Sheffield City Council election, 1998

7 May 1998

29 of 87 seats to Sheffield City Council 44 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Liberal Democrat	Labour	Conservative
Seats won	16	13	0
Seat change	5	5	0

Map showing the results of the 1998 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 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.^[1]

Election result

Sheffield Local Election Result 1998
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrat	16	5	0	5	55.2	50.2	50,109	9.3%
	Labour	13	0	5	5	44.8	35.6	35,521	8.6%
	Conservative	0	0	0	0	0.0	11.7	11,749	1.5%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.2	1,216	0.8%
	Independent Labour	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.5	565	0.1%
	Socialist Alternative	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.4	387	0.1%
	Independent Conservative	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	95	0.0%
	Socialist Labour	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	82	0.1%
	Socialist Alliance	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	76	0.1%
	Socialist Workers	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	58	0.0%

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

Party		Previous council	New council
	Labour	55	50
	Liberal Democrats	31	36
	Conservatives	1	1
Total		87	87
Working majority		23	13

Ward results

Beauchief ^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Moore	3,134	65.4	+8.1
	Labour		1,099	22.9	-5.5
	Conservative		561	11.7	-2.6
Majority			2,035	42.4	+13.5
Turnout			4,794	32.8	-4.7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	+6.8

Birley^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Ron Shepherd	1,658	52.8	-9.0
	Liberal Democrat		1,084	34.5	+8.8
	Conservative		400	12.7	+0.3
Majority			574	18.3	-17.8
Turnout			3,142	21.6	-4.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.9

Brightside^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Alf Meade	1,214	55.5	-0.9
	Liberal Democrat	Jonathan Harston	728	33.3	-5.2
	Conservative		162	7.4	+2.4
	Socialist Labour		82	3.7	+3.7
Majority			486	22.2	+4.3
Turnout			2,186	18.2	-5.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.1

Broomhill^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Whitehouse	1,905	50.4	+18.3
	Labour		1,083	28.7	-16.3
	Conservative		662	17.5	-5.3
	Green		128	3.4	+3.4
Majority			822	21.7	+8.8
Turnout			3,778	25.1	-3.1
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	+10.0

Burngreave^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J Watson	724	36.5	-18.7
	Independent Labour	James Jamison	565	28.4	+2.9
	Liberal Democrat		359	18.1	+5.6
	Conservative		177	8.9	+2.2
	Green		84	4.2	+4.2
	Socialist Alliance		76	3.8	+3.8
Majority			159	18.4	-24.3
Turnout			1,985	20.8	-6.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.8

Castle^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	M King	885	56.4	-8.6
	Liberal Democrat		364	23.2	+7.4
	Conservative		123	7.8	+0.2
	Socialist Alternative		103	6.5	-1.7
	Green		95	6.0	+2.7
Majority			521	33.2	-16.0
Turnout			1,570	15.6	-5.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.0

Chapel Green^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Francis Butler	3,086	65.2	+6.0
	Labour		1,421	30.0	-6.2
	Conservative		226	4.8	+0.2
Majority			1,665	35.2	+12.2
Turnout			4,733	26.4	-2.8
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	+6.1

Darnall^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	R Murray	1,761	54.0	-5.0
	Liberal Democrat		1,257	38.5	+7.5
	Conservative		245	7.5	-2.5
Majority			504	15.4	-5.0
Turnout			3,263	23.0	+0.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.2

Dore^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Colin Ross	3,757	59.1	+19.8
	Conservative		1,999	31.4	-13.6
	Labour		599	9.4	-6.2
Majority			1,758	27.6	+21.9
Turnout			6,355	41.9	-0.7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	+16.7

Ecclesall^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Roger Davison	3,437	59.5	+11.1
	Conservative		1,616	28.0	-4.0
	Labour		724	12.5	-7.0
Majority			1,821	31.5	+15.2
Turnout			5,777	36.9	+5.7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	+7.5

Firth Park^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Joan Barton	1,532	63.1	-0.2
	Liberal Democrat		618	25.4	-0.7
	Conservative		277	11.4	+0.9
Majority			914	37.6	+0.4
Turnout			2,427	20.3	-3.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.2

Hallam^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Duncan Kime	3,488	61.4	+9.0
	Conservative		1,459	25.7	-2.8
	Labour		730	12.8	-6.2
Majority			2,029	35.7	+11.9
Turnout			5,677	38.2	-2.9
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	+5.9

Handsworth^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Ray Satur	1,660	54.7	-10.5
	Liberal Democrat		1,036	34.1	+10.0
	Conservative		338	11.1	+0.5
Majority			624	20.6	-20.4
Turnout			3,034	21.2	-4.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.2

