazher Iqbal
Dore & Totley	2004	Keith Hill	Keith Hill
East Ecclesfield	2004	Graham Oxley	Graham Oxley
Ecclesall 1	2004	Roger Davison	Roger Davison
Ecclesall 2	2004	Kate Dawson	Michael Reynolds
Firth Park	2004	Alan Law	Alan Law
Fulwood	2004	Janice Sidebottom	Janice Sidebottom
Gleadless Valley	2004	Garry Weatherall	Garry Weatherall
Graves Park	2004	Barrie Jervis	Robert McCann
Hillsborough	2004	Janet Bragg	Janet Bragg
Manor Castle	2004	Janet Wilson	Janet Wilson
Mosborough	2004	Samuel Wall	Samuel Wall
Nether Edge	2004	Patricia White	Patricia White
Richmond	2004	Terry Barrow	Elizabeth Naylor
Shiregreen & Brightside	2004	Peter Rippon	Peter Rippon
Southey	2004	Gillian Furniss	Gillian Furniss
Stannington	2004	David Baker	David Baker
Stocksbridge & Upper Don	2004	Alison Brelsford	Alison Brelsford
Walkley	2004	Jonathan Harston	Jonathan Harston
West Ecclesfield	2004	Trevor Bagshaw	Trevor Bagshaw
Woodhouse	2004	Raymond Satur	Raymond Satur

[edit] Election result

Sheffield City Council Election Result 2006
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net Gain/Loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/-
	Labour	44	0	0	0	52.4	32.6	42,671
	Liberal Democrat	35	0	1	-1	41.7	35.0	45,814
	Green	2	1	0	+1	2.4%	10.8	14,194
	Conservative	2	0	0	0	2.4%	15.5	20,351
	Others	1	0	0	0	1.2%	6.0	7,901

Note: Between the 2004 elections and these, Martin Davis, Councillor for Stocksbridge & Upper Don moved from the Liberal Democrats to being an Independent candidate. His seat was not contested in these elections.

[edit] Ward results

Arbourthorne (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Timothy Rippon	1,695	49.5
	Liberal Democrat	Tony Bennett	872	25.4
	Conservative	Peter Smith	451	13.2
	Green	Alexa Walker	288	8.4
	Christian Peoples	Kyle Spotswood	121	3.5
Majority			823	24.0
Turnout			3427	28

Beauchief & Greenhill (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Clive Skelton	2,134	38.7
	Labour	Steven Wilson	1,852	33.6
	Conservative	Michelle Grant	628	11.4
	British National Party	John Beatson	567	10.3
	Green	David Hayes	327	5.9
Majority			282	5.1
Turnout			5508	41

Beighton (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Mirfin-Boukouris	1,655	42.7
	Conservative	Shirley Clayton	745	19.2
	British National Party	Roy James	659	17.0
	Liberal Democrat	Allan Wisbey	564	14.5
	Green	Andrew Brandram	255	6.6
Majority			910	23.5
Turnout			3878	30

Birley (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Pye	2,018	49.6
	Liberal Democrat	Angela Hill	766	18.8
	Conservative	Gordon Millward	543	13.3
	Green	Francis Plunkett	346	8.5
	UK Independence	Sally Stracey	396	9.7
Majority			1252	30.8
Turnout			4069	31

Broomhill (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Shaffaq Mohammed	1,239	41.6
	Green	Robert Cole	730	24.5
	Labour	Jennifer Armstrong	581	19.5
	Conservative	Michael Ginn	426	14.3
Majority			509	17.1
Turnout			2976	25

Burngreave (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steven Jones	2,278	48.9
	Respect	Maxine Bowler	1,208	25.9
	Conservative	Russell Cutts	425	9.1
	Green	Christopher Sissons	401	8.6
	Liberal Democrat	Tasadique Mohammed	350	7.5
Majority			1070	23.0
Turnout			4662	34

Central (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Bernard Little	1,159	32.6
	Labour	Mohammad Maroof	1,117	31.5
	Liberal Democrat	Mohammad Azim	1,036	29.2
	Conservative	Nicholas Bryan	239	6.7
Majority			42	1.2
Turnout			3551	31

Crookes (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Sylvia Anginotti	2,470	48.6
	Conservative	David Robinson	939	18.5
	Labour	Felicity Matthews	823	16.2
	Green	Julian Briggs	730	14.4
	Christian Peoples	Stuart Johnson	116	2.3
Majority			1531	30.1
Turnout			5078	38

Darnall (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mazher Iqbal	2,338	54.8
	Liberal Democrat	John Bowden	732	17.1
	UK Independence	Charlotte Arnott	482	11.3
	Conservative	Anne Corke	385	9.0
	Green	Julie White	333	7.8
Majority			1606	37.6
Turnout			4270	31

Dore & Totley (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Keith Hill	3,770	52.8
	Conservative	Janet Chapman	2,623	36.7
	Labour	Mohammad Hussain	300	4.2
	Green	Dawn Biram	274	3.8
	UK Independence	James Laurie	172	2.4
Majority			1147	16.1
Turnout			7139	54

East Ecclesfield (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Graham Oxley	2,039	46.1
	Labour	Adele Jagger	1,565	35.4
	Conservative	Miles Waters	441	10.0
	Green	Lamia Safir	378	8.5
Majority			474	10.7
Turnout			4423	32

