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2011 Sheffield City Council election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2011 Sheffield City Council election |
| country | England |
| type | Parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| party_colour | yes |
| previous_election | 2010 Sheffield City Council election |
| previous_year | 2010 |
| next_election | 2012 Sheffield City Council election |
| next_year | 2012 |
| seats_for_election | One third of seats (28 of 84) to Sheffield City Council |
| majority_seats | 43 |
| election_date | 5 May 2011 |
| party1 | Labour Party (UK) |
| seats1 | 21 |
| seat_change1 | 9 |
| party2 | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| seats2 | 6 |
| seat_change2 | 9 |
| party4 | Green Party of England and Wales |
| seats4 | 1 |
| seat_change4 | 0 |
| party5 | Conservative Party (UK) |
| seats5 | 0 |
| seat_change5 | 0 |
| map_image | Sheffield local election map 2011.gif |
| map_size | 400px |
| map_caption | Map showing the results of the 2011 Sheffield City Council elections. |
| title | Majority party |
| posttitle | Majority party after election |
| before_election | No overall control |
| after_election | Labour |
Sheffield City Council elections took place on 5 May 2011. There were 28 seats up for election, one third of the council. The last election left the council with no overall control. Since the previous election, Liberal Democrat councillor Ben Curran, and Lib Dem-turned-independent Frank Taylor had defected to Labour leaving both parties equal at 41 councillors each. This election saw Labour regain control of the council that they lost in 2006, with nine gains from the Lib Dems. Overall turnout was 41.8%.
Councillors elected in 2007 Sheffield Council election defended their seats this year.
Election result
|seats % = 75.0 |votes % = 47.9 |plus/minus = +12.3 |seats % = 21.4 |votes % = 25.9 |plus/minus = -10.3 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 11.7 |plus/minus = -2.9 |seats % = 3.6 |votes % = 11.2 |plus/minus = +4.9 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.8 |plus/minus = -1.0 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.8 |plus/minus = +0.4 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.4 |plus/minus = -3.4 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.2 |plus/minus = +0.1 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.1 |plus/minus = N/A
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;" | Total | 84 | 84 | Working majority | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 41 | 50 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 41 | 32 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Greens | 2 | 2 |
Ward results
Arbourthorne
Beauchief and 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
References
References
- "Sheffield 2011 election results". sheffield.gov.uk.
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