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Map showing the results of the 2011 Sheffield City Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sheffield City Council elections took place on 5 May 2011. There were 28 seats up for election, one third of the council. Thelast election left the council withno overall control. Since the previous election,Liberal Democrat councillor Ben Curran, and Lib Dem-turned-independent Frank Taylor had defected to Labour leaving both parties equal at 41 councillors each. This election saw Labour regain control of the council that they lost in 2006, with nine gains from the Lib Dems. Overall turnout was 41.8%.[1]
Councillors elected in2007 Sheffield Council election defended their seats this year.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 21 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 75.0 | 47.9 | 78,147 | +12.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 21.4 | 25.9 | 42,305 | -10.3 | |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 19,016 | -2.9 | |
| Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 11.2 | 18,322 | +4.9 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2,914 | -1.0 | |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1,266 | +0.4 | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 647 | -3.4 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 300 | +0.1 | |
| Socialist Equality | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 116 | N/A | |
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
| Party | Previous council | New council | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 41 | 50 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 41 | 32 | ||
| Greens | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total | 84 | 84 | ||
| Working majority | 0 | 16 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Robson* | 2,938 | 58.9 | +11.8 | |
| Green | Jennyfer Marie Andrea Barnard | 965 | 19.3 | +15.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Tutt | 566 | 11.3 | −16.1 | |
| Conservative | Peter Smith | 517 | 10.3 | −1.7 | |
| Majority | 1,973 | 39.6 | +19.9 | ||
| Turnout | 4,986 | 39.3 | −15.6 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Simon William Clement-Jones* | 2,496 | 40.8 | −3.0 | |
| Labour | Ajaz Ahmed | 2,121 | 34.7 | +3.1 | |
| Conservative | Michelle Grant | 566 | 9.2 | −3.1 | |
| Green | Christina Hespe | 317 | 5.2 | +1.2 | |
| UKIP | Bob Sheridan | 266 | 4.3 | N/A | |
| BNP | John Winston Beatson | 262 | 4.3 | −4.0 | |
| Independent | Martin Brighton | 81 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 375 | 6.1 | −6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 6,109 | 45.1 | −15.9 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Chris Rosling-Josephs* | 2,986 | 61.2 | +17.0 | |
| Conservative | Shirley Diane Clayton | 991 | 20.3 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Hinman | 570 | 11.7 | −12.4 | |
| Green | Julian Brandram | 333 | 6.8 | +4.0 | |
| Majority | 1,995 | 40.9 | +20.8 | ||
| Turnout | 4880 | 37.0 | −26.0 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Denise Fox* | 3,250 | 65.7 | +20.7 | |
| Conservative | Susan Elizabeth Hayward | 683 | 13.8 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Barrie William Jervis | 514 | 10.4 | −10.7 | |
| Green | Frank Plunkett | 500 | 10.1 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 2,567 | 51.9 | +28.0 | ||
| Turnout | 4,947 | 38.5 | −27.0 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stuart Ian Wattam | 1,741 | 34.6 | +12.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Edward Whitehouse* | 1,371 | 27.2 | −19.4 | |
| Green | Bernard James Little | 1,315 | 26.1 | +8.8 | |
| Conservative | Michael Lawrence Ginn | 505 | 10.0 | −1.7 | |
| UKIP | Pat Sullivan | 104 | 2.0 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 370 | 7.4 | −16.8 | ||
| Turnout | 5,036 | 37.8 | −20.7 | ||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ibrar Hussain* | 3,982 | 67.3 | +9.4 | |
| TUSC | Maxine Bowler | 831 | 14.0 | +3.8 | |
| Green | Christopher John Sissons | 447 | 7.5 | +0.5 | |
| Conservative | Russell Craig Cutts | 408 | 6.9 | −2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Javid Khan | 250 | 4.2 | −11.2 | |
| Majority | 3,151 | 53.3 | +10.8 | ||
| Turnout | 5,918 | 38.5 | −16.5 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Jillian Creasy* | 2,530 | 42.9 | +17.5 | |
| Labour | Mohammed Akbar | 2,337 | 39.6 | +6.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Iltaf Hussain | 631 | 10.7 | −21.4 | |
| Conservative | Emma Waters | 403 | 6.8 | −2.4 | |
| Majority | 293 | 5.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,801 | 31.0 | −17.0 | ||
| Greenhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Geoff Smith | 2,916 | 39.6 | +19.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Hesketh* | 2,397 | 32.5 | −19.5 | |
| Green | Julian Rupert Crossland Briggs | 1,174 | 15.9 | +5.6 | |
| Conservative | John Derwent Swift Levick | 874 | 11.9 | −5.1 | |
| Majority | 519 | 7.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,361 | 52.8 | −20.2 | ||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harry Harpham* | 3,706 | 69.0 | +19.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tasadique Mohammed | 522 | 9.7 | −18.8 | |
| UKIP | Charlotte Elizabeth Arnott | 510 | 9.5 | −1.0 | |
| Conservative | Ian Randolph Hiller | 328 | 6.1 | −1.9 | |
| Green | Adrian John Hawley | 303 | 5.6 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 3,184 | 59.3 | +38.1 | ||
| Turnout | 5,369 | 35.6 | −21.4 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Joseph Otten | 3,248 | 42.9 | −7.6 | |
| Conservative | Daniel Kevin Gage | 2,419 | 32.0 | −1.4 | |
| Labour | Jen Henderson | 1,368 | 18.1 | +9.3 | |
| Green | Rita Louise Wilcock | 530 | 7.0 | +3.9 | |
| Majority | 829 | 10.9 | −6.2 | ||
| Turnout | 7,565 | 56.2 | −20.8 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Steven Wilson | 2,926 | 47.1 | +9.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Victoria Margaret Bowden* | 2,150 | 34.6 | −2.3 | |
| Conservative | Russell Marsh-Smith | 421 | 6.8 | −7.0 | |
| BNP | Jordan Michael Pont | 385 | 6.2 | −3.3 | |
| Green | Kaye Horsfield | 333 | 5.3 | +3.1 | |
| Majority | 776 | 12.5 | +11.9 | ||
| Turnout | 6,215 | 43.2 | −22.8 | ||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Diana Stimely | 3,390 | 40.7 | −17.0 | |
| Labour | Neale Gibson-Abo-Anber | 2,160 | 25.9 | +12.7 | |
| Conservative | Christina Alison Stark | 1,587 | 19.0 | +0.2 | |
| Green | Arun Mathur | 1,187 | 14.2 | +6.7 | |
| Majority | 1,230 | 14.8 | −24.1 | ||
| Turnout | 8,324 | 56.5 | −17.4 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Christopher Weldon* | 3,331 | 75.1 | +18.4 | |
| Conservative | Judith Ross Burkinshaw | 402 | 9.0 | −2.5 | |
| Green | Leela Simms | 367 | 8.3 | +4.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Graham Harston | 334 | 7.5 | −8.3 | |
| Majority | 2,929 | 66.1 | +25.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,434 | 32.5 | −19.5 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Paul Sangar* | 3,095 | 40.0 | −14.6 | |
| Labour | Catherine Anne Walsh | 1,880 | 24.3 | +11.8 | |
| Conservative | Alan Ryder | 1,646 | 21.2 | −2.6 | |
| Green | Judith Fiona Rutnam | 1,121 | 14.5 | +7.8 | |
| Majority | 1,215 | 15.7 | −15.1 | ||
| Turnout | 7,742 | 54.1 | −13.9 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tim Rippon | 3,187 | 51.3 | +10.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Denise Ann Reaney* | 1,845 | 29.7 | −3.7 | |
| Green | Steve Barnard | 703 | 11.3 | +1.2 | |
| Conservative | Jenny Grant | 290 | 4.6 | −4.1 | |
| TUSC | Alan Thorton Munro | 186 | 3.0 | +2.0 | |
| Majority | 1,342 | 21.6 | +14.4 | ||
| Turnout | 6,211 | 44.3 | −15.9 | ||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Auckland* | 2,621 | 40.6 | −3.2 | |
| Labour | Bob Pemberton | 2,485 | 38.5 | +8.2 | |
| Conservative | Trevor Grant | 895 | 13.8 | −3.8 | |
| Green | David Maurice Hayes | 308 | 4.8 | +0.7 | |
| TUSC | Keith Raymond Endean | 147 | 2.3 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 136 | 2.1 | −11.4 | ||
| Turnout | 6,456 | 48.2 | −21.8 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bob Johnson | 3,312 | 54.5 | +15.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Ayris* | 1,765 | 29.1 | −9.2 | |
| Green | Chris McMahon | 586 | 9.6 | +4.8 | |
| Conservative | Steven Antony Lawton | 411 | 6.8 | −4.3 | |
| Majority | 1,547 | 25.5 | +25.2 | ||
| Turnout | 6,074 | 44.6 | −21.4 | ||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jenny Armstrong* | 2,732 | 73.0 | +17.6 | |
| Green | Graham Stephen Wroe | 420 | 11.2 | +6.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Katie Condliffe | 340 | 9.1 | −16.4 | |
| Conservative | Miles David Anthony Waters | 253 | 6.8 | −0.4 | |
| Majority | 2,312 | 61.7 | +31.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,745 | 30.1 | −21.9 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Charles Barker* | 3,069 | 54.0 | +16.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elaine Hinman | 1,762 | 31.0 | −3.6 | |
| Conservative | Gabrielle Pitfield | 608 | 10.7 | −6.6 | |
| Green | Anwen Fryer | 248 | 4.4 | +3.0 | |
| Majority | 1,307 | 23.0 | +20.0 | ||
| Turnout | 5,687 | 41.9 | −22.1 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Qurban Hussain | 3,160 | 44.1 | +12.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jayne Dore | 2,175 | 30.3 | −16.9 | |
| Green | Rob Cole | 1,105 | 15.4 | +4.6 | |
| Conservative | Roz Malandrinos | 363 | 5.1 | −3.1 | |
| Independent | Richard Brian Ward | 219 | 3.1 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Jeffrey Stephen Shaw | 145 | 2.0 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 985 | 13.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,167 | 53.5 | −20.3 | ||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Campbell* | 3,070 | 67.0 | +17.8 | |
| Conservative | Andrew James Sneddon | 517 | 11.3 | −1.0 | |
| Green | Richard Anthony Roper | 508 | 11.1 | +9.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Wieslawa Masters | 487 | 10.6 | −11.5 | |
| Majority | 2,553 | 55.7 | +28.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,582 | 35.0 | −22.0 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Price* | 3,097 | 71.2 | +21.6 | |
| Conservative | Eric Kirby | 463 | 10.6 | −0.4 | |
| Green | Steve Michael Brady | 451 | 10.4 | +7.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Tosseano | 338 | 7.8 | −9.7 | |
| Majority | 2,629 | 60.5 | +28.4 | ||
| Turnout | 4,344 | 31.4 | −22.6 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Leigh Michael Bramall* | 2,927 | 72.4 | +19.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Tosseano | 403 | 10.0 | −9.1 | |
| Conservative | James Edward Gould | 365 | 9.0 | −2.1 | |
| Green | Eamonn Charles Ward | 347 | 8.6 | +5.8 | |
| Majority | 2,524 | 62.4 | +28.7 | ||
| Turnout | 4,042 | 30.0 | −22.0 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Vickie Priestley* | 2,540 | 38.9 | −8.0 | |
| Labour | Max Telfer | 2,535 | 38.8 | +15.6 | |
| Conservative | Nigel Stuart Bonson | 856 | 13.1 | −4.7 | |
| Green | Mike Maas | 602 | 9.2 | +3.6 | |
| Majority | 5 | 0.1 | −23.6 | ||
| Turnout | 6,533 | 46.2 | −23.5 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Philip Wood | 2,321 | 37.0 | +9.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Charles Brelsford* | 1,790 | 28.5 | −6.0 | |
| UKIP | Grant Antony French | 950 | 15.1 | +0.1 | |
| Conservative | Nigel John Owen | 868 | 13.8 | −6.4 | |
| Green | Dan Lyons | 352 | 5.6 | +2.6 | |
| Majority | 531 | 8.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,281 | 43.3 | −24.7 | ||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nikki Sharpe | 3,056 | 47.2 | +9.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Penny Baker* | 1,892 | 29.2 | −11.8 | |
| Green | Jim Wilson | 727 | 11.2 | +2.6 | |
| UKIP | Richard John Ratcliffe | 301 | 4.7 | +0.3 | |
| Conservative | Kirsten Hurrell | 275 | 4.3 | −3.8 | |
| Socialist Equality | Simon Peter Walker | 116 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| TUSC | Chaz Lockett | 102 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,164 | 18.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,469 | 31.2 | −32.5 | ||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alf Meade | 2,497 | 43.1 | +8.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Hooper* | 2,308 | 39.9 | −3.5 | |
| Conservative | Hilary Ann Gay | 620 | 10.7 | −7.3 | |
| Green | Kathy Aston | 366 | 6.3 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 189 | 3.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,791 | 41.4 | −24.6 | ||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mick Rooney* | 3,057 | 62.9 | +15.9 | |
| UKIP | Jonathan Arnott | 638 | 13.1 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Les Abrahams | 505 | 10.4 | −11.5 | |
| Conservative | Laurence George Eyes Hayward | 482 | 9.9 | −4.6 | |
| Green | John Francis Grant | 177 | 3.6 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 2,419 | 49.8 | −7.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,859 | 36.6 | +11.5 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||