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2006 Sheffield City Council election
Council elections
Council elections
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2006 Sheffield City Council election |
| country | England |
| type | Parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| party_colour | yes |
| previous_election | 2004 Sheffield City Council election |
| previous_year | 2004 |
| next_election | 2007 Sheffield City Council election |
| next_year | 2007 |
| seats_for_election | One third of seats (29 of 84) to Sheffield City Council |
| majority_seats | 43 |
| election_date | 4 May 2006 |
| party1 | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| seats1 | 14 |
| seat_change1 | 1 |
| party2 | Labour Party (UK) |
| seats2 | 14 |
| seat_change2 | 0 |
| party4 | Green Party of England and Wales |
| seats4 | 1 |
| seat_change4 | 1 |
| party5 | Conservative Party (UK) |
| seats5 | 0 |
| seat_change5 | 0 |
| map_image | Sheffield UK local election 2006 map.svg |
| map_size | 400px |
| map_caption | Map showing the results of the 2006 Sheffield City Council elections |
| title | Majority party |
| posttitle | Majority party after election |
| before_election | Labour |
| after_election | Labour |
Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday 4 May 2006 with polling stations open between 7am and 10pm. One third of council seats were up for election; one in each ward, plus one additional seat in Ecclesall due to a resignation. The overall turnout this year was 34.5%, down considerably from the previous year's general election turnout at 43.9 per cent turnout in Sheffield.
Councillors before and after the election
| Ward | Incumbent elected | Incumbent | Elected | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbourthorne | ||||||
| Beauchief & Greenhill | ||||||
| Beighton | ||||||
| Birley | ||||||
| Broomhill | ||||||
| Burngreave | ||||||
| Central | ||||||
| Crookes | ||||||
| Darnall | ||||||
| Dore & Totley | ||||||
| East Ecclesfield | ||||||
| Ecclesall 1 | ||||||
| Ecclesall 2 | ||||||
| Firth Park | ||||||
| Fulwood | ||||||
| Gleadless Valley | ||||||
| Graves Park | ||||||
| Hillsborough | ||||||
| Manor Castle | ||||||
| Mosborough | ||||||
| Nether Edge | ||||||
| Richmond | ||||||
| Shiregreen & Brightside | ||||||
| Southey | ||||||
| Stannington | ||||||
| Stocksbridge & Upper Don | ||||||
| Walkley | ||||||
| West Ecclesfield | ||||||
| Woodhouse |
Election result
|seats % = 48.3 |votes % = 34.0 |plus/minus = +3.2 |seats % = 48.3 |votes % = 33.7 |plus/minus = -0.7 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 15.0 |plus/minus = -0.8 |seats % = 3.4 |votes % = 10.9 |plus/minus = -1.9 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 2.3 |plus/minus = -0.9 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 2.3 |plus/minus = +0.8 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.0 |plus/minus = N/A |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.3 |plus/minus = N/A |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.3 |plus/minus = -0.3 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.2 |plus/minus = +0.1
This result has 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;" | Green Party of England and Wales}}; width: 3px;" | Total | 84 | 84 | Working majority | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 44 | 44 | ||||||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 37 | 36 | ||||||||||||
| Conservatives | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Green | 1 | 2 |
Ward results
Arbourthorne
Beauchief & Greenhill
Beighton
Birley
Broomhill
Burngreave
Central
Crookes
Darnall
Dore & Totley
East Ecclesfield
Ecclesall
Firth Park
Fulwood
Gleadless Valley
Graves Park
Hillsborough
Manor Castle
Mosborough
Nether Edge
Richmond
Shiregreen & Brightside
Southey
Stannington
Stocksbridge & Upper Don
Walkley
West Ecclesfield
Woodhouse
References
References
- "Sheffield 2006 election results". sheffield.gov.uk.
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