2023 Sheffield City Council election
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.
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Winner of each seat at the 2023 Sheffield City Council election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
editThe 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
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 14 | 1 | 1 | 48.3 | 39.6 | 49,606 | -1.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 11 | 0 | 0 | 37.9 | 26.2 | 32,764 | +4.4 | ||
Green | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13.8 | 19.4 | 24,339 | -1.8 | ||
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 13,539 | -2.3 | ||
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2,852 | +1.3 | ||
Reform UK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 996 | +0.5 | ||
Yorkshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 479 | -0.5 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 325 | -0.1 | ||
SDP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 183 | -0.1 | ||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 29 | 29 | - | |
Green | 14 | 14 | - | |
Conservative | 1 | 1 | - | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | - | |
Vacant | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 84 | 84 | ||
Working majority | 0 | 0 |
Ward Results
editAsterisks (*) denote incumbent councillors seeking re-election.[6][7]
Beauchief & Greenhill
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editTwo seats were up for election in 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editStannington
editParty | 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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- ^ "Election Types". Sheffield City Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Voting". Sheffield City Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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