2021 Sheffield City Council election
The 2021 Sheffield City Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Sheffield City Council in England, as part of the nationwide local elections. The election was originally due to take place on 7 May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] One seat from each ward was up for election.
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A delayed local governance referendum (held under the provisions of the Localism Act 2011) also took place at the same time as the local elections.
Overall election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 13 | 0 | 8 | 36.9 | 51,257 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | 3 | 0 | 20.7 | 28,773 | ||||
| Green | 6 | 5 | 0 | 20.5 | 28,523 | ||||
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18.6 | 25,829 | ||||
| Other | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 | 4,636 | ||||
Local governance referendum results
The local government reform passed, changing the Council model from a cabinet system to a committee system.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 89,670 | 64.79 |
| No | 48,727 | 35.21 |
| Valid votes | 138,397 | 98.72 |
| Invalid or blank votes | 1,789 | 1.28 |
| Total votes | 140,186 | 100% |
| Source: Sheffield City Council BBC News | ||
Ward results
* = defending councillor ** = defending party, new candidate
Beauchief and Greenhill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sophie Thornton** | 1,732 | 33.4 | -8.5 | |
| Labour | Geoff Cox | 1,695 | 32.7 | +4.4 | |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Finney | 1,070 | 20.6 | +7.8 | |
| Green | Graham Marsden | 686 | 13.2 | -3.8 | |
| Majority | 37 | 0.7 | -12.9 | ||
| Turnout | 5,183 | 36.83 | +4.43 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Incumbent Liberal Democrat councillor Bob Pullin did not defend his seat.
Beighton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Woolhouse | 1,441 | 33.3 | -3.6 | |
| Labour | Julie Gledhill** | 1,399 | 32.3 | +1.8 | |
| Conservative | Shirley Clayton | 1,089 | 25.1 | +15.1 | |
| Green | Anthony Naylor | 340 | 7.8 | +1.5 | |
| TUSC | Gary Drabble | 63 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 42 | 1.0 | -5.4 | ||
| Turnout | 4332 | 32 | +3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Incumbent Labour councillor Sophie Wilson chose to contest Park and Arbourthorne ward.
Birley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bryan Lodge* | 1,848 | 49.5 | +8.2 | |
| Conservative | Steven Winstone | 1,241 | 33.2 | +20.9 | |
| Green | Alan Yearsley | 437 | 11.7 | -3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Elwood | 211 | 5.6 | -1.5 | |
| Majority | 607 | 16.2 | -0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,737 | 29 | +3.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Broomhill and Sharrow Vale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Brian Holmshaw | 2,653 | 43.5 | -15.0 | |
| Labour | Alison Norris** | 2,576 | 42.2 | +14.3 | |
| Conservative | Thomas Oulton | 436 | 7.1 | +3.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Parkin | 326 | 5.3 | -1.7 | |
| TUSC | Richard Foster | 112 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 77 | 1.3 | -30.3 | ||
| Turnout | 6103 | 30.15 | +1.45 | ||
| Green gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Burngreave
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Safiya Saeed** | 2,576 | 65.4 | -3.0 | |
| Green | Mustafa Ahmed | 425 | 10.8 | -1.1 | |
| Conservative | Khalil Richard | 414 | 10.5 | +6.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Aston | 169 | 4.3 | -1.0 | |
| Independent | James Jamison | 163 | 4.1 | N/A | |
| Yorkshire | Alex Martin | 101 | 2.6 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Shane Harper | 89 | 2.3 | -8.1 | |
| Majority | 2151 | 54.6 | +1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3937 | 27.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Incumbent Labour councillor Jackie Drayton did not defend her seat.
