Elections to Sheffield

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 6th May 1999. One third of the council was up for election. Previous to this election, there had been a by-election in Park, resulting in a Liberal Democrat gain from Labour, effectively cancelling out the concurrent defection of sitting Stocksbridge councillor Alan Pears from the Lib Dems to Labour. The election seen the Liberal Democrats gain control of the council - the first time since its formation not to be controlled by Labour. The results themselves were more favourable to Labour than recent elections, however they suffered double-digit losses with the Liberal Democrats sustaining their recent election surges.

Election result

This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:

Party		Previous council	New council
	Liberal Democrats	36	47
	Labour	50	39
	Conservatives	1	1
	Green	0	0
	Independent Labour	0	0
	Socialist Alternative	0	0
	Independent Conservative	0	0
	Socialist Alliance	0	0
	Socialist Labour	0	0
	Socialist Workers	0	0
	Independent Green	0	0
Total		87	87
Working majority

Ward results