2012 Sheffield City Council election
Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 [1] as part of the 2012 United Kingdom local elections.
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Map showing the results of the 2012 Sheffield City Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 also put up a full slate, but Steve Moxon was disendorsed as the party's candidate for Dore and Totley.[3] Labour were defending 11 seats, all of which they successfully held in 2011. The Liberal Democrats were defending 16 seats, 10 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.
Election Result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 21 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 75.0 | 46.9 | 61,036 | -1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 21.4 | 22.0 | 28,605 | -3.9 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 13,612 | +8.7 | |
Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 10.4 | 13,607 | -0.8 | |
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 10,724 | -3.5 | |
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1,266 | +0.2 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1,222 | +0.7 | |
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 174 | New | |
The Labour Party gained ten seats from their position following the 2008 election, but this included a seat gained already gained from the Liberal Democrats via defection in Gleadless Valley.
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
Party | Previous council | New council | +/- | |
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Labour | 50 | 59 | 9 | |
Liberal Democrats | 32 | 23 | 9 | |
Greens | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 84 | 84 | ||
Working majority | 16 | 34 |
Ward results
Arbourthorne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julie Dore* | 2,303 | 62.3 | +3.4 | |
UKIP | David Sheriden | 544 | 14.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Peter Smith | 299 | 8.1 | -2.2 | |
Green | Andrea Barnard | 276 | 7.5 | -11.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Patricia White | 275 | 7.4 | -3.9 | |
Majority | 1,759 | 47.6 | +8.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,697 | 28.18 | -11.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Beauchief & Greenhill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roy Munn | 2,393 | 45.9 | +11.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Ayris | 1,642 | 31.5 | -9.3 | |
UKIP | Peter Boardman | 534 | 10.3 | +6.0 | |
Conservative | Michelle Grant | 345 | 6.6 | -2.6 | |
Green | Christina Hespe | 296 | 5.7 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 751 | 14.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,210 | 38.14 | -7.0 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Beighton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ian Saunders* | 2,301 | 58.9 | -2.3 | |
UKIP | Sam Lander | 589 | 15.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Shirley Clayton | 535 | 13.7 | -6.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Shaw | 299 | 7.7 | -4.0 | |
Green | Peter Garbutt | 180 | 4.6 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 1,712 | 43.9 | +3.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,904 | 29.36 | -7.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Birley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bryan Lodge* | 2,553 | 63.2 | -2.5 | |
UKIP | Graham Cheetham | 555 | 13.7 | N/A | |
Green | Frank Plunkett | 257 | 6.4 | -3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Bowden | 253 | 6.3 | -4.1 | |
Conservative | Calum Heaton | 248 | 6.1 | -7.7 | |
English Democrat | David Wildgoose | 174 | 4.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,998 | 49.5 | -2.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,040 | 31.40 | -7.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Broomhill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jayne Dunn | 1,303 | 37.0 | +2.4 | |
Green | James Little | 1,102 | 31.3 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Scriven* | 809 | 22.3 | -4.9 | |
Conservative | Timothy Moffatt | 197 | 5.6 | -4.4 | |
UKIP | Pat Sullivan | 107 | 3.0 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 201 | 5.7 | -1.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,518 | 26.61 | -11.2 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Burngreave
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jackie Drayton* | 3,373 | 67.2 | -0.1 | |
TUSC | Maxine Bowler | 708 | 14.1 | +0.1 | |
UKIP | Jean Simpson | 271 | 5.4 | N/A | |
Green | John Sissons | 247 | 4.9 | -2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tasadique Mohammed | 241 | 4.8 | +0.6 | |
Conservative | Russell Cutts | 181 | 3.6 | -3.3 | |
Majority | 2,665 | 53.1 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,021 | 32.15 | -6.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Rob Murphy* | 2,165 | 48.7 | +5.8 | |
Labour | Mohammed Akbar | 1,736 | 39.1 | -0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Muhammad Zahar | 244 | 5.5 | -5.2 | |
Conservative | Owen Grey | 161 | 3.6 | -3.2 | |
UKIP | Andrew Kitson | 137 | 3.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 429 | 9.7 | +4.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,443 | 21.28 | -9.7 | ||
Green hold | Swing | ||||
Crookes
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Rob Frost | 1,965 | 35.0 | +2.5 | |
Labour | Abdul Khayum | 1,416 | 25.2 | -14.4 | |
Green | Amy Mack | 808 | 14.4 | -1.5 | |
Independent | John Hesketh | 736 | 13.1 | -19.4 | |
Conservative | James Hoyes | 360 | 6.4 | -5.5 | |
UKIP | Alec Hayward | 323 | 5.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 540 | 9.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,608 | 40.15 | -12.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Darnall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mary Lea* | 2,978 | 56.6 | -12.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Salim Zaman | 1,149 | 21.8 | +12.1 | |
UKIP | Charlotte Arnott | 556 | 10.6 | +1.1 | |
Independent | Mohammed Miah | 220 | 4.2 | N/A | |
Green | Julie White | 209 | 4.0 | -1.6 | |
Conservative | Alan Ryder | 149 | 2.8 | -3.3 | |
Majority | 1,829 | 34.8 | -24.5 | ||
Turnout | 5,261 | 34.07 | -1.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Dore & Totley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Colin Ross* | 2,610 | 41.4 | -1.5 | |
Conservative | Anne Smith | 2,140 | 34.0 | +2.0 | |
Labour | Hafeas Rehman | 763 | 12.1 | -6.0 | |
Green | Rita Wilcock | 422 | 6.7 | -0.3 | |
UKIP | Steve Moxon | 363 | 5.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 470 | 7.5 | -3.4 | ||
Turnout | 6,298 | 47.02 | -9.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Steve Moxon was disendorsed by UKIP prior to the election, but still appeared on the ballot paper as the UKIP candidate.
East Ecclesfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Joyce Wright | 2,545 | 53.0 | +5.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Colin Taylor* | 1,167 | 24.3 | -10.3 | |
UKIP | Mark Price | 551 | 11.5 | N/A | |
Green | Kay Horsfield | 270 | 5.6 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Hilary Gay | 268 | 5.6 | -1.2 | |
Majority | 1,378 | 28.7 | +16.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,801 | 33.27 | -9.9 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Ecclesall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Penny Baker | 2,514 | 39.3 | -1.4 | |
Labour | Richard Lawrence | 1,625 | 25.4 | -0.5 | |
Green | Arun Mathur | 959 | 15.0 | +0.8 | |
Conservative | Christina Stark | 891 | 13.9 | -5.1 | |
UKIP | Jason Sullivan | 415 | 6.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 889 | 13.9 | -0.9 | ||
Turnout | 6,404 | 43.35 | -13.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Firth Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sheila Constance | 2,606 | 69.7 | -5.4 | |
UKIP | Matthew Ratcliffe | 470 | 12.6 | N/A | |
Green | Mick Ibbotson | 307 | 8.2 | -0.1 | |
Conservative | Judith Burkinshaw | 187 | 5.0 | -4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Tosseano | 168 | 4.5 | -3.0 | |
Majority | 2,136 | 57.1 | -9.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,738 | 26.62 | -5.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Fulwood
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Susan Alston | 2,144 | 38.6 | -1.4 | |
Conservative | Vonny Watts | 1,331 | 24.0 | +2.8 | |
Labour | Pauline Wood | 1,026 | 18.5 | -5.8 | |
Green | Judith Rutnam | 731 | 13.2 | -1.3 | |
UKIP | Nigel James | 318 | 5.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 813 | 14.6 | -1.1 | ||
Turnout | 5,550 | 38.62 | -15.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Gleadless Valley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve Jones | 2,693 | 56.5 | +5.2 | |
Green | Steve Barnard | 748 | 15.7 | +4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Shaw | 479 | 10.1 | -19.6 | |
UKIP | Vincent Foster | 421 | 8.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Jenny Grant | 247 | 5.2 | +0.6 | |
TUSC | Alan Munro | 176 | 3.7 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 1,945 | 40.8 | +19.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,764 | 33.20 | -11.1 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
The result in Gleadless Valley did not change the numbers on the council, as the sitting Liberal Democrat councillor had previously defected to Labour.