City
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Douglas Johnson* | 1,230 | 54.0 | -8.5 | |
| Labour | Matthew Dwyer | 796 | 35.0 | +7.1 | |
| Conservative | Edward Higgins | 168 | 7.4 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Hashim Mahroof | 82 | 3.6 | -0.7 | |
| Majority | 434 | 19.1 | -15.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2276 | 18 | +3.6 | ||
| Green hold | Swing | ||||
Crookes and Crosspool
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ruth Milsom** | 2,602 | 37.3 | +11.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bex Atkinson | 2,294 | 32.9 | -5.7 | |
| Green | Rebecca Mulvaney | 1,332 | 19.1 | -6.0 | |
| Conservative | Brightmore Kunaka | 629 | 9.0 | +3.4 | |
| Yorkshire | Gareth O'Shanks | 123 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 308 | 4.4 | |||
| Turnout | 6980 | 46.9 | +6.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Incumbent Labour councillor Anne Murphy chose to contest Manor Castle ward.
Darnall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mazher Iqbal* | 2,078 | 51.8 | -16.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Adil Mohammed | 641 | 16.0 | +9.9 | |
| Conservative | Chris Pitchfork | 631 | 15.7 | +7.5 | |
| Green | Joydu Al-Mahfuz | 203 | 5.1 | ±0.0 | |
| TUSC | Diane Spencer | 132 | 3.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1437 | 35.8 | |||
| Turnout | 4142 | 27 | +0.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Dore and Totley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Ross* | 3,697 | 47.9 | -9.4 | |
| Conservative | Sara Chinchen | 1,997 | 25.9 | +10.7 | |
| Labour | Samantha Nicholson | 1,066 | 13.8 | +2.2 | |
| Green | Dave Applebaum | 959 | 12.4 | -3.6 | |
| Majority | 1700 | 22.0 | |||
| Turnout | 7719 | 52.2 | +6.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
East Ecclesfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Woodcock | 1,498 | 31.0 | -0.1 | |
| Labour | Andy Bainbridge* | 1,478 | 30.6 | +4.5 | |
| Conservative | Adam Allcroft | 1,344 | 27.8 | +20.1 | |
| Yorkshire | Alex Robertson | 264 | 5.5 | -0.4 | |
| Green | Abigail Stephenson | 244 | 5.1 | -1.1 | |
| Majority | 20 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 4828 | 36.1 | +5.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Ecclesall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Davison* | 2,904 | 34.1 | -9.6 | |
| Labour | Zoë Sykes | 2,168 | 25.5 | +6.7 | |
| Green | Jason Leman | 2,116 | 24.8 | -0.4 | |
| Conservative | Gordon Millward | 1,044 | 12.3 | +5.2 | |
| Women's Equality | Christine Rose | 200 | 2.3 | -1.3 | |
| SDP | Andrew Cowell | 86 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 736 | 8.6 | |||
| Turnout | 8518 | 54.0 | +4.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Firth Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alan Law* | 1,896 | 56.7 | +5.6 | |
| Conservative | Steve Toone | 810 | 24.2 | +9.5 | |
| Green | Marieanne Elliot | 327 | 9.8 | -15.5 | |
| Independent | April Worral | 157 | 4.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Kingdom | 153 | 4.6 | -4.2 | |
| Majority | 1086 | 32.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3343 | 23.0 | +0.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Fulwood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Alston* | 3,212 | 46.6 | -7.8 | |
| Labour | Jackie Kennedy | 1,510 | 21.9 | +8.9 | |
| Green | Nathan Strathdee | 1,170 | 17.0 | -3.8 | |
| Conservative | Christine Saunders | 1,000 | 14.5 | +6.3 | |
| Majority | 1702 | 24.7 | |||
| Turnout | 6892 | 48.6 | +3.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Gleadless Valley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Alexi Dimond | 2,480 | 42.5 | -7.3 | |
| Labour | Janet Ridler** | 1,955 | 33.5 | +1.9 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Mustoe | 569 | 9.8 | +5.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Dryden | 241 | 4.1 | -1.0 | |
| TUSC | Becky Payne | 104 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 525 | 9.0 | |||
| Turnout | 5830 | 39.2 | +1.8 | ||
| Green gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Incumbent Labour councillor Lewis Dagnall did not defend his seat.
