2015_Sheffield_City_Council_election
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.
Quick Facts One third of seats (28 of 84) to Sheffield City Council 43 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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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 | |
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This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
More information Party, Previous council ...
Party | Previous council | New council | +/- | |
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Labour | 59 | 59 | 0 | |
Liberal Democrats | 18 | 17 | 1 | |
Greens | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
UKIP | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 84 | 84 | ||
Working majority | 34 | 34 |
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Arbourthorne
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Beauchief & Greenhill
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Beighton
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Birley
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Broomhill
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Burngreave
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Central
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Crookes
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Darnall
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Dore & Totley
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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East Ecclesfield
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Ecclesall
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Firth Park
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Fulwood
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Gleadless Valley
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Graves Park
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Hillsborough
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Manor Castle
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Mosborough
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Nether Edge
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Richmond
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Shiregreen & Brightside
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Southey
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Stannington
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Stocksbridge & Upper Don
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Walkley
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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West Ecclesfield
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Woodhouse
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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