2024 Sheffield City Council election
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The 2024 Sheffield City Council election took place on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. One-third of the 84 members of Sheffield City Council in South Yorkshire was elected, alongside a vacancy in Firth Park ward.[1]
Background[edit]
Sheffield is a typically strong council for the Labour Party. Labour governed the council as a majority from its creation in 1974 until 1999, when the Liberal Democrats won their first majority on the council.[2] Labour regained their majority in 2003 after a brief period of no overall control, but lost their majority in 2007.[2] The Liberal Democrats governed again in 2008, but Labour won a majority in 2011.[3] They maintained control of the council until 2021, after which they formed a coalition with the Green Party.[4] In the previous election, Labour won 14 seats with 39.6% of the vote, the Liberal Democrats won 11 with 26.2%, and the Green Party won 4 with 19.4%. Following the election, Labour formed a coalition with the Liberal Democrats and Green Party.[5]
The seats up for election in 2024 were last contested in 2021; because of the delay of all local elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the seats are up for election after 3 years rather than the usual 4. In that election, Labour won 13 seats (down 8) with 36.6% of the vote, the Liberal Democrats won 9 (up 3) with 21.2%, the Green Party won 6 (up 5) with 20.4%, the Conservatives won 1 (up 1) with 18.4%, and UKIP lost the seat they were defending with 0.2%.
Previous council composition[edit]
After 2023 election | Before 2024 election[6] | After 2024 election | ||||||
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Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats | |||
Labour | 39 | Labour | 30 | Labour | 36 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 29 | Liberal Democrats | 29 | Liberal Democrats | 27 | |||
Green | 14 | Green | 14 | Green | 14 | |||
Conservative | 1 | Conservative | 1 | Conservative | 0 | |||
Independent | 1 | Independent | 9 | Independent | 7 |
Changes:
- September 2023: Tony Damms, Terry Fox, Denise Fox, Julie Grocutt, Dianne Hurst, Bryan Lodge, and Garry Weatherall suspended from Labour[a][5]
- October 2023: Paul Wood leaves Labour to sit as an independent[a][7]
- November 2023: Vickie Priestley (Liberal Democrats) dies; by-election held January 2024[8]
- January 2024: Will Sapwell (Liberal Democrats) wins by-election[9]
- March 2024: Abtisam Mohamed (Labour) resigns; seat left vacant until 2024 election[10]
Summary[edit]
Election result[edit]
2024 Sheffield City Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 22 | 36 | 51,574 | 39.8 | +0.2 | |||||
Liberal Democrats | 20 | 27 | 28,096 | 21.7 | -4.5 | |||||
Green | 8 | 14 | 28,561 | 22.0 | +2.6 | |||||
Independent | 6 | 7 | ||||||||
Conservative | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
TUSC | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Heritage | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Reform UK | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Communist | 0 | 0 |
Ward results[edit]
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Sheffield City Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024.[11] Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).