Graves Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Auckland* | 2,357 | 39.2 | -6.6 | |
| Labour | Edd Mustill | 1,815 | 30.2 | +9.6 | |
| Green | Lucy Critchlow | 1,168 | 19.4 | -0.2 | |
| Conservative | Seun Ajao | 677 | 11.3 | +5.6 | |
| Majority | 542 | 9.0 | -16.3 | ||
| Turnout | 6017 | 44.5 | +4.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Hillsborough
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Christine Kubo | 2,337 | 41.4 | +16.1 | |
| Labour | Bob Johnson* | 2,013 | 35.6 | -1.7 | |
| Conservative | Lesley Blyth | 906 | 16.0 | +8.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Will Sapwell | 314 | 5.6 | -7.8 | |
| TUSC | Adam Calvert | 80 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 324 | 5.8 | |||
| Turnout | 5650 | 38.7 | +8 | ||
| Green gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Manor Castle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Anne Murphy** | 1,567 | 48.6 | +6.2 | |
| Green | Ruth Flagg-Abbey | 642 | 19.9 | +1.8 | |
| Conservative | Ian Walker | 578 | 17.9 | +12.5 | |
| Yorkshire | Jack Carrington | 303 | 9.4 | -3.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Kenning | 134 | 4.2 | ±0.0 | |
| TUSC | Alistair Tice | 104 | 3.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 925 | 28.7 | |||
| Turnout | 3328 | 22 | +0.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Anne Murphy was a sitting councillor in Crookes and Crosspool.
Mosborough
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tony Downing* | 1,964 | 40.0 | +10.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kurtis Crossland | 1,744 | 35.5 | -2.2 | |
| Conservative | Mark Finney | 892 | 18.2 | +11.1 | |
| Green | Julie White | 220 | 4.5 | -1.0 | |
| Reform UK | Adam Wood | 89 | 1.8 | -10.4 | |
| Majority | 220 | 4.5 | |||
| Turnout | 4909 | 36 | +5.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Nether Edge and Sharrow
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Maroof Raouf | 3,102 | 48.8 | -7.4 | |
| Labour | Gareth Slater** | 2,200 | 34.6 | ±0.0 | |
| Conservative | John Chapman | 533 | 8.7 | +5.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia White | 385 | 6.1 | +1.0 | |
| TUSC | Holly Johnson | 192 | 3.0 | N/A | |
| Yorkshire | John Kennedy | 122 | 1.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 902 | 14.2 | -3.7 | ||
| Turnout | 6554 | 40.3 | |||
| Green gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Incumbent Labour councillor James Steinke did not defend his seat.
Park and Arbourthorne
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sophie Wilson** | 1,860 | 49.3 | +11.1 | |
| Conservative | Richard Blyth | 1,051 | 27.9 | +17.8 | |
| Green | Dave Dillner | 572 | 15.2 | +1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Phil Shaddock | 288 | 7.6 | -0.6 | |
| Majority | 809 | 21.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3771 | 24.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Sophie Wilson was a sitting councillor in Beighton.
Richmond
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Barker** | 1,828 | 52.2 | +7.9 | |
| Labour | Mike Drabble* | 1,378 | 39.3 | -5.0 | |
| Conservative | Claire Lord | 995 | 28.4 | +15.5 | |
| Conservative | Dean O'Brien | 926 | 26.4 | +13.5 | |
| Green | Catherine Hartley | 513 | 14.6 | +2.0 | |
| Reform UK | Robert Burns | 408 | 11.7 | N/A | |
| Reform UK | Brian Kus | 387 | 11.1 | -13.3 | |
| Green | Eamonn Ward | 277 | 7.9 | -4.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Ross | 163 | 4.7 | -1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Eilidh Pattie | 129 | 3.7 | -2.1 | |
| Majority | 383 | 10.9 | |||
| Turnout | 3502 | 28 | +4.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
There were two seats elected due to a vacancy resulting from the death of Labour councillor Peter Rippon a year earlier. Polling the highest number of votes, David Barker won the three-year term (reduced from four years due to the delayed elections), and Mike Drabble won the two-year term (reduced from three years).
