# 1990 Sheffield City Council election

Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 4 May 1990. One third of the council was up for election.

## Election result

Sheffield Local Election Result 1990 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 29 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 87.9 | 62.2 | 105,937 | +3.2 |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 9.1 | 17.9 | 30,435 | -4.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 29,041 | +0.6 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 4,738 | +2.2 |
| No Poll Tax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 96 | N/A |
| Alternative Development, Small is Beautiful | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 92 | N/A |
| International Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 56 | N/A |
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 | 66 | 69 |
| | Conservatives | 12 | 11 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 9 | 7 |
| Total | Total | 87 | 87 | 87 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 45 | 51 |

## Ward results

Beauchief :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Moore | 4,126 | 46.8 | +13.7 |
| | Labour | Anne Sheehan | 2,780 | 31.5 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Caroline Gracey | 1,905 | 21.6 | −12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,346 | 15.3 | +14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,811 | 58.4 | +11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.4 | |
Birley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Donald Gow* | 5,061 | 75.5 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Millward | 925 | 13.8 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrea Morris | 715 | 10.7 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,136 | 61.7 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,701 | 42.0 | +9.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.0 | |
Brightside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rae Whitfield* | 3,716 | 80.4 | −0.6 |
| | Green | Richard Griffiths | 366 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Wilcock | 281 | 6.1 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | Mary Hyatt | 257 | 5.5 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,360 | 72.5 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,620 | 35.9 | +11.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.2 | |
Broomhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Eastall | 2,101 | 41.0 | +1.0 |
| | Labour | Mukesh Savani** | 1,950 | | |
| | Conservative | Henry Cornford | 1,697 | 33.1 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative | Marjorie Kirby | 1,651 | | |
| | Green | Bernard Little | 802 | 15.6 | +9.0 |
| | Green | Michael Mallen | 718 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Milton | 523 | 10.2 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allan Wisbey | 461 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 | 7.9 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,123 | 38.5 | +0.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.6 | |
Mukesh Savani was a sitting councillor for Heeley ward
Burngreave :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Watson* | 3,454 | 79.0 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Shaw | 497 | 11.4 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Sangar | 362 | 8.3 | +0.9 |
| | International Communist | Michael England | 56 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,957 | 67.6 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,369 | 37.3 | +5.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.4 | |
Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Horton* | 3,358 | 83.6 | −0.7 |
| | Labour | Michael Chaplin | 3,282 | | |
| | Conservative | Joan Graham | 410 | 10.2 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Boothroyd | 248 | 6.2 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Francis Woodger | 242 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,872 | 73.4 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,016 | 40.3 | +14.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.2 | |
Chapel Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Laurence Kingham | 4,358 | 52.9 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Oxley | 3,424 | 41.5 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative | John Davey | 458 | 5.5 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 934 | 11.4 | +9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,240 | 45.1 | +8.0 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +6.9 | |
Darnall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammed Walayat* | 3,393 | 65.3 | −7.8 |
| | Conservative | Colin Cavill | 701 | 13.5 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Rehman | 570 | 10.9 | −0.5 |
| | Green | Gordon Ferguson | 532 | 10.2 | +10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,692 | 51.8 | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,196 | 34.9 | +5.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.9 | |
Dore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Diana Leech | 3,930 | 50.9 | −6.3 |
| | Labour | Glenn Ellis | 2,694 | 34.9 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Richmond | 1,089 | 14.1 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,236 | 16.0 | −12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,713 | 46.6 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -6.2 | |
Ecclesall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Dawson* | 3,526 | 49.0 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | Timothy Plant | 1,985 | 27.6 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Ross | 1,078 | 15.0 | −1.1 |
| | Green | Leela Spencer | 601 | 8.3 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,541 | 21.4 | −10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,192 | 45.5 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -5.1 | |
Firth Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Barton* | 4,693 | 84.7 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew McKerrow | 467 | 8.4 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Cook | 380 | 6.8 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,226 | 76.3 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,540 | 40.4 | +9.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.4 | |
Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Lawson | 3,508 | 46.6 | −4.2 |
| | Labour | Andrew Nicolson | 2,293 | 30.4 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Knight | 1,212 | 16.1 | −3.5 |
| | Green | Peter Scott | 518 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,215 | 16.2 | −9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,531 | 51.6 | +7.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -4.5 | |
Handsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kenneth Hartley* | 4,054 | 71.4 | +7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anita Morris | 935 | 16.5 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative | Shirley Clayton | 592 | 10.4 | −0.3 |
| | Alternative Development, Small is Beautiful | Roger Dunn | 92 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,119 | 54.9 | +14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,673 | 38.2 | +0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.3 | |
Heeley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roy Darke | 4,361 | 73.1 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Bradbury | 871 | 14.6 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Ayris | 733 | 12.3 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,490 | 58.5 | +9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,965 | 40.9 | +9.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.8 | |
Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patricia Waugh | 3,639 | 57.7 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynette Jackson | 1,450 | 23.0 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative | Michael Warner | 828 | 13.1 | −4.7 |
| | Green | Peter Wood | 391 | 6.2 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,189 | 34.7 | +13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,308 | 42.1 | +2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.8 | |
Intake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Katherine Sheldrick | 4,346 | 72.7 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | James Steinke** | 3,864 | | |
| | Conservative | Robert Atha | 1,012 | 16.9 | −5.8 |
| | Conservative | Steven Fulbrook | 840 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Alston | 619 | 10.3 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katherine Milsom | 535 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,852 | 55.8 | +10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,977 | 39.7 | +9.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.4 | |
James Steinke was a sitting councillor for Netherthorpe ward
Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Howard Capelin* | 3,485 | 86.5 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Paul Anderton | 299 | 7.4 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leonard Middleton | 245 | 6.1 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,186 | 79.1 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,029 | 42.9 | +12.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.1 | |
Mosborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ian Saunders* | 6,063 | 73.7 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | Philip Kirby | 1,330 | 16.1 | −6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Truman | 834 | 10.1 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,733 | 57.6 | +12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,227 | 34.9 | +5.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.0 | |
Nether Edge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Qurban Hussain* | 2,477 | 45.2 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | Anne Smith | 1,260 | 23.0 | −9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gregory Connor | 1,103 | 20.1 | +5.0 |
| | Green | Jill Margaret | 547 | 10.0 | +10.0 |
| | No Poll Tax | Simon Rawlins | 96 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,217 | 22.2 | +5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,483 | 39.6 | −0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.7 | |
Nether Shire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Wigfield* | 4,070 | 81.0 | −1.1 |
| | Labour | Hazel Ellery | 3,949 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francis Pierce | 516 | 10.3 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | Maureen Neill | 436 | 8.7 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Richardson | 362 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,433 | 70.7 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,022 | 41.9 | +9.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.6 | |
Netherthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Bower | 3,232 | 71.8 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | David Knight | 530 | 11.8 | −1.8 |
| | Green | Barry New | 436 | 9.7 | +9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Cloke | 300 | 6.6 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,702 | 60.0 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,498 | 36.5 | +7.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.1 | |
Norton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Moore* | 4,245 | 70.9 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Albert Marsden | 1,133 | 18.9 | −4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Tutt | 609 | 10.2 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,112 | 52.0 | +8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,987 | 46.2 | +7.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.1 | |
Owlerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Mathews* | 3,848 | 80.3 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Taylor | 474 | 9.9 | −2.4 |
| | Conservative | Jane Harries | 469 | 9.8 | +7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,374 | 70.4 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,791 | 37.4 | +8.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.1 | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Doris Mulhearn* | 4,176 | 87.3 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Hughes | 311 | 6.5 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | Clare Fenner | 297 | 6.2 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,865 | 80.8 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,784 | 35.7 | +9.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.8 | |
Sharrow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Catherine Whitty | 3,058 | 76.2 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Brown | 492 | 12.2 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | Paul Makin | 464 | 11.5 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,566 | 64.0 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,014 | 34.6 | +6.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.5 | |
South Wortley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Webster | 3,691 | 43.6 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Bagshaw | 3,424 | 40.5 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Lynn Wilson | 1,339 | 15.8 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 267 | 3.1 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,454 | 45.7 | +7.6 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +2.2 | |
Southey Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patricia Nelson* | 4,511 | 88.8 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nic Chilton | 328 | 6.4 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | Robert Usher | 242 | 4.7 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,183 | 82.4 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,081 | 40.8 | +8.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.7 | |
Stocksbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alfred Meade | 2,459 | 50.4 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Brelsford | 1,997 | 40.9 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | Russell Crane | 425 | 8.7 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 462 | 9.5 | +9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,881 | 46.3 | +10.6 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +4.8 | |
Walkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carol Bullement* | 4,336 | 70.2 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative | Christine Blundell | 714 | 11.6 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Penelope Baker | 576 | 9.3 | +1.9 |
| | Green | Nicola Watson | 545 | 8.8 | +8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,622 | 58.6 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,171 | 42.7 | +5.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.2 | |