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2023 Sheffield City Council election

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2023 Sheffield City Council election

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28 of 84 seats on Sheffield City Council
43 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Terry Fox[1] Shaffaq Mohammed Douglas Johnson
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Green
Seats before 39 29 14
Seats won 14 11 4
Seats after 39 29 14
Seat change 0 0 0
Popular vote 49,606 32,764 24,339
Percentage 39.6% 26.2 19.4%
Swing Decrease 1.0% Increase 4.4% Decrease 1.8%

  Fourth party Fifth party
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Leader Lewis Chinchen
Party Conservative Independent
Seats before 1 1
Seats won 0 0
Seats after 1 1
Seat change 0 0
Popular vote 13,539
Percentage 10.8%
Swing Decrease 2.3%

Winner of each seat at the 2023 Sheffield City Council election

Leader before election

Terry Fox
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

Tom Hunt
Labour
No overall control

The 2023 Sheffield City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Sheffield City Council in England. There were 29 of the 84 seats on the council up for election, being the usual third of the seats plus a by-election in Manor Castle ward. The election took place at the same time as other local elections across England.

The council was under no overall control prior to the election, with Labour councillor Terry Fox serving as leader of the council. The council remained under no overall control after the election and Terry Fox resigned as leader on 5 May 2023. Labour councillor Tom Hunt was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting.[2]

Electoral Process

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The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year. Councillors are elected via first-past-the-post voting, with each ward represented by three councillors, with one elected in each election year to serve a four-year term.[3]

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Sheffield aged 18 or over are entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, are entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in person at polling stations took place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters were able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.[4]

Results

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2023 Sheffield City Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 14 1 1 Steady 48.3 39.6 49,606 -1.0
  Liberal Democrats 11 0 0 Steady 37.9 26.2 32,764 +4.4
  Green 4 1 1 Steady 13.8 19.4 24,339 -1.8
  Conservative 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 10.8 13,539 -2.3
  TUSC 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 2.3 2,852 +1.3
  Reform UK 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.8 996 +0.5
  Yorkshire 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.4 479 -0.5
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.3 325 -0.1
  SDP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 183 -0.1
  Communist 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 66 ±0.0

A Labour seat in Manor Castle ward had become vacant after the death of Anne Murphy.

Party Previous council New council[5] +/-
Labour 38 39 Increase1
Liberal Democrats 29 29 -
Green 14 14 -
Conservative 1 1 -
Independent 1 1 -
Vacant 1 0 Decrease1
Total 84 84
Working majority  0   0 

Ward Results

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Asterisks (*) denote incumbent councillors seeking re-election.[6][7]

Beauchief & Greenhill

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Beauchief & Greenhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Shaw* 2,207 46.0 +5.9
Labour Co-op Mary Bishop 1,505 31.4 −5.0
Green Gill Black 454 9.5 −2.1
Conservative Scott Darby 379 7.9 −4.0
Reform UK Pete Reilly 180 3.8 N/A
TUSC Leah Byatt 68 1.4 N/A
Majority 702
Turnout 4,793 34.81 −0.64
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Beighton

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Beighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Horner 1,879 49.4 +10.2
Labour Michael Chilton 1,298 34.1 −3.0
Conservative Salieu Favour Bah 367 9.6 −6.6
Green Stewart Kemp 162 4.3 −3.1
TUSC Mark Dixey 99 2.6 N/A
Majority 581
Turnout 3,805 28.94 −1.55
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Birley

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Birley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denise Fox* 1,594 52.7 −3.7
Conservative Steven Winstone 573 18.9 −0.2
Green Alan Yearsley 344 11.4 +2.0
Liberal Democrats James Ellwood 277 9.2 +3.8
Independent Anne Barr 189 6.2 N/A
TUSC Simon Moulton 49 1.6 N/A
Majority 1,021
Turnout 3,026 24.30 −0.95
Labour hold Swing

