2008 Sheffield City Council election

Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday 1 May 2008. There were 30 seats up for election - one of the three councillors from each ward, plus two seats from Labour councillors who had stepped down. Liberal Democrats made several gains, regaining control of the council for the first time since losing it in 2002. The overall turnout for this election was 36.8%.[1]

2008 Sheffield City Council election
1 May 2008
30 of 84 seats to Sheffield City Council
43 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats won 17 12
Seat change Increase6 Decrease5
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Green Conservative
Seats won 1 0
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
Map showing the results of the 2008 Sheffield City Council elections.
Majority party before election

No Overall Control

 Majority party after election

Liberal Democrats

Councillors before and after the election
WardIncumbent ElectedIncumbentElected
Arbourthorne 2004 Julie Dore Julie Dore
Beauchief & Greenhill 2004 Anthony Holmes Louise McCann
Beighton 2004 Ian Saunders Ian Saunders
Birley 2004 Bryan Lodge Bryan Lodge
Broomhill 2004 Paul Scriven Paul Scriven
Burngreave 2004 Jackie Drayton Jackie Drayton
Central 2004 Jean Cromar Robert Murphy
Crookes 2004 Brian Holmes Brian Holmes
Darnall 2004 Mary Lea Mary Lea
Dore and Totley 2004 Anne Smith Colin Ross
East Ecclesfield 2004 Patricia Fox Patricia Fox
Ecclesall 2004 Sylvia Dunkley Sylvia Dunkley
Firth Park 2004 Joan Barton Joan Barton
Fulwood 2004 John Knight John Knight
Gleadless Valley 2004 Terry Fox Frank Taylor
Graves Park 2004 Peter Moore Peter Moore
Hillsborough 2004 Robert MacDonald Joe Taylor
Manor Castle 2004 Pat Midgley Pat Midgley
Mosborough (1) 2004 Mike Peat Gail Smith
Mosborough (2) 2006 Sam Wall Chris Tutt
Nether Edge 2004 Ali Qadar Ali Qadar
Richmond (1) 2004 Martin Lawton Martin Lawton
Richmond (2) 2006 Liz Naylor Lynn Rooney
Shiregreen and Brightside 2004 Jane Bird Jane Bird
Southey 2004 Tony Damms Tony Damms
Stannington 2004 Arthur Dunworth Arthur Dunworth
Stocksbridge and Upper Don 2004 Martin Davis Jack Clarkson
Walkley 2004 Diane Leek Diane Leek
West Ecclesfield 2004 Kathleen Chadwick Kathleen Chadwick
Woodhouse 2004 Marjorie Barker Marjorie Barker

Election result
Sheffield City Council Election Result 2008
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 17 5 0 +5 56.7 36.9 50,282 +3.0
  Labour 12 0 5 -5 40.0 30.0 40,939 -4.8
  Conservative 0 0 1 -1 0.0 16.0 21,857 +1.5
  Green 1 1 0 +1 3.3 9.1 12,446 -0.5
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.0 5,489 +0.7
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.6 2,114 -0.2
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 1,799 N/A
  Left List 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.8 1,089 N/A
  Socialist Alternative 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 271 +0.1

The Liberal Democrats gained five seats from their position following the 2004 election, but also regained a seat lost to an Independent via defection in Stocksbridge & Upper Don.

Party Previous council New council
Liberal Democrats 39 45
Labour 41 36
Green 2 3
Conservatives 1 0
Independent Liberal Democrat 1 0
Total 84 84
Working majority  0   6 

Ward results

Arbourthorne
Arbourthorne [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Dore* 1,606 41.5 -14.3
Liberal Democrats Robert Cowbury 1,094 28.3 +6.2
Conservative Peter Smith 727 18.8 +4.8
Green Jennyfer Barnard 445 11.5 +3.4
Majority 512 13.2 -20.6
Turnout 3,872 32.0 +2.4
Labour hold Swing

