2023 Sheffield City Council election

Local election in England

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4 May 2023

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28 of 84 seats on Sheffield City Council
43 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Terry Fox	Shaffaq Mohammed	Douglas Johnson
Party	Labour	Liberal Democrats	Green
Seats before	39	29	14
Seats won	14	11	4
Seats after	39	29	14
Seat change	0	0	0
Popular vote	49,606	32,764	24,339
Percentage	39.6%	26.2	19.4%
Swing	1.0%	4.4%	1.8%

	Fourth party	Fifth party

Leader	Lewis Chinchen
Party	Conservative	Independent
Seats before	1	1
Seats won	0	0
Seats after	1	1
Seat change	0	0
Popular vote	13,539
Percentage	10.8%
Swing	2.3%

Winner of each seat at the 2023 Sheffield City Council election

Leader before election

Terry Fox
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

Tom Hunt
Labour
No overall control

The 2023 Sheffield City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Sheffield City Council in England. There were 29 of the 84 seats on the council up for election, being the usual third of the seats plus a by-election in Manor Castle ward. The election took place at the same time as other local elections across England.

The council was under no overall control prior to the election, with Labour councillor Terry Fox serving as leader of the council. The council remained under no overall control after the election and Terry Fox resigned as leader on 5 May 2023. Labour councillor Tom Hunt was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting.

Electoral Process

The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year. Councillors are elected via first-past-the-post voting, with each ward represented by three councillors, with one elected in each election year to serve a four-year term.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Sheffield aged 18 or over are entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, are entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in person at polling stations took place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters were able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.

Results

2023 Sheffield City Council election
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	14	1	1	48.3	39.6	49,606	-1.0
Liberal Democrats	11	0	0	37.9	26.2	32,764	+4.4
Green	4	1	1	13.8	19.4	24,339	-1.8
Conservative	0	0	0	0.0	10.8	13,539	-2.3
TUSC	0	0	0	0.0	2.3	2,852	+1.3
Reform UK	0	0	0	0.0	0.8	996	+0.5
Yorkshire	0	0	0	0.0	0.4	479	-0.5
Independent	0	0	0	0.0	0.3	325	-0.1
SDP	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	183	-0.1
Communist	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	66	±0.0

A Labour seat in Manor Castle ward had become vacant after the death of Anne Murphy.

Party		Previous council	New council	+/-
	Labour	38	39	1
	Liberal Democrats	29	29	-
	Green	14	14	-
	Conservative	1	1	-
	Independent	1	1	-
	Vacant	1	0	1
Total		84	84
Working majority		0	0

Ward Results

Asterisks (*) denote incumbent councillors seeking re-election.

Beauchief & Greenhill

Beauchief & Greenhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Shaw*	2,207	46.0	+5.9
	Labour Co-op	Mary Bishop	1,505	31.4	−5.0
	Green	Gill Black	454	9.5	−2.1
	Conservative	Scott Darby	379	7.9	−4.0
	Reform UK	Pete Reilly	180	3.8	N/A
	TUSC	Leah Byatt	68	1.4	N/A
Majority			702
Turnout			4,793	34.81	−0.64
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Beighton

Beighton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Horner	1,879	49.4	+10.2
	Labour	Michael Chilton	1,298	34.1	−3.0
	Conservative	Salieu Favour Bah	367	9.6	−6.6
	Green	Stewart Kemp	162	4.3	−3.1
	TUSC	Mark Dixey	99	2.6	N/A
Majority			581
Turnout			3,805	28.94	−1.55
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Birley

Birley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denise Fox*	1,594	52.7	−3.7
	Conservative	Steven Winstone	573	18.9	−0.2
	Green	Alan Yearsley	344	11.4	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	James Ellwood	277	9.2	+3.8
	Independent	Anne Barr	189	6.2	N/A
	TUSC	Simon Moulton	49	1.6	N/A
Majority			1,021
Turnout			3,026	24.30	−0.95
	Labour hold		Swing

Broomhill & Sharrow Vale

Broomhill & Sharrow Vale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Angela Argenzio*	2,601	51.7	+4.8
	Labour Co-op	Lewis Dagnall	1,705	33.9	−6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Gilbert	326	6.5	+1.3
	Conservative	Gordon Millward	257	5.1	±0.0
	TUSC	Noah Eden	139	2.8	−0.1
Majority			896
Turnout			5,028	31.57	−1.33
	Green hold		Swing

Burngreave

Burngreave
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Talib Hussain*	2,299	67.0	−4.0
	Green	Mustafa Ahmed	437	12.7	−3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jordan Barry	314	9.1	+3.7
	Conservative	Oluwaseun Ajao	234	6.8	−0.4
	TUSC	Simon Jenkins	79	2.3	N/A
	Reform UK	Khalil Al-Asad	70	2.0	N/A
Majority			1,862
Turnout			3,433	23.66	−3.32
	Labour hold		Swing

City

City
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Ruth Mersereau*	1,119	53.4	−2.0
	Labour	Gareth Slater	626	29.9	−1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Julia Wright	110	5.3	+1.3
	Conservative	Matthew Chapman	102	4.9	−0.3
	TUSC	Alexander Helie	93	4.4	N/A
	Yorkshire	Gareth Shanks	45	2.1	N/A
Majority			493
Turnout			2,095	15.96	−0.19
	Green hold		Swing

Crookes & Crosspool

Crookes & Crosspool
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Huggan*	2,734	41.2	+6.7
	Labour Co-op	John Wright	2,547	38.4	+0.9
	Green	Oscar Idle	908	13.7	−4.2
	Conservative	Roger Barnsley	333	5.0	−2.0
	TUSC	Joseph Hibbert	113	1.7	+0.6
Majority			187
Turnout			6,635	45.57	+0.81
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Darnall

Darnall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Lea*	2,188	68.1	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Adil Mohammed	441	13.7	+1.6
	Conservative	Theresa Morrison	315	9.8	−1.9
	Green	Eamonn Ward	173	5.4	−0.6
	TUSC	Diane Spencer	94	2.9	−1.0
Majority			1,747
Turnout			3,211	23.94	−2.68
	Labour hold		Swing

Dore & Totley

Dore & Totley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joe Otten*	3,744	56.1	+5.7
	Labour	Dominic Ridler	1,159	17.4	+0.8
	Conservative	Joanne Lowe	963	14.4	−5.3
	Green	Bex Whyman	759	11.4	−1.9
	TUSC	Bridget Gilbert	53	0.8	N/A
Majority			2,585
Turnout			6,678	45.62	+0.63
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

East Ecclesfield

East Ecclesfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Rob Reiss	1,741	41.1	+7.1
	Labour Co-op	Bridget Kelly	1,633	38.5	−3.6
	Conservative	Oliver O'Brien	500	11.8	−7.0
	Green	Rosie Trevillion	263	6.2	+1.1
	TUSC	Harry Lomas	102	2.4	N/A
Majority			108
Turnout			4,239	30.88	−1.53
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Ecclesall

Ecclesall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Masters*	3,400	40.7	+7.8
	Green	Peter Gilbert	2,680	32.1	+3.8
	Labour	Lisa Markham	1,676	20.1	−7.8
	Conservative	Elizabeth Finney	502	6.0	−3.3
	TUSC	Jemima Johnson	101	1.2	N/A
Majority			720
Turnout			8,359	53.08	+2.04
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Firth Park

Firth Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Abdul Khayum*	1,571	56.2	+2.0
	Green	Joydu Al-Mahfuz	439	15.7	+9.3
	Conservative	Sara Chinchen	320	11.4	−3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Shelley Cockayne	199	7.1	−7.1
	SDP	April Worrall	183	6.5	−0.9
	TUSC	Joanna Hall	84	3.0	±0.0
Majority			1,032
Turnout			2,796	19.70	−2.14
	Labour hold		Swing

