2015 Sheffield City Council election

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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	5
Seat change	0	1

	Third party	Fourth party

Party	Green	UKIP
Seats won	1	1
Seat change	0	1

Map showing the results of the 2015 Sheffield City Council elections.

Majority party before election

Labour

Majority party after election

Labour

Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday 7 May 2015, the same day as the UK general election and local Parish Council elections. There were 28 seats up for election, one of the three councillors from each ward.

Election result

Source.^[1]

Sheffield City Council Election Result 2015
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	21	2	2	0	75.0	41.1	103,861	+4.5
UKIP	1	1	0	+1	3.6	16.8	42,489	-6.2
Liberal Democrats	5	0	1	-1	17.9	16.5	41,664	-1.4
Conservative	0	0	0	0	0.0	12.5	31,658	+5.4
Green	1	1	1	0	3.6	12.0	30,246	-0.6
TUSC	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.2	3,053	-0.6

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

Party		Previous council	New council	+/-
	Labour	59	59	0
	Liberal Democrats	18	17	1
	Greens	4	4	0
	UKIP	3	4	1
Total		84	84
Working majority		34	34

Ward results

Arbourthorne

Arbourthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Drabble*	3,653	51.2	+9.5
	UKIP	Bob Sheridan	1,573	22.1	-8.8
	Conservative	Peter Smith	805	11.3	+2.8
	Green	Jennyfer Barnard	498	7.0	-0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Ross	467	6.6	+1.1
	TUSC	Alan Munro	138	1.9	-4.0
Majority			2,080	29.2	+18.4
Turnout			7,134	53.8	+25.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Beauchief & Greenhill

Beauchief & Greenhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Gledhill	3,209	36.1	+7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Clement-Jones*	2,651	29.8	-2.8
	UKIP	Shane Harper	1,456	16.4	-7.3
	Conservative	Michelle Grant	1,049	11.8	+4.9
	Green	Paul Horada-Bradnum	456	5.1	-1.6
	TUSC	Terry Murphy	74	0.8	-0.7
Majority			558	6.3	N/A
Turnout			8,895	64.6	+25.7
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Beighton

Beighton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Rosling-Josephs*	3,646	44.1	-0.4
	UKIP	Steven Winstone	2,129	25.8	-5.7
	Conservative	Shirley Clayton	1,574	19.0	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Allan Wisbey	509	6.2	+2.2
	Green	Clare Relton	322	3.9	-0.7
	TUSC	Maggie Gray	86	1.0	-0.5
Majority			1,517	18.4	+5.4
Turnout			8,266	62.0	+32.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Birley

Birley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denise Fox*	3,794	48.1	+2.4
	UKIP	Dominic Cook	2,213	28.1	-4.1
	Conservative	Calum Heaton	919	11.7	+5.7
	Green	Ruth Nicol	459	5.8	-1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Jenrick	438	5.6	-1.7
	TUSC	John Voyse	64	0.8	-0.4
Majority			1,581	20.0	+6.5
Turnout			7,887	60.8	+27.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Broomhill

Broomhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Aodan Marken	3,261	38.3	-5.8
	Labour Co-op	Benjamin Miskell	2,766	32.5	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Sara Sivan-Whitehouse	1,075	12.6	+1.6
	Conservative	Andrew Taylor	1,050	12.3	+4.5
	UKIP	Pat Sullivan	294	3.5	-1.6
	TUSC	Avram Benjamin	70	0.8	-0.2
Majority			495	5.8	-7.3
Turnout			8,516	53.0	+18.0
	Green gain from Labour		Swing

Burngreave

Burngreave
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ibrar Hussain*	5,507	66.2	+5.6
	UKIP	Debra Roberts	1,051	12.6	-4.4
	Green	Christopher Sissons	576	6.9	+0.7
	Conservative	Russel Cutts	518	6.2	+2.4
	TUSC	Maxine Bowler	423	5.1	-3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jan White	244	2.9	+0.1
Majority			4,456	53.6	+10.0
Turnout			8,319	53.0	+19.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Lewis Dagnall	3,975	41.3	+2.6
	Green	Anne Barr	3,931	40.9	-7.8
	Conservative	Raymond Lawrence	846	8.8	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Muhammad Zahur	459	4.8	+1.3
	UKIP	Omer Abdulqader	311	3.2	N/A
	TUSC	Sam Morecroft	99	1.0	-0.4
Majority			44	0.5	N/A
Turnout			9,621	55.0	+28.2
	Labour gain from Green		Swing

Crookes

Crookes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoff Smith*	3,818	34.8	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Harry Matthews	2,965	27.0	-1.0
	Green	Julian Briggs	1,868	17.0	-0.4
	Conservative	Will Lockwood	1,348	12.3	N/A
	UKIP	Andrew Pemberton	847	7.7	-5.1
	TUSC	Nick Hall	121	1.1	-0.2
Majority			853	7.8	+3.7
Turnout			10,967	72.3	+24.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Darnall

