# 2015 Sheffield City Council election

Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday 7 May 2015, the same day as the UK general election and local Parish Council elections. There were 28 seats up for election, one of the three councillors from each ward.

## Election result

Source.
Sheffield City Council Election Result 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 75.0 | 41.1 | 103,861 | +4.5 |
| UKIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3.6 | 16.8 | 42,489 | -6.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 17.9 | 16.5 | 41,664 | -1.4 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 31,658 | +5.4 |
| Green | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.6 | 12.0 | 30,246 | -0.6 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 3,053 | -0.6 |
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 | 59 | 59 | 0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| | Greens | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| | UKIP | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 84 | 84 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 34 | 34 |

## Ward results
### Arbourthorne

Arbourthorne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Drabble* | 3,653 | 51.2 | +9.5 |
| | UKIP | Bob Sheridan | 1,573 | 22.1 | −8.8 |
| | Conservative | Peter Smith | 805 | 11.3 | +2.8 |
| | Green | Jennyfer Barnard | 498 | 7.0 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Ross | 467 | 6.6 | +1.1 |
| | TUSC | Alan Munro | 138 | 1.9 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,080 | 29.2 | +18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,134 | 53.8 | +25.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Beauchief & Greenhill

Beauchief & Greenhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julie Gledhill | 3,209 | 36.1 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Clement-Jones* | 2,651 | 29.8 | −2.8 |
| | UKIP | Shane Harper | 1,456 | 16.4 | −7.3 |
| | Conservative | Michelle Grant | 1,049 | 11.8 | +4.9 |
| | Green | Paul Horada-Bradnum | 456 | 5.1 | −1.6 |
| | TUSC | Terry Murphy | 74 | 0.8 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 558 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,895 | 64.6 | +25.7 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Beighton

Beighton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chris Rosling-Josephs* | 3,646 | 44.1 | −0.4 |
| | UKIP | Steven Winstone | 2,129 | 25.8 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative | Shirley Clayton | 1,574 | 19.0 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allan Wisbey | 509 | 6.2 | +2.2 |
| | Green | Clare Relton | 322 | 3.9 | −0.7 |
| | TUSC | Maggie Gray | 86 | 1.0 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,517 | 18.4 | +5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,266 | 62.0 | +32.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Birley

Birley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Denise Fox* | 3,794 | 48.1 | +2.4 |
| | UKIP | Dominic Cook | 2,213 | 28.1 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative | Calum Heaton | 919 | 11.7 | +5.7 |
| | Green | Ruth Nicol | 459 | 5.8 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Jenrick | 438 | 5.6 | −1.7 |
| | TUSC | John Voyse | 64 | 0.8 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,581 | 20.0 | +6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,887 | 60.8 | +27.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Broomhill

Broomhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Aodan Marken | 3,261 | 38.3 | −5.8 |
| | Labour Co-op | Benjamin Miskell | 2,766 | 32.5 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sara Sivan-Whitehouse | 1,075 | 12.6 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Taylor | 1,050 | 12.3 | +4.5 |
| | UKIP | Pat Sullivan | 294 | 3.5 | −1.6 |
| | TUSC | Avram Benjamin | 70 | 0.8 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 495 | 5.8 | −7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,516 | 53.0 | +18.0 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Burngreave

Burngreave :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ibrar Hussain* | 5,507 | 66.2 | +5.6 |
| | UKIP | Debra Roberts | 1,051 | 12.6 | −4.4 |
| | Green | Christopher Sissons | 576 | 6.9 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | Russel Cutts | 518 | 6.2 | +2.4 |
| | TUSC | Maxine Bowler | 423 | 5.1 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jan White | 244 | 2.9 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,456 | 53.6 | +10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,319 | 53.0 | +19.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Lewis Dagnall | 3,975 | 41.3 | +2.6 |
| | Green | Anne Barr | 3,931 | 40.9 | −7.8 |
| | Conservative | Raymond Lawrence | 846 | 8.8 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Muhammad Zahur | 459 | 4.8 | +1.3 |
| | UKIP | Omer Abdulqader | 311 | 3.2 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Sam Morecroft | 99 | 1.0 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,621 | 55.0 | +28.2 |
| | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Swing | | |

### Crookes

Crookes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Geoff Smith* | 3,818 | 34.8 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harry Matthews | 2,965 | 27.0 | −1.0 |
| | Green | Julian Briggs | 1,868 | 17.0 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | Will Lockwood | 1,348 | 12.3 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Andrew Pemberton | 847 | 7.7 | −5.1 |
| | TUSC | Nick Hall | 121 | 1.1 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 853 | 7.8 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,967 | 72.3 | +24.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Darnall

