Sheffield Council election, 1991
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Elections to Sheffield
Council were held on 2nd May 1991. One third of the council was up for election. Since the previous election
, Richard Old had defected from the Conservatives, sitting as an Independent Conservative. His failure to win re-election for the Ecclesall ward returned them to 11 seats.
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
Council were held on 2nd May 1991. One third of the council was up for election. Since the previous election
Sheffield Council election, 1990
Elections to Sheffield Council were held on 4th May 1990. One third of the council was up for election.-Election result:This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:-Ward...
, Richard Old had defected from the Conservatives, sitting as an Independent Conservative. His failure to win re-election for the Ecclesall ward returned them to 11 seats.
Election result
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:| Party | Previous council | New council | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 69 | 70 | |||
| Conservatives | 10 | 11 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | 6 | |||
| Green | 0 | 0 | |||
| Conservative Councillor Against Student Games | 1 | 0 | |||
| Islamic | 0 | 0 | |||
| Wealth Redistribution Socialist Party (England and Wales) The Socialist Party is a Trotskyist party active in England and Wales.It publishes the weekly newspaper The Socialist and the monthly magazine Socialism Today... |
0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 87 | 87 | |||
| Working majority | |||||