Sheffield City Council election, 1988

Map of the results for the 1988 Sheffield council election.

Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 5 May 1988. One third of the council was up for election.

Election result

Sheffield Local Election Result 1988
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	23	1	0	+1	76.6	58.9	84,640	+7.8%
	Conservative	4	0	1	-1	13.3	22.1	31,685	+1.1%
	Social and Liberal Democrats	3	0	0	0	10.0	16.4	23,579	-11.3%
	Social Democrat	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.8	2,591	+1.8%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.6	900	+0.5%
	Communist	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	161	+0.1%

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

Party		Previous council	New council
	Labour	65	66
	Conservatives	13	12
	Social and Liberal Democrats	9	9
Total		87	87
Working majority		43	45

Ward results

Beauchief ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Danny George	2,456	34.4	-2.3
	Social and Liberal Democrats	Peter Moore	2,365	33.1	+0.2
	Labour	Roy Munn	2,181	30.6	+0.2
	Social Democrat	Robert Shillito	128	1.8	+1.8
Majority			91	1.3	-2.5
Turnout			7,130	46.8	-6.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.2

Birley ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Val Shepherd	3,804	71.3	+11.5
	Conservative	Gordon Millward	938	17.6	-0.4
	Social and Liberal Democrats	Cyril Skipworth	588	11.0	-11.2
Majority			2,866	53.7	+16.1
Turnout			5,330	32.9	-6.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.9

Brightside^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Price	2,658	81.0	+9.9
	Conservative	Jeremy Richardson	350	10.7	-1.0
	Social and Liberal Democrats	Peter McNutt	270	8.2	-8.9
Majority			2,308	70.3	+16.3
Turnout			3,278	24.9	-6.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.4

Broomhill^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Mahoney	2,103	40.0	+1.7
	Conservative	Sid Cordle	1,960	37.3	+6.8
	Social and Liberal Democrats	Jane Padget	742	14.1	-17.1
	Green	Andrew Womack	347	6.6	+6.6
	Social Democrat	Oliver Waterlow	104	2.0	+2.0
Majority			143	2.7	-4.4
Turnout			5,256	38.0	-7.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-2.5

Burngreave^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Phyllis Smith	2,846	72.7	+6.2
	Labour	John Watson	2,702
	Conservative	Dianne Watson	543	13.9	+1.9
	Conservative	Anne Smith	518
	Social and Liberal Democrats	Sheila Hughes	292	7.4	-14.1
	Social and Liberal Democrats	Sheila Rehman	288
	Social Democrat	Victoria Dean	155	3.9	+3.9
	Communist	Brian Turley	76	1.9	+1.9
Majority			2,159	58.8	+13.8
Turnout			3,912	31.6	-4.9
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.1

Castle^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Bower	2,795	84.3	+6.8
	Conservative	Joan Graham	344	10.4	-0.3
	Social and Liberal Democrats	Donald Smith	176	5.3	-6.4
Majority			2,451	73.9	+8.1
Turnout			3,315	25.6	-5.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.5

Chapel Green^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Social and Liberal Democrats	David Chadwick	3,161	47.4	-6.8
	Labour	Eldon Hanson	3,005	45.0	+6.0
	Conservative	Cecilia Holt	403	6.0	-0.7
	Social Democrat	David Richie	103	1.5	+1.5
Majority			156	2.4	-12.8
Turnout			6,672	37.1	-9.8
	Social and Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-6.4

Darnall^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sandra Robinson	3,194	73.1	+9.8
	Conservative	Philip Kirby	676	15.5	-0.8
	Social and Liberal Democrats	Dennis Boothroyd	497	11.4	-9.0
Majority			2,518	57.6	+14.7
Turnout			4,367	29.2	-5.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.3

Dore^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Heslop	3,685	57.2	+5.7
	Labour	Glenn Ellis	1,850	28.7	+3.0
	Social and Liberal Democrats	Janice Sidebottom	655	10.2	-12.6
	Social Democrat	Marguerite Crangle	248	3.8	+3.8
Majority			1,835	28.5	+2.7
Turnout			6,438	38.6	-9.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.3

Ecclesall^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bobbie Fleming	3,515	54.3	+2.3
	Labour	Timothy Plant	1,468	22.7	+3.3
	Social and Liberal Democrats	Christine Freeman	1,044	16.1	-12.5
	Green	Clare Jenkins	280	4.3	+4.3
	Social Democrat	Peter Sorby	165	2.5	+2.5
Majority			2,047	31.6	+8.2
Turnout			6,472	41.0	-7.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.5