Ecclesall (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Roger Davison	3,449	27.5
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Reynolds	3,281	26.2
	Conservative	Michael Young	1,617	12.9
	Conservative	Daniel Young	1,586	12.7
	Green	Arun Mathur	789	6.3
	Labour	James Lafferty	587	4.7
	Green	Robert Murphy	573	4.6
	Labour	Neil Cleeveley	480	3.8
	Christian Peoples	Sidney Cordle	158	1.3
Majority			1664	13.3
Turnout			12520	44

Firth Park (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Law	1,854	55.0
	Liberal Democrat	John Tomlinson	641	19.0
	Green	Steven Marshall	441	13.1
	Conservative	Paul Rymill	437	13.0
Majority			1213	36.0
Turnout			3373	27

Fulwood (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Janice Sidebottom	2,541	47.2
	Conservative	Caroline Cooper	1,818	33.8
	Green	Laura Anderson	450	8.4
	Labour	Martin Newsome	436	8.1
	UK Independence	Nigel James	137	2.5
Majority			723	13.4
Turnout			5382	41

Gleadless Valley (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Garry Westherall	1,701	36.3
	Liberal Democrat	Denise Reaney	1,652	35.3
	Green	Robert Unwin	981	21.0
	Conservative	Amy Taylor	348	7.4
Majority			49	1.0
Turnout			4682	35

Graves Park (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Robert McCann	1,935	38.1
	Labour	Robert Pemberton	1,389	27.4
	Conservative	Trevor Grant	775	15.3
	Green	Rita Wilcock	499	9.8
	UK Independence	Pauline Arnott	272	5.4
	Socialist Alternative	Celvin Payne	206	4.1
Majority			546	10.8
Turnout			5076	39

Hillsborough (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Janet Bragg	1,882	41.4
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Ayris	1,667	36.6
	Green	Christopher McMahon	568	12.5
	Conservative	Peter Smith	433	9.5
Majority			215	4.7
Turnout			4550	35

Manor Castle (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Janet Wilson	1,604	58.2
	Green	Graham Wroe	473	17.2
	Liberal Democrat	Colin France	363	13.2
	Conservative	Christina Stark	316	11.5
Majority			1131	41.0
Turnout			2756	24

Mosborough (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Samuel Wall	1,623	40.8
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Tutt	1,125	28.3
	Conservative	Evelyn Millward	696	17.5
	UK Independence	John Marshall	308	7.7
	Green	Heather Hunt	224	5.6
Majority			498	12.5
Turnout			3976	31

Nether Edge (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Patricia White	2,163	40.4
	Labour	Mohammad Khan	1,743	32.5
	Green	Mervyn Smith	986	18.4
	Conservative	Rosita Malandrinos	466	8.7
Majority			420	7.8
Turnout			5358	44

Richmond (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Naylor	1,832	48.1
	Liberal Democrat	Judith Webster	741	19.5
	UK Independence	Leslie Arnott	508	13.3
	Conservative	Ian Fey	438	11.5
	Green	Eamonn Ward	289	7.6
Majority			1091	28.7
Turnout			3808	27

Shiregreen & Brightside (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Rippon	1,883	48.5
	British National Party	Christopher Hartigan	1,015	26.1
	Liberal Democrat	Barbara Masters	431	11.1
	Conservative	Mohammed Tariq	317	8.2
	Green	Jennyfer Barnard	239	6.2
Majority			868	22.3
Turnout			3885	28

Southey (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gillian Furniss	1,602	46.1
	British National Party	David Wright	665	19.1
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Bowden	377	10.8
	Conservative	Robert McIlveen	350	10.1
	Independent	Mark Wilde	337	9.7
	Green	Steven Barnard	144	4.1
Majority			937	27.0
Turnout			3475	27

Stannington (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	David Baker	2,421	46.9
	Labour	Louise Webb	1,428	27.7
	Conservative	Matthew Dixon	803	15.5
	Green	Michael Maas	512	9.9
Majority			993	19.2
Turnout			5164	38

Stocksbridge & Upper Don (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Alison Brelsford	2,201	48.1
	Labour	Christopher Prescott	1,094	23.9
	Conservative	Timothy Lewis	736	16.1
	Green	Angela Roberts	549	12.0
Majority			1107	24.2
Turnout			4580	32

Walkley (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Jonathan Harston	1,863	40.6
	Labour	James Bamford	1,783	38.9
	Green	Barry New	625	13.6
	Conservative	Andrew Gabbitas	313	6.8
Majority			80	1.7
Turnout			4584	35

West Ecclesfield (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Trevor Bagshaw	2,388	49.6
	Labour	Shiela Constance	1,562	32.4
	Conservative	Paula Axelby	511	10.6
	Green	Kathryn Aston	353	7.3
Majority			826	17.2
Turnout			4814	35

Woodhouse (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raymond Satur	1,966	49.6
	Liberal Democrat	Robert Moffett	603	15.2
	UK Independence	Jonathan Arnott	574	14.5
	Conservative	Laurence Hayward	546	13.8
	Green	Daniel Lyons	278	7.0
Majority			1363	34.4
Turnout			3967	31

Preceded by Sheffield Council election 2004

Sheffield local elections

Succeeded by Sheffield Council election 2007