Shiregreen and Brightside
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Price* | 1,830 | 54.5 | +9.9 | |
| Conservative | Zoe Steane | 991 | 30.0 | +21.4 | |
| Green | Milton Pennefather | 310 | 9.4 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Diane Leek | 204 | 6.2 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 812 | 24.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3308 | 24.0 | +1.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Southey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tony Damms* | 1,745 | 54.5 | +8.7 | |
| Conservative | Antony May | 800 | 25.0 | +18.3 | |
| Green | Andrew Hards | 374 | 11.7 | -0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rob Reiss | 150 | 4.7 | -1.6 | |
| Reform UK | Mick Lee | 134 | 4.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 945 | 29.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3203 | 23.0 | +2.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Stannington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Williams** | 1,900 | 31.7 | -14.5 | |
| Labour | Craig Gamble-Pugh | 1,737 | 29.0 | +11.3 | |
| Conservative | Luke Liddle | 1,486 | 24.8 | +16.3 | |
| Green | Callum Sweet | 710 | 11.8 | -2.7 | |
| UKIP | Michael Virgo | 165 | 2.8 | -10.4 | |
| Majority | 163 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 5998 | 41.6 | +9.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Incumbent Liberal Democrat councillor David Baker did not defend his seat.
Stocksbridge and Upper Don
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lewis Chinchen | 1,822 | 32.2 | +18.8 | |
| Labour | Lisa Banes | 1,325 | 23.4 | -11.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Brelsford | 1,317 | 23.3 | +12.0 | |
| Green | David Willington | 596 | 10.5 | -1.5 | |
| Independent | Jack Clarkson* | 522 | 9.2 | N/A | |
| Reform UK | Danny Davies | 78 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 497 | 8.8 | |||
| Turnout | 5660 | 39 | +5 | ||
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
Jack Clarkson was originally elected for UKIP.
Walkley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Bernard Little | 2,774 | 46.0 | +11.1 | |
| Labour | Fran Belbin** | 2,290 | 38.0 | +2.3 | |
| Conservative | Eve Millward | 592 | 9.8 | +5.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Irshad Akbar | 213 | 3.5 | -10.7 | |
| Women's Equality | Ann Butler | 90 | 1.5 | ±0.0 | |
| TUSC | Joe Hibbert | 72 | 1.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 484 | 8.0 | +6.7 | ||
| Turnout | 6031 | 35 | +16.0 | ||
| Green gain from Labour | Swing | +6.7 | |||
The Walkley seat was vacant since the Labour councillor Olivia Blake stood down after being elected to Parliament in 2019.
West Ecclesfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Whitaker | 1,752 | 35.4 | -1.9 | |
| Labour | Adam Hurst* | 1,361 | 27.5 | +7.7 | |
| Conservative | Kevin Mahoney | 889 | 18.0 | +12.3 | |
| Yorkshire | Jonathan Ogle | 352 | 7.1 | N/A | |
| Reform UK | John Booker | 331 | 6.7 | -21.9 | |
| Green | Kathy Aston | 266 | 5.4 | -3.1 | |
| Majority | 391 | 7.9 | |||
| Turnout | 4951 | 36.4 | +3.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Woodhouse
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mick Rooney* | 2,106 | 55.3 | +15.4 | |
| Conservative | Gordon Gregory | 1155 | 30.3 | +18.7 | |
| Green | Liam Hardy | 337 | 8.8 | -6.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Phil Edwardson | 213 | 5.6 | ±0.0 | |
| Majority | 951 | 25.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3811 | 29.1 | +3.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections
Firth Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fran Belbin | 1,091 | 40.2 | -16.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Irshad Akbar | 1,050 | 38.7 | +34.1 | |
| Conservative | Steve Toone | 258 | 9.5 | -14.7 | |
| Green | Marieanne Elliot | 162 | 6.0 | -3.8 | |
| Independent | April Worrall | 155 | 5.7 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 41 | 1.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,716 | 19.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Notes
References
- "Statement on the UK Government's decision to postpone May's polls". The Electoral Commission. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
