2011 Sheffield City Council election

Sheffield City Council elections took place on 5 May 2011. There were 28 seats up for election, one third of the council. The last election left the council with no overall control. Since the previous election, Liberal Democrat councillor Ben Curran, and Lib Dem-turned-independent Frank Taylor had defected to Labour leaving both parties equal at 41 councillors each. This election saw Labour regain control of the council that they lost in 2006, with nine gains from the Lib Dems. Overall turnout was 41.8%.[1]

2011 Sheffield City Council election

← 2010 5 May 2011 2012 →

One third of seats (28 of 84) to Sheffield City Council
43 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats won 21 6
Seat change Increase9 Decrease9

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Green Conservative
Seats won 1 0
Seat change Steady0 Steady0

Map showing the results of the 2011 Sheffield City Council elections.

Majority party before election

No Overall Control

Majority party after election

Labour

Councillors elected in 2007 Sheffield Council election defended their seats this year.

Election result

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Sheffield City Council Election Result 2011
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 21 9 0 +9 75.0 47.9 78,147 +12.3
  Liberal Democrats 6 0 9 -9 21.4 25.9 42,305 -10.3
  Conservative 0 0 0 0 0.0 11.7 19,016 -2.9
  Green 1 0 0 0 3.6 11.2 18,322 +4.9
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.8 2,914 -1.0
  TUSC 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.8 1,266 +0.4
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 647 -3.4
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 300 +0.1
  Socialist Equality 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 116 N/A

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

Party Previous council New council +/-
Labour 41 50  9
Liberal Democrats 41 32  9
Greens 2 2  
Total 84 84
Working majority  0   16 

Ward results

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Arbourthorne

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Arbourthorne [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Robson* 2,938 58.9 +11.8
Green Jennyfer Marie Andrea Barnard 965 19.3 +15.8
Liberal Democrats Chris Tutt 566 11.3 −16.1
Conservative Peter Smith 517 10.3 −1.7
Majority 1,973 39.6 +19.9
Turnout 4,986 39.3 −15.6
Labour hold Swing

Beauchief & Greenhill

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Beauchief & Greenhill [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Simon William Clement-Jones* 2,496 40.8 −3.0
Labour Ajaz Ahmed 2,121 34.7 +3.1
Conservative Michelle Grant 566 9.2 −3.1
Green Christina Hespe 317 5.2 +1.2
UKIP Bob Sheridan 266 4.3 N/A
BNP John Winston Beatson 262 4.3 −4.0
Independent Martin Brighton 81 1.3 N/A
Majority 375 6.1 −6.0
Turnout 6,109 45.1 −15.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Beighton

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Beighton [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Rosling-Josephs* 2,986 61.2 +17.0
Conservative Shirley Diane Clayton 991 20.3 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Andy Hinman 570 11.7 −12.4
Green Julian Brandram 333 6.8 +4.0
Majority 1,995 40.9 +20.8
Turnout 4880 37.0 −26.0
Labour hold Swing

Birley

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Birley [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denise Fox* 3,250 65.7 +20.7
Conservative Susan Elizabeth Hayward 683 13.8 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Barrie William Jervis 514 10.4 −10.7
Green Frank Plunkett 500 10.1 +0.4
Majority 2,567 51.9 +28.0
Turnout 4,947 38.5 −27.0
Labour hold Swing

Broomhill

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Broomhill [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stuart Ian Wattam 1,741 34.6 +12.2
Liberal Democrats Alan Edward Whitehouse* 1,371 27.2 −19.4
Green Bernard James Little 1,315 26.1 +8.8
Conservative Michael Lawrence Ginn 505 10.0 −1.7
UKIP Pat Sullivan 104 2.0 +0.1
Majority 370 7.4 −16.8
Turnout 5,036 37.8 −20.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Burngreave

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Burngreave [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ibrar Hussain* 3,982 67.3 +9.4
TUSC Maxine Bowler 831 14.0 +3.8
Green Christopher John Sissons 447 7.5 +0.5
Conservative Russell Craig Cutts 408 6.9 −2.6
Liberal Democrats Javid Khan 250 4.2 −11.2
Majority 3,151 53.3 +10.8
Turnout 5,918 38.5 −16.5
Labour hold Swing

Central

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Central [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jillian Creasy* 2,530 42.9 +17.5
Labour Mohammed Akbar 2,337 39.6 +6.3
Liberal Democrats Iltaf Hussain 631 10.7 −21.4
Conservative Emma Waters 403 6.8 −2.4
Majority 293 5.1 N/A
Turnout 5,801 31.0 −17.0
Green hold Swing

