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2008 Sheffield City Council election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2008 Sheffield City Council election |
| country | England |
| type | Parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| party_colour | yes |
| previous_election | 2007 Sheffield City Council election |
| previous_year | 2007 |
| next_election | 2010 Sheffield City Council election |
| next_year | 2010 |
| seats_for_election | 30 of 84 seats to Sheffield City Council |
| majority_seats | 43 |
| election_date | 1 May 2008 |
| party1 | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| seats1 | 17 |
| seat_change1 | 6 |
| party2 | Labour Party (UK) |
| seats2 | 12 |
| seat_change2 | 5 |
| party4 | Green Party of England and Wales |
| seats4 | 1 |
| seat_change4 | 1 |
| party5 | Conservative Party (UK) |
| seats5 | 0 |
| seat_change5 | 1 |
| map_image | Sheffield UK local election 2008 map.svg |
| map_size | 400px |
| map_caption | Map showing the results of the 2008 Sheffield City Council elections. |
| title | Majority party |
| posttitle | Majority party after election |
| before_election | No Overall Control |
| after_election | Liberal Democrats |
Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday 1 May 2008. There were 30 seats up for election - one of the three councillors from each ward, plus two seats from Labour councillors who had stepped down. Liberal Democrats made several gains, regaining control of the council for the first time since losing it in 2002. The overall turnout for this election was 36.8%.
Councillors before and after the election
| Ward | Incumbent Elected | Incumbent | 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 (1) | ||||||
| Mosborough (2) | ||||||
| Nether Edge | ||||||
| Richmond (1) | ||||||
| Richmond (2) | ||||||
| Shiregreen and Brightside | ||||||
| Southey | ||||||
| Stannington | ||||||
| Stocksbridge and Upper Don | ||||||
| Walkley | ||||||
| West Ecclesfield | ||||||
| Woodhouse |
Election result
|seats % = 56.7 |votes % = 36.9 |plus/minus = +3.0 |seats % = 40.0 |votes % = 30.0 |plus/minus = -4.8 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 16.0 |plus/minus = +1.5 |seats % = 3.3 |votes % = 9.1 |plus/minus = -0.5 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 4.0 |plus/minus = +0.7 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.6 |plus/minus = -0.2 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.3 |plus/minus = N/A |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.8 |plus/minus = N/A |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.2 |plus/minus = +0.1
The Liberal Democrats gained five seats from their position following the 2004 election, but also regained a seat lost to an Independent via defection in Stocksbridge & Upper Don.
| Party | Previous council | New council | Liberal Democrats (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Labour Party (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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 39 | 45 | ||||||||||||||
| Labour | 41 | 36 | ||||||||||||||
| Green | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Conservatives | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Independent Liberal Democrat | 1 | 0 |
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
Stocksbridge & Upper Don was a regain for the Liberal Democrats, after the sitting councillor became an Independent.
Walkley
West Ecclesfield
Woodhouse
By-elections between 2008 and 2010
References
References
- "Sheffield 2008 election results". sheffield.gov.uk.
- (1 May 2009). "LibDems celebrating poll victory". [[Sheffield Star]].
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