Broomhill & Sharrow Vale

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Broomhill & Sharrow Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Angela Argenzio* 2,601 51.7 +4.8
Labour Co-op Lewis Dagnall 1,705 33.9 −6.0
Liberal Democrats Patrick Gilbert 326 6.5 +1.3
Conservative Gordon Millward 257 5.1 ±0.0
TUSC Noah Eden 139 2.8 −0.1
Majority 896
Turnout 5,028 31.57 −1.33
Green hold Swing

Burngreave

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Burngreave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Talib Hussain* 2,299 67.0 −4.0
Green Mustafa Ahmed 437 12.7 −3.7
Liberal Democrats Jordan Barry 314 9.1 +3.7
Conservative Oluwaseun Ajao 234 6.8 −0.4
TUSC Simon Jenkins 79 2.3 N/A
Reform UK Khalil Al-Asad 70 2.0 N/A
Majority 1,862
Turnout 3,433 23.66 −3.32
Labour hold Swing

City

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City
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Ruth Mersereau* 1,119 53.4 −2.0
Labour Gareth Slater 626 29.9 −1.7
Liberal Democrats Julia Wright 110 5.3 +1.3
Conservative Matthew Chapman 102 4.9 −0.3
TUSC Alexander Helie 93 4.4 N/A
Yorkshire Gareth Shanks 45 2.1 N/A
Majority 493
Turnout 2,095 15.96 −0.19
Green hold Swing

Crookes & Crosspool

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Crookes & Crosspool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tim Huggan* 2,734 41.2 +6.7
Labour Co-op John Wright 2,547 38.4 +0.9
Green Oscar Idle 908 13.7 −4.2
Conservative Roger Barnsley 333 5.0 −2.0
TUSC Joseph Hibbert 113 1.7 +0.6
Majority 187
Turnout 6,635 45.57 +0.81
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Darnall

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Darnall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Lea* 2,188 68.1 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Adil Mohammed 441 13.7 +1.6
Conservative Theresa Morrison 315 9.8 −1.9
Green Eamonn Ward 173 5.4 −0.6
TUSC Diane Spencer 94 2.9 −1.0
Majority 1,747
Turnout 3,211 23.94 −2.68
Labour hold Swing

Dore & Totley

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Dore & Totley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Joe Otten* 3,744 56.1 +5.7
Labour Dominic Ridler 1,159 17.4 +0.8
Conservative Joanne Lowe 963 14.4 −5.3
Green Bex Whyman 759 11.4 −1.9
TUSC Bridget Gilbert 53 0.8 N/A
Majority 2,585
Turnout 6,678 45.62 +0.63
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

East Ecclesfield

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East Ecclesfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rob Reiss 1,741 41.1 +7.1
Labour Co-op Bridget Kelly 1,633 38.5 −3.6
Conservative Oliver O'Brien 500 11.8 −7.0
Green Rosie Trevillion 263 6.2 +1.1
TUSC Harry Lomas 102 2.4 N/A
Majority 108
Turnout 4,239 30.88 −1.53
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ecclesall

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Ecclesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara Masters* 3,400 40.7 +7.8
Green Peter Gilbert 2,680 32.1 +3.8
Labour Lisa Markham 1,676 20.1 −7.8
Conservative Elizabeth Finney 502 6.0 −3.3
TUSC Jemima Johnson 101 1.2 N/A
Majority 720
Turnout 8,359 53.08 +2.04
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Firth Park

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Firth Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Abdul Khayum* 1,571 56.2 +2.0
Green Joydu Al-Mahfuz 439 15.7 +9.3
Conservative Sara Chinchen 320 11.4 −3.3
Liberal Democrats Shelley Cockayne 199 7.1 −7.1
SDP April Worrall 183 6.5 −0.9
TUSC Joanna Hall 84 3.0 ±0.0
Majority 1,032
Turnout 2,796 19.70 −2.14
Labour hold Swing

