Sheffield Council election, 1996
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Elections to Sheffield
Council were held on 3rd May 1996. One third of the council was up for election.
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
Council were held on 3rd May 1996. One third of the council was up for election.
Election result
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:| Party | Previous council | New council | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 58 | 55 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 25 | 31 | |||
| Conservatives | 4 | 1 | |||
| Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | |||
| Militant Labour Socialist Party (England and Wales) The Socialist Party is a Trotskyist party active in England and Wales.It publishes the weekly newspaper The Socialist and the monthly magazine Socialism Today... |
0 | 0 | |||
| Green | 0 | 0 | |||
| Independent Conservative Independent Conservative Independent Conservative is a description allowed in British politics to denote party affiliation. It is used to designate a politician is conservative, yet independent of any political party, particularly of the Conservative Party.... |
0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 87 | 87 | |||
| Working majority | |||||