Heeley^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Steve Ayris	2,258	57.1	+7.2
	Labour		1,540	38.9	-6.7
	Conservative		158	4.0	-0.5
Majority			718	18.1	+13.8
Turnout			3,956	29.0	-5.7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	+6.9

Hillsborough^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Christine Tosseano	2,581	58.7	+3.8
	Labour		1,580	35.9	-4.0
	Conservative		238	5.4	+0.2
Majority			1,001	22.7	+7.7
Turnout			4,399	30.9	-4.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	+3.9

Intake^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Louise Truman	1,960	55.2	+23.0
	Labour	Freda White	1,328	37.4	-18.5
	Conservative		259	7.3	-4.5
Majority			632	17.8	-5.9
Turnout			3,547	24.3	+0.3
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	+20.7

Manor^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Jan Fiore	895	57.7	-8.2
	Liberal Democrat		477	30.7	+12.4
	Conservative		108	6.9	-0.2
	Socialist Alternative		71	4.6	-4.0
Majority			418	26.9	-20.6
Turnout			1,551	17.6	-3.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.3

Mosborough^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Ian Saunders	2,258	51.8	-8.0
	Liberal Democrat		1,284	29.5	+6.8
	Conservative		720	16.5	+1.3
	Independent Conservative		95	2.2	-0.1
Majority			974	22.3	-14.8
Turnout			4,357	16.9	-3.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.4

Nether Edge^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew White	2,176	52.4	+3.1
	Labour		1,438	34.6	-2.7
	Conservative		287	6.9	-1.5
	Green		254	6.1	+1.2
Majority			738	17.7	+5.7
Turnout			4,155	31.5	-8.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	+2.9

Nether Shire^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	D Newton	1,260	53.3	-7.4
	Liberal Democrat		940	39.7	+6.7
	Conservative		164	6.9	+0.6
Majority			320	13.5	-14.2
Turnout			2,364	20.1	-3.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.0

Netherthorpe^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Holmes	1,895	58.1	+7.3
	Labour	Mike Bower	1,067	32.7	-7.8
	Green		165	5.0	-0.7
	Conservative		74	2.3	-0.6
	Socialist Workers		58	1.8	+1.8
Majority			828	25.4	+15.2
Turnout			3,259	26.7	-3.5
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	+7.5

Norton^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Gail Smith	2,089	56.2	+3.7
	Labour		1,375	37.0	-3.5
	Conservative		255	6.8	-0.1
Majority			714	19.2	+7.2
Turnout			3,719	32.1	-6.9
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	+3.6

Owlerton^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Trefor Morgan	1,100	47.1	+16.5
	Labour		1,081	46.3	-13.7
	Conservative		154	6.6	-2.8
Majority			19	0.8	-28.6
Turnout			2,335	20.5	-2.2
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	+15.1

Park^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Doris Mulhern	779	50.9	-9.9
	Liberal Democrat		439	28.7	+11.4
	Socialist Alternative		213	13.9	-1.0
	Conservative		99	6.5	-0.5
Majority			340	22.2	-21.3
Turnout			1,530	14.1	-5.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.6

Sharrow^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Jean Cromar	1,110	53.0	-11.2
	Liberal Democrat		628	30.0	+2.0
	Conservative		206	9.8	+2.0
	Green		149	7.1	+7.1
Majority			482	23.0	-13.2
Turnout			2,093	16.7	-4.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.6

South Wortley^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Victoria Bowden	3,147	62.8	+3.8
	Labour		1,284	25.6	-4.0
	Conservative		437	8.7	-2.7
	Green		142	2.8	+2.8
Majority			1,863	37.2	+7.8
Turnout			5,010	27.4	-2.7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	+3.9

Southey Green^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	P Rose	1,237	61.5	-12.5
	Liberal Democrat		700	34.8	+15.2
	Conservative		74	3.7	-2.7
Majority			537	26.7	-27.7
Turnout			2,011	19.2	-2.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-13.8

Stocksbridge^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Brelsford	1,689	64.5	+8.5
	Labour		774	29.6	-7.8
	Conservative		153	5.8	-0.7
Majority			915	35.0	+16.4
Turnout			2,616	24.6	-2.9
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	+8.1

Walkley^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Milton	2,493	58.9	+5.6
	Labour		1,425	33.6	-9.4
	Green		199	4.7	+4.7
	Conservative		118	2.8	-0.8
Majority			1,068	25.2	+14.9
Turnout			4,235	30.4	-6.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	+7.5

References

↑ "Local Elections results". The Times. 1998-05-09. p. 46. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 "Local elections: Sheffield, 7 May 1998". Retrieved 2011-06-19.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 "Local elections: Sheffield, 3 May 1996". Retrieved 2011-06-19.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 "Sheffield Council Candidates, 1998". Retrieved 2011-06-19.

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