Darnall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dianne Hurst | 5,619 | 61.2 | +12.6 |
| | UKIP | Muzafar Dahman | 1,797 | 19.6 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative | Natalie Challenger | 776 | 8.5 | +0.2 |
| | Green | Joydu Al-Mahfuz | 433 | 4.7 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sohail Muhammed | 412 | 4.5 | −8.8 |
| | TUSC | Philip King | 138 | 1.5 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,822 | 41.7 | +18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,175 | 55.9 | +19.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Dore & Totley

Dore & Totley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joe Otten* | 4,513 | 41.4 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Pitchfork | 2,699 | 24.8 | −1.1 |
| | Labour | David Crosby | 1,995 | 18.3 | +4.7 |
| | UKIP | Jason Sullivan | 937 | 8.6 | −5.3 |
| | Green | David Applebaum | 703 | 6.5 | −0.6 |
| | TUSC | Adrian Marshall | 42 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,814 | 16.7 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,889 | 79.5 | +33.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### East Ecclesfield

East Ecclesfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steve Wilson* | 3,729 | 40.3 | +7.8 |
| | UKIP | Jonathan Ogle | 2,368 | 25.6 | −10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Bowden | 1,390 | 15.0 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative | Hilary Gay | 1,201 | 13.0 | +6.3 |
| | Green | Kaye Horsfield | 455 | 4.9 | −0.7 |
| | TUSC | Steve Hible | 99 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,361 | 14.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,242 | 64.0 | +28.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ecclesall

Ecclesall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shaffaq Mohammed | 4,172 | 34.2 | −6.6 |
| | Labour | Jared O'Mara | 3,218 | 26.4 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | Christina Stark | 2,074 | 17.0 | +5.6 |
| | Green | Jason Leman | 1,845 | 15.1 | +0.6 |
| | UKIP | Lynsey Lockey | 773 | 6.3 | −3.7 |
| | TUSC | Adam Fisher | 100 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 954 | 7.8 | −9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,182 | 80.6 | +33.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Firth Park

Firth Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Garry Weatherall | 4,282 | 56.5 | +12.0 |
| | UKIP | Michael Barge | 2,026 | 26.7 | −10.0 |
| | Conservative | Judith Burkinshaw | 575 | 7.6 | +2.3 |
| | Green | Amy Mack | 350 | 4.6 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Shaw | 273 | 3.6 | +0.2 |
| | TUSC | Leeroy Moxam | 76 | 1.0 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,256 | 29.8 | +19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,582 | 51.6 | +21.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Fulwood

Fulwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Sangar* | 4,425 | 40.3 | −0.2 |
| | Labour | Gareth Slater | 2,624 | 23.9 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | Hannah Rose | 1,812 | 16.5 | +1.3 |
| | Green | Judith Rutnam | 1,435 | 13.1 | −2.0 |
| | UKIP | Granville Dronfield | 636 | 5.8 | −3.4 |
| | TUSC | Chris McAndrew | 61 | 0.6 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,801 | 16.4 | −5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,993 | 77.8 | +33.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Gleadless Valley

Gleadless Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chris Peace | 4,180 | 46.8 | +5.5 |
| | Green | Mike Herbert | 1,723 | 19.3 | +3.6 |
| | UKIP | Mitch Seymour | 1,318 | 14.7 | −7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Shaddock | 771 | 8.6 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Jenny Grant | 758 | 8.5 | +3.2 |
| | TUSC | Liz Morton | 187 | 2.1 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,457 | 27.5 | +8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,937 | 60.9 | +24.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Graves Park

Graves Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Auckland* | 3,754 | 38.6 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | Louise Davies | 3,403 | 34.9 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | Henry Grant | 1,402 | 14.4 | +8.2 |
| | Green | David Hayes | 989 | 10.2 | +1.2 |
| | TUSC | Keith Endean | 190 | 2.0 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 351 | 3.6 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,738 | 71.9 | +29.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Hillsborough

Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bob Johnson* | 4,379 | 46.2 | +3.2 |
| | UKIP | John Trow | 1,801 | 19.0 | −10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Harston | 1,148 | 12.1 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | Paul Wallace | 1,017 | 10.7 | N/A |
| | Green | Chris McMahon | 996 | 10.5 | −3.0 |
| | TUSC | Victoria Wainwright | 132 | 1.4 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,578 | 27.2 | +13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,473 | 63.9 | +26.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Manor Castle

Manor Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jenny Armstrong* | 3,694 | 57.3 | −2.4 |
| | UKIP | Jon Butt | 1,225 | 19.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Graham Wroe | 639 | 9.9 | −6.6 |
| | Conservative | Colin Muncie | 477 | 7.4 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kurtis Crossland | 313 | 4.9 | −0.5 |
| | TUSC | Alistair Tice | 101 | 1.6 | −8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,469 | 38.3 | −4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,449 | 47.8 | +22.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Mosborough

Mosborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Barker* | 3,639 | 42.4 | +2.5 |
| | UKIP | Joanne Parkin | 2,024 | 23.6 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative | David Colton | 1,565 | 18.2 | +7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gail Smith | 980 | 11.4 | −2.0 |
| | Green | Julie White | 281 | 3.3 | −1.1 |
| | TUSC | Matthew Zion | 99 | 1.2 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,615 | 18.8 | +9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,588 | 62.4 | +28.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Nether Edge

Nether Edge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammad Maroof | 3,716 | 35.3 | −4.5 |
| | Green | Calvin Payne | 3,444 | 32.7 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammad Azim | 1,775 | 16.9 | −5.8 |
| | Conservative | Spencer Pitfield | 878 | 8.3 | +2.5 |
| | UKIP | Jeffrey Shaw | 564 | 5.4 | −1.8 |
| | TUSC | James Williams | 145 | 1.4 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 272 | 2.6 | −14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,522 | 73.4 | +26.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Richmond

Richmond :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Campbell* | 3,736 | 49.1 | +4.1 |
| | UKIP | Dennis Hobson | 2,062 | 27.1 | −9.8 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Sneddon | 874 | 11.5 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Hill | 497 | 6.5 | +2.0 |
| | Green | Richard Roper | 324 | 4.3 | −0.6 |
| | TUSC | Claire Wren | 111 | 1.5 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,674 | 22.0 | +13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,604 | 56.8 | +25.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Shiregreen & Brightside

Shiregreen & Brightside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pete Price* | 4,090 | 53.6 | +7.7 |
| | UKIP | Joshua Wright | 2,246 | 29.4 | −11.0 |
| | Conservative | Marcus Wells | 651 | 8.5 | +3.0 |
| | Green | Scott Darby | 376 | 4.9 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Weston | 267 | 3.5 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,844 | 24.2 | +18.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,630 | 52.6 | +21.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Southey

Southey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Leigh Bramall* | 3,507 | 49.6 | +5.2 |
| | UKIP | Yvonne Sykes | 2,150 | 30.4 | −8.5 |
| | Conservative | Jason Southcott | 640 | 9.1 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marcus Foster | 354 | 5.0 | +1.3 |
| | Green | Rose Garratt | 330 | 4.7 | −0.2 |
| | TUSC | Ashley Cawton | 84 | 1.2 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,357 | 19.2 | +13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,065 | 51.8 | +24.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Stannington

Stannington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vickie Priestley* | 3,618 | 34.0 | −5.9 |
| | Labour | Lisa Banes | 3,188 | 30.0 | +3.0 |
| | UKIP | Elizabeth Brownhill | 1,765 | 16.6 | −9.0 |
| | Conservative | Kath Lawrence | 1,225 | 11.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Martin Bradshaw | 763 | 7.2 | +0.8 |
| | TUSC | Tim Jones | 79 | 0.7 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 430 | 4.0 | −8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,638 | 63.8 | +21.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Stocksbridge & Upper Don

Stocksbridge & Upper Don :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Keith Davis | 3,184 | 33.0 | −11.4 |
| | Labour | Philip Wood* | 3,025 | 31.3 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Owen | 1,825 | 18.9 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Wright | 879 | 9.1 | +2.8 |
| | Green | Dan Lyons | 691 | 7.2 | −0.3 |
| | TUSC | Jeremy Short | 55 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 1.6 | −21.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,659 | 61.6 | +22.8 |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Walkley

Walkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Olivia Blake | 4,016 | 41.5 | +2.0 |
| | Green | Sue Morton | 2,299 | 23.8 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Leek | 1,396 | 14.4 | −4.4 |
| | UKIP | Richard Ratcliffe | 1,095 | 11.3 | −5.4 |
| | Conservative | James Gould | 717 | 7.4 | +1.7 |
| | TUSC | Chaz Lockett | 151 | 1.6 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,717 | 17.7 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,674 | 64.5 | +28.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### West Ecclesfield

West Ecclesfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Zoe Sykes | 3,461 | 37.0 | +4.9 |
| | UKIP | David Ogle | 2,568 | 27.5 | −9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Bowden | 1,477 | 15.8 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative | Grace Atkinson | 1,393 | 14.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Jon Scaife | 405 | 4.3 | −1.1 |
| | TUSC | Kate Hutchinson | 48 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 893 | 9.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,352 | 65.3 | +29.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Woodhouse

Woodhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mick Rooney* | 3,992 | 50.1 | +6.2 |
| | UKIP | Simon Arnott | 2,076 | 26.0 | −12.8 |
| | Conservative | Conor Rynne | 990 | 12.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barrie Jervis | 442 | 5.5 | −2.7 |
| | Green | John Grant | 394 | 4.9 | −4.2 |
| | TUSC | Ian Whitehouse | 80 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,916 | 24.0 | +18.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,974 | 59.1 | +27.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |