# 1988 Sheffield City Council election

Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 5 May 1988. One third of the council was up for election.

## Election result

Sheffield Local Election Result 1988 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 23 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 76.6 | 59.0 | 84,640 | +7.9 |
| Conservative | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 13.3 | 22.1 | 31,685 | +1.1 |
| SLD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 16.4 | 23,579 | -11.3 |
| SDP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2,591 | New |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 900 | +0.5 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 161 | ±0.0 |
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
| Party | Party | Previous council | New council |
| | Labour | 65 | 66 |
| | Conservatives | 13 | 12 |
| | Social and Liberal Democrats | 9 | 9 |
| Total | Total | 87 | 87 | 87 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 43 | 45 |

## Ward results

Beauchief :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Danny George* | 2,456 | 34.4 | −2.3 |
| | SLD | Peter Moore | 2,365 | 33.1 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | Roy Munn | 2,181 | 30.6 | +0.2 |
| | SDP | Robert Shillito | 128 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 1.3 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,130 | 46.8 | −6.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.2 | |
Birley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Val Shepherd* | 3,804 | 71.3 | +11.5 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Millward | 938 | 17.6 | −0.4 |
| | SLD | Cyril Skipworth | 588 | 11.0 | −11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,866 | 53.7 | +16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,330 | 32.9 | −6.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.9 | |
Brightside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Price* | 2,658 | 81.0 | +9.9 |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Richardson | 350 | 10.7 | −1.0 |
| | SLD | Peter McNutt | 270 | 8.2 | −8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,308 | 70.3 | +16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,278 | 24.9 | −6.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.4 | |
Broomhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevin Mahoney | 2,103 | 40.0 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | Sid Cordle** | 1,960 | 37.3 | +6.8 |
| | SLD | Jane Padget | 742 | 14.1 | −17.1 |
| | Green | Andrew Womack | 347 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| | SDP | Oliver Waterlow | 104 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | 2.7 | −4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,256 | 38.0 | −7.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -2.5 | |
Sid Cordle was a sitting councillor for Ecclesall ward
Burngreave :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phyllis Smith** | 2,846 | 72.7 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | John Watson | 2,702 | | |
| | Conservative | Dianne Watson | 543 | 13.9 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | Anne Smith | 518 | | |
| | SLD | Sheila Hughes | 292 | 7.4 | −14.1 |
| | SLD | Sheila Rehman | 288 | | |
| | SDP | Victoria Dean | 155 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| | Communist | Brian Turley | 76 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,159 | 58.8 | +13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,912 | 31.6 | −4.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.1 | |
Phyllis Smith was a sitting councillor for Heeley ward
Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Bower | 2,795 | 84.3 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative | Joan Graham | 344 | 10.4 | −0.3 |
| | SLD | Donald Smith | 176 | 5.3 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,451 | 73.9 | +8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,315 | 25.6 | −5.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.5 | |
Chapel Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | David Chadwick* | 3,161 | 47.4 | −6.8 |
| | Labour | Eldon Hanson | 3,005 | 45.0 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | Cecilia Holt | 403 | 6.0 | −0.7 |
| | SDP | David Richie | 103 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 156 | 2.4 | −12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,672 | 37.1 | −9.8 |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | -6.4 | |
Darnall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sandra Robinson | 3,194 | 73.1 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative | Philip Kirby | 676 | 15.5 | −0.8 |
| | SLD | Dennis Boothroyd | 497 | 11.4 | −9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,518 | 57.6 | +14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,367 | 29.2 | −5.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.3 | |
Dore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Heslop* | 3,685 | 57.2 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Glenn Ellis | 1,850 | 28.7 | +3.0 |
| | SLD | Janice Sidebottom | 655 | 10.2 | −12.6 |
| | SDP | Marguerite Crangle | 248 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,835 | 28.5 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,438 | 38.6 | −9.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.3 | |
Ecclesall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bobbie Fleming | 3,515 | 54.3 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | Timothy Plant | 1,468 | 22.7 | +3.3 |
| | SLD | Christine Freeman | 1,044 | 16.1 | −12.5 |
| | Green | Clare Jenkins | 280 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| | SDP | Peter Sorby | 165 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,047 | 31.6 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,472 | 41.0 | −7.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -0.5 | |
Firth Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clive Betts* | 3,475 | 82.7 | +7.9 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Cook | 367 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| | SLD | John Wilcock | 235 | 5.6 | −19.6 |
| | SDP | Glyn Evans | 125 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,108 | 74.0 | +24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,202 | 30.5 | −5.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.4 | |
Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Jackson* | 3,223 | 50.8 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | John Webster | 1,625 | 25.6 | +6.2 |
| | SLD | John Knight | 1,242 | 19.6 | −11.4 |
| | SDP | Matthew Smith | 256 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,598 | 25.2 | +6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,346 | 43.7 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2.4 | |
Handsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harold Lambert | 3,588 | 63.7 | +12.1 |
| | SLD | Alice Smith | 1,317 | 23.4 | −15.4 |
| | Conservative | Shirley Clayton | 602 | 10.7 | +1.5 |
| | Green | Roger Dunn | 126 | 2.2 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,271 | 40.3 | +27.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,633 | 37.8 | −6.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +13.7 | |
