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1988 Sheffield City Council election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1988 Sheffield City Council election |
| country | England |
| type | Parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| party_colour | yes |
| previous_election | 1987 Sheffield City Council election |
| previous_year | 1987 |
| next_election | 1990 Sheffield City Council election |
| next_year | 1990 |
| seats_for_election | 30 of 87 seats to Sheffield City Council |
| majority_seats | 44 |
| election_date | 5 May 1988 |
| party1 | Labour Party (UK) |
| seats1 | 23 |
| seat_change1 | 1 |
| party2 | Conservative Party (UK) |
| seats2 | 4 |
| seat_change2 | 1 |
| party3 | Social and Liberal Democrats |
| seats3 | 3 |
| seat_change3 | 0 |
| map_image | Sheffield UK local election 1988 map.png |
| map_size | 400px |
| map_caption | Map showing the results of the 1988 Sheffield City Council elections. |
| title | Majority party |
| posttitle | Majority party after election |
| before_election | Labour Party (UK) |
| after_election | Labour Party (UK) |
Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 5 May 1988. One third of the council was up for election.
Election result
|seats % = 76.6 |votes % = 59.0 |plus/minus = +7.9 |seats % = 13.3 |votes % = 22.1 |plus/minus = +1.1 |seats % = 10.0 |votes % = 16.4 |plus/minus = -11.3 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.8 |plus/minus = New |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.6 |plus/minus = +0.5 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.1 |plus/minus = ±0.0
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
| Party | Previous council | New council | Labour Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Conservative Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Social and Liberal Democrats}}; width: 3px;" | Total | 87 | 87 | Working majority | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 65 | 66 | ||||||||||
| Conservatives | 13 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Social and Liberal Democrats | 9 | 9 |
Ward results
Sid Cordle was a sitting councillor for Ecclesall ward
Phyllis Smith was a sitting councillor for Heeley ward
Jimmy Boyce was a sitting councillor for Burngreave ward
Alf Meade was a sitting councillor for Hillsborough ward
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