Fulwood

Fulwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Sangar*	3,427	52.2	+10.5
	Labour	Matthew Killeya	1,810	27.6	−2.7
	Green	Dylan Lewis-Creser	752	11.5	−5.7
	Conservative	Christine Saunders	500	7.6	−3.1
	TUSC	John Bunn	78	1.2	N/A
Majority			1,617	24.6
Turnout			6,567	46.29	+0.19
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Gleadless Valley

Gleadless Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Paul Turpin*	2,094	45.5	−1.9
	Labour	Mia Drazaic	1,729	37.6	+0.5
	Conservative	Shirley Clayton	324	7.0	−1.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Dryden	284	6.2	+1.0
	TUSC	Daniel Smith	172	3.7	+1.8
Majority			365
Turnout			4,603	34.43	−2.21
	Green hold		Swing

Graves Park

Graves Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mohammed Mahroof	2,228	40.1	+3.8
	Labour	Amy Frances Mount	1,981	35.7	+1.0
	Green	Thomas Atkin	800	14.4	−6.5
	Conservative	Christopher Garratt	432	7.8	−0.3
	TUSC	Liam Ball	113	2.0	N/A
Majority			247
Turnout			5,554	41.89	+0.40
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hillsborough

Hillsborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Toby Mallinson	2,434	46.1	+1.0
	Labour Co-op	George Lindars-Hammond*	2,032	38.5	−0.1
	Conservative	Patricia Barnsley	447	8.5	−1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Will Sapwell	263	5.0	+0.7
	TUSC	Rory Smith	106	2.0	+0.1
Majority			402
Turnout			5,282	36.36	+0.05
	Green gain from Labour		Swing

Manor Castle

Two seats were up for election in Manor Castle.

Manor Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Laura Moynahan	1,508	49.5	−3.0
	Labour Co-op	Sioned-Mair Richards*	1,274	41.8	−10.7
	Green	Ruth Flagg-Abbey	654	21.5	+3.6
	Green	Catherine Fish	584	19.2	+1.3
	Yorkshire	Jack Carrington	434	14.2	+4.3
	Conservative	Isaac Howarth	309	10.1	−1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Zoe Boston	249	8.2	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Stephanie Kenning	206	6.8	+2.0
	TUSC	Alistair Tice	171	5.6	+2.5
	Independent	Justin Buxton	108	3.5	N/A
	Independent	Helen McIlroy	78	2.6	N/A
	Independent	Dan Kahn	28	0.9	N/A
Majority
Turnout			3,046	20.79	−0.55
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Mosborough

Mosborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Glynis Chapman	1,788	43.1	+2.2
	Labour Co-op	Samantha Nicholson	1,546	37.2	−0.8
	Conservative	Mark Finney	497	12.0	−3.6
	Green	Julie White	215	5.2	−0.3
	TUSC	Joseph Howard	105	2.5	N/A
Majority			242
Turnout			4,151	30.82	−0.95
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Nether Edge & Sharrow

Nether Edge & Sharrow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Ibby Ullah	3,072	47.4	−0.2
	Green	Bev Bennett	2,437	37.6	−2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Lynch	519	8.0	+2.0
	Conservative	John Chapman	277	4.3	−0.1
	TUSC	Holly Johnston	175	2.7	+0.3
Majority			635
Turnout			6,480	42.21	−0.58
	Labour gain from Green		Swing

Park & Arbourthorne

Park & Arbourthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Ben Miskell*	1,546	49.9	+5.1
	Conservative	Richard Blyth	575	18.6	+0.2
	Green	Jen Barnard	526	17.0	−0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Kingdom	304	9.8	+1.5
	TUSC	Jack Jeffery	148	4.8	+1.6
Majority			971
Turnout			3,099	23.99	−1.27
	Labour hold		Swing

Richmond

Richmond
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dianne Hurst*	1,666	52.3	+1.9
	Conservative	Andrew Smith	569	17.8	−3.6
	Green	Luke Hunt	304	9.5	−2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Ross	289	9.1	+3.5
	Reform UK	Brian Kus	248	7.8	N/A
	TUSC	Susan Statter	112	3.5	+2.2
Majority			1,097
Turnout			3,188	23.06	−0.77
	Labour hold		Swing