Crookes

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Crookes [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Geoff Smith 2,916 39.6 +19.0
Liberal Democrats John Hesketh* 2,397 32.5 −19.5
Green Julian Rupert Crossland Briggs 1,174 15.9 +5.6
Conservative John Derwent Swift Levick 874 11.9 −5.1
Majority 519 7.1 N/A
Turnout 7,361 52.8 −20.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Darnall

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Darnall [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Harpham* 3,706 69.0 +19.2
Liberal Democrats Tasadique Mohammed 522 9.7 −18.8
UKIP Charlotte Elizabeth Arnott 510 9.5 −1.0
Conservative Ian Randolph Hiller 328 6.1 −1.9
Green Adrian John Hawley 303 5.6 +2.5
Majority 3,184 59.3 +38.1
Turnout 5,369 35.6 −21.4
Labour hold Swing

Dore & Totley

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Dore & Totley [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Joseph Otten 3,248 42.9 −7.6
Conservative Daniel Kevin Gage 2,419 32.0 −1.4
Labour Jen Henderson 1,368 18.1 +9.3
Green Rita Louise Wilcock 530 7.0 +3.9
Majority 829 10.9 −6.2
Turnout 7,565 56.2 −20.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

East Ecclesfield

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East Ecclesfield [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steven Wilson 2,926 47.1 +9.6
Liberal Democrats Victoria Margaret Bowden* 2,150 34.6 −2.3
Conservative Russell Marsh-Smith 421 6.8 −7.0
BNP Jordan Michael Pont 385 6.2 −3.3
Green Kaye Horsfield 333 5.3 +3.1
Majority 776 12.5 +11.9
Turnout 6,215 43.2 −22.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Ecclesall

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Ecclesall [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Diana Stimely 3,390 40.7 −17.0
Labour Neale Gibson-Abo-Anber 2,160 25.9 +12.7
Conservative Christina Alison Stark 1,587 19.0 +0.2
Green Arun Mathur 1,187 14.2 +6.7
Majority 1,230 14.8 −24.1
Turnout 8,324 56.5 −17.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Firth Park

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Firth Park [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Weldon* 3,331 75.1 +18.4
Conservative Judith Ross Burkinshaw 402 9.0 −2.5
Green Leela Simms 367 8.3 +4.9
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Graham Harston 334 7.5 −8.3
Majority 2,929 66.1 +25.2
Turnout 4,434 32.5 −19.5
Labour hold Swing

Fulwood

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Fulwood [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Paul Sangar* 3,095 40.0 −14.6
Labour Catherine Anne Walsh 1,880 24.3 +11.8
Conservative Alan Ryder 1,646 21.2 −2.6
Green Judith Fiona Rutnam 1,121 14.5 +7.8
Majority 1,215 15.7 −15.1
Turnout 7,742 54.1 −13.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Gleadless Valley

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Gleadless Valley [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tim Rippon 3,187 51.3 +10.7
Liberal Democrats Denise Ann Reaney* 1,845 29.7 −3.7
Green Steve Barnard 703 11.3 +1.2
Conservative Jenny Grant 290 4.6 −4.1
TUSC Alan Thorton Munro 186 3.0 +2.0
Majority 1,342 21.6 +14.4
Turnout 6,211 44.3 −15.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Graves Park

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Graves Park [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Auckland* 2,621 40.6 −3.2
Labour Bob Pemberton 2,485 38.5 +8.2
Conservative Trevor Grant 895 13.8 −3.8
Green David Maurice Hayes 308 4.8 +0.7
TUSC Keith Raymond Endean 147 2.3 +1.8
Majority 136 2.1 −11.4
Turnout 6,456 48.2 −21.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hillsborough

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Hillsborough [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob Johnson 3,312 54.5 +15.9
Liberal Democrats Steve Ayris* 1,765 29.1 −9.2
Green Chris McMahon 586 9.6 +4.8
Conservative Steven Antony Lawton 411 6.8 −4.3
Majority 1,547 25.5 +25.2
Turnout 6,074 44.6 −21.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Manor Castle

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Manor Castle [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jenny Armstrong* 2,732 73.0 +17.6
Green Graham Stephen Wroe 420 11.2 +6.9
Liberal Democrats Katie Condliffe 340 9.1 −16.4
Conservative Miles David Anthony Waters 253 6.8 −0.4
Majority 2,312 61.7 +31.8
Turnout 3,745 30.1 −21.9
Labour hold Swing