Darnall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dianne Hurst	5,619	61.2	+12.6
	UKIP	Muzafar Dahman	1,797	19.6	-5.7
	Conservative	Natalie Challenger	776	8.5	+0.2
	Green	Joydu Al-Mahfuz	433	4.7	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Sohail Muhammed	412	4.5	-8.8
	TUSC	Philip King	138	1.5	-0.4
Majority			3,822	41.7	+18.4
Turnout			9,175	55.9	+19.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Dore & Totley

Dore & Totley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joe Otten*	4,513	41.4	+1.8
	Conservative	Christopher Pitchfork	2,699	24.8	-1.1
	Labour	David Crosby	1,995	18.3	+4.7
	UKIP	Jason Sullivan	937	8.6	-5.3
	Green	David Applebaum	703	6.5	-0.6
	TUSC	Adrian Marshall	42	0.4	N/A
Majority			1,814	16.7	+3.0
Turnout			10,889	79.5	+33.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

East Ecclesfield

East Ecclesfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Wilson*	3,729	40.3	+7.8
	UKIP	Jonathan Ogle	2,368	25.6	-10.7
	Liberal Democrats	John Bowden	1,390	15.0	-3.9
	Conservative	Hilary Gay	1,201	13.0	+6.3
	Green	Kaye Horsfield	455	4.9	-0.7
	TUSC	Steve Hible	99	1.1	N/A
Majority			1,361	14.7	N/A
Turnout			9,242	64.0	+28.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Ecclesall

Ecclesall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Shaffaq Mohammed	4,172	34.2	-6.6
	Labour	Jared O'Mara	3,218	26.4	+3.1
	Conservative	Christina Stark	2,074	17.0	+5.6
	Green	Jason Leman	1,845	15.1	+0.6
	UKIP	Lynsey Lockey	773	6.3	-3.7
	TUSC	Adam Fisher	100	0.8	N/A
Majority			954	7.8	-9.7
Turnout			12,182	80.6	+33.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Firth Park

Firth Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Garry Weatherall	4,282	56.5	+12.0
	UKIP	Michael Barge	2,026	26.7	-10.0
	Conservative	Judith Burkinshaw	575	7.6	+2.3
	Green	Amy Mack	350	4.6	-1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Shaw	273	3.6	+0.2
	TUSC	Leeroy Moxam	76	1.0	-0.5
Majority			2,256	29.8	+19.0
Turnout			7,582	51.6	+21.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Fulwood

Fulwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Sangar*	4,425	40.3	-0.2
	Labour	Gareth Slater	2,624	23.9	+5.1
	Conservative	Hannah Rose	1,812	16.5	+1.3
	Green	Judith Rutnam	1,435	13.1	-2.0
	UKIP	Granville Dronfield	636	5.8	-3.4
	TUSC	Chris McAndrew	61	0.6	-0.6
Majority			1,801	16.4	-5.3
Turnout			10,993	77.8	+33.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Gleadless Valley

Gleadless Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Peace	4,180	46.8	+5.5
	Green	Mike Herbert	1,723	19.3	+3.6
	UKIP	Mitch Seymour	1,318	14.7	-7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Shaddock	771	8.6	+0.9
	Conservative	Jenny Grant	758	8.5	+3.2
	TUSC	Liz Morton	187	2.1	-2.2
Majority			2,457	27.5	+8.4
Turnout			8,937	60.9	+24.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Graves Park

Graves Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Auckland*	3,754	38.6	+3.3
	Labour	Louise Davies	3,403	34.9	+5.4
	Conservative	Henry Grant	1,402	14.4	+8.2
	Green	David Hayes	989	10.2	+1.2
	TUSC	Keith Endean	190	2.0	+0.2
Majority			351	3.6	-2.2
Turnout			9,738	71.9	+29.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hillsborough

Hillsborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bob Johnson*	4,379	46.2	+3.2
	UKIP	John Trow	1,801	19.0	-10.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Harston	1,148	12.1	+0.3
	Conservative	Paul Wallace	1,017	10.7	N/A
	Green	Chris McMahon	996	10.5	-3.0
	TUSC	Victoria Wainwright	132	1.4	-0.8
Majority			2,578	27.2	+13.7
Turnout			9,473	63.9	+26.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Manor Castle

Manor Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jenny Armstrong*	3,694	57.3	-2.4
	UKIP	Jon Butt	1,225	19.0	N/A
	Green	Graham Wroe	639	9.9	-6.6
	Conservative	Colin Muncie	477	7.4	-0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Kurtis Crossland	313	4.9	-0.5
	TUSC	Alistair Tice	101	1.6	-8.6
Majority			2,469	38.3	-4.9
Turnout			6,449	47.8	+22.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Mosborough

Mosborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Barker*	3,639	42.4	+2.5
	UKIP	Joanne Parkin	2,024	23.6	-7.0
	Conservative	David Colton	1,565	18.2	+7.6
	Liberal Democrats	Gail Smith	980	11.4	-2.0
	Green	Julie White	281	3.3	-1.1
	TUSC	Matthew Zion	99	1.2	+0.1
Majority			1,615	18.8	+9.5
Turnout			8,588	62.4	+28.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Nether Edge

Nether Edge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammad Maroof	3,716	35.3	-4.5
	Green	Calvin Payne	3,444	32.7	+9.9
	Liberal Democrats	Mohammad Azim	1,775	16.9	-5.8
	Conservative	Spencer Pitfield	878	8.3	+2.5
	UKIP	Jeffrey Shaw	564	5.4	-1.8
	TUSC	James Williams	145	1.4	-0.4
Majority			272	2.6	-14.4
Turnout			10,522	73.4	+26.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Richmond

Richmond
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Campbell*	3,736	49.1	+4.1
	UKIP	Dennis Hobson	2,062	27.1	-9.8
	Conservative	Andrew Sneddon	874	11.5	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Angela Hill	497	6.5	+2.0
	Green	Richard Roper	324	4.3	-0.6
	TUSC	Claire Wren	111	1.5	-0.1
Majority			1,674	22.0	+13.9
Turnout			7,604	56.8	+25.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Shiregreen & Brightside

Shiregreen & Brightside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pete Price*	4,090	53.6	+7.7
	UKIP	Joshua Wright	2,246	29.4	-11.0
	Conservative	Marcus Wells	651	8.5	+3.0
	Green	Scott Darby	376	4.9	-0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jack Weston	267	3.5	+0.7
Majority			1,844	24.2	+18.7
Turnout			7,630	52.6	+21.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Southey

Southey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Leigh Bramall*	3,507	49.6	+5.2
	UKIP	Yvonne Sykes	2,150	30.4	-8.5
	Conservative	Jason Southcott	640	9.1	+2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Marcus Foster	354	5.0	+1.3
	Green	Rose Garratt	330	4.7	-0.2
	TUSC	Ashley Cawton	84	1.2	-0.5
Majority			1,357	19.2	+13.7
Turnout			7,065	51.8	+24.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Stannington

Stannington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Vickie Priestley*	3,618	34.0	-5.9
	Labour	Lisa Banes	3,188	30.0	+3.0
	UKIP	Elizabeth Brownhill	1,765	16.6	-9.0
	Conservative	Kath Lawrence	1,225	11.5	N/A
	Green	Martin Bradshaw	763	7.2	+0.8
	TUSC	Tim Jones	79	0.7	-0.4
Majority			430	4.0	-8.9
Turnout			10,638	63.8	+21.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Stocksbridge & Upper Don

Stocksbridge & Upper Don
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Keith Davis	3,184	33.0	-11.4
	Labour	Philip Wood*	3,025	31.3	+9.8
	Conservative	Nigel Owen	1,825	18.9	+7.9
	Liberal Democrats	Julia Wright	879	9.1	+2.8
	Green	Dan Lyons	691	7.2	-0.3
	TUSC	Jeremy Short	55	0.6	N/A
Majority			159	1.6	-21.3
Turnout			9,659	61.6	+22.8
	UKIP gain from Labour		Swing

Walkley

Walkley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Olivia Blake	4,016	41.5	+2.0
	Green	Sue Morton	2,299	23.8	-0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Diane Leek	1,396	14.4	-4.4
	UKIP	Richard Ratcliffe	1,095	11.3	-5.4
	Conservative	James Gould	717	7.4	+1.7
	TUSC	Chaz Lockett	151	1.6	-1.9
Majority			1,717	17.7	+2.3
Turnout			9,674	64.5	+28.5
	Labour hold		Swing

West Ecclesfield

West Ecclesfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Zoe Sykes	3,461	37.0	+4.9
	UKIP	David Ogle	2,568	27.5	-9.9
	Liberal Democrats	Victoria Bowden	1,477	15.8	-4.6
	Conservative	Grace Atkinson	1,393	14.9	N/A
	Green	Jon Scaife	405	4.3	-1.1
	TUSC	Kate Hutchinson	48	0.5	N/A
Majority			893	9.5	N/A
Turnout			9,352	65.3	+29.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Woodhouse

Woodhouse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mick Rooney*	3,992	50.1	+6.2
	UKIP	Simon Arnott	2,076	26.0	-12.8
	Conservative	Conor Rynne	990	12.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Barrie Jervis	442	5.5	-2.7
	Green	John Grant	394	4.9	-4.2
	TUSC	Ian Whitehouse	80	1.0	N/A
Majority			1,916	24.0	+18.9
Turnout			7,974	59.1	+27.9
	Labour hold		Swing

References

^ "Sheffield City Council". Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

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