Shiregreen & Brightside

Shiregreen & Brightside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Dawn Dale*	1,621	60.3	+1.7
	Conservative	Zoe Steane	514	19.1	+0.1
	Green	Joel Gilbert	300	11.2	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Diane Leek	228	8.5	−0.1
	Communist	Ben Ughetti	66	2.5	−0.2
Majority			1,107
Turnout			2,689	19.72	−1.92
	Labour hold		Swing

Southey

Southey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Chaplin*	1,658	60.1	+3.6
	Conservative	Lesley Blyth	449	16.3	−3.6
	Green	Andrew Hards	312	11.3	−4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Grum	228	8.3	+0.1
	TUSC	Luke Brownbill	114	4.1	N/A
Majority			1,209
Turnout			2,761	20.10	−1.02
	Labour hold		Swing

Stannington

Stannington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Penny Baker*	2,783	52.4	+15.6
	Labour	Seun Ebenezer	1,247	23.5	−5.1
	Conservative	Ben Woollard	706	13.3	−0.9
	Green	Matty Kimber	498	9.4	−5.2
	TUSC	Robert Simpson	80	1.5	N/A
Majority			1,536
Turnout			5,314	37.22	−0.94
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Stocksbridge & Upper Don

Stocksbridge & Upper Don
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Grocutt*	2,678	51.3	+12.7
	Conservative	David Chinchen	1,791	34.3	−1.3
	Green	David Willington	390	7.5	−7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Davey	295	5.6	−5.6
	TUSC	Patricia Prystupa	48	0.9	N/A
Majority			887
Turnout			5,223	36.10	+0.79
	Labour hold		Swing

Walkley

Walkley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Laura McClean	2,769	50.5	+6.7
	Green	Ash Routh	1,767	32.2	−9.9
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Purvis	358	6.5	+2.2
	Conservative	Evelyn Millward	271	4.9	−1.8
	TUSC	Isabelle France	162	3.0	+1.5
	Reform UK	John Davidson	158	2.9	N/A
Majority			1,002	18.27
Turnout			5,485	36.35	−0.74
	Labour hold		Swing

West Ecclesfield

West Ecclesfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Hooper*	1,856	45.2	+6.5
	Labour	Adam Hurst	1,236	30.1	−1.1
	Conservative	Kevin Mahoney	390	9.5	−5.3
	Reform UK	John Booker	340	8.3	−0.1
	Green	Kathy Aston	227	5.5	−1.4
	TUSC	Rebecca Fryer	54	1.3	N/A
Majority			620
Turnout			4,103	30.82	−1.09
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Woodhouse

Woodhouse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Alison Norris	1,706	55.5	+1.4
	Conservative	Anne Smith	643	20.9	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Edwardson	293	9.5	+3.1
	Green	Chris Bragg	290	9.4	+1.2
	TUSC	Joshua Crapper	140	4.6	+2.4
Majority			1,063
Turnout			3,072	24.17	−0.84
	Labour hold		Swing

By-elections

Stannington

Stannington: 18 January 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Will Sapwell	2,258	52.7	+0.3
	Labour	Lewis Dagnall	1,212	28.3	+4.8
	Conservative	Ben Woollard	372	8.7	−4.6
	Green	Chris Bragg	328	7.6	−1.8
	Liberal	Rod Rodgers	118	2.8	N/A
Majority			1,046	24.4
Turnout			4,288	30.27	−6.95
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

"Your councillors by party". Sheffield City Council. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
Wright, Oliver (18 May 2023). "Sheffield City Council: Labour's Tom Hunt elected as new leader". BBC News. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
"Election Types". Sheffield City Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
"Voting". Sheffield City Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
"City council and parish council election results | Sheffield City Council". www.sheffield.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
"Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Sheffield City Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
"Full list of 2023 local election Sheffield Council candidates revealed". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

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