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1995 Sheffield City Council election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1995 Sheffield City Council election |
| country | England |
| type | Parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| party_colour | yes |
| previous_election | 1994 Sheffield City Council election |
| previous_year | 1994 |
| next_election | 1996 Sheffield City Council election |
| next_year | 1996 |
| seats_for_election | 30 of 87 seats to Sheffield City Council |
| majority_seats | 44 |
| election_date | 5 May 1995 |
| party1 | Labour Party (UK) |
| seats1 | 22 |
| seat_change1 | 2 |
| party2 | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| seats2 | 8 |
| seat_change2 | 3 |
| party3 | Conservative Party (UK) |
| seats3 | 0 |
| seat_change3 | 4 |
| map_image | Sheffield UK local election 1995 map.png |
| map_size | 400px |
| map_caption | Map showing the results of the 1995 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 1995. One third of the council was up for election.
Election results
|seats % = 73.3 |votes % = 47.4 |plus/minus = +6.2 |seats % = 26.7 |votes % = 38.9 |plus/minus = -3.2 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 11.4 |plus/minus = -1.9 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.8 |plus/minus = -0.4 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.8 |plus/minus = +0.5 |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: " |
| Militant Labour |
|---|
| seats % = 0.0 |
| votes % = 0.1 |
| plus/minus = N/A |
| - style="background-color:#F9F9F9" |
| ! style="background-color: " |
| International Communist |
| - |
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;" | Liberal Democrats (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Conservative Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Independent Labour}}; width: 3px;" | Total | 87 | 87 | Working majority | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 56 | 58 | ||||||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 22 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| Conservatives | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Independent Labour | 1 | 0 |
Ward results
Elsie Smith was a sitting councillor for Darnall ward
The Liberal Democrats had gained the Brightside seat in a by-election
Stephen Jones was a sitting councillor for Nether Shire ward and James Jamison was previously elected as a Labour councillor
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: " | | International Communist
| Christopher Marsden |
|---|
| Patricia Midgley was a sitting councillor for Nether Edge ward |
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: " | | Militant Labour
| Steven Tice |
|---|
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: " | | Militant Labour
| Kenneth Douglas |
|---|
The Liberal Democrats had gained the Walkley seat in a by-election
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