Sheffield City Council election, 2007
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Map showing the results of the 2007 Sheffield City Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday 3 May 2007 with one third of council seats up for election; one in each ward. Since the previous election, Liberal Democrat Mike Davis defected, sitting as an independent.
The election seen several gains for the Liberal Democrats, returning the council to no overall control. Overall turnout was 36.0%, up slightly from last year's 34.5%.[1]
Councillors before and after the election
Ward | Incumbent Elected | Incumbent | Re-elected |
---|---|---|---|
Arbourthorne | 2004 | John Robson | John Robson |
Beauchief & Greenhill | 2004 | Simon Clement-Jones | Simon Clement-Jones |
Beighton | 2004 | Christopher Rosling-Josephs | Christopher Rosling-Josephs |
Birley | 2005 (by-election) | Denise Fox | Denise Fox |
Broomhill | 2004 | Alan Whitehouse | Alan Whitehouse |
Burngreave | 2004 | Ibrar Hussain | Ibrar Hussain |
Central | 2004 | Jillian Creasy | Jillian Creasy |
Crookes | 2004 | John Hesketh | John Hesketh |
Darnall | 2004 | Harry Harpham | Harry Harpham |
Dore and Totley | 2004 | Michael Waters | Michael Davis |
East Ecclesfield | 2004 | Victoria Bowden | Victoria Bowden |
Ecclesall | 2006 (two vacancies) | Michael Reynolds | Michael Reynolds |
Firth Park | 2004 | Christopher Weldon | Christopher Weldon |
Fulwood | 2004 | Andrew Sangar | Andrew Sangar |
Gleadless Valley | 2004 | Rosemary Telfer | Denise Reaney |
Graves Park | 2004 | Ian Auckland | Ian Auckland |
Hillsborough | 2004 | Alfred Meade | Stephen Ayris |
Manor Castle | 2004 | Janet Fiore | Jenny Armstrong |
Mosborough | 2004 | David Barker | David Barker |
Nether Edge | Vacancy | Colin France | |
Richmond | 2004 | John Campbell | John Campbell |
Shiregreen and Brightside | 2004 | Peter Price | Peter Price |
Southey | 2004 | Leigh Bramall | Leigh Bramall |
Stannington | 2004 | Vickie Priestley | Vickie Priestley |
Stocksbridge and Upper Don | 2004 | Martin Brelsford | Martin Brelsford |
Walkley | 2004 | Veronica Hardstaff | Penny Baker |
West Ecclesfield | 2004 | Alan Hooper | Alan Hooper |
Woodhouse | 2004 | Michael Rooney | Michael Rooney |
Election result
Sheffield City Council Election Result 2007 | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Liberal Democrat | 15 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 53.6 | 33.9 | 45,449 | -0.1% | ||
Labour | 12 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 42.8 | 34.8 | 46,643 | +1.1% | ||
Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 9.6 | 12,836 | -1.3% | ||
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 14.5 | 19,391 | -0.5% | ||
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 4,474 | +1.0% | ||
Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 2,488 | +0.9% | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2,446 | -0.5% | ||
Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 234 | +0.2% | ||
Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 194 | -0.1% | ||
This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 44 | 41 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 35 | 39 | |||
Green | 2 | 2 | |||
Conservatives | 2 | 1 | |||
Independent Liberal Democrat | 1 | 1 | |||
BNP | 0 | 0 | |||
Respect | 0 | 0 | |||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | |||
Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | |||
Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 84 | 84 | |||
Working majority | 4 | 0 |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Robson | 2,099 | 55.8 | +6.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Tony Bennett | 830 | 22.1 | -3.3 | |
Conservative | Peter Smith | 527 | 14.0 | +0.8 | |
Green | Krystyna Haywood | 304 | 8.1 | -3.0 | |
Majority | 1,269 | 33.8 | +9.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,760 | 29.6 | +1.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Simon Clement-Jones | 2,072 | 38.3 | -0.4 | |
Labour | Neil Cleeveley | 1,709 | 31.6 | -2.0 | |
Conservative | Michelle Grant | 812 | 15.0 | +3.6 | |
BNP | John Beatson | 508 | 9.4 | -0.9 | |
Green | David Hayes | 304 | 5.6 | -0.3 | |
Majority | 363 | 6.7 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,405 | 39.5 | +1.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | +0.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Rosling-Josephs | 2,018 | 48.9 | +6.2 | |
Conservative | Shirley Clayton | 1,068 | 25.9 | +6.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Tracey Williams | 695 | 16.8 | +2.3 | |
Green | Julian Brandram | 384 | 9.3 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 950 | 23.0 | -0.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,131 | 31.5 | +1.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Denise Fox | 2,352 | 53.6 | +4.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ben Curran | 715 | 16.3 | -2.5 | |
Conservative | Gordon Millward | 669 | 15.2 | +1.9 | |
Green | Frank Plunkett | 375 | 8.5 | 0.0 | |
UKIP | Jenny Ruchat | 279 | 6.4 | -3.3 | |
Majority | 1,637 | 37.3 | +6.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,390 | 34.3 | +2.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Alan Whitehouse | 1,390 | 45.4 | +3.8 | |
