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2006 Sheffield City Council election
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One third of seats (29 of 84) to Sheffield City Council
43 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats won 14 14
Seat change Decrease1 Steady0
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Green Conservative
Seats won 1 0
Seat change Increase1 Steady0
Map showing the results of the 2006 Sheffield City Council elections.
Majority party before election

Labour

 Majority party after election

Labour

Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday 4 May 2006 with polling stations open between 7am and 10pm. One third of council seats were up for election; one in each ward, plus one additional seat in Ecclesall due to a resignation. The overall turnout this year was 34.5%, down considerably from the previous year's general election turnout at 43.9 per cent turnout in Sheffield.[1]

Councillors before and after the election

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Ward Incumbent Elected Incumbent Elected
Arbourthorne 2004 Timothy Rippon Timothy Rippon
Beauchief & Greenhill 2004 Clive Skelton Clive Skelton
Beighton 2004 Helen Mirfin-Boukouris Helen Mirfin-Boukouris
Birley 2004 Michael Pye Michael Pye
Broomhill 2004 Shaffaq Mohammed Shaffaq Mohammed
Burngreave 2004 Steve Jones Steve Jones
Central 2004 Mohammad Azim Bernard Little
Crookes 2004 Sylvia Anginotti Sylvia Anginotti
Darnall 2004 Mohammad Altaf Mazher Iqbal
Dore & Totley 2004 Keith Hill Keith Hill
East Ecclesfield 2004 Graham Oxley Graham Oxley
Ecclesall 1 2004 Roger Davison Roger Davison
Ecclesall 2 2004 Kate Dawson Michael Reynolds
Firth Park 2004 Alan Law Alan Law
Fulwood 2004 Janice Sidebottom Janice Sidebottom
Gleadless Valley 2004 Garry Weatherall Garry Weatherall
Graves Park 2004 Barrie Jervis Robert McCann
Hillsborough 2004 Janet Bragg Janet Bragg
Manor Castle 2004 Janet Wilson Janet Wilson
Mosborough 2004 Samuel Wall Samuel Wall
Nether Edge 2004 Patricia White Patricia White
Richmond 2004 Terry Barrow Elizabeth Naylor
Shiregreen & Brightside 2004 Peter Rippon Peter Rippon
Southey 2004 Gillian Furniss Gillian Furniss
Stannington 2004 David Baker David Baker
Stocksbridge & Upper Don 2004 Alison Brelsford Alison Brelsford
Walkley 2004 Jonathan Harston Jonathan Harston
West Ecclesfield 2004 Trevor Bagshaw Trevor Bagshaw
Woodhouse 2004 Raymond Satur Raymond Satur

Election result

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Sheffield City Council Election Result 2006
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 14 0 1 -1 48.3 34.0 42,533 +3.2
  Labour 14 0 0 0 48.3 33.7 42,191 -0.7
  Conservative 0 0 0 0 0.0 15.0 18,765 -0.8
  Green 1 1 0 +1 3.4 10.9 13,621 -1.9
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.3 2,906 -0.9
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.3 2,849 +0.8
  Respect 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 1,208 N/A
  CPA 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 395 N/A
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 337 -0.3
  Socialist Alternative 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 206 +0.1

This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:

Party Previous council New council
Labour 44 44
Liberal Democrats 37 36
Conservatives 2 2
Green 1 2
Total 84 84
Working majority  4   4 

Ward results

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Arbourthorne

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Arbourthorne [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Timothy Rippon* 1,695 49.5 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Tony Bennett 872 25.4 −3.6
Conservative Peter Smith 451 13.2 +0.8
Green Alexa Walker 288 8.4 −0.5
CPA Kyle Spotswood 121 3.5 N/A
Majority 823 24.0 +3.7
Turnout 3,427 28.2 −10.9
Labour hold Swing

Beauchief & Greenhill

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Beauchief & Greenhill [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Clive Skelton* 2,134 38.7 +4.9
Labour Steven Wilson 1,852 33.6 +1.6
Conservative Michelle Grant 628 11.4 −2.8
BNP John Beatson 567 10.3 −4.0
Green David Hayes 327 5.9 −2.4
Majority 282 5.1 +3.3
Turnout 5,508 41.3 −7.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Beighton

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Beighton [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen Mirfin-Boukouris* 1,655 42.7 +3.9
Conservative Shirley Clayton 745 19.2 −3.3
BNP Roy James 659 17.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Allan Wisbey 564 14.5 +1.2
Green Andrew Brandram 255 6.6 −3.6
Majority 910 23.5 +7.2
Turnout 3,878 30.2 −8.1
Labour hold Swing

Birley

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Birley [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Pye* 2,018 49.6 +3.7
Liberal Democrats Angela Hill 766 18.8 −2.6
Conservative Gordon Millward 543 13.3 −3.9
Green Francis Plunkett 346 8.5 −1.7
UKIP Sally Stracey 396 9.7 N/A
Majority 1,252 30.8 +6.3
Turnout 4,069 31.6 −14.5
Labour hold Swing

Broomhill

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Broomhill [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Shaffaq Mohammed* 1,239 41.6 +6.4
Green Robert Cole 730 24.5 +6.5
Labour Jennifer Armstrong 581 19.5 −0.8
Conservative Michael Ginn 426 14.3 −0.5
Majority 509 17.1 +7.5
Turnout 2,976 25.4 −10.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Burngreave

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Burngreave [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Jones* 2,278 48.9 +0.3
Respect Maxine Bowler 1,208 25.9 +14.3
Conservative Russell Cutts 425 9.1 −1.8
Green Christopher Sissons 401 8.6 −8.3
Liberal Democrats Tasadique Mohammed 350 7.5 −9.6
Majority 1,070 23.0 −8.5
Turnout 4,662 33.9 −3.2
Labour hold Swing

Central

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Central [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Bernard Little 1,159 32.6 +5.6
Labour Mohammad Maroof 1,117 31.5 +4.3
Liberal Democrats Mohammad Azim* 1,036 29.2 −3.4
Conservative Nicholas Bryan 239 6.7 −3.7
Majority 42 1.2 N/A
Turnout 3,551 30.4 −5.2
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Crookes

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Crookes [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Anginotti* 2,470 48.6 +8.7
Conservative David Robinson 939 18.5 −3.0
Labour Felicity Matthews 823 16.2 −7.6
Green Julian Briggs 730 14.4 −7.3
CPA Stuart Johnson 116 2.3 N/A
Majority 1,531 30.1 +14.0
Turnout 5,078 38.3 −10.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Darnall

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Darnall [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mazher Iqbal 2,338 54.8 +18.8
Liberal Democrats John Bowden 732 17.1 −8.0
UKIP Charlotte Arnott 482 11.3 −5.4
Conservative Anne Corke 385 9.0 ±0.0
Green Julie White 333 7.8 −1.3
Majority 1,606 37.6 +26.7
Turnout 4,270 31.4 −11.7
Labour hold Swing

Dore & Totley

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Dore & Totley [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Hill* 3,770 52.8 +11.6
Conservative Janet Chapman 2,623 36.7 −2.6
Labour Mohammad Hussain 300 4.2 −5.3
Green Dawn Biram 274 3.8 −4.4
UKIP James Laurie 172 2.4 N/A
Majority 1,147 16.1 N/A
Turnout 7,139 54.3 −4.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

East Ecclesfield

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East Ecclesfield [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Oxley* 2,039 46.1 +8.3
Labour Adele Jagger 1,565 35.4 +1.8
Conservative Miles Waters 441 10.0 +1.2
Green Lamia Safir 378 8.5 −0.2
Majority 474 10.7 +6.5
Turnout 4,423 32.3 −12.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ecclesall

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Ecclesall [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Davison* 3,449 54.4 +6.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Reynolds 3,281 51.8 +0.5
Conservative Michael Young 1,617 25.5 −4.2
Conservative Daniel Young 1,586 25.0 −3.6
Green Arun Mathur 789 12.4 −3.3
Labour James Lafferty 587 9.3 −6.2
Green Robert Murphy 573 9.0 N/A
Labour Neil Cleeveley 480 7.6 −4.6
CPA Sidney Cordle 158 2.5 N/A
Majority 1,664 26.3 +8.0
Turnout 6,339 45.8 −7.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Firth Park

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Firth Park [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Law* 1,854 55.0 +7.4
Liberal Democrats John Tomlinson 641 19.0 +6.4
Green Steven Marshall 441 13.1 −1.9
Conservative Paul Rymill 437 13.0 −1.0
Majority 1,213 36.0 +4.1
Turnout 3,373 26.8 −8.7
Labour hold Swing

Fulwood

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Fulwood [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Janice Sidebottom* 2,541 47.2 +2.6
Conservative Caroline Cooper 1,818 33.8 +4.1
Green Laura Anderson 450 8.4 −5.1
Labour Martin Newsome 436 8.1 −5.6
UKIP Nigel James 137 2.5 −4.0
Majority 723 13.4 −1.5
Turnout 5,382 42.0 −8.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Gleadless Valley

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Gleadless Valley [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Garry Weatherall* 1,701 36.3 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Denise Reaney 1,652 35.3 +10.2
Green Robert Unwin 981 21.0 +0.3
Conservative Amy Taylor 348 7.4 −3.3
Majority 49 1.0 −6.1
Turnout 4,682 35.1 −9.4
Labour hold Swing

Graves Park

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Graves Park [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert McCann 1,935 38.1 +0.7
Labour Robert Pemberton 1,389 27.4 −0.7
Conservative Trevor Grant 775 15.3 −0.9
Green Rita Wilcock 499 9.8 −4.1
UKIP Pauline Arnott 272 5.4 N/A
Socialist Alternative Celvin Payne 206 4.1 N/A
Majority 546 10.8 +1.5
Turnout 5,076 39.2 −9.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hillsborough

