2015 Sheffield City Council election explained

Election Name:2015 Sheffield City Council election
Flag Image:Coat of arms of Sheffield City Council.png
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2014 Sheffield City Council election
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2016
Next Year:2016
Seats For Election:One third of seats (28 of 84) to Sheffield City Council
Majority Seats:43
Election Date:7 May 2015
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Seats1:21
Seat Change1:0
Party2:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Seats2:5
Seat Change2:1
Party4:Green Party of England and Wales
Seats4:1
Seat Change4:0
Party5:United Kingdom Independence Party
Seats5:1
Seat Change5:1
Map Size:400px
Majority party
Posttitle:Majority party after election
Before Election:Labour
After Election:Labour

Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday 7 May 2015, the same day as the UK general election and local Parish Council elections. There were 28 seats up for election, one of the three councillors from each ward.

Election result

Source.[1]

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"Partyvalign=top style="width: 30px"Previous councilvalign=top style="width: 30px"New councilvalign=top style="width: 30px"+/-
Labouralign=center 59align=center 59 align=center 0
Liberal Democratsalign=center 18align=center 17 align=center 1
Greensalign=center 4align=center 4align=center 0
UKIPalign=center 3align=center 4align=center 1
Total8484
Working majority

Ward results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sheffield City Council . 9 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150919214232/https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/roles-who/councillors.html . 19 September 2015 . dead .