# 2002 Sheffield City Council election

Sheffield City Council elections took place on 2 May 2002. One third of seats were up for election. Since the previous election, the Liberal Democrats and Labour had each suffered one defection - Ronald Shepherd left the Labour grouping to sit as an Independent and Lib Dem Matthew Dixon defected, firstly as an Independent and then to the Conservatives. In this time an earlier Lib Dem defector, Trefor Morgan, also changed from an Independent to Liberal.
Following this election, the council returned to no overall control, as the sizable swing from Lib Dem to Labour allowed Labour to gain five seats directly from the Lib Dems, and two from earlier defections, making Labour narrowly the largest party with 43 seats to the Lib Dem's 42. Overall turnout was 30.0%.

## Election result

Sheffield Local Election Result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 19 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 65.5 | 44.5 | 50,165 | +7.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 10 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 34.5 | 36.6 | 41,214 | -8.4 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13.6 | 15,338 | -0.5 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 3,764 | +1.1 |
| Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 834 | +0.6 |
| Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 526 | -0.6 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 442 | New |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 207 | N/A |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 106 | ±0.0 |
| Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 101 | -0.1 |
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 | 36 | 43 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 47 | 42 |
| | Conservatives | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent Labour | 1 | 0 |
| | Liberal | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 87 | 87 | 87 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 7 | 0 |

