1998 Sheffield City Council election

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1998 Sheffield City Council election
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29 of 87 seats to Sheffield City Council
44 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative
Seats won 16 13 0
Seat change Increase5 Decrease5 Steady0
Map showing the results of the 1998 Sheffield City Council elections.
Majority party before election

Labour Party (UK)

 Majority party after election

Labour Party (UK)

Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election, and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.[1]

Election result[edit]

Sheffield Local Election Result 1998
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 16 5 0 +5 55.2 50.2 50,109 +9.1
  Labour 13 0 5 -5 44.8 35.6 35,521 -8.1
  Conservative 0 0 0 0 0.0 11.8 11,749 -1.5
  Green 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.2 1,216 +0.6
  Independent Labour 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 565 ±0.0
  Socialist Alternative 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 387 -0.2
  Ind. Conservative 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 95 ±0.0
  Socialist Labour 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 82 New
  Socialist Alliance 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 76 New
  Socialist Workers 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 58 New

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

Party Previous council New council
Labour 55 50
Liberal Democrats 31 36
Conservatives 1 1
Total 87 87
Working majority  23   13 

Ward results[edit]

Beauchief [2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Moore* 3,134 65.4 +8.1
Labour Robert Pemberton 1,099 22.9 -5.5
Conservative Peter Smith 561 11.7 -2.6
Majority 2,035 42.4 +13.5
Turnout 4,794 32.8 -4.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +6.8
Birley[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ron Shepherd 1,658 52.8 -9.0
Liberal Democrats Derek Glossop 1,084 34.5 +8.8
Conservative Evelyn Millward 400 12.7 +0.3
Majority 574 18.3 -17.8
Turnout 3,142 21.6 -4.4
Labour hold Swing -8.9
Brightside[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alf Meade* 1,214 55.5 -0.9
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Harston 728 33.3 -5.2
Conservative Phillip Kirby 162 7.4 +2.4
Socialist Labour Robert Morris 82 3.7 +3.7
Majority 486 22.2 +4.3
Turnout 2,186 18.2 -5.6
Labour hold Swing +2.1
Broomhill[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Whitehouse 1,905 50.4 +18.3
Labour Richard Eastall* 1,083 28.7 -16.3
Conservative Graham King 662 17.5 -5.3
Green Joe Otten 128 3.4 +3.4
Majority 822 21.7 +8.8
Turnout 3,778 25.1 -3.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +10.0
Burngreave[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Watson* 724 36.5 -18.7
Independent Labour James Jamison 565 28.4 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Haq Nawaz 359 18.1 +5.6
Conservative Anthony Cherry 177 8.9 +2.2
Green Bernard Little 84 4.2 +4.2
Socialist Alliance Ms M Woodward 76 3.8 +3.8
Majority 159 18.4 -24.3
Turnout 1,985 20.8 -6.8
Labour hold Swing -10.8
Castle[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike King 885 56.4 -8.6
Liberal Democrats Jim Morland 364 23.2 +7.4
Conservative Michael Young 123 7.8 +0.2
Socialist Alternative Rebecca Fryer 103 6.5 -1.7
Green Graham Wroe 95 6.0 +2.7
Majority 521 33.2 -16.0
Turnout 1,570 15.6 -5.1
Labour hold Swing -8.0
Chapel Green[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Francis Butler* 3,086 65.2 +6.0
Labour Mark Wilde 1,421 30.0 -6.2
Conservative Michael Boot 226 4.8 +0.2
Majority 1,665 35.2 +12.2
Turnout 4,733 26.4 -2.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +6.1
Darnall[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R Murray 1,761 54.0 -5.0
Liberal Democrats Mohammad Azim 1,257 38.5 +7.5
Conservative Qari Siddique 245 7.5 -2.5
Majority 504 15.4 -5.0
Turnout 3,263 23.0 +0.1
Labour hold Swing -6.2
Dore[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Ross* 3,757 59.1 +19.8
Conservative John Berry 1,999 31.4 -13.6
Labour M Squires 599 9.4 -6.2
Majority 1,758 27.6 +21.9
Turnout 6,355 41.9 -0.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +16.7
Ecclesall[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Davison* 3,437 59.5 +11.1
Conservative John Harthman 1,616 28.0 -4.0
Labour Sandra Robinson 724 12.5 -7.0
Majority 1,821 31.5 +15.2
Turnout 5,777 36.9 +5.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +7.5
Firth Park[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joan Barton* 1,532 63.1 -0.2
Liberal Democrats F Khan 618 25.4 -0.7
Conservative Neville Paling 277 11.4 +0.9
Majority 914 37.6 +0.4
Turnout 2,427 20.3 -3.7
Labour hold Swing +0.2
Hallam[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Duncan Kime* 3,488 61.4 +9.0
Conservative Charles Wallis 1,459 25.7 -2.8
Labour Martin Newsome 730 12.8 -6.2
Majority 2,029 35.7 +11.9
Turnout 5,677 38.2 -2.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +5.9
Handsworth[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ray Satur* 1,660 54.7 -10.5
Liberal Democrats Howard Middleton 1,036 34.1 +10.0
Conservative Laurence Hayward 338 11.1 +0.5
Majority 624 20.6 -20.4