Firth Park^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clive Betts	3,475	82.7	+7.9
	Conservative	Andrew Cook	367	8.7	+8.7
	Social and Liberal Democrats	John Wilcock	235	5.6	-19.6
	Social Democrat	Glyn Evans	125	3.0	+3.0
Majority			3,108	74.0	+24.4
Turnout			4,202	30.5	-5.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.4

Hallam^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Jackson	3,223	50.8	+1.3
	Labour	John Webster	1,625	25.6	+6.2
	Social and Liberal Democrats	John Knight	1,242	19.6	-11.4
	Social Democrat	Matthew Smith	256	4.0	+4.0
Majority			1,598	25.2	+6.7
Turnout			6,346	43.7	-1.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	-2.4

Handsworth^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harold Lambert	3,588	63.7	+12.1
	Social and Liberal Democrats	Alice Smith	1,317	23.4	-15.4
	Conservative	Shirley Clayton	602	10.7	+1.5
	Green	Roger Dunn	126	2.2	+1.9
Majority			2,271	40.3	+27.5
Turnout			5,633	37.8	-6.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+13.7

Heeley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edward Lamb	3,255	68.6	+10.7
	Conservative	Elizabeth Bradbury	935	19.7	-1.3
	Social and Liberal Democrats	Valerie King	381	8.0	-13.0
	Social Democrat	John Hetherington	170	3.6	+3.6
Majority			2,320	48.9	+12.0
Turnout			4,741	31.4	-7.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.0

Hillsborough^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Duff	3,107	50.4	+3.6
	Social and Liberal Democrats	David Swarbrick	1,813	29.4	-3.9
	Conservative	Michael Warner	1,098	17.8	-2.0
	Green	Jacqueline O'Neill	147	2.4	+2.4
Majority			1,294	21.0	+7.5
Turnout			6,165	40.1	-6.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.7

Intake^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip Moscrop	3,181	67.7	+8.7
	Conservative	Elizabeth Bradbury	1,067	22.7	+1.6
	Social and Liberal Democrats	Douglas Oldfield	293	6.2	-13.6
	Social Democrat	David Dean	153	3.2	+3.2
Majority			2,114	45.0	+7.1
Turnout			4,694	29.8	-7.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.5

Manor^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Jordan	2,715	86.1	+6.9
	Conservative	Paul Anderton	293	9.3	+0.2
	Social and Liberal Democrats	Leonard Middleton	146	4.6	-7.0
Majority			2,422	76.8	+9.2
Turnout			3,154	30.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.3

Mosborough^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dorothy Walton	4,328	67.7	+8.4
	Conservative	Caroline Gracey	1,420	22.2	+0.7
	Social and Liberal Democrats	Kevin Smith	402	6.3	-12.9
	Social Democrat	Roger Davison	239	3.7	+3.7
Majority			2,908	45.5	+7.7
Turnout			6,389	29.0	-6.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.8

Nether Edge^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jan Flore	2,772	48.9	+10.4
	Conservative	Henry Cornford	1,816	32.1	+3.4
	Social and Liberal Democrats	George Manley	858	15.1	-14.3
	Social Democrat	Stephen Ruttle	216	3.8	+3.8
Majority			956	16.8	+7.7
Turnout			5,662	40.3	-6.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.5

Nether Shire^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roger Barton	3,439	82.1	+9.5
	Conservative	Roger Barnsley	404	9.6	+9.6
	Social and Liberal Democrats	George Clayton	344	8.2	-19.2
Majority			3,035	72.5	+27.3
Turnout			4,187	32.5	-2.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.0

Netherthorpe^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jennifer Harvey	2,883	75.8	+6.5
	Conservative	David Knight	519	13.6	-1.2
	Social and Liberal Democrats	David Cloke	293	7.7	-8.1
	Social Democrat	Rachel Ritchie	106	2.8	+2.8
Majority			2,364	62.2	+8.7
Turnout			3,801	28.7	-9.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.8

Norton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Butler	3,468	67.4	+8.0
	Conservative	Russell Crane	1,221	23.7	+1.2
	Social and Liberal Democrats	Ian Auckland	454	8.8	-9.3
Majority			2,247	43.7	+6.8
Turnout			5,143	38.4	-6.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.4

Owlerton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Burrows	3,165	85.0	+16.4
	Social and Liberal Democrats	Francis Pierce	459	12.3	-6.3
	Conservative	Malcolm Smith	100	2.7	-10.0
Majority			2,706	72.7	+22.7
Turnout			3,724	29.1	-7.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+11.3

Park^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alice Sargent	3,172	85.4	+6.9
	Conservative	Mary Hyatt	309	8.3	-2.0
	Social and Liberal Democrats	John Mayes	233	6.3	-4.9
Majority			2,863	77.1	+9.8
Turnout			3.714	26.2	-5.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.4