## Ward results

Beauchief :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Moore* | 2,740 | 52.2 | −7.6 |
| | Labour | Beverly Wright | 1,603 | 30.6 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | Christine Bradley | 677 | 12.9 | −1.0 |
| | Independent | Gemma Lock | 207 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,137 | 21.7 | −12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,243 | 36.4 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -6.0 | |
Birley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Pye | 2,775 | 58.0 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judy Webster | 1,723 | 36.0 | −8.0 |
| | Conservative | Evelyn Millward | 282 | 5.9 | −1.5 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,052 | 22.0 | +17.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,787 | 34.2 | +3.5 |
| | Labour gain from Independent Labour | Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing | +8.6 | |
Brightside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alf Meade* | 1,891 | 71.6 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | Pat Maloney | 380 | 14.4 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jawaid Qazi | 256 | 9.7 | −12.3 |
| | Socialist Labour | Robert Morris | 106 | 4.0 | +0.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,635 | 57.2 | +20.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,642 | 23.6 | +4.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.1 | |
Broomhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Whitehouse* | 2,192 | 55.4 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | Martin Newsome | 705 | 17.8 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | Mark Fox | 566 | 14.3 | +0.0 |
| | Green | Gillian Booth | 438 | 11.1 | +3.8 |
| | UKIP | Nigel James | 35 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,487 | 37.6 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,956 | 26.0 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.7 | |
Burngreave :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jackie Field | 1,555 | 61.1 | +23.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Hafiz | 485 | 19.1 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Bryan | 184 | 7.2 | −1.0 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Alison Brown | 159 | 6.2 | +4.2 |
| | Green | Chris Sissons | 145 | 5.7 | +2.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 15 | 0.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,070 | 42.1 | +28.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,543 | 29.7 | +2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +14.2 | |
Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike King* | 1,414 | 70.1 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Coleman | 259 | 12.8 | −5.3 |
| | Green | Graham Wroe | 190 | 9.4 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | Michael Young | 148 | 7.3 | −1.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,155 | 57.2 | +10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,017 | 23.4 | +3.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.0 | |
Chapel Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Fox | 2,333 | 48.5 | −6.8 |
| | Labour | Sheila Tyler | 2,072 | 43.0 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | Anne Smith | 394 | 8.2 | −0.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | 5.4 | −13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,812 | 26.7 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -6.9 | |
Darnall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammad Altaf | 2,287 | 53.4 | −4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shaffaq Mohammed | 1,212 | 28.3 | −5.5 |
| | UKIP | Jonathan Arnott | 407 | 9.5 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Millward | 357 | 8.3 | +0.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 21 | 0.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,075 | 25.1 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,284 | 32.3 | +5.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.3 | |
Dore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Ross* | 3,208 | 48.6 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Graham King | 2,506 | 38.0 | −8.6 |
| | Labour | Don Henderson | 701 | 10.6 | −1.5 |
| | Green | Dawn Biram | 166 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 702 | 10.6 | +5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,593 | 44.7 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +4.0 | |
Ecclesall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Davison* | 3,481 | 57.1 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Mahoney | 1,884 | 30.9 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | Farhat Rafiq | 694 | 11.4 | +0.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 40 | 0.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,597 | 26.2 | −3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,099 | 40.5 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -1.8 | |
Firth Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Barton* | 2,271 | 80.2 | +13.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Nazir | 300 | 10.6 | −11.0 |
| | Conservative | Neville Paling | 235 | 8.3 | −3.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 25 | 0.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,971 | 69.6 | +24.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,831 | 25.5 | +4.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +12.4 | |
Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Duncan Kime* | 3,746 | 56.0 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Alan Ryder | 2,046 | 30.6 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | William Breakell | 878 | 13.1 | −1.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,700 | 25.4 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,686 | 46.7 | +7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -0.3 | |
Handsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ray Satur* | 2,426 | 64.3 | +9.1 |
| | Independent Labour | Elsie Smith | 526 | 13.9 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allan Wisbey | 430 | 11.4 | −8.2 |
| | Conservative | Laurence Hayward | 386 | 10.2 | +0.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,996 | 50.4 | +17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,772 | 26.8 | +3.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.2 | |
Heeley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terence Fox | 1,878 | 44.0 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Ayris* | 1,476 | 34.5 | −13.8 |
| | Green | Robert Unwin | 496 | 11.6 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | Deborah Richmond | 229 | 5.3 | −0.6 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Richard Pitt | 186 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 402 | 9.4 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,271 | 33.6 | +6.8 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +9.8 | |
Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert MacDonald | 2,019 | 47.9 | +11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Tosseano* | 1,434 | 34.0 | −16.5 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Seaton | 415 | 9.8 | +0.1 |
| | Green | Chris McMahon | 237 | 5.6 | +1.7 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Nicholas Riley | 106 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 585 | 13.9 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,217 | 30.5 | +4.6 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +14.2 | |
Intake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Lawton | 2,213 | 53.1 | +11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Truman* | 1,460 | 35.0 | −15.2 |
| | Conservative | Freda Hutchinson | 325 | 7.8 | +0.1 |
| | Green | Eamonn Ward | 143 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 24 | 0.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 753 | 18.1 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,165 | 29.8 | +4.0 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +13.1 | |
Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jan Fiore* | 1,354 | 75.7 | +9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Fox | 257 | 14.4 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Watson | 177 | 9.9 | +0.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,097 | 61.3 | +11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,788 | 21.9 | +4.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.9 | |
Mosborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Samuel Wall | 3,570 | 61.0 | +10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Reynolds | 1,153 | 19.7 | −12.8 |
| | Conservative | Shirley Clayton | 1,093 | 18.7 | +2.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 37 | 0.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,417 | 41.3 | +23.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,853 | 22.2 | +3.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +11.4 | |
Nether Edge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy White* | 2,275 | 49.0 | −10.5 |
| | Labour | Nick Simmonite | 1,345 | 29.0 | +4.2 |
| | Green | Mervyn Smith | 448 | 9.6 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | Qari Siddique | 345 | 7.4 | −0.6 |
| | Socialist Alliance | James Oliver | 215 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 930 | 20.0 | −14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,637 | 38.7 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -7.3 | |
Nether Shire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Doreen Newton* | 2,075 | 77.2 | +13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Tosseano | 342 | 12.7 | −11.2 |
| | Conservative | Marie Weston | 259 | 9.6 | −1.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,733 | 64.5 | +24.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,686 | 23.9 | +4.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +12.4 | |
Netherthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Holmes* | 1,367 | 45.2 | −11.3 |
| | Labour | John Campbell | 1,005 | 33.2 | +4.2 |
| | Green | Bernard Little | 510 | 16.8 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative | Ian Ramsey | 126 | 4.1 | −0.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 362 | 11.9 | −15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,026 | 25.3 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -7.7 | |
Norton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Garry Weatherall | 1,714 | 47.6 | +10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gail Smith* | 1,341 | 37.3 | −15.4 |
| | Conservative | Peter Smith | 360 | 10.0 | −0.1 |
| | Green | Peter Hartley | 150 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 31 | 0.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 373 | 10.4 | −5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,596 | 32.7 | +4.4 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +12.9 | |
Owlerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Hanson | 2,137 | 77.0 | +21.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Dawson | 365 | 13.1 | −22.7 |
| | Conservative | Eric Kirby | 207 | 7.4 | −0.8 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Richard Morris | 54 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,772 | 63.9 | +43.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,773 | 25.9 | +4.8 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +21.9 | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julie Dore* | 1,403 | 61.4 | +20.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Krystyna Haywood | 656 | 28.7 | −26.2 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Terry Wykes | 101 | 4.4 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | Mike Ginn | 74 | 3.2 | +0.5 |
| | Green | Steve Marshall | 49 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 747 | 32.7 | +19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,286 | 25.1 | −0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +23.2 | |
Sharrow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Cromar* | 1,475 | 56.2 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Haq Hawaz | 497 | 18.9 | −6.2 |
| | Green | Jillian Creasy | 321 | 12.2 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Celia Dutton | 199 | 7.6 | −0.7 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Angela Shann | 114 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 978 | 37.2 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,626 | 22.9 | +2.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.2 | |
South Wortley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vic Bowden* | 2,529 | 44.7 | −13.2 |
| | Labour | Mike Furniss | 2,209 | 39.1 | +10.9 |
| | Conservative | James Dale | 892 | 15.8 | +1.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 21 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 320 | 5.6 | −24.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,651 | 30.4 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -12.0 | |
Southey Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steve Wilson | 1,781 | 81.2 | +10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Bowden | 254 | 11.6 | −7.3 |
| | Conservative | Marjorie Kirby | 158 | 7.2 | −3.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,527 | 69.6 | +18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,194 | 23.1 | +4.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.0 | |
Stocksbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Brelsford* | 1,708 | 60.5 | −4.2 |
| | Labour | Stephanie Thomas | 869 | 30.8 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative | Paula Axelby | 226 | 8.0 | −3.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 839 | 29.7 | −10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,821 | 26.6 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -5.4 | |
Walkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Veronica Hardstaff | 1,846 | 43.2 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vickie Priestley* | 1,735 | 40.6 | −13.7 |
| | Green | Nicola Freeman | 471 | 11.0 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | Peter Smith | 208 | 4.9 | −0.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 14 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 | 2.6 | −13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,274 | 32.1 | +4.1 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +11.0 | |