1990 Sheffield City Council election

1990 Sheffield City Council election
33 of 87 seats to Sheffield City Council; 44 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 1990 Sheffield City Council elections.
Majority party before election; Labour Party (UK);	Majority party after election ; Labour Party (UK);

Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 4 May 1990. One third of the council was up for election.

Election result[]

Sheffield Local Election Result 1990
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	29	3	0	+3	87.9	62.2	105,937	+3.3
Conservative	3	0	1	-1	9.1	17.8	30,437	-4.3
Liberal Democrats	1	1	3	-2	3.0	17.0	29,041	+0.6
Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.8	4,738	+2.2
No Poll Tax	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	96	N/A
Alternative Development, Small is Beautiful	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	92	N/A
International Communist	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	56	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	66	69
	Conservatives	12	11
	Liberal Democrats	9	7
Total		87	87
Working majority		45	51

Ward results[]

Beauchief ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Moore	4,126	46.8	+13.7
	Labour	Anne Sheehan	2,780	31.5	+0.9
	Conservative	Caroline Gracey	1,905	21.6	-12.8
Majority			1,346	15.3	+14.0
Turnout			8,811	58.4	+11.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+6.4

Birley ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Donald Gow*	5,061	75.5	+4.2
	Conservative	Gordon Millward	925	13.8	-3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Andrea Morris	715	10.7	-0.3
Majority			4,136	61.7	+8.0
Turnout			6,701	42.0	+9.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.0

Brightside^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rae Whitfield*	3,716	80.4	-0.6
	Green	Richard Griffiths	366	7.9	+7.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Wilcock	281	6.1	-2.1
	Conservative	Mary Hyatt	257	5.5	-5.2
Majority			3,360	72.5	+2.2
Turnout			4,620	35.9	+11.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.2

Broomhill^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Eastall	2,101	41.0	+1.0
	Labour	Mukesh Savani**	1,950
	Conservative	Henry Cornford	1,697	33.1	-4.2
	Conservative	Marjorie Kirby	1,651
	Green	Bernard Little	802	15.6	+9.0
	Green	Michael Mallen	718
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Milton	523	10.2	-3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Allan Wisbey	461
Majority			253	7.9	+5.2
Turnout			5,123	38.5	+0.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.6

Mukesh Savani was a sitting councillor for Heeley ward

Burngreave^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Watson*	3,454	79.0	+6.3
	Conservative	Samuel Shaw	497	11.4	-2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Sangar	362	8.3	+0.9
	International Communist	Michael England	56	1.3	+1.3
Majority			2,957	67.6	+8.8
Turnout			4,369	37.3	+5.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.4

Castle^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Horton*	3,358	83.6	-0.7
	Labour	Michael Chaplin	3,282
	Conservative	Joan Graham	410	10.2	-0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Dennis Boothroyd	248	6.2	+0.9
	Conservative	Francis Woodger	242
Majority			2,872	73.4	-0.5
Turnout			4,016	40.3	+14.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.2

Chapel Green^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Laurence Kingham	4,358	52.9	+7.9
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Oxley	3,424	41.5	-5.9
	Conservative	John Davey	458	5.5	-0.5
Majority			934	11.4	+9.0
Turnout			8,240	45.1	+8.0
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+6.9

Darnall^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Walayat*	3,393	65.3	-7.8
	Conservative	Colin Cavill	701	13.5	-2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Rehman	570	10.9	-0.5
	Green	Gordon Ferguson	532	10.2	+10.2
Majority			2,692	51.8	-5.8
Turnout			5,196	34.9	+5.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.9

Dore^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Diana Leech	3,930	50.9	-6.3
	Labour	Glenn Ellis	2,694	34.9	+6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Richmond	1,089	14.1	+3.9
Majority			1,236	16.0	-12.5
Turnout			7,713	46.6	+8.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	-6.2

Ecclesall^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stuart Dawson*	3,526	49.0	-5.3
	Labour	Timothy Plant	1,985	27.6	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Ross	1,078	15.0	-1.1
	Green	Leela Spencer	601	8.3	+4.0
Majority			1,541	21.4	-10.2
Turnout			7,192	45.5	+4.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.1

Firth Park^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan Barton*	4,693	84.7	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew McKerrow	467	8.4	+2.8
	Conservative	Andrew Cook	380	6.8	-1.9
Majority			4,226	76.3	+2.3
Turnout			5,540	40.4	+9.9
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.4

Hallam^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Lawson	3,508	46.6	-4.2
	Labour	Andrew Nicolson	2,293	30.4	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	John Knight	1,212	16.1	-3.5
	Green	Peter Scott	518	6.9	+6.9
Majority			1,215	16.2	-9.0
Turnout			7,531	51.6	+7.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.5

Handsworth^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth Hartley*	4,054	71.4	+7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Anita Morris	935	16.5	-6.9
	Conservative	Shirley Clayton	592	10.4	-0.3
	Alternative Development, Small is Beautiful	Roger Dunn	92	1.6	+1.6
Majority			3,119	54.9	+14.6
Turnout			5,673	38.2	+0.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.3

