2014 Sheffield City Council election

2014 Sheffield City Council election
29 of 84 seats to Sheffield City Council; 43 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 2014 Sheffield City Council elections.
Majority party before election; Labour;	Majority party after election ; Labour;

Sheffield City Council elections took place on May 22, 2014, alongside nationwide local elections and European elections.

There were 29 seats up for election, one third of the council with a double vacancy in Walkley.

With a Labour majority of 36 and defending 19 seats, it was almost mathematically impossible for Labour to lose control of the council, as they would have needed to lose all 19 of those 19 seats to lose control. Even then, Labour would still have been the largest party.

Election result

Sheffield City Council Election, 2014
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	18	3	2	+1	62.1	36.6	52,535	-10.3
UKIP	3	3	0	+3	10.3	23.0	32,988	+12.5
Liberal Democrats	6	0	6	-6	20.7	17.9	25,699	-4.1
Green	2	2	0	+2	6.9	12.6	18,078	+2.2
Conservative	0	0	0	0	0.0	7.1	10,224	-1.1
TUSC	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.8	2,657	+0.8
Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.0	1,496	+0.1

The Labour Party gained one seat from their position following the 2010 election, but this included a seat already gained from the Liberal Democrats via defection in Walkley. Furthermore, another seat already gained from the Liberal Democrats via defection in Beauchief & Greenhill was regained by the Liberal Democrats.

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

Party		Previous council	New council	+/-
	Labour	60	59	1
	Liberal Democrats	22	18	4
	Greens	2	4	2
	UKIP	0	3	3
Total		84	84
Working majority		36	34

Defections

Since 2010, when these seats were last contested, two Liberal Democrats had defected to Labour: Ben Curran in Walkley and Clive Skelton in Beauchief & Greenhill. The result in Stocksbridge & Upper Don was notable in that two former Liberal Democrat councillors stood for other parties. Martin Brelsford (defeated in 2011) stood as an Independent, whilst Jack Clarkson (defeated in 2012) stood for UKIP.

Ward results

Arbourthorne

Arbourthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jack Scott*	1,604	41.7	−20.6
	UKIP	Bob Sheridan	1,190	30.9	+16.2
	Conservative	Peter Smith	327	8.5	+0.4
	Green	Jennyfer Barnard	289	7.5	±0.0
	TUSC	Alan Munro	227	5.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Ross	212	5.5	−1.9
Majority			414	10.8	−36.8
Turnout			3,849	28.2	±0.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Beauchief & Greenhill

Beauchief & Greenhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Shaw	1,733	32.6	+1.1
	Labour	Clive Skelton*	1,520	28.6	−17.3
	UKIP	Derek Spence	1,259	23.7	+13.4
	Conservative	Trevor Grant	368	6.9	+0.3
	Green	Paul Horada-Bradnum	354	6.7	+1.0
	TUSC	Terry Murphy	78	1.5	N/A
Majority			213	4.0	N/A
Turnout			5,312	38.9	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Beauchief & Greenhill was a regain for the Liberal Democrats, after the sitting councillor had defected to the Labour Party.

Beighton

Beighton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Mirfin-Boukouris*	1,604	44.5	−14.4
	UKIP	Sam Launder	1,237	31.5	+16.4
	Conservative	Shirley Clayton	547	14.0	+0.3
	Green	Richard Madden	180	4.6	±0.0
	Liberal Democrats	Allan Wisbey	156	4.0	−3.7
	TUSC	Margaret Gray	58	1.5	N/A
Majority			414	13.0	−30.9
Turnout			3,921	29.6	+0.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Birley

Birley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Karen McGowan*	1,944	45.7	−17.5
	UKIP	Yvonne Sykes	1,372	32.2	+18.5
	Green	Frank Plunkett	326	7.7	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Jenrick	309	7.3	+1.0
	Conservative	Calum Heaton	257	6.0	−0.1
	TUSC	Dave Ross	49	1.2	N/A
Majority			572	13.5	−36.0
Turnout			4,257	33.0	+1.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Broomhill

Broomhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Brian Webster	2,010	44.1	+12.8
	Labour	Katherine Baker	1,412	31.0	−6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Harry Matthews	501	11.0	−11.3
	Conservative	Michael Ginn	357	7.8	+2.2
	UKIP	Pat Sullivan	232	5.1	+2.1
	TUSC	Rich Brown	45	1.0	N/A
Majority			598	13.1	N/A
Turnout			4,557	35.0	+8.4
	Green gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Burngreave

Burngreave
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Talib Hussain*	3,193	60.6	−6.6
	UKIP	Shane Harper	894	17.0	+11.6
	TUSC	Maxine Bowler	443	8.4	−5.7
	Green	Christopher Sisson	327	6.2	+1.3
	Conservative	Russell Cutts	198	3.8	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Barrie Jervis	149	2.8	−2.0
	Independent	Anwar Dirir	65	1.2	N/A
Majority			2,299	43.6	−9.5
Turnout			5,269	33.8	+1.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Sarah Smalley	2,552	48.7	±0.0
	Labour	Mohammed Maroof*	2,029	38.7	−0.4
	Conservative	Paul Wallace	286	5.5	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Muhammad Zahur	182	3.5	−2.0
	Independent	Jack Carrington	120	2.3	N/A
	TUSC	Dan Celardi	75	1.4	N/A
Majority			523	10.0	+0.3
Turnout			5,244	26.8	+5.5
	Green gain from Labour		Swing