Green | Rob Cole | 832 | 27.2 | +2.7 | |
Labour | Colin Roth | 516 | 16.8 | -2.7 | |
Conservative | Michael Ginn | 326 | 10.6 | -3.7 | |
Majority | 558 | 18.2 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,064 | 26.1 | +0.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Ibrar Hussein | 2,774 | 51.6 | +2.7 | |
Respect | Maxine Bowler | 1,290 | 24.0 | -1.9 | |
Conservative | Russell Cutts | 518 | 9.6 | +0.5 | |
Green | Chris Sissons | 438 | 8.2 | -0.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mohamed Hersi | 351 | 6.5 | -1.0 | |
Majority | 1,484 | 27.6 | +4.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,371 | 36.7 | +2.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Jillian Creasy | 1,451 | 35.6 | +3.0 | |
Labour | Mohammed Maroof | 1,264 | 31.0 | -0.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mohammed Azim | 928 | 22.8 | -6.4 | |
Conservative | June Ledbury | 276 | 6.8 | +0.1 | |
Respect | Anwar Ali | 157 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 187 | 4.6 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,076 | 31.0 | +0.6 | ||
Green hold | Swing | +1.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | John Hesketh | 2,856 | 53.8 | +5.2 | |
Conservative | Robert McIleven | 917 | 17.3 | -1.2 | |
Labour | Felicity Matthews | 874 | 16.5 | +0.3 | |
Green | Gemma Lock | 657 | 12.4 | -2.0 | |
Majority | 1,939 | 36.6 | +6.5 | ||
Turnout | 5,304 | 39.0 | +0.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Harpham | 2,152 | 45.2 | -9.6 | |
Respect | Miron Rahman | 1,041 | 21.9 | +21.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Frank Taylor | 532 | 11.2 | -5.9 | |
Conservative | Anne Corke | 407 | 8.6 | -0.4 | |
UKIP | Charlotte Arnott | 370 | 7.8 | -3.5 | |
Green | Julie White | 256 | 5.4 | -2.4 | |
Majority | 1,111 | 23.4 | -14.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,758 | 34.2 | +2.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -15.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Mike Davis | 3,660 | 52.2 | -0.6 | |
Conservative | Caroline Cooper | 2,488 | 35.5 | -1.2 | |
Labour | Albert Smith | 419 | 6.0 | +1.8 | |
Green | Dawn Biram | 278 | 4.0 | +0.2 | |
UKIP | Jim Laurie | 173 | 2.5 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 7,018 | 16.7 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,172 | 53.1 | -1.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Victoria Bowden | 1,563 | 37.1 | -9.0 | |
Labour | Angela Wetherall | 1,489 | 35.4 | 0.0 | |
BNP | Matthew Baxter | 553 | 13.1 | +13.1 | |
Conservative | George Needham | 389 | 9.2 | -0.8 | |
Green | Jennyfer Barnard | 215 | 5.1 | -3.4 | |
Majority | 74 | 1.8 | -8.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,209 | 29.9 | -2.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | -4.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Mike Reynolds | 3,496 | 53.5 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | Michael Young | 1,673 | 25.6 | +0.3 | |
Green | Arun Mathur | 720 | 11.0 | +0.3 | |
Labour | David Walton | 649 | 9.9 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 1,823 | 27.9 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 6,538 | 45.5 | -0.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | +0.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Weldon | 2,067 | 53.5 | -1.5 | |
BNP | Mike Smith | 660 | 17.1 | +17.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Tomlinson | 459 | 11.9 | -7.1 | |
Conservative | Paul Rymill | 397 | 10.3 | -2.7 | |
Green | Jonathon Cook | 283 | 7.3 | -5.8 | |
Majority | 1,407 | 36.4 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,866 | 30.0 | +3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -9.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Andy Sangar | 3,155 | 56.1 | +8.9 | |
Conservative | Ian Pritchard | 1,546 | 27.5 | -6.3 | |
Labour | Jack Scott | 411 | 7.3 | -0.8 | |
Green | Stephen Hitchens | 404 | 7.2 | -1.2 | |
UKIP | Maurice Patterson | 107 | 1.9 | -0.6 | |
Majority | 1,609 | 28.6 | +15.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,623 | 46.2 | +4.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | +7.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Denise Reaney | 2,114 | 39.0 | +3.7 | |
Labour | Rosemary Telfer | 2,063 | 38.1 | +1.8 | |
Green | Rob Unwin | 856 | 15.8 | -5.2 | |
Conservative | Amy Taylor | 381 | 7.0 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 51 | 0.9 | -0.1 | ||
Turnout | 5,414 | 39.8 | +4.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | +0.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Ian Auckland | 2,321 | 43.7 | +5.6 | |
Labour | Bob Pemberton | 1,384 | 26.1 | -1.3 | |
Conservative | Trevor Grant | 784 | 14.8 | -0.5 | |
Green | Robert Murphy | 424 | 8.0 | -1.8 | |
UKIP | Pauline Arnott | 204 | 3.8 | -1.6 | |
Socialist Alternative | Celvin Payne | 194 | 3.7 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 937 | 17.6 | +6.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,311 | 40.2 | +1.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | -3.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Steve Ayris | 2,425 | 44.4 | +7.8 | |
