Sheffield Council election, 1999

Elections to Sheffield Council were held on 6th May 1999. One third of the council was up for election. Previous to this election, there had been a by-election in Park, resulting in a Liberal Democrat gain from Labour, effectively cancelling out the concurrent defection of sitting Stocksbridge councillor Alan Pears from the Lib Dems to Labour. The election seen the Liberal Democrats gain control of the council - the first time since its formation not to be controlled by Labour. The results themselves were more favourable to Labour than recent elections, however they suffered double-digit losses with the Liberal Democrats sustaining their recent election surges.

Election result

Sheffield Local Election Result 1999
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/-
	Liberal Democrat	19	11	0	+11	65.5	50.6	60,512	+0.4%
	Labour	11	0	11	-10	34.5	37.9	45,278	+2.3%
	Conservative	0	0	0	0	0.0	9.2	11,045	-2.5%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.1	1,319	-0.1%
	Independent Labour	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.5	597	-0.0%
	Socialist Labour	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	287	+0.1%
	Socialist Alternative	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	204	-0.2%
	Socialist Alliance	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	114	+0.0%
	Socialist Workers	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	61	-0.0%
	Independent Conservative	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	59	-0.1%
	Independent Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	41	+0.0%

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

Party		Previous council	New council
	Liberal Democrats	36	47
	Labour	50	39
	Conservatives	1	1
	Green	0	0
	Independent Labour	0	0
	Socialist Alternative	0	0
	Independent Conservative	0	0
	Socialist Alliance	0	0
	Socialist Labour	0	0
	Socialist Workers	0	0
	Independent Green	0	0
Total		87	87
Working majority		13	7

Ward results

Beauchief [1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Andy Sangar	3,806	66.2	+0.8
	Labour	Andy Hinman	1,435	25.0	+2.1
	Conservative	Frank Woodger	505	8.8	-2.9
Majority			2,371	41.2	-1.2
Turnout			5,746	39.9	+7.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-1.3

Birley[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	David Baker	2,408	51.8	+17.3
	Labour	Elsie Smith	2,034	43.8	-9.0
	Conservative	Evelyn Millward	204	4.4	-8.3
Majority			374	8.0	-10.3
Turnout			4,646	33.0	+11.4
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	+13.1

Brightside[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Webster	1,581	55.6	+0.1
	Liberal Democrat	Jeff Staniforth	1,053	37.0	+3.7
	Conservative	Marjorie Kirby	131	4.6	-2.8
	Socialist Labour	Robert Morris	77	2.7	-1.0
Majority			528	18.6	-3.6
Turnout			2,842	25.1	+6.9
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.8

Broomhill[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Janice Sidebottom	2,369	54.3	+3.9
	Labour	Barbara Belcher	1,360	31.2	+2.5
	Conservative	Graham King	507	11.6	-5.9
	Green	Joseph Otten	124	2.8	-0.6
Majority			1,009	23.1	+1.4
Turnout			4,360	30.0	+4.9
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	+0.7

Burngreave[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Jones	1,329	50.0	+13.5
	Independent Labour	James Jamison	597	22.5	-5.9
	Liberal Democrat	Haq Nawaz	396	14.9	-3.2
	Conservative	Nicholas Bryan	173	6.5	-2.4
	Green	Chris Sissons	81	3.0	-1.2
	Socialist Alliance	Alison Brown	80	3.0	-0.8
Majority			732	27.5	+9.1
Turnout			2,656	30.0	+9.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.7

Castle[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat Midgley	1,497	67.6	+11.2
	Liberal Democrat	Jim Morland	467	21.1	-2.1
	Conservative	Michael Young	112	5.0	-2.8
	Green	Graham Wroe	74	3.3	-2.7
	Socialist Alternative	Rebecca Fryer	65	2.9	-3.6
Majority			1,030	46.5	+13.3
Turnout			2,215	24.9	+9.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.6

Chapel Green[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Graham Oxley	3,269	63.4	-1.8
	Labour	Matthew Tracey	1,646	31.9	+1.9
	Conservative	Paula Axelby	243	4.7	-0.1
Majority			1,623	31.5	-3.7
Turnout			5,158	29.0	+2.6
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-1.8

Darnall[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Terry McElligott	2,049	49.3	+10.8
	Labour	Kashaf Walayat	1,895	45.5	-8.5
	Conservative	Margaret Pigott	215	5.2	-2.3
Majority			154	3.7	-11.7
Turnout			4,159	31.4	+8.4
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	+9.6

Dore[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Keith Hill	3,773	59.2	+0.1
	Conservative	John Berry	1,754	27.5	-3.9
	Labour	Robert Earp	848	13.3	+3.9
Majority			2,019	31.7	+4.1
Turnout			6,375	42.3	+0.4
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	+2.0

Ecclesall[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Sylvia Dunkley	3,962	59.7	+0.2
	Conservative	John Harthman	1,674	25.2	-2.8
	Labour	Sandra Robinson	1,004	15.1	+2.6
Majority			2,288	34.4	+2.9
Turnout			6,640	42.9	+6.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	+1.5

Firth Park[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ilyas Khan	1,686	56.9	-6.2
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Heeley	1,084	36.6	+11.2
	Conservative	Neville Paling	194	6.5	-4.9
Majority			602	20.3	-17.3
Turnout			2,964	26.0	+5.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.7

Hallam[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	John Hesketh	3,600	55.8	-5.6
	Conservative	Sidney Cordle	1,909	29.6	+3.9
	Labour	Donald Henderson	945	14.6	+1.8
Majority			1,691	26.2	-9.5
Turnout			6,454	44.3	+6.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-4.7

Handsworth[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marjorie Baker	2,414	62.3	+7.6
	Liberal Democrat	Howard Middleton	1,204	31.1	-3.0
	Conservative	Laurence Hayward	257	6.6	-4.5
Majority			1,210	31.2	+10.6
Turnout			3,875	27.8	+6.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.3

Heeley[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Tessa Hainey	2,679	58.3	+1.2
	Labour	Andy Kershaw	1,580	34.4	-4.5
	Conservative	Celia Dutton	120	2.6	-1.4
	Green	Denise Craghill	114	2.5	+2.5
	Socialist Labour	Tony Horsefield	103	2.2	+2.2
Majority			1,099	23.9	+5.8
Turnout			4,596	34.7	+5.7
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	+2.8

Hillsborough[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Alison Macfarlane	2,805	60.7	+2.0
	Labour	Harry Harpham	1,473	31.9	-4.0
	Conservative	Thomas Seaton	233	5.0	-0.4
	Green	Chris Mahone	110	2.4	+2.4
Majority			1,332	28.8	+6.1
Turnout			4,621	33.0	+2.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	+3.0

Intake[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Frank Taylor	2,377	52.0	-3.2
	Labour	Martin Lawton	1,957	42.8	+5.4
	Conservative	Eric Kerby	234	5.1	-2.2
Majority			420	9.2	-8.6
Turnout			4,568	32.1	+7.8
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	-4.3

Manor[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gillian Furniss	1,241	64.6	+6.9
	Liberal Democrat	Robert Sheridan	529	27.5	-3.2
	Conservative	Andrew Watson	90	4.7	-2.2
	Socialist Alternative	Alistair Tice	61	3.2	-1.4
Majority			712	37.0	+10.1
Turnout			1,921	23.5	+5.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.0

Mosborough[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Rosling-Joseph	2,947	50.9	-0.9
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Fox	2,179	37.6	+8.1
	Conservative	Shirley Clayton	604	10.4	-6.1
	Independent Conservative	Colin Taylor	59	1.0	-1.2
Majority			768	13.3	-9.0
Turnout			5,789	22.8	+5.9
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.5