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Hillsborough [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Bragg* 1,882 41.4 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Ayris 1,667 36.6 +1.7
Green Christopher McMahon 568 12.5 −2.2
Conservative Peter Smith 433 9.5 +0.8
Majority 215 4.7 −1.6
Turnout 4,550 34.8 −14.1
Labour hold Swing

Manor Castle

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Manor Castle [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Wilson* 1,604 58.2 +7.0
Green Graham Wroe 473 17.2 +3.2
Liberal Democrats Colin France 363 13.2 −1.4
Conservative Christina Stark 316 11.5 +2.6
Majority 1,131 41.0 +4.4
Turnout 2,756 23.9 −11.1
Labour hold Swing

Mosborough

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Mosborough [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Samuel Wall* 1,623 40.8 +5.3
Liberal Democrats Christopher Tutt 1,125 28.3 +0.8
Conservative Evelyn Millward 696 17.5 −3.3
UKIP John Marshall 308 7.7 N/A
Green Heather Hunt 224 5.6 −2.5
Majority 498 12.5 +4.5
Turnout 3,976 30.6 −11.0
Labour hold Swing

Nether Edge

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Nether Edge [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia White* 2,163 40.4 +4.3
Labour Mohammad Khan 1,743 32.5 +5.0
Green Mervyn Smith 986 18.4 +0.7
Conservative Rosita Malandrinos 466 8.7 −3.0
Majority 420 7.8 −0.8
Turnout 5,358 43.0 −7.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Richmond

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Richmond [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Naylor 1,832 48.1 +4.9
Liberal Democrats Judith Webster 741 19.5 +3.8
UKIP Leslie Arnott 508 13.3 N/A
Conservative Ian Fey 438 11.5 +0.1
Green Eamonn Ward 289 7.6 −6.3
Majority 1091 28.7 +1.8
Turnout 3,808 29.8 −11.8
Labour hold Swing

Shiregreen & Brightside

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Shiregreen & Brightside [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Rippon* 1,883 48.5 −0.6
BNP Christopher Hartigan 1,015 26.1 −2.2
Liberal Democrats Barbara Masters 431 11.1 −4.6
Conservative Mohammed Tariq 317 8.2 +0.6
Green Jennyfer Barnard 239 6.2 −3.6
Majority 868 22.3 +1.5
Turnout 3,885 28.4 +7.6
Labour hold Swing

Southey

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Southey [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gillian Furniss* 1,602 46.1 +0.5
BNP David Wright 665 19.1 −4.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Bowden 377 10.8 −2.2
Conservative Robert McIlveen 350 10.1 +1.3
Independent Mark Wilde 337 9.7 N/A
Green Steven Barnard 144 4.1 −3.9
Majority 937 27.0 +4.9
Turnout 3,475 27.0 −9.4
Labour hold Swing

Stannington

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Stannington [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Baker* 2,421 46.9 +11.2
Labour Louise Webb 1,428 27.7 −2.4
Conservative Matthew Dixon 803 15.5 −5.3
Green Michael Maas 512 9.9 −3.7
Majority 993 19.2 +13.6
Turnout 5,164 37.9 −10.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stocksbridge & Upper Don

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Stocksbridge & Upper Don [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alison Brelsford* 2,201 48.1 +3.2
Labour Christopher Prescott 1,094 23.9 −3.8
Conservative Timothy Lewis 736 16.1 −0.6
Green Angela Roberts 549 12.0 −3.2
Majority 1,107 24.2 +7.0
Turnout 4,580 32.2 −9.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Walkley

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Walkley [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Harston* 1,863 40.6 +7.2
Labour James Bamford 1,783 38.9 +6.9
Green Barry New 625 13.6 −5.5
Conservative Andrew Gabbitas 313 6.8 −2.2
Majority 80 1.7 +0.3
Turnout 4,584 35.5 −7.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

West Ecclesfield

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West Ecclesfield [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Trevor Bagshaw* 2,388 49.6 +14.3
Labour Sheila Constance 1,562 32.4 −2.8
Conservative Paula Axelby 511 10.6 −2.9
Green Kathryn Aston 353 7.3 −1.9
Majority 826 17.2 +17.1
Turnout 4,814 34.7 −8.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Woodhouse

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Woodhouse [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Raymond Satur* 1,966 49.6 +6.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Moffett 603 15.2 +5.5
UKIP Jonathan Arnott 574 14.5 −3.4
Conservative Laurence Hayward 546 13.8 +4.1
Green Daniel Lyons 278 7.0 −0.3
Majority 1,363 34.4 +9.4
Turnout 3,967 30.7 −14.4
Labour hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Sheffield 2006 election results". sheffield.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 18 November 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
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