2019 Sheffield City Council election

Sheffield City Council election, 2019
One third of seats (28 of 84) to Sheffield City Council; 43 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; Labour;	Council control after election ; Labour;

Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on Thursday 2 May 2019;^[1] one of a number of local council elections taking place across England on the same day. One of each ward's three seats was up for election, having last been contested in the 2016 elections.

Election results

Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party fielded candidates in all 28 wards (including six candidates running under the Labour Co-operative label). UKIP fielded candidates in 22 wards. The Yorkshire Party will contest six wards, Democrats and Veterans contested three and the Women's Equality Party contested two, with the National Front and the Socialist Party (under the Socialist Alternative label) each fielding one candidate. There were also two independent candidates.^[2]

Overall election result

Sheffield City Council Election Result 2019
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative
	Democrats and Veterans
	Green
	Independent
	Labour
	Liberal Democrats
	National Front
	Socialist Alternative
	UKIP
	Women's Equality
	Yorkshire

Changes in council composition

Party		Previous council	New council	+/-
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	Labour	52	49	3
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	Liberal Democrat	22	26	4
style="background-color: Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	Green	6	8	2
style="background-color: Template:UK Independence Party/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	UKIP	3	1	2
style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	Independent	1	0	1
Total		84	84
Working majority		20	14

Ward results

Beauchief & Greenhill

Incumbent Liberal Democrat councillor Richard Shaw was up for re-election.

Beauchief & Greenhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Shaw	1,882	41.9	−2.3
	Labour	Julie Gledhill	1,271	28.3	−4.4
	Green	Graham Marsden	765	17.0	+7.4
	Conservative	Claire Lord	576	12.8	−0.8
Majority			611
Turnout			4494	13.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Beighton

Incumbent Labour councillor Ian Saunders was up for re-election.

Beighton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bob McCann	1,433	36.9	+14.1
	Labour	Ian Saunders	1,186	30.5	−13.7
	UKIP	Brian Grundhill	631	16.2	+10.1
	Conservative	Steven Winstone	390	10.0	−11.8
	Green	Anthony Naylor	245	6.3	+0.5
Majority			247	6.4
Turnout			3885
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Birley

Incumbent Labour councillor Denise Fox was up for re-election.

Birley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Denise Fox	1,363	41.3
	UKIP	Dennis Booker	796	24.1
	Green	Alan Yearsley	499	15.1
	Conservative	Thomas Oulton	407	12.3
	Liberal Democrats	James Ellwood	234	7.1
Majority			567
Turnout			3,299
	Labour hold		Swing

Broomhill & Sharrow Vale

The incumbent Green Party councillor and Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Magid Magid, will not be defending his seat.

Broomhill & Sharrow Vale
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Green	Angela Argenzio
	Conservative	Charles Blatt
	Liberal Democrats	Will Sapwell
	UKIP	Jeffrey Shaw
	Labour	Chris Ware
	Independent	Michael Warner
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Burngreave

Incumbent Labour councillor Talib Hussain is up for re-election.

Burngreave
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Aston
	Green	Nico Hall
	Labour	Talib Hussain
	Conservative	Hatau Mozayen
	UKIP	Debra Roberts
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

City

Incumbent Green Party councillor Robert Murphy did not defend his seat.

City
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Ruth Mersereau	1,186	62.5	+17.6
	Labour	Janet Ridler	529	27.9	−16.1
	Conservative	Janet Anber	101	5.3	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Hashim Mahroof	82	4.3	−2.1
Majority			657	34.6	+33.7
Turnout			1,898
	Green hold		Swing	16.9

Crookes & Crosspool

Incumbent Liberal Democrat councillor Adam Hanrahan will not be defending his seat.

Crookes & Crosspool
Party		Candidate	Votes
	UKIP	Karen Adams
	Labour Co-op	Cheryl Barrott
	Green	Emily Brooke-Davies
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Huggan
	Conservative	Thomas Ridgway
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Darnall

Incumbent Labour councillor Mary Lea is up for re-election.

Darnall
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Mary Lea
	Liberal Democrats	Shaffaq Mohammed
	Conservative	Dean O'Brien
	UKIP	Karen Waddicar
	Green	Eamonn Ward
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Dore & Totley

Incumbent Liberal Democrat councillor Joe Otten was up for re-election.

Dore & Totley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Joe Otten	3,795	57.3
	Green	David Applebaum	1,060	16.0
	Conservative	Lesley Blyth	1,006	15.2
	Labour	David Sedgley	767	11.6
Majority			2,735	41.3
Turnout			6,628
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

East Ecclesfield

Incumbent councillor Steve Wilson is up for re-election, having won the seat for Labour in 2016. However, in February 2019 he resigned from the party and continued to sit as an independent.^[3] He will contest this election as an independent candidate.

East Ecclesfield
Party		Candidate	Votes
	UKIP	David Booker
	Liberal Democrats	Victoria Bowden
	Labour Co-op	Craig Gamble Pugh
	Conservative	Kevin Mahoney
	National Front	Jordan Pont
	Yorkshire	Alex Robertson
	Green	Brian Webster
	Independent	Steve Wilson
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Ecclesall

Incumbent Liberal Democrat councillor Paul Scriven will not be defending his seat.

Ecclesall
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Green	Jason Leman
	Democrats and Veterans	John Lowcock
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Masters
	Labour	Ruth Milsom
	Conservative	Georgia Mort
	Women's Equality	Megan Senior
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Firth Park

Incumbent Labour councillor Abdul Khayum was up for re-election.

Firth Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Abdul Khayum	1,573	51.1	−7.9
	Green	Amy Mack	779	25.3	+10.7
	Conservative	Samuel Bray	453	14.7	−2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Kingdom	272	8.8	+−0.0
Majority			794	25.8	−16.6
Turnout			3,077
	Labour hold		Swing

Fulwood

Incumbent Liberal Democrat councillor Andrew Sangar is up for re-election.

Fulwood
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Fouad Al Mohamadi
	Conservative	Michael Barge
	UKIP	Hannah Booker
	Green	Judith Rutnam
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Sangar
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Gleadless Valley

Incumbent Labour councillor Chris Peace did not defend her seat.

Gleadless Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Paul Turpin	2,514	49.8	+14.9
	Labour	Nadia Jama	1,595	31.6	−13.2
	UKIP	Marv Hollingworth	481	9.5	+4.1
	Liberal Democrats	John Dryden	257	5.1	−3.0
	Conservative	Lewis Elliot	201	4.0	−2.8
Majority			919	18.2	+8.3
Turnout			5,048
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	14.1

Graves Park

Incumbent Liberal Democrat councillor Sue Auckland is up for re-election.

Graves Park
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Auckland
	Green	Angela Clemson
	Conservative	Mark Finney
	UKIP	Stephen Robertson
	Labour	Gareth Slater
	Democrats and Veterans	John Thurley
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Hillsborough

Incumbent Labour councillor George Lindars-Hammond is up for re-election.

Hillsborough
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Green	Christine Gilligan Kubo
	UKIP	David Hollingworth
	Labour	George Lindars-Hammond
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Porter
	Conservative	Theodore Wrigley
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Manor Castle

Incumbent Labour councillor Lisa Banes will not be defending her seat; she will instead be contesting the West Ecclesfield seat.

Manor Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Yorkshire	Jack Carrington
	Green	Ruth Flagg-Abbey
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Hague
	Conservative	Ray Lawrence
	Labour	Sioned Richards
	UKIP	Yvonne Sykes
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Mosborough

Incumbent Labour councillor David Barker is up for re-election.

Mosborough
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Yorkshire	Ben Bancroft
	Labour	David Barker
	Conservative	Philip Kirby
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Oxley
	Green	Julie White
	UKIP	Adam Wood
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Nether Edge & Sharrow

Incumbent Labour councillor Mohammad Maroof is up for re-election.