Beauchief & Greenhill
Beauchief & Greenhill [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Louise McCann 2,096 39.6 +1.3
Labour Neil Cleeveley 1,451 27.4 -4.2
Conservative Michelle Grant 941 17.8 +2.8
BNP John Beatson 525 9.9 +0.5
Green David Hayes 275 5.2 -0.4
Majority 645 12.2 +5.5
Turnout 5,288 39.0 -0.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Beighton
Beighton [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Saunders* 1,730 42.9 -5.6
Conservative Shirley Clayton 1,234 30.6 +5.0
Liberal Democrats Tracey Williams 746 18.5 +1.8
Green Andrew Brandram 318 7.9 -1.3
Majority 496 12.3 -10.6
Turnout 4,028 31.0 -0.5
Labour hold Swing

Birley
Birley [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bryan Lodge* 2,095 48.1 -5.5
Liberal Democrats Ben Curran 952 21.8 +5.5
Conservative Gordon Millward 872 20.0 +4.8
Green Francis Plunkett 438 10.1 +1.6
Majority 1,143 26.2 -11.1
Turnout 4,357 34.4 +0.1
Labour hold Swing

Broomhill
Broomhill [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Scriven* 1,329 46.7 +1.3
Green Rob Cole 756 26.6 -0.6
Labour Zoe Sykes 401 14.1 -2.7
Conservative Michael Ginn 359 12.6 +2.0
Majority 573 20.1 +1.9
Turnout 2,845 24.5 -1.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Burngreave
Burngreave [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jackie Drayton* 2,369 50.5 -1.1
Left List Maxine Bowler 1,089 23.2 -0.8
Green Christopher Sissons 638 13.6 +5.4
Conservative Rashid Zaman 593 12.6 +3.0
Majority 1,280 27.3 -0.3
Turnout 5,689 32.0 -4.7
Labour hold Swing

Central
Central [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Rob Murphy 1,611 40.2 +4.6
Labour Mohammad Maroof 1,563 39.0 +8.0
Liberal Democrats Mohammad Azim 522 13.0 -9.8
Conservative June Ledbury 311 7.8 +1.0
Majority 48 1.2 -3.4
Turnout 4,007 31.0 ±0.0
Green gain from Labour Swing

Crookes
Crookes [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Holmes* 2,690 52.9 -0.9
Conservative Robert Sheridan 1,045 20.6 +3.3
Green Julian Briggs 698 13.7 +1.3
Labour Qurban Hussain 651 12.8 -3.7
Majority 1,645 32.4 -4.2
Turnout 5,084 38.0 -1.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Darnall
Darnall [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Lea* 2,039 44.3 -0.9
Liberal Democrats Misbah Chowdhury 1,484 32.2 +21.0
Conservative Anne Corke 439 9.5 +0.9
UKIP Charlotte Arnott 414 9.0 +1.2
Green Julie White 228 5.0 -0.4
Majority 555 12.1 -11.3
Turnout 4,604 34.0 -0.2
Labour hold Swing

Dore & Totley
Dore & Totley [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Ross 3,606 48.6 -3.6
Conservative Anne Smith* 3,231 43.6 +8.1
Labour Javed Khan 275 3.7 -2.3
Green Rita Wilcock 183 2.5 -1.5
UKIP James Laurie 124 1.7 -0.8
Majority 375 5.1 -11.6
Turnout 7,419 56.1 +3.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

