Sheffield City Council election, 1995
Map of the results for the 1995 Sheffield council election.
Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 5 May 1995. One third of the council was up for election.
Election result
Sheffield Local Election Result 1995 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
22 |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
73.3 |
47.4 |
61,546 |
+6.2% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
8 |
5 |
2 |
+3 |
26.7 |
38.9 |
50,583 |
-3.2% |
|
Conservative |
0 |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
0.0 |
11.3 |
14,761 |
-2.0% |
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1,082 |
-0.4% |
|
Independent Labour |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
983 |
+0.5% |
|
Militant Labour |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
794 |
+0.2% |
|
Independent Conservative |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
104 |
+0.1% |
|
International Communist |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
37 |
+0.0% |
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
Party |
Previous council |
New council |
|
Labour |
56 |
58 |
|
Liberal Democrats |
22 |
25 |
|
Conservatives |
8 |
4 |
|
Independent Labour |
1 |
0 |
Total |
87 |
87 |
Working majority |
25 |
29 |
Wards
Beauchief [1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Andrew Sangar |
3,569 |
60.0 |
-4.5 |
|
Labour |
Grant Blackwell |
1,701 |
28.6 |
+6.7 |
|
Conservative |
Shirley Trueman |
672 |
11.3 |
-0.6 |
Majority |
1,868 |
31.4 |
-11.2 |
Turnout |
5,942 |
40.6 |
-8.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
-5.6 |
|
Birley [1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Elsie Smith |
3,054 |
63.6 |
+8.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Andrew Plant |
1,240 |
25.8 |
-5.5 |
|
Conservative |
Margaret Pigott |
510 |
10.6 |
-3.0 |
Majority |
1,814 |
37.8 |
+14.0 |
Turnout |
4,804 |
40.6 |
+4.5 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+7.0 |
|
Brightside[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
John Webster |
2,079 |
54.6 |
+7.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Gail Smith |
1,610 |
42.2 |
-3.3 |
|
Conservative |
Michael Quirke |
121 |
3.2 |
-1.6 |
Majority |
469 |
12.4 |
+10.3 |
Turnout |
3,810 |
30.0 |
-3.7 |
|
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
+5.1 |
|
Broomhill[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Judith Belcher |
2,054 |
44.8 |
+6.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Janice Sidebottom |
1,389 |
30.3 |
-1.6 |
|
Conservative |
Warwick Cornford |
950 |
20.7 |
-3.5 |
|
Green |
Joseph Otten |
188 |
4.1 |
+0.7 |
Majority |
665 |
14.5 |
+8.0 |
Turnout |
4,581 |
27.6 |
-7.0 |
|
Labour gain from Conservative |
Swing |
+4.0 |
|
Burngreave[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Stephen Jones |
1,346 |
41.3 |
-19.8 |
|
Independent Labour |
James Jamison |
983 |
30.1 |
+30.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Asif Yaqub |
719 |
22.0 |
+2.6 |
|
Conservative |
David Knight |
213 |
6.5 |
-1.2 |
Majority |
363 |
11.2 |
-30.5 |
Turnout |
3,261 |
29.2 |
+1.3 |
|
Labour gain from Independent Labour |
Swing |
-24.9 |
|
Chapel Green[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Joan Trickett |
3,667 |
58.5 |
-2.6 |
|
Labour |
Eldon Hanson |
2,379 |
38.0 |
+4.4 |
|
Conservative |
Peter Smith |
217 |
3.4 |
-1.9 |
Majority |
1,288 |
20.5 |
-7.0 |
Turnout |
6,263 |
34.6 |
-5.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
-3.5 |
|
Darnall[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Kashaf Walayat |
2,058 |
48.1 |
+1.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Martin |
1,646 |
38.5 |
+6.2 |
|
Conservative |
Laurence Hayward |
344 |
8.0 |
-4.7 |
|
Green |
Gordon Ferguson |
229 |
5.3 |
-2.5 |
Majority |
412 |
9.6 |
-5.2 |
Turnout |
4,277 |
29.1 |
-1.2 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-2.6 |
|
Dore[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Fox |
2,538 |
40.6 |
-4.5 |
|
Conservative |
John Paul Harthman |
2,393 |
38.3 |
+2.3 |
|
Labour |
Richard Pearce |
1,310 |
21.0 |
+3.9 |
Majority |
145 |
2.3 |
-6.8 |
Turnout |
6,241 |
39.3 |
-6.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative |
Swing |
-3.4 |
|
Ecclesall[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sylvia Dunkley |
2,963 |
46.4 |
+4.2 |
|
Conservative |
Angela Elaine Fry |
1,856 |
29.1 |
-4.8 |
|
Labour |
Judith Gwynn |
1,563 |
24.5 |
+5.9 |
Majority |
1,107 |
17.3 |
+9.0 |
Turnout |
6,382 |
40.5 |
-5.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative |
Swing |
+4.5 |
|
Hallam[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Leonard Hesketh |
2,683 |
43.3 |
-7.1 |
|
Conservative |
Charles Wallis |
1,877 |
30.3 |
-1.4 |
|
Labour |
Michael Smith |
1,466 |
23.6 |
+8.0 |
|
Green |
Peter Scott |
172 |
2.8 |
+0.6 |
Majority |
806 |
13.0 |
-5.7 |
Turnout |
6,198 |
41.7 |
-8.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative |
Swing |
-2.8 |
|
Handsworth[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Marjorie Barker |
3,038 |
66.3 |
+16.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Louise Truman |
1,212 |
26.4 |
-13.7 |
|
Conservative |
Shirley Clayton |
334 |
7.3 |
-2.5 |
Majority |
1,862 |
39.9 |
+30.0 |
Turnout |
4,584 |
32.0 |
-3.6 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+15.0 |
|
Heeley[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Beverley Ann Wright |
2,439 |
48.9 |
+8.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert Watson |
2,317 |
46.5 |
-6.0 |
|
Conservative |
Eric Prescott Smith |
229 |
4.6 |
-0.1 |
Majority |
122 |
2.4 |
-10.1 |
Turnout |
4,985 |
35.4 |
-7.9 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+7.2 |
|
Hillsborough[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Alison MacFarlane |
2,528 |
48.5 |
-2.3 |
|
Labour |
Barnaby Mynott |
2,296 |
44.0 |
+7.3 |
|
Conservative |
Joyce Gairnster |
391 |
7.5 |
-3.0 |
Majority |
232 |
4.5 |
-9.6 |
Turnout |
5,215 |
35.4 |
-6.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour |
Swing |
-4.8 |
|
Intake[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
David Lawton |
2,390 |
50.3 |
+4.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Chistopher Tutt |
2,101 |
44.2 |
+3.8 |
|
Conservative |
Francis Woodger |
263 |
5.5 |
-5.5 |
Majority |
289 |
6.1 |
+1.1 |
Turnout |
4,754 |
31.7 |
-2.1 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+0.5 |
|
Nether Edge[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Andrew Hinman |
2,334 |
45.0 |
+10.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ali Qadar |
2,320 |
44.7 |
-5.3 |
|
Conservative |
Brian Trueman |
534 |
10.3 |
+0.8 |
Majority |
14 |
0.3 |
-14.8 |
Turnout |
5,188 |
37.6 |
-3.7 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+7.6 |
|
Nether Shire[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
William Eddison |
2,230 |
67.4 |
+11.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter MacLoughlin |
866 |
26.2 |
-9.7 |
|
Conservative |
Marjorie Kirby |
213 |
6.4 |
-1.8 |
Majority |
1,372 |
41.2 |
+21.1 |
Turnout |
3,309 |
26.7 |
-5.0 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+10.5 |
|
Netherthorpe[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Antony Arber |
1,993 |
52.7 |
+14.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Howard Middleton |
1,387 |
36.6 |
+3.1 |
|
Green |
Barry New |
235 |
6.2 |
-3.7 |
|
Conservative |
Andrew McTurk Cook |
168 |
4.4 |
-1.1 |
Majority |
546 |
16.1 |
+11.4 |
Turnout |
3,783 |
30.0 |
-1.8 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+5.7 |
|
Norton[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Frank White |
2,217 |
48.0 |
+1.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ruth Dawson |
1,979 |
42.8 |
+3.8 |
|
Conservative |
Albert Marsden |
424 |
9.2 |
-5.2 |
Majority |
238 |
5.2 |
-2.4 |
Turnout |
4,620 |
37.6 |
-2.6 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-1.2 |
|
Owlerton[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
James Bamford |
2,025 |
67.4 |
+8.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Markus Sova |
735 |
24.4 |
-3.6 |
|
Conservative |
Clive Dearden |
245 |
8.1 |
-1.2 |
Majority |
1,290 |
43.0 |
+12.2 |
Turnout |
3,005 |
24.4 |
-5.0 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+6.1 |
|
Park[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Vivienne Nicholson |
1,568 |
56.7 |
+6.7 |
|
Militant Labour |
Kenneth Douglas |
594 |
21.5 |
+0.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sheila Hughes |
450 |
16.3 |
-5.0 |
|
Conservative |
Michael Ginn |
153 |
5.5 |
-2.5 |
Majority |
974 |
35.2 |
+6.5 |
Turnout |
2,765 |
22.2 |
-4.0 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+2.9 |
|
Sharrow[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Mohammad Nazir |
1,941 |
57.7 |
+2.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Andrew White |
1,198 |
35.6 |
+1.8 |
|
Conservative |
Michael Anthony Young |
226 |
6.7 |
+0.1 |
Majority |
743 |
22.1 |
+0.8 |
Turnout |
3,365 |
35.9 |
+4.5 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+0.4 |
|
South Wortley[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Trevor Bagshaw |
3,703 |
56.7 |
-3.1 |
|
Labour |
Bernard Steer |
2,310 |
35.3 |
+5.1 |
|
Conservative |
Gary Meggitt |
520 |
7.9 |
-2.2 |
Majority |
1,397 |
21.4 |
-8.2 |
Turnout |
6,533 |
35.9 |
-6.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
-4.1 |
|
Southey Green[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Anthony Damms |
2,231 |
78.7 |
+11.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Wayne Morton |
461 |
16.2 |
-7.8 |
|
Conservative |
David Marriott |
143 |
5.0 |
-3.6 |
Majority |
1,770 |
62.5 |
+19.1 |
Turnout |
2,835 |
25.0 |
-2.7 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+9.5 |
|
Stocksbridge[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Alan Pears |
1,692 |
53.7 |
-1.3 |
|
Labour |
Joan Brown |
1,297 |
41.1 |
+4.6 |
|
Conservative |
Anne Smith |
163 |
5.2 |
-3.3 |
Majority |
395 |
12.6 |
-5.8 |
Turnout |
3,152 |
29.6 |
-9.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour |
Swing |
-2.9 |
|
Walkley[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Terry Barrow |
2,558 |
47.0 |
+4.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Diane Leek |
2,527 |
46.4 |
-2.6 |
|
Conservative |
Molly Goldring |
192 |
3.5 |
-1.7 |
|
Green |
Nicola Watson |
167 |
3.1 |
-0.7 |
Majority |
31 |
0.6 |
-6.3 |
Turnout |
|
|
|
|
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
+3.7 |
|
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