Sheffield Council election, 2008

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Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday May 1, 2008.

There were 30 seats up for election in 2008. One of the three councillors from each ward plus two seats of councillors who have stepped down.

[edit] Councillors before and after the election

Ward Incumbent Elected Incumbent Elected
Arbourthorne 2004 Julie Dore Julie Dore
Beauchief & Greenhill 2004 Anthony Holmes Louise McCann
Beighton 2004 Ian Saunders Ian Saunders
Birley 2004 Bryan Lodge Bryan Lodge
Broomhill 2004 Paul Scriven Paul Scriven
Burngreave 2004 Jackie Drayton Jackie Drayton
Central 2004 Jean Cromar Robert Murphy
Crookes 2004 Brian Holmes Brian Holmes
Darnall 2004 Mary Lea Mary Lea
Dore and Totley 2004 Anne Smith Colin Ross
East Ecclesfield 2004 Patricia Fox Patricia Fox
Ecclesall 2004 Sylvia Dunkley Sylvia Dunkley
Firth Park 2004 Joan Barton Joan Barton
Fulwood 2004 John Knight John Knight
Gleadless Valley 2004 Terry Fox Frank Taylor
Graves Park 2004 Peter Moore Peter Moore
Hillsborough 2004 Robert MacDonald Joe Taylor
Manor Castle 2004 Pat Midgley Pat Midgley
Mosborough (1) 2004 Mike Peat Gail Smith
Mosborough (2) 2006 Sam Wall Chris Tutt
Nether Edge 2004 Ali Qadar Ali Qadar
Richmond (1) 2004 David Lawton Martin Lawton
Richmond (2) 2006 Liz Naylor Lynn Rooney
Shiregreen and Brightside 2004 Jane Bird Jane Bird
Southey 2004 Tony Damms Tony Damms
Stannington 2004 Arthur Dunworth Arthur Dunworth
Stocksbridge and Upper Don 2004 Martin Davis (former Lib Dem, standing as an Independent) Jack Clarkson
Walkley 2004 Diane Leek Diane Leek
West Ecclesfield 2004 Kathleen Chadwick Kathleen Chadwick
Woodhouse 2004 Marjorie Barker Marjorie Barker

[edit] Election result

Sheffield City Council Election Result 2008
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Liberal Democrat 45 6 0 6 53.6 36.9 53000 +3.0
  Labour 36 0 5 -5 42.9 30.8 44261 -4.0
  Green 3 1 0 1 3.6 8.7 12446 -0.9
  Conservative 0 0 1 -1 0 16.0 22978 +1.5
  Others 0 0 1 -1 0 7.7 11118 +0.2

The overall turnout on 1 May for this election was 36.84%

[edit] Ward results

Arbourthorne (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Dore 1606 41.5 -14.3
Liberal Democrat Robert Cowbury 1094 28.3 +6.3
Conservative Peter Smith 727 18.8 +4.8
Green Jennyfer Barnard 445 11.5 +3.5
Majority 512 13.2 -20.6
Turnout 3872 32 +2.4
Labour hold Swing 10.3


Beauchief & Greenhill (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Louise McCann 2096 39.6 +1.6
Labour Neil Cleeveley 1451 27.4 -4.6
Conservative Michelle Grant 941 17.8 +2.8
British National Party John Beatson 525 9.9 +0.9
Green David Hayes 275 5.2 -0.8
Majority 645 12.2 +5.5
Turnout 5288 39 0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing 3.1


Beighton (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Saunders 1730 42.9 -6.1
Conservative Shirley Clayton 1234 30.6 +4.6
Liberal Democrat Tracey Williams 746 18.5 +1.6
Green Andrew Brandram 318 7.9 -0.2
Majority 496 12.3 -10.5
Turnout 4028 31 -0.4
Labour hold Swing 5.4


Birley (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bryan Lodge 2095 48.1 -5.5
Liberal Democrat Ben Curran 952 21.8 +5.5
Conservative Gordon Millward 872 20.0 +4.8
Green Francis Plunkett 438 10.1 +1.6
Majority 1143 26.2 -11.2
Turnout 4357 34.4 -0.4
Labour hold Swing 5.5


Broomhill (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Paul Scriven 1329 46.7 +1.3
Green Rob Cole 756 26.6 -0.6
Labour Zoe Sykes 401 14.1 -2.7
Conservative Michael Ginn 359 12.6 +2
Majority 573 20.1 +1.9
Turnout 2845 24.5 -1.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing 0.95


Burngreave (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jackie Drayton 2369 50.5 -1.1
Left Party Maxine Bowler 1089 23.2 -0.8
Green Christopher Sissons 638 13.6 +5.5
Conservative Rashid Zaman 593 12.6 +3
Majority 1280 27.3 -9.3
Turnout 5689 32 -4.6
Labour hold Swing 0.15


