Sheffield Council election, 2006

Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday May 4, 2006. Polling stations were open between 7am and 10pm.

One third of council seats were up for election; one in each ward, plus one additional seat in Ecclesall due to a resignation.

The overall turnout this year was 34.5% In the General Election last year, the voter turnout in Sheffield was 43.9 per cent.

Councillors before and after the election

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 44
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 52.4
votes % = 32.6
votes = 42,671
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 35
gain = 0
loss = 1
net = -1
seats % = 41.7
votes % = 35.0
votes = 45,814
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 2
gain = 1
loss = 0
net = +1
seats % = 2.4%
votes % = 10.8
votes = 14,194
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 2
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 2.4%
votes % = 15.5
votes = 20,351
plus/minus = Election Summary
party = Others
seats = 1
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 1.2%
votes % = 6.0
votes = 7,901
plus/minus =

Note: Between the 2004 elections and these, Martin Davis, Councillor for Stocksbridge & Upper Don moved from the Liberal Democrats to being an Independent candidate. His seat was not contested in these elections.

Ward results

Election box begin | title=Arbourthorne (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Timothy Rippon
votes = 1,695
percentage = 49.5
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Tony Bennett
votes = 872
percentage = 25.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Smith
votes = 451
percentage = 13.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Alexa Walker
votes = 288
percentage = 8.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Christian Peoples Alliance
candidate = Kyle Spotswood
votes = 121
percentage = 3.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 823
percentage = 24.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3427
percentage = 28
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=Beauchief & Greenhill (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Clive Skelton
votes = 2,134
percentage = 38.7
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Steven Wilson
votes = 1,852
percentage = 33.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michelle Grant
votes = 628
percentage = 11.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = John Beatson
votes = 567
percentage = 10.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = David Hayes
votes = 327
percentage = 5.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 282
percentage = 5.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 5508
percentage = 41
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=Beighton (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Helen Mirfin-Boukouris
votes = 1,655
percentage = 42.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Shirley Clayton
votes = 745
percentage = 19.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Roy James
votes = 659
percentage = 17.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Allan Wisbey
votes = 564
percentage = 14.5
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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Andrew Brandram
votes = 255
percentage = 6.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 910
percentage = 23.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3878
percentage = 30
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=Birley (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Pye
votes = 2,018
percentage = 49.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Angela Hill
votes = 766
percentage = 18.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gordon Millward
votes = 543
percentage = 13.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Francis Plunkett
votes = 346
percentage = 8.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Sally Stracey
votes = 396
percentage = 9.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 1252
percentage = 30.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4069
percentage = 31
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=Broomhill (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Shaffaq Mohammed
votes = 1,239
percentage = 41.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Robert Cole
votes = 730
percentage = 24.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jennifer Armstrong
votes = 581
percentage = 19.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Ginn
votes = 426
percentage = 14.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 509
percentage = 17.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2976
percentage = 25
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=Burngreave (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Steven Jones
votes = 2,278
percentage = 48.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = RESPECT The Unity Coalition
candidate = Maxine Bowler
votes = 1,208
percentage = 25.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Russell Cutts
votes = 425
percentage = 9.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Christopher Sissons
votes = 401
percentage = 8.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Tasadique Mohammed
votes = 350
percentage = 7.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 1070
percentage = 23.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4662
percentage = 34
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=Central (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Bernard Little
votes = 1,159
percentage = 32.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mohammad Maroof
votes = 1,117
percentage = 31.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mohammad Azim
votes = 1,036
percentage = 29.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Nicholas Bryan
votes = 239
percentage = 6.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 42
percentage = 1.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3551
percentage = 31
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=Crookes (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sylvia Anginotti
votes = 2,470
percentage = 48.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Robinson
votes = 939
percentage = 18.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Felicity Matthews
votes = 823
percentage = 16.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Julian Briggs
votes = 730
percentage = 14.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Christian Peoples Alliance
candidate = Stuart Johnson
votes = 116
percentage = 2.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 1531
percentage = 30.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 5078
percentage = 38
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=Darnall (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mazher Iqbal
votes = 2,338
percentage = 54.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Bowden
votes = 732
percentage = 17.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Charlotte Arnott
votes = 482
percentage = 11.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Anne Corke
votes = 385
percentage = 9.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Julie White
votes = 333
percentage = 7.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 1606
percentage = 37.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4270
percentage = 31
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=Dore & Totley (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Keith Hill
votes = 3,770
percentage = 52.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Janet Chapman
votes = 2,623
percentage = 36.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mohammad Hussain
votes = 300
percentage = 4.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Dawn Biram
votes = 274
percentage = 3.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = James Laurie
votes = 172
percentage = 2.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 1147
percentage = 16.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 7139
percentage = 54
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=East Ecclesfield (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Graham Oxley
votes = 2,039
percentage = 46.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Adele Jagger
votes = 1,565
percentage = 35.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Miles Waters
votes = 441
percentage = 10.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Lamia Safir
votes = 378
percentage = 8.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 474
percentage = 10.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4423
percentage = 32
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=Ecclesall (2) Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Roger Davison
votes = 3,449
percentage = 27.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Reynolds
votes = 3,281
percentage = 26.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Young
votes = 1,617
percentage = 12.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Daniel Young
votes = 1,586
percentage = 12.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Arun Mathur
votes = 789
percentage = 6.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = James Lafferty
votes = 587
percentage = 4.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Robert Murphy
votes = 573
percentage = 4.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Neil Cleeveley
votes = 480
percentage = 3.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Christian Peoples Alliance
candidate = Sidney Cordle
votes = 158
percentage = 1.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 1664
percentage = 13.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 12520
percentage = 44
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=Firth Park (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Law
votes = 1,854
percentage = 55.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Tomlinson
votes = 641
percentage = 19.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Steven Marshall