Turnout 3,034 21.2 -4.5
Labour hold Swing -10.2
Heeley[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Ayris* 2,258 57.1 +7.2
Labour Andy Kershaw 1,540 38.9 -6.7
Conservative Eric Smith 158 4.0 -0.5
Majority 718 18.1 +13.8
Turnout 3,956 29.0 -5.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +6.9
Hillsborough[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Tosseano* 2,581 58.7 +3.8
Labour Gill Furniss 1,580 35.9 -4.0
Conservative Molly Goldring 238 5.4 +0.2
Majority 1,001 22.7 +7.7
Turnout 4,399 30.9 -4.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +3.9
Intake[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Louise Truman 1,960 55.2 +23.0
Labour Freda White* 1,328 37.4 -18.5
Conservative Eric Kirby 259 7.3 -4.5
Majority 632 17.8 -5.9
Turnout 3,547 24.3 +0.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +20.7
Manor[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jan Fiore* 895 57.7 -8.2
Liberal Democrats Frank Taylor 477 30.7 +12.4
Conservative Andrew Watson 108 6.9 -0.2
Socialist Alternative Alistair Tice 71 4.6 -4.0
Majority 418 26.9 -20.6
Turnout 1,551 17.6 -3.8
Labour hold Swing -10.3
Mosborough[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Saunders* 2,258 51.8 -8.0
Liberal Democrats Anders Hanson 1,284 29.5 +6.8
Conservative Shirley Clayton 720 16.5 +1.3
Ind. Conservative Colin Taylor 95 2.2 -0.1
Majority 974 22.3 -14.8
Turnout 4,357 16.9 -3.8
Labour hold Swing -7.4
Nether Edge[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew White 2,176 52.4 +3.1
Labour P Proctor 1,438 34.6 -2.7
Conservative Ian Ramsay 287 6.9 -1.5
Green Andy D’Agorne 254 6.1 +1.2
Majority 738 17.7 +5.7
Turnout 4,155 31.5 -8.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +2.9
Nether Shire[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Doreen Newton* 1,260 53.3 -7.4
Liberal Democrats John Tomlinson 940 39.7 +6.7
Conservative Marjorie Kirby 164 6.9 +0.6
Majority 320 13.5 -14.2
Turnout 2,364 20.1 -3.7
Labour hold Swing -7.0
Netherthorpe[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Holmes 1,895 58.1 +7.3
Labour Mike Bower* 1,067 32.7 -7.8
Green Barry New 165 5.0 -0.7
Conservative Andrew Cook 74 2.3 -0.6
Socialist Workers Ms J Grunsell 58 1.8 +1.8
Majority 828 25.4 +15.2
Turnout 3,259 26.7 -3.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +7.5
Norton[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gail Smith 2,089 56.2 +3.7
Labour James Moore* 1,375 37.0 -3.5
Conservative Frank Woodger 255 6.8 -0.1
Majority 714 19.2 +7.2
Turnout 3,719 32.1 -6.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +3.6
Owlerton[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Trefor Morgan 1,100 47.1 +16.5
Labour George Mathews* 1,081 46.3 -13.7
Conservative Kevin Mahoney 154 6.6 -2.8
Majority 19 0.8 -28.6
Turnout 2,335 20.5 -2.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +15.1
Park[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Doris Mulhern* 779 50.9 -9.9
Liberal Democrats K Joyce 439 28.7 +11.4
Socialist Alternative Ken Douglas 213 13.9 -1.0
Conservative Michael Ginn 99 6.5 -0.5
Majority 340 22.2 -21.3
Turnout 1,530 14.1 -5.3
Labour hold Swing -10.6
Sharrow[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jean Cromar 1,110 53.0 -11.2
Liberal Democrats Patricia White 628 30.0 +2.0
Conservative A Lander 206 9.8 +2.0
Green Mervyn Smith 149 7.1 +7.1
Majority 482 23.0 -13.2
Turnout 2,093 16.7 -4.8
Labour hold Swing -6.6
South Wortley[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Victoria Bowden* 3,147 62.8 +3.8
Labour Adam Hurst 1,284 25.6 -4.0
Conservative Ms B Gaimster 437 8.7 -2.7
Green Michael Maas 142 2.8 +2.8
Majority 1,863 37.2 +7.8
Turnout 5,010 27.4 -2.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +3.9
Southey Green[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P Rose 1,237 61.5 -12.5
Liberal Democrats Sheila Tomlinson 700 34.8 +15.2
Conservative George Kirtley 74 3.7 -2.7
Majority 537 26.7 -27.7
Turnout 2,011 19.2 -2.7
Labour hold Swing -13.8
Stocksbridge[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Brelsford 1,689 64.5 +8.5
Labour A Chapman 774 29.6 -7.8
Conservative Anne Smith 153 5.8 -0.7
Majority 915 35.0 +16.4
Turnout 2,616 24.6 -2.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +8.1
Walkley[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Milton* 2,493 58.9 +5.6
Labour Alan Garner 1,425 33.6 -9.4
Green Nicola Freeman 199 4.7 +4.7
Conservative Peter Smith 118 2.8 -0.8
Majority 1,068 25.2 +14.9
Turnout 4,235 30.4 -6.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +7.5

By-elections between 1998 and 1999[edit]

Park by-election, 14 January 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 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 Hartley 20 1.2 +1.2
Majority 101 5.8 -16.4
Turnout 1,723 18.4 +4.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +14.0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46. ISSN 0140-0460.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Local elections: Sheffield, 7 May 1998". Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Local elections: Sheffield, 3 May 1996". Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Sheffield Council Candidates, 1998". Retrieved 19 June 2011.
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