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2007 Sheffield City Council election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2007 Sheffield City Council election |
| country | England |
| type | Parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| party_colour | yes |
| previous_election | 2006 Sheffield City Council election |
| previous_year | 2006 |
| next_election | 2008 Sheffield City Council election |
| next_year | 2008 |
| seats_for_election | One third of seats (28 of 84) to Sheffield City Council |
| majority_seats | 43 |
| election_date | 3 May 2007 |
| party1 | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| seats1 | 15 |
| seat_change1 | 4 |
| party2 | Labour Party (UK) |
| seats2 | 12 |
| seat_change2 | 3 |
| party4 | Green Party of England and Wales |
| seats4 | 1 |
| seat_change4 | 0 |
| party5 | Conservative Party (UK) |
| seats5 | 0 |
| seat_change5 | 1 |
| map_image | Sheffield UK local election 2007 map.svg |
| map_size | 400px |
| map_caption | Map showing the results of the 2007 Sheffield City Council elections. |
| title | Majority party |
| posttitle | Majority party after election |
| before_election | Labour |
| after_election | No Overall Control |
Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday 3 May 2007 with one third of council seats up for election; one in each ward. Since the previous election, Liberal Democrat Martin Davis (representing Stocksbridge & Upper Don) defected, sitting as an independent. This set of elections saw the Conservatives lose the only seat they had on the council since 1996, and the party did not have any councillors elected to Sheffield City Council until 2021.
The election seen several gains for the Liberal Democrats, returning the council to no overall control. Overall turnout was 36.0%, up slightly from last year's 34.5%.
Councillors before and after the election
| Ward | Incumbent Elected | Incumbent | Re-elected | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbourthorne | ||||||
| Beauchief & Greenhill | ||||||
| Beighton | ||||||
| Birley | ||||||
| Broomhill | ||||||
| Burngreave | ||||||
| Central | ||||||
| Crookes | ||||||
| Darnall | ||||||
| Dore and Totley | ||||||
| East Ecclesfield | ||||||
| Ecclesall | ||||||
| Firth Park | ||||||
| Fulwood | ||||||
| Gleadless Valley | ||||||
| Graves Park | ||||||
| Hillsborough | ||||||
| Manor Castle | ||||||
| Mosborough | ||||||
| Nether Edge | ||||||
| Richmond | ||||||
| Shiregreen and Brightside | ||||||
| Southey | ||||||
| Stannington | ||||||
| Stocksbridge and Upper Don | ||||||
| Walkley | ||||||
| West Ecclesfield | ||||||
| Woodhouse |
Election result
|seats % = 42.8 |votes % = 34.8 |plus/minus = +1.1 |seats % = 53.6 |votes % = 33.9 |plus/minus = -0.1 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 14.5 |plus/minus = -0.5 |seats % = 3.6 |votes % = 9.6 |plus/minus = -1.3 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 3.3 |plus/minus = +1.0 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.9 |plus/minus = +0.9 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.8 |plus/minus = -0.5 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.2 |plus/minus = N/A |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.1 |plus/minus = -0.1
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;" | Green Party of England and Wales}}; width: 3px;" | Conservative Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Independent Liberal Democrat}}; width: 3px;" | Total | 84 | 84 | Working majority | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 44 | 41 | ||||||||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 35 | 39 | ||||||||||||||
| Green | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Conservatives | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Independent Liberal Democrat | 1 | 1 |
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 2007 election results". sheffield.gov.uk.
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