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 Size: | 400px |
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.
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"! style="background-color: " || Militant Labour| align="right" | 0| align="right" | 0| align="right" | 0| align="right" | 0| align="right" | 0.0| align="right" | 0.6| align="right" | 794| align="right" | +0.2|-|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"! style="background-color: " || International Communist| align="right" | 0| align="right" | 0| align="right" | 0| align="right" | 0| align="right" | 0.0| align="right" | 0.0| align="right" | 37| align="right" | New|-
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
valign=top colspan="2" style="width: 230px" | Party | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Previous council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 56 | 58 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 22 | 25 | |||
Conservatives | 8 | 4 | |||
Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 87 | 87 | |||
Working majority |
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 wardJames Jamison was previously elected as a Labour councillor
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"! style="background-color: " || International Communist| Christopher Marsden| align="right" | 37| align="right" | 1.5| align="right" | +1.5|-Patricia Midgley was a sitting councillor for Nether Edge ward
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"! style="background-color: " || Militant Labour| Steven Tice| align="right" | 200| align="right" | 8.2| align="right" | +8.2|-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"! style="background-color: " || Militant Labour| Kenneth Douglas| align="right" | 594| align="right" | 21.5| align="right" | +0.9|-
The Liberal Democrats had gained the Walkley seat in a by-election