East Ecclesfield
East Ecclesfield [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Fox* 2,314 43.0 +5.9
Labour Angela Weatherall 1,622 30.2 -5.2
BNP Shirley Collins 677 12.6 -0.5
Conservative Paula Mayfield 582 10.8 +1.6
Green Lamia Safir 181 3.4 -1.7
Majority 692 12.9 +11.1
Turnout 5,376 38.4 +8.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ecclesall
Ecclesall [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Dunkley* 3,893 58.2 +4.7
Conservative Michael Young 1,630 24.4 -1.2
Green Jason Leman 615 9.2 -1.8
Labour Jack Scott 547 8.1 -1.8
Majority 2,263 33.9 +6.0
Turnout 6,685 47.0 +1.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Firth Park
Firth Park [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joan Barton* 1,813 47.5 -6.0
BNP Michael Smith 742 19.5 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Philip Morris 547 14.3 +2.4
Conservative Paul Rymill 377 9.9 -0.4
Green Jonathan Cook 257 6.7 -0.6
Independent Maria-Barbara Noack 78 2.0 N/A
Majority 971 25.5 -10.9
Turnout 3,814 30.0 ±0.0
Labour hold Swing

Fulwood
Fulwood [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Knight* 2,893 54.9 -1.2
Conservative Alan Ryder 1,434 27.2 -0.3
Labour Isobel Bowler 432 8.2 +0.9
Green Stephen Hitchens 374 7.1 -0.1
UKIP Patricia Sullivan 139 2.6 +0.7
Majority 1,459 27.7 -0.9
Turnout 5,272 44.0 -2.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Gleadless Valley
Gleadless Valley [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Frank Taylor 2,183 42.1 +3.1
Labour Terence Fox* 1,821 35.1 -3.0
Green Gareth Roberts 781 15.1 -0.7
Conservative Jennifer Grant 400 7.7 +0.7
Majority 362 7.0 +6.1
Turnout 5,185 39.0 -0.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Graves Park
Graves Park [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Moore* 2,519 47.1 +3.4
Labour Robert Pemberton 1,105 20.7 -5.4
Conservative Trevor Grant 885 16.5 +1.7
Green Richard Roper 345 6.5 -1.5
Socialist Alternative Alan Munro 271 5.1 +1.4
UKIP Pauline Arnott 226 4.2 +0.4
Majority 1,417 26.5 +8.9
Turnout 5,348 41.0 +0.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hillsborough
Hillsborough [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Joe Taylor 2,739 49.9 +5.5
Labour Robert Macdonald* 1,620 29.5 -5.9
BNP Eric Collins 491 8.9 +0.2
Green Christopher McMahon 346 6.3 -0.2
Conservative Neil Everest 292 5.3 +0.3
Majority 1,119 20.4 +11.4
Turnout 5,488 41.8 +0.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Manor Castle
Manor Castle [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patricia Midgley* 1,621 52.9 -7.7
Liberal Democrats David Croft 687 22.4 +5.4
Conservative Christina Stark 400 13.1 +3.2
Green Graham Wroe 357 11.6 -0.9
Majority 934 30.5 -13.1
Turnout 3,065 27.3 -0.4
Labour hold Swing

Mosborough
Mosborough [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gail Smith 2,451 50.8 +17.0
Liberal Democrats Christopher Tutt 2,019 41.9 +8.1
Labour Sarah Cullen 1,660 34.4 -7.3
Labour Andrew Peat* 1,626 33.7 -8.0
Conservative Evelyn Millward 746 15.5 +0.2
Conservative Margaret Pigott 561 11.6 -3.7
Green Anwen Fryer 290 6.0 +2.4
Majority 359 7.5 N/A
Turnout 4,822 37.7 +4.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Nether Edge
Nether Edge [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ali Qadar* 2,661 44.6 +5.6
Labour Mohammed Hafiz 2,165 36.3 +5.5
Green Mervyn Smith 780 13.1 -6.7
Conservative Rosita Malandrinos 359 6.0 -4.4
Majority 496 8.3 +0.1
Turnout 5,965 47.0 +7.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Richmond
Richmond [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynn Rooney 1,759 44.4 -7.4
Labour Martin Lawton* 1,693 42.8 -9.0
Liberal Democrats Anders Hanson 736 18.6 +2.8
Liberal Democrats Barbara Masters 699 17.7 +1.9
Conservative Ian Fey 618 15.6 +4.1
UKIP Leslie Arnott 618 15.6 +6.2
Conservative Maureen Neill 560 14.1 +2.6
Green Eamonn Ward 439 11.1 +5.3
UKIP Jennifer-Marie Ruchat 356 9.0 -0.4
Majority 957 24.2 -11.7
Turnout 3,959 31.0 -0.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Shiregreen & Brightside
Shiregreen & Brightside [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Bird* 1,757 44.1 -7.6
BNP Tracey Smith 846 21.3 -2.5
Conservative Eric Kirby 451 11.3 +3.7
Liberal Democrats Tasadique Mohammed 350 8.8 -2.3
Independent Glynn Tipper 350 8.8 N/A
Green Steve Brady 227 5.7 -0.1
Majority 911 22.9 -5.0
Turnout 3,981 30.0 -0.7
Labour hold Swing