Sharrow^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Pye	2,619	72.7	+9.4
	Conservative	Jane Godber	525	14.6	-4.2
	Social and Liberal Democrats	Kathleen Brown	279	7.7	-8.0
	Social Democrat	Patricia Major	93	2.6	+2.6
	Communist	Walter Hartley	85	2.3	+0.1
Majority			2,094	58.1	+13.6
Turnout			3,601	28.2	-5.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.8

South Wortley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Social and Liberal Democrats	Alan Memmott	2,796	39.6	-9.1
	Labour	Roy Darke	2,708	38.3	+7.3
	Conservative	Lynn Wilson	1,556	22.0	+1.8
Majority			88	1.3	-16.4
Turnout			7,060	38.1	-8.8
	Social and Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-8.2

Southey Green^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jimmy Boyce	3,609	88.9	+7.6
	Conservative	Robert Usher	242	5.9	+5.9
	Social and Liberal Democrats	Raymond Mellor	209	5.1	-13.6
Majority			3,367	83.0	+20.4
Turnout			4,060	32.3	-3.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.8

Stocksbridge^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Social and Liberal Democrats	June Hibberd-Cooke	1,636	43.7	-9.3
	Labour	Alf Meade	1,630	43.5	+7.6
	Conservative	Stephen Gladman	399	10.6	-0.4
	Social Democrat	George Wilson	81	2.1	+2.1
Majority			6	0.2	-16.9
Turnout			3,746	35.7	-10.6
	Social and Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-8.4

Walkley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jean Cromar	3,997	74.5	+18.8
	Conservative	Patricia Barnsley	719	13.4	+3.2
	Social and Liberal Democrats	Penelope Smith	399	7.4	-26.6
	Social Democrat	Margaret Ritchie	249	4.6	+4.6
Majority			3,278	61.1	+39.4
Turnout			5,364	37.1	-6.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.8

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 "Sheffield Local Elections 1973-1995 scans". Retrieved 2011-06-20.

(1987 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1988 (→ 1989)

Metropolitan boroughs	Barnsley Birmingham Bradford Bolton Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton

District councils (England)	Adur Amber Valley Barrow-in-Furness Basildon Basingstoke and Deane Bassetlaw Blackburn Brentwood Bristol Broadland Broxbourne Burnley Cambridge Cannock Chase Carlisle Cheltenham Cherwell Chester Chorley Colchester Congleton Craven Crawley Crewe and Nantwich Daventry Derby Eastbourne Eastleigh Ellesmere Port and Neston Elmbridge Epping Forest Exeter Fareham Gloucester Gosport Great Yarmouth Halton Harlow Harrogate Hartlepool Hart Hastings Havant Hertsmere Hull Huntingdonshire Hyndburn Ipswich Lincoln Macclesfield Maidstone Milton Keynes Mole Valley Newcastle-under-Lyme North Bedfordshire North Hertfordshire Norwich Nuneaton and Bedworth Oadby and Wigston Oxford Pendle Penwith Peterborough Portsmouth Preston Purbeck Reading Redditch Reigate and Banstead Rochford Rossendale Rugby Runnymede Rushmoor Shrewsbury and Atcham Slough South Bedfordshire South Cambridgeshire South Lakeland Southampton Southend-on-Sea St Albans Stevenage Stoke-on-Trent Stratford-on-Avon Stroud Swale Tamworth Tandridge Thamesdown Three Rivers Thurrock Tonbridge and Malling Torbay Tunbridge Wells Watford Waveney Welwyn Hatfield West Lancashire West Lindsey West Oxfordshire Weymouth and Portland Winchester Woking Wokingham Worcester Worthing Wyre Forest York

District councils (Scotland)	Scottish District councils Aberdeen Angus Annandale and Eskdale Argyll and Bute Badenoch and Strathspey Banff and Buchan Bearsden and Milngavie Berwickshire Caithness Clackmannan Clydebank Clydesdale Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Cumnock and Doon Valley Cunninghame Dumbarton Dundee Dunfermline East Kilbride East Lothian Eastwood Edinburgh Ettrick and Lauderdale Falkirk Glasgow Gordon Hamilton Inverclyde Inverness Kilmarnock and Loudoun Kincardine and Deeside Kirkcaldy Kyle and Carrick Lochaber Midlothian Monklands Moray Motherwell Nairn Nithsdale North East Fife Perth and Kinross Renfrew Ross and Cromarty Roxburgh Skye and Lochalsh Stewartry Stirling Strathkelvin Sutherland Tweeddale West Lothian Wigtown

Council elections in South Yorkshire

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Sheffield City Council	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

South Yorkshire County Council	1973 1977 1981 Abolished

West Riding County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished