2012 Sheffield City Council election
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Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 [1] as part of the 2012 United Kingdom local elections.
There were 28 seats up for election, one third of the council. The last election in 2011 gave Labour a majority over the Liberal Democrats with 49 councillors. However, one Independent councillor joined Labour after the election, giving the party 50 seats.[2]
Four main parties fielded a full slate of 28 candidates. UKIP were also to put up a full slate, but Steve Moxon was deselected as the party's candidate for Dore and Totley.[3] Labour were defending 12 seats, all of which they successfully held in 2011. The Liberal Democrats were defending 15 seats, 9 of which they lost to Labour in 2011. The Greens were defending 1 seat, which they held in 2011. The Conservatives, UKIP and the smaller parties had no councillors.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 21 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
75.0 | 46.9 | 61,036 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 8 | ![]() |
21.4 | 22.0 | 28,591 | ![]() | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 10.5 | 13,612 | ![]() | |
Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
3.6 | 10.4 | 13,607 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 8.2 | 10,729 | ![]() | |
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 1.0 | 1,266 | ![]() | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.9 | 1,222 | ![]() | |
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.1 | 174 | ![]() |
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
Party | Previous council | New council | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 50 | 59 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | 32 | 23 | ![]() | |
Greens | 2 | 2 | ![]() | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
Conservatives | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
Total | 84 | 84 | ||
Working majority | 16 | 34 |
Ward results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julie Dore | 2,303 | 62.3 | +20.8 | |
UKIP | David Sheriden | 544 | 14.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Peter Smith | 299 | 8.1 | -10.7 | |
Green | Andrea Barnard | 276 | 7.5 | -4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Patricia White | 275 | 7.4 | -20.9 | |
Majority | 1,759 | 47.6 | +34.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,697 | 28.18 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roy Munn | 2,393 | 45.9 | +18.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Ayris | 1,642 | 31.5 | -8.1 | |
UKIP | Peter Boardman | 534 | 10.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Michelle Grant | 345 | 6.6 | -11.2 | |
Green | Christina Hespe | 296 | 5.7 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 751 | 14.4 | |||
Turnout | 5,210 | 38.14 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ian Saunders | 2,301 | 58.9 | +16.0 | |
UKIP | Sam Lander | 589 | 15.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Shirley Clayton | 535 | 13.7 | -16.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Shaw | 299 | 7.7 | -10.8 | |
Green | Peter Garbutt | 180 | 4.6 | -3.3 | |
Majority | 1,712 | 43.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,904 | 29.36 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bryan Lodge | 2,553 | 63.2 | +15.1 | |
UKIP | Graham Cheetham | 555 | 13.7 | N/A | |
Green | Frank Plunkett | 257 | 6.4 | -3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Bowden | 253 | 6.3 | -15.3 | |
Conservative | Calum Heaton | 248 | 6.1 | -14.1 | |
English Democrat | David Wildgoose | 174 | 4.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,998 | 49.5 | |||
Turnout | 4,040 | 31.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jayne Dunn | 1,303 | 37.0 | +22.9 | |
Green | James Little | 1,102 | 31.3 | 4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Scriven | 809 | 22.3 | -24.4 | |
Conservative | Timothy Moffatt | 197 | 5.6 | -7.0 | |
UKIP | Pat Sullivan | 107 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 201 | 5.71 | |||
Turnout | 3,518 | 26.61 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jackie Drayton | 3,373 | 67.2 | +16.7 | |
TUSC | Maxine Bowler | 708 | 14.1 | N/A | |
UKIP | Jean Simpson | 271 | 5.4 | N/A | |
Green | John Sissons | 247 | 4.9 | -8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tasadique Mohammed | 241 | 4.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Russell Cutts | 181 | 3.6 | -9.0 | |
Majority | 2,665 | 53.08 | |||
Turnout | 5,021 | 32.15 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Rob Murphy | 2,165 | 48.7 | +8.5 | |
Labour | Mohammed Akbar | 1,736 | 39.1 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Muhammad Zahar | 244 | 5.5 | -7.5 | |
Conservative | Owen Grey | 161 | 3.6 | -4.2 | |
UKIP | Andrew Kitson | 137 | 3.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 429 | 9.66 | |||
Turnout | 4,443 | 21.28 | |||
Green hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Rob Frost | 1,956 | 34.9 | -18.0 | |
Labour | Abdul Khayum | 1,416 | 25.3 | +12.5 | |
Green | Amy Mack | 808 | 14.4 | +0.7 | |
Independent | John Hesketh | 736 | 13.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | James Hoyes | 360 | 6.4 | -14.2 | |
UKIP | Alec Hayward | 323 | 5.78 | N/A | |
Majority | 540 | 9.64 | |||
Turnout | 5,599 | 40.15 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mary Lea | 2,978 | 56.6 | +12.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Salim Zaman | 1,149 | 21.8 | -10.4 | |
UKIP | Charlotte Arnott | 556 | 10.6 | +1.6 | |
Independent | Mohammed Miah | 220 | 4.18 | N/A | |
Green | Julie White | 209 | 4.0 | =1.0 | |
Conservative | Alan Ryder | 149 | 2.8 | -6.7 | |
Majority | 1,829 | 34.77 | |||
Turnout | 5,261 | 34.07 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Colin Ross | 2,610 | 41.4 | -7.2 | |
Conservative | Anne Smith | 2,140 | 34.0 | -9.6 | |
Labour | Hafeas Rehman | 763 | 12.1 | +8.4 | |
Green | Rita Wilcock | 422 | 6.70 | +4.2 | |
Independent | Steve Moxon | 363 | 5.8 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 470 | 7.46 | |||
Turnout | 6,298 | 47.02 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joyce Wright | 2,545 | 53.0 | +22.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Colin Taylor | 1,167 | 24.3 | -18.7 | |
UKIP | Mark Price | 551 | 11.5 | N/A | |
Green | Kay Horsfield | 270 | 5.6 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Hilary Gay | 268 | 5.6 | -5.2 | |
Majority | 1,378 | 28.70 | |||
Turnout | 4,801 | 33.27 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Penny Baker | 2,514 | 39.3 | -18.9 | |
Labour | Richard Lawrence | 1,625 | 25.4 | +17.3 | |
Green | Arun Mathur | 959 | 15.0 | +5.8 | |
Conservative | Christina Stark | 891 | 13.9 | -10.5 | |
UKIP | Jason Sullivan | 415 | 6.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 889 | 13.88 | |||
Turnout | 6,404 | 43.35 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sheila Constance | 2,606 | 69.7 | +22.2 | |
UKIP | Matthew Ratcliffe | 470 | 12.6 | N/A | |
Green | Mick Ibbotson | 307 | 8.2 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | Judith Burkinshaw | 187 | 5.0 | -4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Tosseano | 168 | 4.5 | -9.8 | |
Majority | 2,136 | 57.14 | |||
Turnout | 3,738 | 26.62 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Susan Alston | 2,144 | 38.6 | -1.37 | |
Conservative | Vonny Watts | 1,331 | 24.0 | +2.70 | |
Labour | Pauline Wood | 1,026 | 18.5 | -5.81 | |
Green | Judith Rutnam | 731 | 13.2 | -1.33 | |
UKIP | Nigel James | 318 | 5.7 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 813 | 14.65 | |||
Turnout | 5,550 | 38.62 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve Jones | 2,693 | 56.5 | +21.4 | |
Green | Steve Barnard | 748 | 15.7 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Shaw | 479 | 10.1 | -32.0 | |
UKIP | Vincent Foster | 421 | 8.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Jenny Grant | 247 | 5.2 | -2.5 | |
TUSC | Alan Munro | 176 | 3.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,945 | 40.8 | |||
Turnout | 4,764 | 33.2 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Denise Reaney | 2,093 | 39.2 | -7.9 | |
Labour | Bob Pemberton | 1,994 | 37.4 | +16.7 | |
UKIP | Pauline Arnott | 398 | 7.5 | +3.3 | |
Green | David Hayes | 393 | 7.4 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | Trevor Grant | 342 | 6.41 | N/A | |
TUSC | Sam Morecroft | 116 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 99 | 1.86 | |||
Turnout | 5,336 | 39.81* | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
- Turnout percentage figure for Graves Park ward is not from official source. Calculated as (total votes/electorate)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Lindars-Hammond | 2,424 | 53.3 | +23.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Harston | 682 | 14.1 | -35.8 | |
UKIP | Paul Hirst | 570 | 12.5 | N/A | |
Green | Chris McMahon | 481 | 10.6 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | Nigel Bonson | 261 | 5.7 | +0.4 | |
TUSC | Wyllie Hume | 130 | 2.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,742 | 38.30 | |||
Turnout | 4,548 | 32.76 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Pat Midgley | 2,228 | 72.1 | +19.2 | |
UKIP | Les Arnott | 308 | 10.0 | N/A | |
Green | Graham Wroe | 272 | 8.8 | -2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jack Williams | 179 | 5.8 | -16.6 | |
Conservative | Josh Lahlou | 105 | 3.4 | -9.7 | |
Majority | 1,920 | 62.10 | |||
Turnout | 3,092 | 23.18 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Downing | 2,463 | 54.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gail Smith | 1,113 | 24.4 | ||
UKIP | Thomas Booker | 518 | 11.4 | ||
Conservative | Paul Nizinskyj | 297 | 6.5 | ||
Green | Sarah Smalley | 166 | 3.6 | ||
Majority | 1,350 | 29.62 | |||
Turnout | 4,557 | 33.23 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nikki Bond | 2,570 | 47.2 | +10.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Iltaf Hussain | 1,425 | 26.2 | -18.4 | |
Green | Rob Cole | 1,000 | 18.4 | +5.3 | |
UKIP | Jeffrey Shaw | 226 | 4.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Afzal Shaikh | 225 | 4.1 | -1.9 | |
Majority | 1,145 | 21.0 | |||
Turnout | 5,446 | 40.43 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lynn Rooney | 2,385 | 64.85 | ||
UKIP | Robert Sheridan | 582 | 15.82 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Angela Hill | 259 | 7.04 | ||
Conservative | Andrew Sneddon | 232 | 6.31 | ||
Green | Richard Roper | 220 | 5.98 | ||
Majority | 1,803 | 49.02 | |||
Turnout | 3,678 | 28.08 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sioned-Mair Richards | 2,402 | 67.3 | +23.2 | |
UKIP | Scott Wright | 634 | 17.8 | N/A | |
Green | Douglas Johnson | 215 | 6.0 | -0.3 | |
Conservative | Eric Kirby | 198 | 5.5 | -5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sharon Mboueyeu | 122 | 3.4 | -5.4 | |
Majority | 1,768 | 49.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,571 | 25.17 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Damms | 2,378 | 70.7 | +28.8 | |
UKIP | Michael Simpson | 435 | 12.9 | N/A | |
Green | Eamonn Ward | 190 | 5.7 | +1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Tosseano | 181 | 5.4 | -12.3 | |
Conservative | James Gould | 180 | 5.4 | -5.4 | |
Majority | 1,943 | 57.76 | |||
Turnout | 3,364 | 24.63 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Kate Condliffe | 2,228 | 40.5 | -6.2 | |
Labour | Max Telfer | 1,944 | 35.4 | +12.8 | |
UKIP | John Greenfield | 600 | 10.9 | N/A | |
Green | Martin Bradshaw | 400 | 7.3 | +1.3 | |
Conservative | Claudia Cole | 325 | 5.9 | -9.3 | |
Majority | 284 | 5.17 | |||
Turnout | 5,497 | 38.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Crowther | 1,770 | 35.1 | +21.7 | |
UKIP | Grant French | 1,386 | 27.5 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Jack Clarkson | 1,220 | 24.2 | -14.8 | |
Conservative | Nigel Owen | 408 | 8.1 | -10.5 | |
Green | Dan Lyons | 260 | 5.2 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 384 | 7.61 | |||
Turnout | 5,044 | 34.63 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neal Gibson | 2,494 | 50.0 | +14.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Diane Leek | 1,163 | 23.3 | -26.6 | |
Green | Calvin Payne | 630 | 12.6 | +2.6 | |
UKIP | Richard Ratcliffe | 392 | 7.85 | N/A | |
Conservative | John Levick | 179 | 3.6 | -1.6 | |
TUSC | Chaz Lockett | 136 | 2.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,331 | 26.65 | |||
Turnout | 4,994 | 33.48 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Adam Hurst | 1,977 | 40.5 | +19.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Hooper | 1,724 | 35.3 | -17.1 | |
UKIP | Simon Ellison | 530 | 10.9 | N/A | |
Independent | David Ogle | 266 | 5.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Gabrielle Pitfield | 215 | 4.40 | -6.1 | |
Green | Kathryn Aston | 172 | 3.44 | -0.3 | |
Majority | 253 | 5.18 | |||
Turnout | 4,884 | 34.74 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jackie Satur | 2,393 | 60.2 | +12.6 | |
UKIP | Jonathan Arnott | 879 | 22.10 | +8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Leslie Abrahams | 257 | 6.5 | -8.9 | |
Green | John Grant | 231 | 5.81 | -1.0 | |
Conservative | Laurence Hayward | 218 | 5.5 | -10.8 | |
Majority | 1,514 | 38.06 | |||
Turnout | 3,978 | 29.81 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
By-elections between 2012 and 2014[]
Death of Liberal Democrat Cllr Janice Sidebottom.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Cliff Woodcraft | 2,563 | 48.3 | +9.7 | |
Labour | Olivia Blake | 1,035 | 19.5 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Vonny Watts | 826 | 15.5 | -8.5 | |
UKIP | John Greenfield | 501 | 9.4 | +3.7 | |
Green | Brian Webster | 379 | 7.1 | -6.1 | |
Majority | 1528 | 28.75 | +14.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,314 | 37.5 | -1.12 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +2.4 |
Death of Labour Cllr John Robson.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Drabble | 1,398 | 52.2 | -10.1 | |
UKIP | Bob Sheridan | 482 | 18.0 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | Peter Smith | 213 | 8.0 | -0.1 | |
TUSC | Alan Munro | 204 | 7.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Ross | 161 | 6.0 | -1.4 | |
Green | Jennyfer Barnard | 143 | 5.3 | -2.2 | |
English Democrat | David Wildgoose | 75 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 916 | 34.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,676 |
References[]
- ^ "Sheffield City Council - Types of Elections". sheffield.gov.uk. 5 April 2012. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012.
- ^ "Independent councillor joins Labour - Local - The Star". thestar.co.uk. 22 May 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012.
- ^ Wainwright, Martin (2 May 2012). "Sheffield UKIP candidate sacked over Breivik comments". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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