Beauchief & Greenhill[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sophie Thornton* | 1937 | 42.7 | -3.3 | |
Labour | Hafeas Rehman | 1446 | 31.9 | +0.5 | |
Green | Gill Black | 574 | 12.7 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Anne Smith | 394 | 8.7 | +0.8 | |
Heritage | Claire Newman | 104 | 2.3 | N/A | |
TUSC | Daniel Smith | 81 | 1.8 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 491 | 10.8 | |||
Turnout | 4536 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -1.9 |
Beighton[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ann Woolhouse* | 1355 | 37.4 | -12 | |
Labour | Lisa Banes | 1353 | 37.3 | -0.2 | |
Conservative | Shirley Clayton | 579 | 16 | -6.3 | |
Green | Stewart Kemp | 255 | 7 | +2.7 | |
TUSC | Mark Dixey | 83 | 2.3 | -0.3 | |
Majority | 2 | 0.06 | -15.3 | ||
Turnout | 3625 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -5.9 |
Birley[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Matthew Dwyer | 1520 | 47.6 | -5.1 | |
Independent | David Cronshaw | 647 | 20.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Steven Winstone | 378 | 11.8 | -8.1 | |
Green | Alan Yearsley | 308 | 9.7 | -1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Willis Marshall | 288 | 9.0 | -0.2 | |
TUSC | Andrea Ugolini | 49 | 1.5 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 873 | 27.4 | -6.3 | ||
Turnout | 3190 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour gain from Independent Politician | Swing |
Broomhill & Sharrow Vale[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Brian Holmshaw* | 2963 | 51 | -0.7 | |
Labour Co-op | Abdiaziz Ducaleh | 1951 | 33.6 | -0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Patrick Gilbert | 355 | 6.1 | -0.4 | |
Conservative | Joanne Lowe | 278 | 4.8 | -0.3 | |
TUSC | Edward Boyle | 137 | 2.4 | -0.4 | |
Independent | Mike Pomranz | 126 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 1012 | 17.4 | -0.4 | ||
Turnout | 5810 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Green hold | Swing | -0.2 |
Burngreave[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Safiya Saeed* | 1780 | 45.1 | -21.9 | |
Green | Mustafa Ahmed | 894 | 22.6 | +9.9 | |
Independent | Mohammed Nisar | 612 | 15.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | James Ellwood | 302 | 7.6 | -1.5 | |
Conservative | Alma Thule | 241 | 6.1 | -0.7 | |
TUSC | Hollie Buisson | 119 | 3 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 886 | 22.4 | -31.8 | ||
Turnout | 3948 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | -15.9 |
City[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Douglas Johnson* | 1362 | 51.4 | -2 | |
Labour | Thomas Evans | 901 | 34 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | Ashish Bhandari | 162 | 6.1 | +1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Shelley Cockayne | 141 | 5.3 | 0 | |
TUSC | Maddie Rooney | 86 | 3.2 | -1.2 | |
Majority | 461 | 17.4 | -6.1 | ||
Turnout | 2652 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Green hold | Swing | -3 |
Crookes & Crosspool[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Ruth Milsom* | 3310 | 48.3 | +9.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jordan Barry | 2188 | 31.9 | -9.9 | |
Green | Oscar Idle | 972 | 14.2 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | Marina Round | 305 | 4.5 | -0.5 | |
TUSC | Joseph Hibbert | 77 | 1.1 | -0.6 | |
Majority | 1122 | 16.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6852 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +9.6 |
Darnall[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Qais al-Ahdal | 2402 | 52.9 | ||
Labour | Sajid Ghafur | 1223 | 27.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Philip Winn | 394 | 8.7 | ||
Green | Joydu al-Mahfuz | 311 | 6.9 | ||
Conservative | Muzafar Rahman | 207 | 4.6 | ||
Majority | 1179 | 26 | |||
Turnout | 4537 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Dore & Totley[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Atkinson | 3283 | 51.3 | ||
Labour | Sam Savory | 1390 | 21.7 | ||
Conservative | Zoe Steane | 879 | 13.7 | ||
Green | Bex Winter | 796 | 12.4 | ||
TUSC | Luke Brownbill | 56 | 0.9 | ||
