Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election. Previous to this election, two Liberal Democrats – Robert Watson and Trefor Morgan – became Independents. Similarly there were two Labour defections, long-time Labour councillor Dorothy Walton went to the Liberal Democrats and Michael Smith became an Independent.

Quick Facts 30 of 87 seats to Sheffield City Council 44 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

2000 Sheffield City Council election

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30 of 87 seats to Sheffield City Council 44 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative Seats won 16 13 1 Seat change 2 0 0
Map showing the results of the 2000 Sheffield City Council elections.
Majority party before election Liberal Democrats Majority party after election Liberal Democrats

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The election saw the Liberal Democrats extend their majority through a couple of gains from Labour, with both parties recouping seats where aforementioned defections had taken place. Vote wise, the Liberal Democrat vote notably fell back from their previous elections' consistent increases, whereas the Conservatives managed their best vote share since 1992. Overall turnout was 25.8%.^[1]

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

Angela Smith was a sitting councillor for Broomhill ward

Jan Wilson was a sitting councillor for Intake ward

Dorothy Walton was previously elected as a Labour councillor

The Liberal Democrats had gained the Park seat in a by-election Steve Barnard was a sitting councillor for Darnall ward