Labour | Alf Meade | 1,934 | 35.4 | -6.0 | |
BNP | John Sheldon | 475 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
Green | Chris McMahon | 354 | 6.5 | -6.0 | |
Conservative | Peter Smith | 271 | 5.0 | -4.5 | |
Majority | 491 | 9.0 | +4.3 | ||
Turnout | 5,459 | 41.2 | +6.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | +6.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jenny Armstrong | 1,932 | 60.6 | +2.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Dave Croft | 542 | 17.0 | +3.8 | |
Green | Graham Wroe | 399 | 12.5 | -4.7 | |
Conservative | Christina Stark | 314 | 9.9 | -1.6 | |
Majority | 1,390 | 43.6 | +2.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,187 | 27.7 | +3.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Barker | 1,859 | 41.7 | -0.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Gail Smith | 1,510 | 33.8 | +5.5 | |
Conservative | Eve Millward | 685 | 15.3 | -2.2 | |
UKIP | Mark Suter | 248 | 5.6 | -2.1 | |
Green | Heather Hunt | 161 | 3.6 | -2.0 | |
Majority | 349 | 7.8 | -4.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,463 | 33.7 | +3.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Colin France | 2,061 | 39.0 | -1.4 | |
Labour | Jim Lafferty | 1,626 | 30.8 | -1.7 | |
Green | Mervyn Smith | 1,045 | 19.8 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | Roy Ledbury | 549 | 10.4 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 435 | 8.2 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,281 | 39.8 | -3.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | +0.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Campbell | 2,118 | 51.8 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Chris Tutt | 648 | 15.8 | -3.7 | |
Conservative | Ian Fey | 470 | 11.5 | 0.0 | |
UKIP | Les Arnott | 384 | 9.4 | -3.9 | |
Green | Eamonn Ward | 236 | 5.8 | -1.8 | |
Independent | Elsie Smith | 234 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 1,470 | 35.9 | +7.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,090 | 31.6 | +1.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Price | 2,200 | 51.7 | +3.2 | |
BNP | Chris Hartigan | 1,013 | 23.8 | -2.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Joe Taylor | 472 | 11.1 | 0.0 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Tariq | 323 | 7.6 | -0.6 | |
Green | Steve Brady | 245 | 5.8 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 1,187 | 27.9 | +5.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,253 | 30.7 | +2.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Leigh Bramall | 2,099 | 53.8 | +7.7 | |
BNP | Tracey Smith | 731 | 18.7 | -0.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Bowden | 537 | 13.8 | -3.0 | |
Conservative | Eric Kirby | 357 | 9.2 | -0.9 | |
Green | Steve Barnard | 177 | 4.5 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 1,368 | 35.1 | +8.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,901 | 29.3 | +2.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Vickie Priestley | 2,792 | 49.4 | +2.5 | |
Labour | Max Telfer | 1,446 | 25.6 | -2.1 | |
Conservative | John Walsh | 926 | 16.4 | +0.9 | |
Green | Martin Bradshaw | 489 | 8.7 | -1.2 | |
Majority | 1,346 | 23.8 | +4.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,653 | 40.4 | +2.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | +2.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | Martin Brelsford | 2,067 | 39.3 | -8.8 | |
Labour | Phil Wood | 1,273 | 24.2 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Matthew Dixon | 924 | 17.6 | +1.5 | |
BNP | David Wright | 534 | 10.2 | +10.2 | |
Green | Angela Roberts | 463 | 8.8 | -3.2 | |
Majority | 794 | 15.1 | -9.1 | ||
Turnout | 5,261 | 36.5 | +4.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | -4.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Penny Baker | 2,112 | 41.4 | +0.8 | |
Labour | Veronica Hardstaff | 2,076 | 40.7 | +1.8 | |
Green | Barry New | 594 | 11.6 | -2.0 | |
Conservative | Benedict Hazel | 323 | 6.3 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 36 | 0.7 | -1.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,105 | 38.6 | +3.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | -0.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Alan Hooper | 2,593 | 52.3 | +2.7 | |
Labour | Matthew Peck | 1,533 | 30.9 | -1.5 | |
Conservative | Paula Mayfield | 557 | 11.2 | +0.6 | |
Green | Kathryn Aston | 275 | 5.5 | -1.8 | |
Majority | 1,060 | 21.4 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,958 | 35.2 | +0.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | +2.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mick Rooney | 2,307 | 53.4 | +3.8 | |
UKIP | Jonathan Arnott | 681 | 15.8 | +1.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Chris Bingham | 553 | 12.8 | -2.4 | |
Conservative | Laurence Hayward | 514 | 11.9 | -1.9 | |
Green | John Gant | 267 | 6.2 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 1,626 | 37.6 | +3.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,322 | 32.9 | +2.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.2 | |||
References
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