Crookes

Crookes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anne Murphy	2,103	32.1	+6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Shaffaq Mohammed**	1,833	28.0	−7.0
	Green	Jonathan Peters	1,141	17.4	+3.0
	UKIP	John Clapham	840	12.8	+7.0
	Independent	John Hesketh	549	8.4	−4.7
	TUSC	Nick Hall	86	1.3	N/A
Majority			270	4.1	N/A
Turnout			6,552	47.6	+7.4
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Shaffaq Mohammed was a sitting councillor for Broomhill ward.

Darnall

Darnall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mazher Iqbal*	2,824	48.6	−8.0
	UKIP	Charlotte Arnott	1,468	25.3	+14.7
	Liberal Democrats	Salim Zaman	770	13.3	−8.5
	Conservative	Anton Balint	481	8.3	+5.5
	Green	Adrian Hawley	156	2.7	−1.3
	TUSC	Philip King	108	1.9	N/A
Majority			1,356	23.3	−11.5
Turnout			5,807	36.0	+1.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Dore & Totley

Dore & Totley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Smith	2,452	39.6	−1.8
	Conservative	Alex Dale	1,603	25.9	−8.1
	UKIP	Jason Sullivan	861	13.9	N/A
	Labour	David Crosby	842	13.6	+1.5
	Green	Rita Wilcock	437	7.1	+0.4
Majority			849	13.7	+6.2
Turnout			6,195	46.1	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

East Ecclesfield

East Ecclesfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Pauline Andrews	1,838	36.3	+24.8
	Labour	Garry Weatherall*	1,647	32.5	−20.5
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Taylor	960	18.9	−5.4
	Conservative	Hillary Gay	341	6.7	+1.1
	Green	Kaye Horsfield	284	5.6	±0.0
Majority			191	3.8	N/A
Turnout			5,070	35.2	+1.9
	UKIP gain from Labour		Swing

Ecclesall

Ecclesall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Davison*	2,831	40.8	+1.5
	Labour	Lewis Dagnall	1,620	23.3	−2.1
	Green	Arun Mathur	1,007	14.5	−0.5
	Conservative	Christina Stark	792	11.4	−2.5
	UKIP	Josh Wright	694	10.0	+3.5
Majority			849	17.5	+3.6
Turnout			6,944	46.9	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Firth Park

Firth Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Law*	2,081	44.5	−25.2
	UKIP	John Trow	1,607	36.7	+24.1
	Green	Amy Mack	248	5.7	−2.5
	Conservative	Judith Burkinshaw	231	5.3	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Mead	150	3.4	−1.1
	TUSC	Sam Bennett	67	1.5	N/A
Majority			474	10.8	−46.3
Turnout			4,384	30.1	+3.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Fulwood

Fulwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Cliff Woodcraft*	2,577	40.5	+1.9
	Labour	Dianne Hurst	1,196	18.8	+0.3
	Conservative	Ian Walker	966	15.2	−8.8
	Green	Judith Rutnam	963	15.1	+1.9
	UKIP	Nigel James	587	9.2	+3.5
	TUSC	Christopher McAndrew	78	1.2	N/A
Majority			1,381	21.7	+7.1
Turnout			6,367	44.1	+5.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Gleadless Valley

Gleadless Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cate McDonald*	2,190	41.3	−15.2
	UKIP	Martin Laurie	1,176	22.2	+13.4
	Green	Peter Garbutt	1,026	19.3	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Shaddock	408	7.7	−2.4
	Conservative	Jenny Grant	280	5.3	+0.1
	TUSC	Elizabeth Morton	229	4.3	+0.6
Majority			1,014	19.1	−21.7
Turnout			5,309	36.7	+3.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Graves Park

Graves Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Ayris	2,014	35.3	−3.9
	Labour	Bob Pemberton	1,685	29.5	−7.9
	UKIP	Will Gates	1,040	18.2	+10.7
	Green	David Hayes	512	9.0	+1.6
	Conservative	David Woodger	355	6.2	−0.2
	TUSC	Keith Endean	101	1.8	−0.4
Majority			329	5.8	+3.9
Turnout			5,707	42.7	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hillsborough

Hillsborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Josie Paszek	2,231	43.0	−10.3
	UKIP	John Kendall	1,531	29.5	+17.0
	Green	Chris McMahon	702	13.5	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Joe Warburton	615	11.8	−2.3
	TUSC	Wyllie Hume	113	2.2	−0.7
Majority			700	13.5	−24.8
Turnout			5,192	37.2	+4.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Manor Castle

Manor Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terry Fox*	2,093	59.7	−12.4
	Green	Graham Wroe	580	16.5	+7.7
	TUSC	Alistair Tice	356	10.2	N/A
	Conservative	Jack McGill	288	8.2	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Shaw	189	5.4	−0.4
Majority			1,513	43.2	−18.9
Turnout			3,506	25.7	+2.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Mosborough

Mosborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Isobel Bowler*	1,844	39.9	−14.2
	UKIP	Joanne Parkin	1,414	30.6	+19.2
	Liberal Democrats	Gail Smith	620	13.4	−11.0
	Conservative	William Lockwood	492	10.6	+4.1
	Green	Julie White	205	4.4	+0.8
	TUSC	Ian Whitehouse	52	1.1	N/A
Majority			430	9.3	−20.3
Turnout			4,627	33.7	+0.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Nether Edge

Nether Edge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nasima Akther	2,479	39.8	−7.4
	Green	Anne Barr	1,417	22.8	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Javid Khan	1,411	22.7	−3.5
	UKIP	Jeffrey Shaw	448	7.2	+3.0
	Conservative	Marc Cooklin	360	5.8	+1.7
	TUSC	James Williams	113	1.8	N/A
Majority			1,062	17.0	−4.0
Turnout			6,228	46.6	+6.2
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Richmond

Richmond
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Wood	1,885	45.0	−19.8
	UKIP	Jean Simpson	1,544	36.9	+21.1
	Conservative	Andrew Sneddon	295	7.0	+0.7
	Green	Richard Roper	204	4.9	−1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Angela Hill	189	4.5	−2.5
	TUSC	Sam Morecroft	68	1.6	N/A
Majority			341	8.1	−40.9
Turnout			4,185	31.6	+3.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Shiregreen & Brightside

Shiregreen & Brightside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Rippon*	2,050	45.9	−21.4
	UKIP	Mark Price	1,806	40.4	+22.6
	Conservative	James Anderson	244	5.5	±0.0
	Green	Douglas Johnson	242	5.4	−0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Jack Weston	123	2.8	−0.6
Majority			244	5.5	−44.0
Turnout			4,465	31.1	+5.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Southey

Southey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gill Furniss*	1,657	44.4	−26.3
	UKIP	Mike Simpson	1,450	38.9	+26.0
	Conservative	Dehenna Davison	236	6.3	+0.9
	Green	Eamonn Ward	183	4.9	−0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Marcus Foster	139	3.7	−1.7
	TUSC	Matt Curtis	63	1.7	N/A
Majority			207	5.5	−52.3
Turnout			3,728	27.4	+2.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Stannington

Stannington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Baker*	2,441	39.9	−0.6
	Labour	Ben Miskell	1,652	27.0	−8.4
	UKIP	John Greenfield	1,567	25.6	+14.7
	Green	Martin Bradshaw	391	6.4	−0.9
	TUSC	Jeremy Short	66	1.1	N/A
Majority			789	12.9	+7.7
Turnout			6,117	42.3	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Stocksbridge & Upper Don

Stocksbridge & Upper Don
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Jack Clarkson	2,496	44.4	+16.9
	Labour	Lisa Banes	1,207	21.5	−13.6
	Conservative	Nigel Owen	621	11.0	+2.9
	Independent	Martin Brelsford	526	9.4	N/A
	Green	Dan Lyons	419	7.5	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Auckland	353	6.3	−17.9
Majority			1,289	22.9	N/A
Turnout			5,622	38.8	+4.2
	UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Jack Clarkson's change in share of the vote is calculated from the UKIP candidate in 2012. His vote increased by 20.2% from his own performance as a Liberal Democrat.

Walkley

Walkley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ben Curran*	2,297	44.0	−6.0
	Labour	Olivia Blake	2,061	39.5	−10.5
	Green	Sue Morton	1,257	24.1	+11.5
	Liberal Democrats	Diane Leek	981	18.8	−4.5
	UKIP	Richard Ratcliffe	870	16.7	+8.9
	UKIP	Josh Skipworth	787	15.1	+7.3
	Green	Calvin Payne	738	14.1	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Harston	710	13.6	−9.7
	Conservative	Lorna Hurley	299	5.7	+2.1
	Conservative	Philip Hurley	259	5.0	+1.4
	TUSC	Chaz Lockett	182	3.5	+0.8
Majority			804	15.4	−11.3
Turnout			5,221	36.0	+2.5
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

The result in Walkley did not change the numbers on the council, as the sitting Liberal Democrat councillor had previously defected to Labour.

West Ecclesfield

West Ecclesfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	John Booker	1,929	37.4	+26.5
	Labour	Zoe Sykes	1,656	32.1	−8.4
	Liberal Democrats	Victoria Bowden	1,054	20.4	−14.9
	Green	Kathryn Aston	281	5.4	+2.0
	Independent	David Ogle	236	4.6	−0.9
Majority			273	5.3	N/A
Turnout			5,156	36.0	+1.3
	UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Woodhouse

Woodhouse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ray Satur*	1,851	43.9	−16.3
	UKIP	Lewis Sinclair	1,638	38.8	+16.7
	Green	John Grant	385	9.1	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Leslie Abrahams	347	8.2	+1.7
Majority			213	5.1	−33.0
Turnout			4,221	31.2	+1.4
	Labour hold		Swing