Fulwood

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Fulwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Sangar* 3,427 52.2 +10.5
Labour Matthew Killeya 1,810 27.6 −2.7
Green Dylan Lewis-Creser 752 11.5 −5.7
Conservative Christine Saunders 500 7.6 −3.1
TUSC John Bunn 78 1.2 N/A
Majority 1,617 24.6
Turnout 6,567 46.29 +0.19
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Gleadless Valley

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Gleadless Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Paul Turpin* 2,094 45.5 −1.9
Labour Mia Drazaic 1,729 37.6 +0.5
Conservative Shirley Clayton 324 7.0 −1.3
Liberal Democrats John Dryden 284 6.2 +1.0
TUSC Daniel Smith 172 3.7 +1.8
Majority 365
Turnout 4,603 34.43 −2.21
Green hold Swing

Graves Park

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Graves Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Mahroof 2,228 40.1 +3.8
Labour Amy Frances Mount 1,981 35.7 +1.0
Green Thomas Atkin 800 14.4 −6.5
Conservative Christopher Garratt 432 7.8 −0.3
TUSC Liam Ball 113 2.0 N/A
Majority 247
Turnout 5,554 41.89 +0.40
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hillsborough

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Hillsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Toby Mallinson 2,434 46.1 +1.0
Labour Co-op George Lindars-Hammond* 2,032 38.5 −0.1
Conservative Patricia Barnsley 447 8.5 −1.6
Liberal Democrats Will Sapwell 263 5.0 +0.7
TUSC Rory Smith 106 2.0 +0.1
Majority 402
Turnout 5,282 36.36 +0.05
Green gain from Labour Swing

Manor Castle

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Two seats were up for election in Manor Castle.

Manor Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Laura Moynahan 1,508 49.5 −3.0
Labour Co-op Sioned-Mair Richards* 1,274 41.8 −10.7
Green Ruth Flagg-Abbey 654 21.5 +3.6
Green Catherine Fish 584 19.2 +1.3
Yorkshire Jack Carrington 434 14.2 +4.3
Conservative Isaac Howarth 309 10.1 −1.9
Liberal Democrats Zoe Boston 249 8.2 +3.4
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Kenning 206 6.8 +2.0
TUSC Alistair Tice 171 5.6 +2.5
Independent Justin Buxton 108 3.5 N/A
Independent Helen McIlroy 78 2.6 N/A
Independent Dan Kahn 28 0.9 N/A
Majority
Turnout 3,046 20.79 −0.55
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Mosborough

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Mosborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Glynis Chapman 1,788 43.1 +2.2
Labour Co-op Samantha Nicholson 1,546 37.2 −0.8
Conservative Mark Finney 497 12.0 −3.6
Green Julie White 215 5.2 −0.3
TUSC Joseph Howard 105 2.5 N/A
Majority 242
Turnout 4,151 30.82 −0.95
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Nether Edge & Sharrow

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Nether Edge & Sharrow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Ibby Ullah 3,072 47.4 −0.2
Green Bev Bennett 2,437 37.6 −2.0
Liberal Democrats Chris Lynch 519 8.0 +2.0
Conservative John Chapman 277 4.3 −0.1
TUSC Holly Johnston 175 2.7 +0.3
Majority 635
Turnout 6,480 42.21 −0.58
Labour gain from Green Swing

Park & Arbourthorne

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Park & Arbourthorne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Ben Miskell* 1,546 49.9 +5.1
Conservative Richard Blyth 575 18.6 +0.2
Green Jen Barnard 526 17.0 −0.4
Liberal Democrats Ann Kingdom 304 9.8 +1.5
TUSC Jack Jeffery 148 4.8 +1.6
Majority 971
Turnout 3,099 23.99 −1.27
Labour hold Swing

Richmond

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Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dianne Hurst* 1,666 52.3 +1.9
Conservative Andrew Smith 569 17.8 −3.6
Green Luke Hunt 304 9.5 −2.9
Liberal Democrats Susan Ross 289 9.1 +3.5
Reform UK Brian Kus 248 7.8 N/A
TUSC Susan Statter 112 3.5 +2.2
Majority 1,097
Turnout 3,188 23.06 −0.77
Labour hold Swing