Graves Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Denise Reaney | 2,093 | 39.2 | -1.4 | |
Labour | Bob Pemberton | 1,994 | 37.4 | -1.1 | |
UKIP | Pauline Arnott | 398 | 7.5 | N/A | |
Green | David Hayes | 393 | 7.4 | +2.6 | |
Conservative | Trevor Grant | 342 | 6.4 | -7.4 | |
TUSC | Sam Morecroft | 116 | 2.2 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 99 | 1.9 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,336 | 39.81* | -8.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
- Turnout percentage figure for Graves Park ward is not from official source. Calculated as (total votes/electorate)
Hillsborough
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | George Lindars-Hammond | 2,424 | 53.3 | -1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Harston | 682 | 14.1 | -15.0 | |
UKIP | Paul Hirst | 570 | 12.5 | N/A | |
Green | Chris McMahon | 481 | 10.6 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Nigel Bonson | 261 | 5.7 | -1.1 | |
TUSC | Wyllie Hume | 130 | 2.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,742 | 38.3 | +12.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,548 | 32.76 | -11.8 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Manor Castle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Pat Midgley* | 2,228 | 72.1 | +0.9 | |
UKIP | Les Arnott | 308 | 10.0 | N/A | |
Green | Graham Wroe | 272 | 8.8 | -2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jack Williams | 179 | 5.8 | -3.3 | |
Conservative | Josh Lahlou | 105 | 3.4 | -3.4 | |
Majority | 1,920 | 62.1 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,092 | 23.18 | -6.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Mosborough
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tony Downing | 2,463 | 54.1 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gail Smith* | 1,113 | 24.4 | -6.6 | |
UKIP | Thomas Booker | 518 | 11.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Paul Nizinskyj | 297 | 6.5 | -4.2 | |
Green | Sarah Smalley | 166 | 3.6 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 1,350 | 29.6 | +6.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,557 | 33.23 | -8.7 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Nether Edge
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Nikki Bond | 2,570 | 47.2 | +3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Iltaf Hussain | 1,425 | 26.2 | -4.1 | |
Green | Rob Cole | 1,000 | 18.4 | +3.0 | |
UKIP | Jeffrey Shaw | 226 | 4.2 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Afzal Shaikh | 225 | 4.1 | -1.0 | |
Majority | 1,145 | 21.0 | +7.3 | ||
Turnout | 5,446 | 40.43 | -13.1 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Richmond
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lynn Rooney* | 2,385 | 64.8 | -2.2 | |
UKIP | Robert Sheridan | 582 | 15.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Angela Hill | 259 | 7.0 | -3.6 | |
Conservative | Andrew Sneddon | 232 | 6.3 | -5.0 | |
Green | Richard Roper | 220 | 6.0 | -5.1 | |
Majority | 1,803 | 49.0 | -6.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,678 | 28.08 | -6.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Shiregreen & Brightside
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sioned-Mair Richards | 2,402 | 67.3 | -3.9 | |
UKIP | Scott Wright | 634 | 17.8 | N/A | |
Green | Douglas Johnson | 215 | 6.0 | -4.4 | |
Conservative | Eric Kirby | 198 | 5.5 | -5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sharon Mboueyeu | 122 | 3.4 | -4.4 | |
Majority | 1,768 | 49.5 | -11.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,571 | 25.17 | -6.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Southey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tony Damms* | 2,378 | 70.7 | -1.7 | |
UKIP | Michael Simpson | 435 | 12.9 | N/A | |
Green | Eamonn Ward | 190 | 5.7 | -2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Tosseano | 181 | 5.4 | -4.6 | |
Conservative | James Gould | 180 | 5.4 | -2.6 | |
Majority | 1,943 | 57.8 | -4.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,364 | 24.63 | -5.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Stannington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Kate Condliffe | 2,228 | 40.5 | +1.6 | |
Labour | Max Telfer | 1,944 | 35.4 | -3.4 | |
UKIP | John Greenfield | 600 | 10.9 | N/A | |
Green | Martin Bradshaw | 400 | 7.3 | -1.9 | |
Conservative | Claudia Cole | 325 | 5.9 | -7.2 | |
Majority | 284 | 5.2 | +5.1 | ||
Turnout | 5,497 | 38.70 | -7.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Stocksbridge & Upper Don
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Richard Crowther | 1,770 | 35.1 | -1.9 | |
UKIP | Grant French | 1,386 | 27.5 | +12.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jack Clarkson* | 1,220 | 24.2 | -4.3 | |
Conservative | Nigel Owen | 408 | 8.1 | -5.7 | |
Green | Dan Lyons | 260 | 5.2 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 384 | 7.6 | -0.9 | ||
Turnout | 5,044 | 34.63 | -8.7 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Walkley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Neale Gibson | 2,494 | 50.0 | +2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Diane Leek* | 1,163 | 23.3 | -5.9 | |
Green | Calvin Payne | 630 | 12.6 | +1.4 | |
UKIP | Richard Ratcliffe | 392 | 7.8 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | John Levick | 179 | 3.6 | -0.7 | |
TUSC | Chaz Lockett | 136 | 2.7 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 1,331 | 26.7 | +8.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,994 | 33.48 | +2.3 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
West Ecclesfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Adam Hurst | 1,977 | 40.5 | -2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Hooper | 1,724 | 35.3 | -4.6 | |
UKIP | Simon Ellison | 530 | 10.9 | N/A | |
Independent | David Ogle | 266 | 5.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Gabrielle Pitfield | 215 | 4.4 | -6.3 | |
Green | Kathryn Aston | 172 | 3.4 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 253 | 5.2 | +1.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,884 | 34.74 | -6.7 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Woodhouse
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jackie Satur* | 2,393 | 60.2 | -2.7 | |
UKIP | Jonathan Arnott | 879 | 22.1 | +9.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Leslie Abrahams | 257 | 6.5 | -3.9 | |
Green | John Grant | 231 | 5.8 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Laurence Hayward | 218 | 5.5 | -4.4 | |
Majority | 1,514 | 38.1 | -11.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,978 | 29.81 | -6.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections between 2012 and 2014
Death of Liberal Democrat Cllr Janice Sidebottom.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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.