Heeley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edward Lamb | 3,255 | 68.6 | +10.7 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Bradbury | 935 | 19.7 | −1.3 |
| | SLD | Valerie King | 381 | 8.0 | −13.0 |
| | SDP | John Hetherington | 170 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,320 | 48.9 | +12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,741 | 31.4 | −7.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.0 | |
Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Duff | 3,107 | 50.4 | +3.6 |
| | SLD | David Swarbrick | 1,813 | 29.4 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative | Michael Warner | 1,098 | 17.8 | −2.0 |
| | Green | Jacqueline O'Neill | 147 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,294 | 21.0 | +7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,165 | 40.1 | −6.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.7 | |
Intake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Moscrop* | 3,181 | 67.7 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Bradbury | 1,067 | 22.7 | +1.6 |
| | SLD | Douglas Oldfield | 293 | 6.2 | −13.6 |
| | SDP | David Dean | 153 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,114 | 45.0 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,694 | 29.8 | −7.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.5 | |
Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Jordan* | 2,715 | 86.1 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative | Paul Anderton | 293 | 9.3 | +0.2 |
| | SLD | Leonard Middleton | 146 | 4.6 | −7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,422 | 76.8 | +9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,154 | 30.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.3 | |
Mosborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dorothy Walton* | 4,328 | 67.7 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | Caroline Gracey | 1,420 | 22.2 | +0.7 |
| | SLD | Kevin Smith | 402 | 6.3 | −12.9 |
| | SDP | Roger Davison | 239 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,908 | 45.5 | +7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,389 | 29.0 | −6.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.8 | |
Nether Edge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jan Fiore* | 2,772 | 48.9 | +10.4 |
| | Conservative | Henry Cornford | 1,816 | 32.1 | +3.4 |
| | SLD | George Manley | 858 | 15.1 | −14.3 |
| | SDP | Stephen Ruttle | 216 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 956 | 16.8 | +7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,662 | 40.3 | −6.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.5 | |
Nether Shire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roger Barton* | 3,439 | 82.1 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | Roger Barnsley | 404 | 9.6 | +9.6 |
| | SLD | George Clayton | 344 | 8.2 | −19.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,035 | 72.5 | +27.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,187 | 32.5 | −2.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.0 | |
Netherthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jennifer Harvey | 2,883 | 75.8 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative | David Knight | 519 | 13.6 | −1.2 |
| | SLD | David Cloke | 293 | 7.7 | −8.1 |
| | SDP | Rachel Ritchie | 106 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,364 | 62.2 | +8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,801 | 28.7 | −9.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.8 | |
Norton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Butler* | 3,468 | 67.4 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative | Russell Crane | 1,221 | 23.7 | +1.2 |
| | SLD | Ian Auckland | 454 | 8.8 | −9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,247 | 43.7 | +6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,143 | 38.4 | −6.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.4 | |
Owlerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Burrows* | 3,165 | 85.0 | +16.4 |
| | SLD | Francis Pierce | 459 | 12.3 | −6.3 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Smith | 100 | 2.7 | −10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,706 | 72.7 | +22.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,724 | 29.1 | −7.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +11.3 | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alice Sargent | 3,172 | 85.4 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative | Mary Hyatt | 309 | 8.3 | −2.0 |
| | SLD | John Mayes | 233 | 6.3 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,863 | 77.1 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3.714 | 26.2 | −5.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.4 | |
Sharrow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Pye* | 2,619 | 72.7 | +9.4 |
| | Conservative | Jane Godber | 525 | 14.6 | −4.2 |
| | SLD | Kathleen Brown | 279 | 7.7 | −8.0 |
| | SDP | Patricia Major | 93 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | Communist | Walter Hartley | 85 | 2.3 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,094 | 58.1 | +13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,601 | 28.2 | −5.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.8 | |
South Wortley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Alan Memmott* | 2,796 | 39.6 | −9.1 |
| | Labour | Roy Darke | 2,708 | 38.3 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative | Lynn Wilson | 1,556 | 22.0 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88 | 1.3 | −16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,060 | 38.1 | −8.8 |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | -8.2 | |
Southey Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jimmy Boyce** | 3,609 | 88.9 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | Robert Usher | 242 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| | SLD | Raymond Mellor | 209 | 5.1 | −13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,367 | 83.0 | +20.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,060 | 32.3 | −3.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.8 | |
Jimmy Boyce was a sitting councillor for Burngreave ward
Stocksbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | June Hibberd-Cooke* | 1,636 | 43.7 | −9.3 |
| | Labour | Alf Meade** | 1,630 | 43.5 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Gladman | 399 | 10.6 | −0.4 |
| | SDP | George Wilson | 81 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.2 | −16.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,746 | 35.7 | −10.6 |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | -8.4 | |
Alf Meade was a sitting councillor for Hillsborough ward
Walkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Cromar* | 3,997 | 74.5 | +18.8 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Barnsley | 719 | 13.4 | +3.2 |
| | SLD | Penelope Smith | 399 | 7.4 | −26.6 |
| | SDP | Margaret Ritchie | 249 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,278 | 61.1 | +39.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,364 | 37.1 | −6.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.8 | |