Shiregreen & Brightside

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Shiregreen & Brightside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Dawn Dale* 1,621 60.3 +1.7
Conservative Zoe Steane 514 19.1 +0.1
Green Joel Gilbert 300 11.2 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Diane Leek 228 8.5 −0.1
Communist Ben Ughetti 66 2.5 −0.2
Majority 1,107
Turnout 2,689 19.72 −1.92
Labour hold Swing

Southey

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Southey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Chaplin* 1,658 60.1 +3.6
Conservative Lesley Blyth 449 16.3 −3.6
Green Andrew Hards 312 11.3 −4.2
Liberal Democrats Kevin Grum 228 8.3 +0.1
TUSC Luke Brownbill 114 4.1 N/A
Majority 1,209
Turnout 2,761 20.10 −1.02
Labour hold Swing

Stannington

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Stannington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Penny Baker* 2,783 52.4 +15.6
Labour Seun Ebenezer 1,247 23.5 −5.1
Conservative Ben Woollard 706 13.3 −0.9
Green Matty Kimber 498 9.4 −5.2
TUSC Robert Simpson 80 1.5 N/A
Majority 1,536
Turnout 5,314 37.22 −0.94
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stocksbridge & Upper Don

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Stocksbridge & Upper Don
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Grocutt* 2,678 51.3 +12.7
Conservative David Chinchen 1,791 34.3 −1.3
Green David Willington 390 7.5 −7.0
Liberal Democrats Amanda Davey 295 5.6 −5.6
TUSC Patricia Prystupa 48 0.9 N/A
Majority 887
Turnout 5,223 36.10 +0.79
Labour hold Swing

Walkley

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Walkley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Laura McClean 2,769 50.5 +6.7
Green Ash Routh 1,767 32.2 −9.9
Liberal Democrats Alex Purvis 358 6.5 +2.2
Conservative Evelyn Millward 271 4.9 −1.8
TUSC Isabelle France 162 3.0 +1.5
Reform UK John Davidson 158 2.9 N/A
Majority 1,002 18.27
Turnout 5,485 36.35 −0.74
Labour hold Swing

West Ecclesfield

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West Ecclesfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Hooper* 1,856 45.2 +6.5
Labour Adam Hurst 1,236 30.1 −1.1
Conservative Kevin Mahoney 390 9.5 −5.3
Reform UK John Booker 340 8.3 −0.1
Green Kathy Aston 227 5.5 −1.4
TUSC Rebecca Fryer 54 1.3 N/A
Majority 620
Turnout 4,103 30.82 −1.09
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Woodhouse

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Woodhouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Alison Norris 1,706 55.5 +1.4
Conservative Anne Smith 643 20.9 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Charles Edwardson 293 9.5 +3.1
Green Chris Bragg 290 9.4 +1.2
TUSC Joshua Crapper 140 4.6 +2.4
Majority 1,063
Turnout 3,072 24.17 −0.84
Labour hold Swing

By-elections

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Stannington

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Stannington: 18 January 2024
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Will Sapwell 2,258 52.7 +0.3
Labour Lewis Dagnall 1,212 28.3 +4.8
Conservative Ben Woollard 372 8.7 −4.6
Green Chris Bragg 328 7.6 −1.8
Liberal Rod Rodgers 118 2.8 N/A
Majority 1,046 24.4
Turnout 4,288 30.27 −6.95
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Your councillors by party". Sheffield City Council. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. ^ Wright, Oliver (18 May 2023). "Sheffield City Council: Labour's Tom Hunt elected as new leader". BBC News. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Election Types". Sheffield City Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Voting". Sheffield City Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  5. ^ "City council and parish council election results | Sheffield City Council". www.sheffield.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Sheffield City Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Full list of 2023 local election Sheffield Council candidates revealed". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 28 April 2023.