Nether Edge[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Pat White	2,661	54.2	+1.8
	Labour	Mohammed Khan	1,755	35.8	+1.2
	Conservative	Anthony Cherry	236	4.8	-2.1
	Green	Mervyn Smith	252	5.1	-1.0
Majority			906	18.5	+0.8
Turnout			4,904	38.0	+6.5
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	+0.3

Nether Shire[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Eddison	1,707	58.9	+5.6
	Liberal Democrat	John Tomlinson	1,031	35.6	-4.1
	Conservative	Phillip Kirby	123	4.2	-2.7
	Socialist Alliance	Shirley Frost	34	1.2	+1.2
Majority			676	23.3	+9.8
Turnout			2,895	25.2	+5.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.8

Netherthorpe[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Matthew Dixon	1,719	51.0	-7.1
	Labour	Tony Arber	1,322	39.2	+6.5
	Green	Barry New	176	5.2	+0.2
	Conservative	Ian Ramsey	91	2.7	+0.4
	Socialist Workers	Phil Turner	61	1.8	+0.0
Majority			397	11.8	-13.6
Turnout			3,369	29.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	-6.8

Norton[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Auckland	2,280	57.0	+0.8
	Labour	Frank White	1,483	37.1	+0.1
	Conservative	Peter Smith	236	5.9	-0.9
Majority			797	19.9	+0.7
Turnout			3,999	35.2	+3.1
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	+0.3

Owlerton[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mark Wilde	1,669	49.4	+2.3
	Liberal Democrat	Wayne Morton	1,480	43.8	-2.5
	Conservative	Kevin Mahoney	121	3.6	-3.0
	Socialist Labour	Brian Fisher	107	3.2	+3.2
Majority			189	5.6	+4.8
Turnout			3,377	30.5	+10.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.4

Park[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Dave Willis	1,391	51.4	+22.7
	Labour	Viv Nicholson	1,165	43.1	-7.8
	Socialist Alternative	Ken Douglas	78	2.9	-11.0
	Conservative	Simon Shepherd	48	1.8	-4.7
	Green	Peter Hartley	23	0.8	+0.8
Majority			226	8.3	-13.9
Turnout			2,705	27.4	+13.3
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	+15.2

Sharrow[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Nazir	1,650	59.7	+6.7
	Liberal Democrat	Lai Wah Wong	750	27.1	-2.9
	Conservative	Joan Graham	186	6.7	-3.1
	Green	Martin D’Agorne	137	4.9	-2.2
	Independent Green	Michael Jennings	41	1.5	+1.5
Majority			900	32.5	+9.5
Turnout			2,764	22.8	+6.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.8

South Wortley[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Trevor Bagshaw	3,888	64.6	+1.8
	Labour	Steve Caban	1,626	27.0	+1.4
	Conservative	Paul Clewes	504	8.4	-0.3
Majority			2,262	37.6	+0.4
Turnout			6,018	33.0	+5.6
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	+0.2

Southey Green[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Damms	1,784	70.1	+8.6
	Liberal Democrat	Fern Newman	677	26.6	-8.2
	Conservative	George Kirtley	83	3.2	-0.5
Majority			1,107	43.5	+16.8
Turnout			2,544	25.7	+6.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.4

Stocksbridge[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Davis	2,182	75.6	+11.1
	Labour	Alan Pears	582	20.2	-9.4
	Conservative	Morris Upton	122	4.2	-1.6
Majority			1,600	55.4	+20.4
Turnout			2,886	27.3	+2.7
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	+10.2

Walkley[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Jonathan Harston	2,444	54.6	-4.3
	Labour	Terry Barrow	1,663	37.2	+3.6
	Green	Nicola Freeman	228	5.1	+0.4
	Conservative	Gordan Millward	136	3.0	+0.2
Majority			781	17.5	-7.7
Turnout			4,471	32.5	+2.1
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	-3.9

References

Preceded by Sheffield Council election, 1998

Sheffield local elections

Succeeded by Sheffield Council election, 2000