Nether Edge & Sharrow
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Joe Busby
	Green	Peter Garbutt
	Democrats and Veterans	David Gate
	Labour	Mohammad Maroof
	Liberal Democrats	Pat White
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Park & Arbourthorne

Incumbent Labour Co-op councillor Ben Miskell is up for re-election.

Park & Arbourthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Green	Jen Barnard
	UKIP	Dennise Dawson
	Conservative	Hilary Gay
	Yorkshire	Alex Martin
	Labour Co-op	Ben Miskell
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Ross
	Socialist Alternative	Alistair Tice
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Richmond

Incumbent Labour councillor Dianne Hurst is up for re-election.

Richmond
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Richard Blyth
	Green	Catherine Hartley
	Labour	Dianne Hurst
	UKIP	Brian Kus
	Liberal Democrats	Diane Leek
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Shiregreen & Brightside

Incumbent Labour Co-op councillor Dawn Dale is up for re-election.

Shiregreen & Brightside
Party		Candidate	Votes
	UKIP	Tracy Booker
	Labour Co-op	Dawn Dale
	Conservative	Edward Higgins
	Green	Milton Pennefather
	Liberal Democrats	Allan Wisbey
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Southey

Incumbent Labour councillor Mike Chaplin was up for re-election, having won a by-election in 2017 to hold the seat for Labour.

Southey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mike Chaplin	1,341	45.8
	UKIP	Shane Harper	840	28.7
	Green	Andrew Hards	367	12.5
	Conservative	Alex Noonan	196	6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Tosseano	183	6.3
Majority			501	17.1
Turnout			2,927
	Labour hold		Swing

Stannington

Incumbent Liberal Democrat councillor Penny Baker is up for re-election.

Stannington
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Adam Allcroft
	Liberal Democrats	Penny Baker
	Green	Stewart Kemp
	UKIP	Anthony Sykes
	Labour	Zoe Sykes
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Stocksbridge & Upper Don

Incumbent UKIP councillor Keith Davis will not be defending his seat.

Stocksbridge & Upper Don
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Kurtis Crossland	557	11.3
	Labour	Julie Grocutt	1727	34.9
	Conservative	Chris Pepple	662	13.4
	Yorkshire	William Pitt	330	6.7
	UKIP	Graeme Waddicar	1077	21.8
	Green	David Willington	596	12.0
Majority
Turnout			4949
			Swing

Walkley

Incumbent Labour Co-op councillor Ben Curran is up for re-election.

Walkley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Atkinson	736	14.2
	Yorkshire	Jack Bannan	116	2.2
	Labour Co-op	Ben Curran	1852	35.7
	Conservative	Matthew Fender	210	4.0
	Women's Equality	Amy Gooding	76	1.5
	UKIP	Ian Howarth	389	7.5
	Green	Bernard Little	1811	34.9
Majority
Turnout			5190
			Swing

West Ecclesfield

Incumbent UKIP councillor John Booker was up for re-election.

West Ecclesfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Hooper	1,685	37.3
	UKIP	John Booker	1,291	28.6
	Labour	Lisa Banes	895	19.8
	Green	Kathy Aston	384	8.5
	Conservative	Alastair Geddes	258	5.7
Majority
Turnout			4,513
	Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP		Swing

Woodhouse

Incumbent Labour councillor Jackie Satur was up for re-election.

Woodhouse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jackie Satur	1,359	39.9
	UKIP	Rachael Barstow	933	27.4
	Green	John Grant	526	15.5
	Conservative	William Blyth	393	11.6
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Brown	191	5.6
Majority
Turnout			3,402
	Labour hold		Swing

References

^ "Notice of election and persons nominated". www.sheffield.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
^ "Statement of Persons Nominated - Sheffield City Council elections" (PDF). www.sheffield.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
^ "Sheffield Labour councillor Steve Wilson resigns". www.shefnews.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-10.

[1] "Notice of election and persons nominated". www.sheffield.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-10.

[2] "Statement of Persons Nominated - Sheffield City Council elections" (PDF). www.sheffield.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-10.

[3] "Sheffield Labour councillor Steve Wilson resigns". www.shefnews.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-10.

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