votes = 441
percentage = 13.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Rymill
votes = 437
percentage = 13.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 1213
percentage = 36.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3373
percentage = 27
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=Fulwood (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Janice Sidebottom
votes = 2,541
percentage = 47.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Caroline Cooper
votes = 1,818
percentage = 33.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Laura Anderson
votes = 450
percentage = 8.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Martin Newsome
votes = 436
percentage = 8.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Nigel James
votes = 137
percentage = 2.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 723
percentage = 13.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 5382
percentage = 41
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=Gleadless Valley (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Garry Westherall
votes = 1,701
percentage = 36.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Denise Reaney
votes = 1,652
percentage = 35.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Robert Unwin
votes = 981
percentage = 21.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Amy Taylor
votes = 348
percentage = 7.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 49
percentage = 1.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4682
percentage = 35
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=Graves Park (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robert McCann
votes = 1,935
percentage = 38.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Pemberton
votes = 1,389
percentage = 27.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Trevor Grant
votes = 775
percentage = 15.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Rita Wilcock
votes = 499
percentage = 9.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Pauline Arnott
votes = 272
percentage = 5.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Party (England and Wales)
candidate = Celvin Payne
votes = 206
percentage = 4.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 546
percentage = 10.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 5076
percentage = 39
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=Hillsborough (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Janet Bragg
votes = 1,882
percentage = 41.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Stephen Ayris
votes = 1,667
percentage = 36.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Christopher McMahon
votes = 568
percentage = 12.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Smith
votes = 433
percentage = 9.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 215
percentage = 4.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4550
percentage = 35
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=Manor Castle (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Janet Wilson
votes = 1,604
percentage = 58.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Graham Wroe
votes = 473
percentage = 17.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Colin France
votes = 363
percentage = 13.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christina Stark
votes = 316
percentage = 11.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 1131
percentage = 41.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2756
percentage = 24
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=Mosborough (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Samuel Wall
votes = 1,623
percentage = 40.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christopher Tutt
votes = 1,125
percentage = 28.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Evelyn Millward
votes = 696
percentage = 17.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = John Marshall
votes = 308
percentage = 7.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Heather Hunt
votes = 224
percentage = 5.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 498
percentage = 12.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3976
percentage = 31
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=Nether Edge (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Patricia White
votes = 2,163
percentage = 40.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mohammad Khan
votes = 1,743
percentage = 32.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Mervyn Smith
votes = 986
percentage = 18.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Rosita Malandrinos
votes = 466
percentage = 8.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 420
percentage = 7.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 5358
percentage = 44
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=Richmond (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Elizabeth Naylor
votes = 1,832
percentage = 48.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Judith Webster
votes = 741
percentage = 19.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Leslie Arnott
votes = 508
percentage = 13.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Fey
votes = 438
percentage = 11.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Eamonn Ward
votes = 289
percentage = 7.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 1091
percentage = 28.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3808
percentage = 27
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=Shiregreen & Brightside (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Rippon
votes = 1,883
percentage = 48.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Christopher Hartigan
votes = 1,015
percentage = 26.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Barbara Masters
votes = 431
percentage = 11.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mohammed Tariq
votes = 317
percentage = 8.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Jennyfer Barnard
votes = 239
percentage = 6.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 868
percentage = 22.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3885
percentage = 28
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=Southey (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Gillian Furniss
votes = 1,602
percentage = 46.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = David Wright
votes = 665
percentage = 19.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Richard Bowden
votes = 377
percentage = 10.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert McIlveen
votes = 350
percentage = 10.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Mark Wilde
votes = 337
percentage = 9.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Steven Barnard
votes = 144
percentage = 4.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 937
percentage = 27.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3475
percentage = 27
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=Stannington (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Baker
votes = 2,421
percentage = 46.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Louise Webb
votes = 1,428
percentage = 27.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Matthew Dixon
votes = 803
percentage = 15.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Michael Maas
votes = 512
percentage = 9.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 993
percentage = 19.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 5164
percentage = 38
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=Stocksbridge & Upper Don (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alison Brelsford
votes = 2,201
percentage = 48.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Prescott
votes = 1,094
percentage = 23.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Timothy Lewis
votes = 736
percentage = 16.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Angela Roberts
votes = 549
percentage = 12.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 1107
percentage = 24.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4580
percentage = 32
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=Walkley (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Harston
votes = 1,863
percentage = 40.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = James Bamford
votes = 1,783
percentage = 38.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Barry New
votes = 625
percentage = 13.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Gabbitas
votes = 313
percentage = 6.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 80
percentage = 1.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4584
percentage = 35
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=West Ecclesfield (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Trevor Bagshaw
votes = 2,388
percentage = 49.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Shiela Constance
votes = 1,562
percentage = 32.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paula Axelby
votes = 511
percentage = 10.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Kathryn Aston
votes = 353
percentage = 7.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 826
percentage = 17.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4814
percentage = 35
change = Election box end

Election box begin | title=Woodhouse (1) Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Raymond Satur
votes = 1,966
percentage = 49.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robert Moffett
votes = 603
percentage = 15.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Jonathan Arnott
votes = 574
percentage = 14.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Laurence Hayward
votes = 546
percentage = 13.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Daniel Lyons
votes = 278
percentage = 7.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 1363
percentage = 34.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3967
percentage = 31
change = Election box end

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