Elections to Sheffield

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 4th May 2000. One third of the council was up for election. Previous to this election, two Liberal Democrats – Robert Watson and Trefor Morgan – became Independents. Similarly there were two Labour defections, long-time Labour councillor Dorothy Walton went to the Liberal Democrats and Michael Smith became an Independent.

The election seen the Liberal Democrats extend their majority through a couple of gains from Labour, with both parties recouping seats where aforementioned defections had taken place. Vote wise, the Liberal Democrat vote notably fell back from their previous elections' consistent increases, whereas the Conservatives managed their best vote share since 1992

Sheffield Council election, 1992

Elections to Sheffield Council were held on 7th May 1992. 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...

. Overall turnout was 25.8%.

Election result

This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:

Party		Previous council	New council
	Liberal Democrats	46	48
	Labour	37	37
	Conservatives	1	1
	Independent Liberal Democrat	2	1
	Green	0	0
	Independent Labour	1	0
	Socialist Alternative	0	0
	Socialist Alliance	0	0
	Socialist Labour	0	0
Total		87	87
Working majority

Ward results