Central (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Rob Murphy 1611 40.2 +4.6
Labour Mohammad Maroof 1563 39.0 +8
Liberal Democrat Mohammad Azim 522 13.0 -9.8
Conservative June Ledbury 311 7.8 +1
Majority 48 1.2 -3.4
Turnout 4007 31 0
Green gain from Labour Swing 1.7


Crookes (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Brian Holmes 2690 52.9 -0.9
Conservative Robert Sheridan 1045 20.6 +3.3
Green Julian Briggs 698 13.7 +1.3
Labour Qurban Hussain 651 12.8 -3.7
Majority 1645 32.4 -4.2
Turnout 5084 38 -1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing 2.1


Darnall (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Lea 2039 44.3 -0.9
Liberal Democrat Misbah Chowdhury 1484 32.2 +21.0
Conservative Anne Corke 439 9.5 +0.9
UK Independence Charlotte Arnott 414 9.0 +1.2
Green Julie White 228 5.0 -0.4
Majority 555 12.1 -11.3
Turnout 4604 34 0
Labour hold Swing 11


Dore & Totley (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Colin Ross 3606 48.6 -3.6
Conservative Anne Smith 3231 43.6 +8.1
Labour Javed Khan 275 3.7 -2.3
Green Rita Wilcock 183 2.5 -1.5
UK Independence James Laurie 124 1.7 -0.8
Majority 375 5.1 -11.6
Turnout 7419 56.1 +3.1
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing 5.9


East Ecclesfield (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Patricia Fox '2314 43.0 +5.9
Labour Angela Weatherall 1622 30.2 -5.2
British National Party Shirley Collins 677 12.6 -0.5
Conservative Paula Mayfield 582 10.8 +1.6
Green Lamia Safir 181 3.4 -1.7
Majority 692 12.9 -17.0
Turnout 5376 38.4 +8.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing 5.6


Ecclesall (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Sylvia Dunkley 3893 58.2 +4.7
Conservative Michael Young 1630 24.4 -1.2
Green Jason Leman 615 9.2 -1.8
Labour Jack Scott 547 8.1 -1.8
Majority 2263 33.9 +6
Turnout 6685 47 -2.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing 3


Firth Park (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joan Barton 1813 47.5 -6.0
British National Party Michael Smith 742 19.5 +2.4
Liberal Democrat Philip Morris 547 14.3 +2.4
Conservative Paul Rymill 377 9.9 +0.4
Green Jonathan Cook 257 6.7 -0.6
Independent Maria-Barbara Noack 78 2.0 NA
Majority 971 25.5 -10.9
Turnout 3814 30 0
Labour hold Swing 4.2


Fulwood (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat John Knight 2893 54.9 +1.2
Conservative Alan Ryder 1434 27.2 -0.3
Labour Isobel Bowler 432 8.2 +0.9
Green Stephen Hitchens 374 7.1 -0.1
UK Independence Patricia Sullivan 139 2.6 +0.7
Majority 1459 27.7 -0.9
Turnout 5272 44 -2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing 0.75


Gleadless Valley (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Frank Taylor 2183 42.1 +3.1
Labour Terence Fox 1821 35.1 -3.0
Green Gareth Roberts 781 15.1 -0.7
Conservative Jennifer Grant 400 7.7 +0.7
Majority 362 7.0 +6.1
Turnout 5185 39 -1
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing 3


Graves Park (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Peter Moore 2519 47.1 +3.4
Labour Robert Pemberton 1105 20.7 -5.4
Conservative Trevor Grant 885 16.5 +1.7
Green Richard Roper 345 6.5 -1.5
Socialist Alternative Alan Munro 271 5.1 NA
UK Independence Pauline Arnott 226 4.2 -0.4
Majority 1417 26.5 +8.9
Turnout 5348 41 +0.8
Liberal Democrat hold Swing 4.4


Hillsborough (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Joe Taylor 2739 49.9 +5.5
Labour Robert Macdonald 1620 29.5 -5.9
British National Party Eric Collins 491 8.9 +0.2
Green Christopher McMahon 346 6.3 -0.2
Conservative Neil Everest 292 5.3 +0.3
Majority 1119 20.4 +11.4
Turnout 5488 41.8 +0.4
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing 5.7


Manor Castle (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patricia Midgley 1621 52.9 -7.7
Liberal Democrat David Croft 687 22.4 +5.4
Conservative Christina Stark 400 13.1 +3.2
Green Graham Wroe 357 11.6 -0.9
Majority 934 30.5 -13.1
Turnout 3065 27.3 -0.4
Labour hold Swing -6.6