Southey
Southey [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Damms* 1,695 41.9 -11.9
BNP John Sheldon 1,031 25.5 +6.8
Liberal Democrats John Bowden 716 17.7 +3.9
Conservative Russell Cutts 437 10.8 +1.6
Green Gemma Lock 162 4.0 -0.5
Majority 664 16.4 -18.7
Turnout 4,041 30.7 +1.4
Labour hold Swing

Stannington
Stannington [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Arthur Dunworth* 2,713 46.7 -2.7
Labour Alf Meade 1,314 22.6 -3.0
Conservative Andrew Lee 883 15.2 -1.2
BNP Martin Stevens 547 9.4 N/A
Green Martin Bradshaw 351 6.0 -2.7
Majority 1,399 24.1 +0.3
Turnout 5,808 41.0 +0.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stocksbridge & Upper Don
Stocksbridge & Upper Don [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jack Clarkson 2,258 39.0 -0.3
Independent Martin Davis* 1,371 23.7 N/A
Conservative Matt Dixon 1,076 18.6 +1.0
Labour Jim Bamford 761 13.4 -10.8
Green Angela Roberts 327 5.6 -3.2
Majority 887 15.3 +0.2
Turnout 5,793 40.7 +4.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stocksbridge & Upper Don was a regain for the Liberal Democrats, after the sitting councillor became an Independent.

Walkley
Walkley [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Diane Leek* 2,679 49.6 +8.2
Labour Veronica Hardstaff 1,899 35.2 -5.5
Green James Wilson 540 10.0 -1.6
Conservative George Ledbury 283 5.2 -1.1
Majority 780 14.4 +13.7
Turnout 5,401 40.0 +1.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

West Ecclesfield
West Ecclesfield [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Chadwick* 2,763 52.4 +0.1
Labour Max Telfer 1,130 21.5 -9.4
BNP Malcolm Woodhead 630 12.0 N/A
Conservative Robert McIlveen 552 10.5 -0.7
Green Kathryn Aston 193 3.7 -1.8
Majority 1,633 31.0 +9.6
Turnout 5,268 37.4 +2.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Woodhouse
Woodhouse [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marjorie Barker* 2,041 47.6 -5.8
Conservative Laurence Hayward 700 16.3 +4.4
Liberal Democrats Christopher Bingham 661 15.4 +2.6
UKIP Jonathan Arnott 593 13.8 -2.0
Green John Grant 291 6.8 +0.6
Majority 1,341 31.3 -6.3
Turnout 4,286 33.0 +0.1
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 2008 and 2010
East Ecclesfield By-Election 30 April 2009[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Taylor 2,239 44.3 +1.3
Labour Zoe Sykes 1,420 28.1 -2.1
BNP John Sheldon 719 14.2 +1.6
Conservative John Hattersley 564 11.2 +0.4
Green Mia Safir 107 2.1 -1.3
Majority 819 16.2 +3.3
Turnout 5,049 36.0 -2.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.6

References
  1. "Sheffield 2008 election results". sheffield.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  2. "LibDems celebrating poll victory". Sheffield Star. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
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