Majority | 1893 | 29.6 | |||
Turnout | 6404 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
East Ecclesfield[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alan Woodcock* | 1906 | 42.3 | ||
Labour Co-op | Bridget Kelly | 1705 | 38.3 | ||
Conservative | Kevin Mahoney | 475 | 10.7 | ||
Green | Rosie Trevillion | 271 | 6.1 | ||
TUSC | Rebecca Fryer | 99 | 2.2 | ||
Majority | 201 | 4.5 | |||
Turnout | 4456 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Ecclesall[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Peter Gilbert | 3147 | 37.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Roger Davison* | 2751 | 33.0 | ||
Labour | Lisa Markham | 1915 | 23.0 | ||
Conservative | Gordon Millward | 453 | 5.4 | ||
TUSC | Noah Eden | 74 | 0.9 | ||
Majority | 396 | 4.7 | |||
Turnout | 8340 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Firth Park[edit]
Two seats were up for election in Firth Park.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Nikki Belfield | 1605 | 60.3 | ||
Labour Co-op | Fran Belbin* | 1585 | 59.6 | ||
Green | Eamonn Ward | 438 | 16.5 | ||
Green | Colin McCulloch | 381 | 14.3 | ||
Conservative | Brendon Colk | 310 | 11.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Julia Wright | 222 | 8.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Brown | 212 | 8.0 | ||
Independent | John Booker | 201 | 7.6 | ||
TUSC | Joanna Hall | 185 | 7.0 | ||
Conservative | Aliou Diallo | 184 | 6.9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Fulwood[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sue Alston* | 2952 | 48.2 | ||
Labour | Winko Kyaw Oo | 1610 | 26.3 | ||
Green | Judith Rutnam | 975 | 15.9 | ||
Conservative | Thomas Wilson | 506 | 8.3 | ||
TUSC | John Bunn | 78 | 1.3 | ||
Majority | 1342 | 21.9 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Gleadless Valley[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Alexi Dimond* | 2462 | 52.2 | ||
Labour Co-op | Bethany Cheshire | 1607 | 34.0 | ||
Conservative | Brett Colk | 281 | 6.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Dryden | 238 | 5.0 | ||
TUSC | Simon Jenkins | 132 | 2.8 | ||
Majority | 855 | 18.1 | |||
Turnout | 4720 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Green hold | Swing |
Graves Park[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rob Bannister | 1954 | 36.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tariq Zaman | 1856 | 34.5 | ||
Green | Thomas Atkin-Withers | 1043 | 19.4 | ||
Conservative | Chris Garratt | 396 | 7.4 | ||
TUSC | Liam Ball | 126 | 2.3 | ||
Majority | 98 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 5375 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Hillsborough[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Christine Gilligan Kubo* | 2726 | 51.3 | ||
Labour | Bren Twomey | 1763 | 33.2 | ||
Conservative | Patricia Barnsley | 363 | 6.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Chris Lynch | 213 | 4 | ||
Heritage | John Hartley | 126 | 2.4 | ||
TUSC | Leah Byatt | 118 | 2.2 | ||
Majority | 963 | 18.1 | |||
Turnout | 5309 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Green hold | Swing |
Manor Castle[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Elle Dodd | 1881 | 57.6 | ||
Green | Ruth Flagg-Abbey | 603 | 18.4 | ||
Conservative | Seun Ajao | 308 | 9.4 | ||
Independent | Craig Judson | 175 | 5.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Kenning | 170 | 5.2 | ||
TUSC | Alistair Tice | 128 | 3.9 | ||
Majority | 1278 | 39.1 | |||
Turnout | 3265 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Mosborough[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Downing* | 2035 | 49 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jonny Dixon | 1523 | 36.7 | ||
Conservative | Eve Millward | 415 | 10 | ||
Green | Julie White | 150 | 3.6 | ||
TUSC | Rory Smith | 28 | 0.7 | ||
Majority | 512 | 12.3 | |||
Turnout | 4151 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Nether Edge & Sharrow[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Maroof Raouf* | 2662 | 40.8 | ||
Labour Co-op | Derek Martin | 2549 | 39.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nasar Raoof | 501 | 7.7 | ||
Independent | Fayyaz Shah Ji | 381 | 5.8 | ||
Conservative | John Chapman | 253 | 3.9 | ||
TUSC | Bridget Gilbert | 172 | 2.6 | ||
Majority | 113 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 6581 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Green hold | Swing |
Park & Arbourthorne[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mia Drazaic | 1607 | 50.8 | ||
Green | Billie Turner | 486 | 15.4 | ||
Conservative | Richard Blyth | 467 | 14.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ann Kingdom | 273 | 8.6 | ||
SDP | Annie Stoker | 175 | 5.5 | ||
TUSC | Jack Jeffery | 153 | 4.8 | ||
Majority | 1121 | 35.5 | |||
Turnout | 3161 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Richmond[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Barker* | 1728 | 53.7 | ||
Reform UK | Brian Kus | 502 | 15.6 | ||
Conservative | Christine Saunders | 401 | 12.5 | ||
Green | Luke Hunt | 339 | 10.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Adil Mohammed | 124 | 3.9 | ||
TUSC | Sue Statter | 124 | 3.9 | ||
Majority | 1226 | 38.1 | |||
Turnout | 3218 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Shiregreen & Brightside[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Mark Rusling | 1547 | 54.7 | ||
Conservative | Roger Barnsley | 434 | 15.4 | ||
Green | Joel Gilbert | 387 | 13.7 | ||
Independent | Tracy Booker | 202 | 7.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rachel Barker | 180 | 6.4 | ||
TUSC | Patricia Prystupa | 88 | 2.7 | ||
Majority | 1113 | 39.2 | |||
Turnout | 2838 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Southey[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gareth Slater | 1438 | 52.4 | ||
Green | Andrew Hards | 376 | 13.7 | ||
Conservative | Andrew Smith | 319 | 11.6 | ||
Independent | Tony Damms* | 318 | 11.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Grum | 196 | 7.1 | ||
TUSC | Harry Lomas | 99 | 3.6 | ||
Majority | 1052 | 38.3 | |||
Turnout | 2746 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Stannington[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Richard Williams* | 1959 | 40.2 | ||
Labour Co-op | Lewis Blake Dagnall | 1589 | 32.6 | ||
Green | Chris Bragg | 692 | 14.2 | ||
Conservative | Isaac Howarth | 521 | 10.7 | ||
TUSC | Robert Simpson | 110 | 2.3 | ||
Majority | 370 | 7.6 | |||
Turnout | 4871 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Stocksbridge & Upper Don[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark Whittaker | 2399 | 49.6 | ||
Conservative | Matthew Dixon | 1341 | 27.7 | ||
Green | David Willington | 607 | 12.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Susan Davidson | 398 | 8.2 | ||
TUSC | Claire Wraith | 95 | 2.0 | ||
Majority | 1058 | 21.9 | |||
Turnout | 4840 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Walkley[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | John Wright | 2789 | 50.2 | ||
Green | Dylan Lewis-Creser | 1782 | 32.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alex Purvis | 332 | 5.8 | ||
Conservative | Liam Neilson | 296 | 5.3 | ||
TUSC | Isabelle France | 166 | 3.0 | ||
Heritage | Tim Grindley | 132 | 2.4 | ||
Communist | Ben Ughetti | 69 | 1.2 | ||
Majority | 1007 | 18.8 | |||
Turnout | 5365 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour Co-op gain from Green | Swing |
West Ecclesfield[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ann Whitaker* | 1662 | 40.4 | ||
Labour Co-op | Tom Blandford | 1584 | 38.5 | ||
Conservative | Scott Darby | 465 | 11.3 | ||
Green | Kathy Aston | 288 | 7.0 | ||
TUSC | Christie Littlewood | 112 | 2.7 | ||
Majority | 78 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 4111 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Woodhouse[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Mick Rooney* | 1810 | 57.8 | ||
Conservative | Mary Love | 453 | 14.5 | ||
Green | Hannah Nicklin | 311 | 9.9 | ||
Independent | Jack Carrington | 272 | 8.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Charles Edwardson | 195 | 6.2 | ||
TUSC | Joshua Crapper | 89 | 2.8 | ||
Majority | 1357 | 43.4 | |||
Turnout | 3130 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
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