Sheffield local elections

Sheffield local elections usually take place by thirds, three years out of every four. Each of Sheffield's 28 wards is represented by three positions on the council, meaning there are usually 28 seats contested in each local election. 2004 saw new ward boundaries and therefore all seats were contested.

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Political control

Party in control Years
Labour 1973–1999
Liberal Democrats 1999–2002
No overall control 2002–2003
Labour 2003–2007
No overall control 2007–2008
Liberal Democrats 2008–2010
No overall control 2010–2011
Labour 2011–present

Council elections

By-election results

Ecclesall By-Election 28 January 1977[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Dunsmore 1,985 73.9 +10.0
Liberal M. McCaig 699 26.0 +15.0
Majority 1,286 47.9 -1.8
Turnout 2,684
Conservative hold Swing -2.5
Nether Edge By-Election 28 January 1977[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Verhaert 1,341 71.2 +12.3
Liberal Patrick Smith 541 28.7 +28.7
Majority 800 42.5 +9.2
Turnout 1,882
Conservative hold Swing -8.2
Manor By-Election 12 August 1977[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colin Radcliffe 1,101 63.6 -10.4
Conservative Shirley Rhodes 519 29.9 +11.4
Liberal Robert Mumford 59 3.4 -1.5
Communist John Hukin 33 1.9 -0.6
British National Stephen Varley 20 1.1 +1.1
Majority 582 33.7 -21.8
Turnout 1,732 11.0
Labour hold Swing -10.9
Park By-Election 14 January 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Taylor 838 48.6 +19.9
Labour 737 42.8 -8.1
Socialist Alternative 104 6.0 -7.9
Conservative 24 1.4 -5.1
Independent Green Pete "The Poet" Hartley 20 1.2 +1.2
Majority 101 5.8 -16.4
Turnout 1,723 18.4 +4.3
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing +14.0
Chapel Green By-Election 7 July 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 1,711 53.2 -10.2
Labour 1,368 42.5 +10.6
Conservative 138 4.3 -0.4
Majority 343 10.7 -20.8
Turnout 3,217 18.1 -10.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing -10.4
Park By-Election 19 October 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 979 53.3 +12.1
Liberal Democrat 812 44.2 -10.7
Conservative 45 2.5 -0.2
Majority 167 9.1 -4.6
Turnout 1,836 18.8 -6.9
Labour hold Swing +11.4
Southey Green By-Election 19 October 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tim Rippon 1,155 75.0 +4.6
Liberal Democrat 384 25.0 +6.1
Majority 771 50.0 -1.5
Turnout 1,539 15.7 -2.8
Labour hold Swing -0.7
Birley By-Election 5 May 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denise Fox 4,325 56.3 +3.1
Liberal Democrat Robert McCann 2,104 27.4 +6.9
Conservative Gordon Millward 710 9.2 +0.0
UKIP Sally Stracey 352 4.6 +4.6
Green Eamonn Ward 190 2.5 -7.3
Majority 2,221 28.9 -3.8
Turnout 7,681 61.4 +15.3
Labour hold Swing -1.9
East Ecclesfield By-Election 30 April 2009[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Colin Taylor 2,239 44.3 +1.3
Labour Zoe Sykes 1,420 28.1 -2.0
BNP John Sheldon 719 14.2 +1.6
Conservative John Hattersley 564 11.2 +0.3
Green Mia Safir 107 2.1 -1.2
Majority 819 16.2 +3.3
Turnout 5,049 36.0 -2.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +1.6
Woodhouse By-Election 26 August 2010[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jackie Satur 1,855 52.4 +5.4
Liberal Democrat Joe Otten 757 21.4 -0.5
UKIP Jonathan Arnott 491 13.9 +4.4
Conservative Lawrence Hayward 154 4.3 -10.2
BNP Jordan Pont 143 4.0 +4.0
Green John Grant 83 2.3 -0.4
Independent Derek Hutchinson 58 1.6 +1.6
Majority 1,098 31.0 +5.9
Turnout 3,541 26.4 -30.6
Labour hold Swing +2.9
Manor Castle By-Election 21 October 2010[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terry Fox 2,092 75.8 +20.4
Liberal Democrat Robbie Cowbury 303 11.0 -14.5
Green Graham Stephen Wroe 224 8.1 +3.8
Conservative Christina Stark 142 5.1 -2.1
Majority 1,789 64.8 +34.9
Turnout 2,761 22.4 -29.6
Labour hold Swing +17.4

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Sheffield Local Elections 1973–1995 scans". https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B1BWkO-jL09UOWZlMjEyM2UtMTkxNy00M2FkLWE3MjAtNTViNzI2MjBhYmY4&hl=en_US. Retrieved 2011-06-20. 
  2. ^ "LibDems celebrating poll victory". Sheffield Star. 2009-05-01. http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/LibDems-celebrating-poll-victory.5225881.jp. Retrieved 2009-05-03. 
  3. ^ "Woodhouse By-Election". Sheffield City Council. 2010-08-27. http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/elections/woodhouse-by-election. Retrieved 2010-08-28. 
  4. ^ "Manor Castle By-Election". Sheffield City Council. 2010-10-21. http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/elections/election-results/2010/10by-elections/manor-castle-by-election. Retrieved 2011-11-06. 

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