2024 Sheffield City Council election
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29 out of 84 seats to Sheffield City Council
43 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Tom Hunt Shaffaq Mohammed Douglas Johnson
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Green
Last election 39 seats, 39.6% 29 seats, 26.2% 14 seats, 19.4%
Seats before 30 29 14
  Fourth party Fifth party
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Leader Lewis Chinchen
Party Independent Conservative
Last election 1 seat, 0.0% 1 seat, 10.8%
Seats before 9 1
Council control before election

Tom Hunt
Labour
No overall control

Council control after election

TBD

The 2024 Sheffield City Council election is scheduled to be held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. One-third of the 84 members of Sheffield City Council in South Yorkshire will be elected, alongside a vacancy in Firth Park ward.[1]

Background

Sheffield is a typically strong council for the Labour Party. Labour governed the council as a majority from its creation in 1974 until 1999, when the Liberal Democrats won their first majority on the council.[2] Labour regained their majority in 2003 after a brief period of no overall control, but lost their majority in 2007.[2] The Liberal Democrats governed again in 2008, but Labour won a majority in 2011.[3] They maintained control of the council until 2021, after which they formed a coalition with the Green Party.[4] In the previous election, Labour won 14 seats with 39.6% of the vote, the Liberal Democrats won 11 with 26.2%, and the Green Party won 4 with 19.4%. Following the election, Labour formed a coalition with the Liberal Democrats and Green Party.[5]

The seats up for election in 2024 were last contested in 2021; because of the delay of all local elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the seats are up for election after 3 years rather than the usual 4. In that election, Labour won 13 seats (down 8) with 36.6% of the vote, the Liberal Democrats won 9 (up 3) with 21.2%, the Green Party won 6 (up 5) with 20.4%, the Conservatives won 1 (up 1) with 18.4%, and UKIP lost the seat they were defending with 0.2%.

Previous council composition

After 2023 election Before 2024 election[6] After 2024 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 39 Labour 30 Labour
Liberal Democrats 29 Liberal Democrats 29 Liberal Democrats
Green 14 Green 14 Green
Conservative 1 Conservative 1 Conservative
Independent 1 Independent 9 Independent

Changes:

Summary

Election result

2024 Sheffield City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 22
  Liberal Democrats 20
  Green 8
  Independent 6
  Conservative 0
  TUSC 0
  Heritage 0
  Reform UK 0
  Communist 0

Candidates

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Sheffield City Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024.[11] Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).

Beauchief & Greenhill

Beauchief & Greenhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anne Smith
Green Gill Black
Heritage Claire Newman
Labour Hafeas Rehman
Liberal Democrats Sophie Thornton*
TUSC Daniel Smith

Beighton

Beighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shirley Clayton
Green Stewart Kemp
Labour Lisa Banes
Liberal Democrats Ann Woolhouse*
TUSC Mark Dixey

Birley

Birley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steven Winstone
Green Alan Yearsley
Independent David Cronshaw
Labour Matthew Dwyer
Liberal Democrats Willis Marshall
TUSC Andrea Ugolini

Broomhill & Sharrow Vale

Broomhill & Sharrow Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joanne Lowe
Green Brian Holmshaw*
Independent Mike Pomranz
Labour Co-op Abdiaziz Ducaleh
Liberal Democrats Patrick Gilbert
TUSC Edward Boyle

Burngreave

Burngreave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alma Thule
Green Mustafa Ahmed
Independent Mohammed Nisar
Labour Safiya Saeed*
Liberal Democrats James Ellwood
TUSC Hollie Buisson

City

City
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ashish Bhandari
Green Douglas Johnson*
Labour Thomas Evans
Liberal Democrats Shelley Cockayne
TUSC Maddie Rooney

Crookes & Crosspool

Crookes & Crosspool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marina Round
Green Oscar Idle
Labour Co-op Ruth Milsom*
Liberal Democrats Jordan Barry
TUSC Joseph Hibbert

Darnall

Darnall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Muzafar Rahman
Green Joydu al-Mahfuz
Independent Qais al-Ahdal
Labour Sajid Ghafur
Liberal Democrats Philip Winn

Dore & Totley

Dore & Totley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Zoe Steane
Green Bex Winter
Labour Sam Savory
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Atkinson
TUSC Luke Brownbill

East Ecclesfield

East Ecclesfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kevin Mahoney
Green Rosie Trevillion
Labour Co-op Bridget Kelly
Liberal Democrats Alan Woodcock*
TUSC Rebecca Fryer

Ecclesall

Ecclesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gordon Millward
Green Peter Gilbert
Labour Lisa Markham
Liberal Democrats Roger Davison*
TUSC Noah Eden

Firth Park

Firth Park (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brendon Colk
Conservative Aliou Diallo
Green Colin McCulloch
Green Eamonn Ward
Independent John Booker
Labour Co-op Fran Belbin*
Labour Co-op Nikki Belfield
Liberal Democrats Michael Brown
Liberal Democrats Julia Wright
TUSC Joanna Hall

Fulwood

Fulwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Wilson
Green Judith Rutnam
Labour Winko Kyaw Oo
Liberal Democrats Sue Alston*
TUSC John Bunn

Gleadless Valley

Gleadless Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brett Colk
Green Alexi Dimond*
Labour Co-op Bethany Cheshire
Liberal Democrats John Dryden
TUSC Simon Jenkins

Graves Park

Graves Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Garratt
Green Thomas Atkin-Withers
Labour Rob Bannister
Liberal Democrats Tariq Zaman
TUSC Liam Ball

Hillsborough

Hillsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patricia Barnsley
Green Christine Gilligan Kubo*
Heritage John Hartley
Labour Bren Twomey
Liberal Democrats Chris Lynch
TUSC Leah Byatt

Manor Castle

Manor Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Seun Ajao
Green Ruth Flagg-Abbey
Independent Craig Judson
Labour Co-op Elle Dodd
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Kenning
TUSC Alistair Tice

Mosborough

Mosborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eve Millward
Green Julie White
Labour Tony Downing*
Liberal Democrats Jonny Dixon
TUSC Rory Smith

Nether Edge & Sharrow

Nether Edge & Sharrow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Chapman
Green Maroof Raouf*
Independent Fayyaz Shah Ji
Labour Co-op Derek Martin
Liberal Democrats Nasar Raoof
TUSC Bridget Gilbert

Park & Arbourthorne

Park & Arbourthorne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Blyth
Green Billie Turner
Labour Mia Drazaic
Liberal Democrats Ann Kingdom
SDP Annie Stoker
TUSC Jack Jeffery

Richmond

Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Saunders
Green Luke Hunt
Labour David Barker*
Liberal Democrats Adil Mohammed
Reform UK Brian Kus
TUSC Sue Statter

Shiregreen & Brightside

Shiregreen & Brightside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Barnsley
Green Joel Gilbert
Independent Tracy Booker
Labour Co-op Mark Rusling
Liberal Democrats Rachel Barker
TUSC Patricia Prystupa

Southey

Southey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Smith
Green Andrew Hards
Independent Tony Damms*
Labour Gareth Slater
Liberal Democrats Kevin Grum
TUSC Harry Lomas

Stannington

Stannington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Isaac Howarth
Green Chris Bragg
Labour Co-op Lewis Blake Dagnall
Liberal Democrats Richard Williams*
TUSC Robert Simpson

Stocksbridge & Upper Don

Stocksbridge & Upper Don
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Dixon
Green David Willington
Labour Mark Whittaker
Liberal Democrats Susan Davidson
TUSC Claire Wraith

Walkley

Walkley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Communist Ben Ughetti
Conservative Liam Neilson
Green Dylan Lewis-Creser
Heritage Tim Grindley
Labour Co-op John Wright
Liberal Democrats Alex Purvis
TUSC Isabelle France

West Ecclesfield

West Ecclesfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Scott Darby
Green Kathy Aston
Labour Co-op Tom Blandford
Liberal Democrats Ann Whitaker*
TUSC Christie Littlewood

Woodhouse

Woodhouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mary Love
Green Hannah Nicklin
Independent Jack Carrington
Labour Co-op Mick Rooney*
Liberal Democrats Charles Edwardson
TUSC Joshua Crapper

References

  1. ^ a b Part of the Sheffield Community Councillors Group, which is not registered as a political party.
  1. ^ "NOTICE OF CASUAL VACANCY - Firth Park ward" (PDF). Sheffield City Council. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Sheffield City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  3. ^ "BBC News - Election 2011 - England council elections - Sheffield". BBC News. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Election 2021: Sheffield City Council moves to no overall control as leader ousted". BBC News. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b Williams, Molly (12 September 2023). "Green and Lib Dem councillors 'disappointed' by Sheffield Labour suspensions". The Star. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Your Councillors by Party". Sheffield City Council. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  7. ^ Armstrong, Julia (25 October 2023). "Sheffield Labour Muslim councillors condemn "Israel's relentless indiscriminate bombing of Gaza"". The Star. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  8. ^ Harrison, Harry (9 November 2023). "Vickie Priestley: Sadness as Sheffield Council announce death of serving Stannington councillor". The Star. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stannington Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  10. ^ Boothroyd, David. "In like Flintshire". LocalCouncils.co.uk.
  11. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Sheffield City Council. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
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