Mosborough (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Gail Smith 2451 49.8 +16.0
Liberal Democrat Christopher Tutt 2019 41.0 '
Labour Sarah Cullen 1660 33.7 -8.0
Labour Andrew Peat 1626 33.0
Conservative Evelyn Millward 746 15.2 -0.1
Conservative Margaret Pigott 561 11.4
Green Anwen Fryer 290 5.9 +2.3
Majority 359 7.3
Turnout 37.7 -3.7
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing


Nether Edge (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Ali Qadar 2661 44.6 +5.6
Labour Mohammed Hafiz 2165 36.3 +5.5
Green Mervyn Smith 780 13.1 -6.7
Conservative Rosita Malandrinos 359 6.0 -4.4
Majority 496 8.3 +0.1
Turnout 5965 47 -7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing 0.05


Richmond (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynn Rooney 1759 44.7 -7.1
Labour Martin Lawton 1693 43.0 '
Liberal Democrat Anders Hanson 736 18.7 +2.9
Liberal Democrat Barbara Masters 699 17.8
Conservative Ian Fey 618 15.7 +4.2
UK Independence Leslie Arnott 618 15.7 +6.3
Conservative Maureen Neill 560 14.2
Green Eamonn Ward 439 11.2 +5.4
UK Independence Jennifer-Marie Ruchat 356 9.0
Majority 957 24.3 -11.6
Turnout 31 -1
Labour hold Swing


Shiregreen & Brightside (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Bird 1757 44.1 -7.6
British National Party Tracey Smith 846 21.3 -2.5
Conservative Eric Kirby 451 11.3 +3.7
Liberal Democrat Tasadique Mohammed 350 8.8 -2.3
Independent Glynn Tipper 350 8.8 NA
Green Steve Brady 227 5.7 -0.1
Majority 911 22.9 -5
Turnout 3981 30 -1
Labour hold Swing 2.5


Southey (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Damms 1695 41.9 -11.9
British National Party John Sheldon 1031 25.5 +6.8
Liberal Democrat John Bowden 716 17.7 +3.9
Conservative Russell Cutts 437 10.8 +1.6
Green Gemma Lock 162 4.0 -0.5
Majority 664 16.4 -18.7
Turnout 4041 30.7 +1.7
Labour hold Swing 9.3


Stannington (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Arthur Dunworth 2713 46.7 -2.7
Labour Alf Meade 1314 22.6 -3.0
Conservative Andrew Lee 883 15.2 -1.2
British National Party Martin Stevens 547 9.4 NA
Green Martin Bradshaw 351 6.0 -1.7
Majority 1399 24.1 +0.4
Turnout 5808 41 +0.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing 0.15


Stocksbridge & Upper Don (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Jack Clarkson 2258 39.0 -0.3
Independent Martin Davis 1371 23.7 N/A
Conservative Matt Dixon 1076 18.6 +1
Labour Jim Bamford 761 13.4 -11.1
Green Angela Roberts 327 5.6 -3.2
Majority 887 15.3 +0.2
Turnout 5793 40.7 +4.3
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent Swing


Walkley (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Diane Leek 2679 49.6 +8.2
Labour Veronica Hardstaff 1899 35.2 -5.5
Green James Wilson 540 10.0 -1.6
Conservative George Ledbury 283 5.2 -1.1
Majority 780 14.4 +13.7
Turnout 5401 40 +1.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing 6.9


West Ecclesfield (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Kathleen Chadwick 2763 52.4 -0.1
Labour Max Telfer 1130 21.5 -9.4
British National Party Malcolm Woodhead 630 12.0 NA
Conservative Robert McIlveen 552 10.5 -0.7
Green Kathryn Aston 193 3.7 -1.8
Majority 1633 31.0 +9.6
Turnout 5268 37.4 +2.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing 4.7


Woodhouse (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marjorie Barker 2041 47.6 -5.8
Conservative Laurence Hayward 700 16.3 +4.4
Liberal Democrat Christopher Bingham 661 15.4 +2.6
UK Independence Jonathan Arnott 593 13.8 -2.0
Green John Grant 291 6.8 +0.6
Majority 1341 31.3 -6.3
Turnout 4286 33 +0.2
Labour hold Swing 5.1


Bradfield Parish Council-Worrall (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Karen Louise Southwood 1249 69.9 N/A
Conservative Martin Hartley Hague 538 30.1 N/A
Majority 711 39.8 N/A
Turnout 1787 38.9 N/A
Liberal Democrat hold Swing


Preceded by
Sheffield Council election, 2007		 Sheffield local elections Succeeded by
Sheffield Council election, 2010