Heeley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roy Darke	4,361	73.1	+4.5
	Conservative	Elizabeth Bradbury	871	14.6	-5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Ayris	733	12.3	+4.3
Majority			3,490	58.5	+9.6
Turnout			5,965	40.9	+9.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.8

Hillsborough^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patricia Waugh	3,639	57.7	+7.3
	Liberal Democrats	Lynette Jackson	1,450	23.0	-6.4
	Conservative	Michael Warner	828	13.1	-4.7
	Green	Peter Wood	391	6.2	+3.8
Majority			2,189	34.7	+13.7
Turnout			6,308	42.1	+2.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.8

Intake^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Katherine Sheldrick	4,346	72.7	+5.0
	Labour	James Steinke**	3,864
	Conservative	Robert Atha	1,012	16.9	-5.8
	Conservative	Steven Fulbrook	840
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Alston	619	10.3	+4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Katherine Milsom	535
Majority			2,852	55.8	+10.8
Turnout			5,977	39.7	+9.9
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.4

James Steinke was a sitting councillor for Netherthorpe ward

Manor^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Howard Capelin*	3,485	86.5	+0.4
	Conservative	Paul Anderton	299	7.4	-1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Leonard Middleton	245	6.1	+1.5
Majority			3,186	79.1	+2.3
Turnout			4,029	42.9	+12.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.1

Mosborough^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Saunders*	6,063	73.7	+6.0
	Conservative	Philip Kirby	1,330	16.1	-6.1
	Liberal Democrats	Louise Truman	834	10.1	+3.8
Majority			4,733	57.6	+12.1
Turnout			8,227	34.9	+5.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.0

Nether Edge^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Qurban Hussain*	2,477	45.2	-3.7
	Conservative	Anne Smith	1,260	23.0	-9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Gregory Connor	1,103	20.1	+5.0
	Green	Jill Margaret	547	10.0	+10.0
	No Poll Tax	Simon Rawlins	96	1.7	+1.7
Majority			1,217	22.2	+5.4
Turnout			5,483	39.6	-0.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.7

Nether Shire^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Wigfield*	4,070	81.0	-1.1
	Labour	Hazel Ellery	3,949
	Liberal Democrats	Francis Pierce	516	10.3	+2.1
	Conservative	Maureen Neill	436	8.7	-0.9
	Conservative	Jeremy Richardson	362
Majority			3,433	70.7	-1.8
Turnout			5,022	41.9	+9.4
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.6

Netherthorpe^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Bower	3,232	71.8	-4.0
	Conservative	David Knight	530	11.8	-1.8
	Green	Barry New	436	9.7	+9.7
	Liberal Democrats	David Cloke	300	6.6	-1.1
Majority			2,702	60.0	-2.2
Turnout			4,498	36.5	+7.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.1

Norton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Moore*	4,245	70.9	+3.5
	Conservative	Albert Marsden	1,133	18.9	-4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Tutt	609	10.2	+1.4
Majority			3,112	52.0	+8.3
Turnout			5,987	46.2	+7.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.1

Owlerton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Mathews*	3,848	80.3	-4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Kathryn Taylor	474	9.9	-2.4
	Conservative	Jane Harries	469	9.8	+7.1
Majority			3,374	70.4	-2.3
Turnout			4,791	37.4	+8.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.1

Park^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Doris Mulhearn*	4,176	87.3	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Hughes	311	6.5	+0.2
	Conservative	Clare Fenner	297	6.2	-2.1
Majority			3,865	80.8	+3.7
Turnout			4,784	35.7	+9.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.8

Sharrow^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Catherine Whitty	3,058	76.2	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen Brown	492	12.2	+4.5
	Conservative	Paul Makin	464	11.5	-3.1
Majority			2,566	64.0	+5.9
Turnout			4,014	34.6	+6.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.5

South Wortley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Webster	3,691	43.6	+5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Bagshaw	3,424	40.5	+0.9
	Conservative	Lynn Wilson	1,339	15.8	-6.2
Majority			267	3.1	+1.8
Turnout			8,454	45.7	+7.6
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+2.2

Southey Green^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patricia Nelson*	4,511	88.8	-0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Nic Chilton	328	6.4	+1.3
	Conservative	Robert Usher	242	4.7	-1.2
Majority			4,183	82.4	-0.6
Turnout			5,081	40.8	+8.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.7

Stocksbridge^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alfred Meade	2,459	50.4	+6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen Brelsford	1,997	40.9	-2.8
	Conservative	Russell Crane	425	8.7	-1.9
Majority			462	9.5	+9.3
Turnout			4,881	46.3	+10.6
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+4.8

Walkley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carol Bullement*	4,336	70.2	-4.3
	Conservative	Christine Blundell	714	11.6	-1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Penelope Baker	576	9.3	+1.9
	Green	Nicola Watson	545	8.8	+8.8
Majority			3,622	58.6	-2.5
Turnout			6,171	42.7	+5.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.2

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac "Sheffield Local Elections 1973-1995 scans". Retrieved 20 June 2011.

[results-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac "Sheffield Local Elections 1973-1995 scans". Retrieved 20 June 2011.

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