Mosborough

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Mosborough [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Charles Barker* 3,069 54.0 +16.4
Liberal Democrats Elaine Hinman 1,762 31.0 −3.6
Conservative Gabrielle Pitfield 608 10.7 −6.6
Green Anwen Fryer 248 4.4 +3.0
Majority 1,307 23.0 +20.0
Turnout 5,687 41.9 −22.1
Labour hold Swing

Nether Edge

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Nether Edge [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Qurban Hussain 3,160 44.1 +12.2
Liberal Democrats Jayne Dore 2,175 30.3 −16.9
Green Rob Cole 1,105 15.4 +4.6
Conservative Roz Malandrinos 363 5.1 −3.1
Independent Richard Brian Ward 219 3.1 N/A
UKIP Jeffrey Stephen Shaw 145 2.0 +0.2
Majority 985 13.7 N/A
Turnout 7,167 53.5 −20.3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Richmond

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Richmond [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Campbell* 3,070 67.0 +17.8
Conservative Andrew James Sneddon 517 11.3 −1.0
Green Richard Anthony Roper 508 11.1 +9.0
Liberal Democrats Barbara Wieslawa Masters 487 10.6 −11.5
Majority 2,553 55.7 +28.6
Turnout 4,582 35.0 −22.0
Labour hold Swing

Shiregreen & Brightside

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Shiregreen & Brightside [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Price* 3,097 71.2 +21.6
Conservative Eric Kirby 463 10.6 −0.4
Green Steve Michael Brady 451 10.4 +7.6
Liberal Democrats James Tosseano 338 7.8 −9.7
Majority 2,629 60.5 +28.4
Turnout 4,344 31.4 −22.6
Labour hold Swing

Southey

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Southey [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Leigh Michael Bramall* 2,927 72.4 +19.6
Liberal Democrats Christine Tosseano 403 10.0 −9.1
Conservative James Edward Gould 365 9.0 −2.1
Green Eamonn Charles Ward 347 8.6 +5.8
Majority 2,524 62.4 +28.7
Turnout 4,042 30.0 −22.0
Labour hold Swing

Stannington

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Stannington [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Vickie Priestley* 2,540 38.9 −8.0
Labour Max Telfer 2,535 38.8 +15.6
Conservative Nigel Stuart Bonson 856 13.1 −4.7
Green Mike Maas 602 9.2 +3.6
Majority 5 0.1 −23.6
Turnout 6,533 46.2 −23.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stocksbridge & Upper Don

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Stocksbridge & Upper Don [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Wood 2,321 37.0 +9.8
Liberal Democrats Martin Charles Brelsford* 1,790 28.5 −6.0
UKIP Grant Antony French 950 15.1 +0.1
Conservative Nigel John Owen 868 13.8 −6.4
Green Dan Lyons 352 5.6 +2.6
Majority 531 8.5 N/A
Turnout 6,281 43.3 −24.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Walkley

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Walkley [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nikki Sharpe 3,056 47.2 +9.4
Liberal Democrats Penny Baker* 1,892 29.2 −11.8
Green Jim Wilson 727 11.2 +2.6
UKIP Richard John Ratcliffe 301 4.7 +0.3
Conservative Kirsten Hurrell 275 4.3 −3.8
Socialist Equality Simon Peter Walker 116 1.8 N/A
TUSC Chaz Lockett 102 1.6 N/A
Majority 1,164 18.0 N/A
Turnout 6,469 31.2 −32.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

West Ecclesfield

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West Ecclesfield [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alf Meade 2,497 43.1 +8.6
Liberal Democrats Alan Hooper* 2,308 39.9 −3.5
Conservative Hilary Ann Gay 620 10.7 −7.3
Green Kathy Aston 366 6.3 +2.3
Majority 189 3.3 N/A
Turnout 5,791 41.4 −24.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Woodhouse

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Woodhouse [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mick Rooney* 3,057 62.9 +15.9
UKIP Jonathan Arnott 638 13.1 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Les Abrahams 505 10.4 −11.5
Conservative Laurence George Eyes Hayward 482 9.9 −4.6
Green John Francis Grant 177 3.6 +0.9
Majority 2,419 49.8 −7.2
Turnout 4,859 36.6 +11.5
Labour hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ 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 2011 election results". sheffield.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.