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2016 Sheffield City Council election

2016 Sheffield City Council election

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Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday 5 May 2016, alongside nationwide local elections. All 84 seats were up for election, 3 per ward, after several electoral boundaries were changed. Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party contested all 84 seats. The Conservatives fielded 55 candidates, UKIP 43, TUSC 23 and Yorkshire First 1. There was also 1 independent candidate.[1] Voters in the Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Parliamentary constituency also elected Gill Furniss MP, in a by-election triggered by the death of her husband Harry Harpham MP.[2]

Quick Facts All 84 seats to Sheffield City Council 43 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

Election results

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

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Retiring councillors

Labour

  • Ibrar Hussain, Burngreave
  • Geoff Smith, Crookes
  • Sheila Constance, Firth Park
  • Steve Jones, Gleadless Valley
  • Jenny Armstrong, Manor Castle
  • Nikki Bond, Nether Edge
  • John Campbell, Richmond
  • Lynn Rooney, Richmond
  • Gill Furniss, Southey[3]
  • Ray Satur, Woodhouse

Liberal Democrats

  • Rob Frost, Crookes
  • Katie Condliffe, Stannington

Greens

  • Sarah Jane Smalley, Central

Ward results

Beauchief & Greenhill

Richard Shaw, Julie Gledhill and Roy Munn were sitting Beauchief & Greenhill councillors.

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Beighton

Helen Mirfin-Boukouris, Ian Saunders and Chris Rosling-Josephs were sitting Beighton councillors.

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Birley

Bryan Lodge, Denise Fox and Karen McGowan were sitting Birley councillors.

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Broomhill & Sharrow Vale

Aodan Marken and Brian Webster were sitting Broomhill councillors.

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Burngreave

Jackie Drayton and Talib Hussain were sitting Burngreave councillors.

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City

Robert Murphy was a sitting Central councillor.

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Crookes & Crosspool

Anne Murphy was a sitting Crookes councillor.

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Darnall

Mazher Iqbal and Mary Lea were sitting Darnall councillors.

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Dore & Totley

Colin Ross, Joe Otten and Martin Smith were sitting Dore & Totley councillors.

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East Ecclesfield

Steve Wilson and Pauline Andrews were sitting East Ecclesfield councillors. Sioned-Mair Richards was a sitting Shiregreen & Brightside councillor.

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Ecclesall

Roger Davison and Shaffaq Mohammed were sitting Ecclesall councillors.

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Firth Park

Alan Law was a sitting Firth Park councillor.

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Fulwood

Sue Alston, Andrew Sangar and Cliff Woodcraft were sitting Fulwood councillors.

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Gleadless Valley

Lewis Dagnall was a sitting Central councillor, Chris Peace and Cate McDonald were sitting Gleadless Valley councillors.

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Graves Park

Ian Auckland and Steve Ayris were sitting Graves Park councillors.

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Hillsborough

Bob Johnson, George Lindars-Hammond and Josie Paszek were sitting Hillsborough councillors.

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Manor Castle

Pat Midgley and Terry Fox were sitting Manor Castle councillors.

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Mosborough

Tony Downing, David Barker and Isobel Bowler were sitting Mosborough councillors, Denise Reaney was a sitting Graves Park councillor.

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Nether Edge & Sharrow

Nasima Akther and Mohammad Maroof were sitting Nether Edge councillors.

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Park & Arbourthorne

Julie Dore and Jack Scott were sitting Park & Arbourthorne councillors.

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Richmond

Mike Drabble was a sitting Arbourthorne councillor, Dianne Hurst was a sitting Darnall councillor, Peter Rippon was a sitting Shiregreen & Brightside councillor.

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Shiregreen & Brightside

Peter Price was a sitting Shiregreen & Brightside councillor, Garry Weatherall was a sitting Firth Park councillor.

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Southey

Tony Damms and Leigh Bramall were sitting Southey councillors, Jayne Dunn was a sitting Broomhill councillor.

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Stannington

David Baker and Vickie Priestley were sitting Stannington councillors, Penny Baker was a sitting Ecclesall councillor.

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Stocksbridge & Upper Don

Jack Clarkson, Keith Davis and Richard Crowther were sitting Stocksbridge & Upper Don councillors, Katie Condliffe was a sitting Stannington councillor.

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Walkley

Olivia Blake, Ben Curran and Neale Gibson were sitting Walkley councillors.

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West Ecclesfield

Adam Hurst, John Booker and Zoe Sykes were sitting West Ecclesfield councillors.

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  • Zoe Sykes won on a drawing of lots, shown as gaining an addition vote.

Woodhouse

Michael Rooney and Jackie Satur were sitting Woodhouse councillors, Paul Wood was a sitting Richmond councillor.

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By-elections between 2016 and 2018

Mosborough

Death of Labour Cllr Isobel Bowler.

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Southey

Resignation of Labour Cllr Leigh Bramall.

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Nether Edge and Sharrow

Resignation of Labour Cllr Nasima Akther.

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Beighton

Resignation of Labour Cllr Helen Mirfin-Boukouris.

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References

  1. "Election Results". Sheffield City Council. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  2. Standing as the Labour candidate in the Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough by-election.

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