Sheffield council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 28 wards · 31 seats contested

Most seats
13
Reform UK
Seats contested
31
across 28 wards
Turnout
42.1%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Reform UK 13 +13 48,963 27.5% +27.1
Green Party 10 +4 47,886 26.9% +5.0
Liberal Democrats 5 -2 32,056 18.0% -3.7
Labour Party 3 -12 36,274 20.4% -19.5
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 +0 6,965 3.9% -5.6
Independent 0 -1 5,070 2.8% -1.3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 942 0.5% -1.7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 47 0.0% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 31
Reform UK 32
Conservative and Unionist Party 31
Labour Party 31
Green Party 30
Liberal Democrats 30
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 26
Independent 19
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1

A party standing a full slate could field 31 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Beauchief & Greenhill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Simon William Clement-Jones Elected 1,819 31.7% -11.3
Reform UK Amanda Clare Gaffney 1,674 29.1% —
Green Party Jonathan Bagley 1,099 19.1% +6.4
Labour Party Hafeas Rehman 871 15.2% -16.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Michelle Lesley Astle 249 4.3% -4.4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Daniel Lucas Smith 31 0.5% -1.3
Majority145
Turnout41.8%
Registered electors13,770
Ballots cast5,743

Liberal Democrats hold

Beighton 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Laurence Hayward Elected 2,197 43.0% —
Reform UK Stuart Wallace Elected 1,989 38.9% —
Liberal Democrats Amanda Julie Adlington 1,701 33.3% -4.5
Liberal Democrats Kurtis Jenson Crossthorn 1,636 32.0% —
Labour Party Wayne Michael Rhodes 683 13.4% -24.3
Labour and Co-operative Party Bridget Kelly 655 12.8% —
Green Party Stewart Kemp 436 8.5% +1.4
Green Party Kim Perry 371 7.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Shirley Diane Clayton 274 5.4% -10.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Suzanne Davison 159 3.1% —
Independent Craig Myers 87 1.7% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Alexander James Brown 29 0.6% -1.7
Majority288
Turnout39.8%
Registered electors13,256
Ballots cast (estimated)5,108

Reform UK gain from Liberal Democrats · Reform UK gain

Birley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Luke Goddard Elected 2,153 44.3% —
Labour Party Karen Lesley McGowan 1,292 26.6% -21.3
Green Party Alan Yearsley 597 12.3% +2.6
Independent David Cronshaw 368 7.6% -12.8
Liberal Democrats Charles Philip Edwardson 218 4.5% -4.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel Gage 218 4.5% -7.4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Andrea Ugolini 16 0.3% -1.2
Majority861
Turnout38.8%
Registered electors12,546
Ballots cast4,862

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Broomhill & Sharrow Vale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Maleiki Haybe Elected 4,038 64.8% +18.1
Labour Party Louise Martha Cooper 1,175 18.9% -15.0
Liberal Democrats Fiona Ann Carr 405 6.5% +0.3
Reform UK Andrew John Grafton 401 6.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Charles Peter Hughes 170 2.7% -2.1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition John Bunn 40 0.6% -1.7
Majority2,863
Turnout45.6%
Registered electors13,682
Ballots cast6,229

Green Party hold

Burngreave

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Mustafa Ahmed Elected 1,816 34.8% +12.0
Labour and Co-operative Party Hannah Cawley 1,138 21.8% -23.7
Independent Osman Rafiq 754 14.5% -1.2
Independent Abdullah Okud 616 11.8% —
Reform UK Neil Danford 591 11.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Brooker 149 2.9% -3.3
Liberal Democrats James Robert Ellwood 106 2.0% -5.7
Independent Khalil Mohammed Qasem al-Asad 42 0.8% —
Majority678
Turnout34.8%
Registered electors15,049
Ballots cast5,212

Green Party gain from Labour Party

City

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Maia Salman-Lord Elected 2,524 68.1% +16.5
Labour Party Terezia Rostas 434 11.7% -22.5
Reform UK Lee Rooker 239 6.5% —
Liberal Democrats Shelley Anne Cockayne 182 4.9% -0.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Ashish Bhandari 155 4.2% -2.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Ashish Bhandari 155 4.2% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Madeline Claire Rooney 15 0.4% -2.9
Majority2,090
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors13,036
Ballots cast3,704

Green Party hold

Crookes & Crosspool

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Minesh Parekh Elected 2,656 35.0% -13.6
Green Party Dylan Lewis-Creser 2,083 27.5% +13.2
Liberal Democrats Jordan Barry 1,794 23.6% -8.5
Reform UK Ricia Ward 846 11.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Aliou Diallo 159 2.1% -2.4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Alasdair Hadrian Cook 48 0.6% -0.5
Majority573
Turnout59.3%
Registered electors12,816
Ballots cast7,586

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Darnall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Zahira Naz Elected 1,289 25.3% -1.9
Independent Asif Ahmed 1,244 24.4% -29.1
Reform UK Timothy Goddard 996 19.5% —
Independent Misbah Chowdhury 786 15.4% —
Green Party Joydu Al Mahfuz 509 10.0% +3.1
Liberal Democrats Thomas Huggan 143 2.8% -6.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Pigott 129 2.5% -2.1
Majority45
Turnout36.6%
Registered electors13,979
Ballots cast5,096

Labour Party gain from Independent

Dore & Totley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Martin Richard Smith Elected 3,142 39.1% -12.5
Reform UK Paul Jakeman 1,874 23.3% —
Green Party Gill Black 1,233 15.3% +2.8
Labour and Co-operative Party Nicola Smith 1,135 14.1% -7.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Zoe Michelle Steane 618 7.7% -6.1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Isaac Joseph Harry Graves 33 0.4% -0.5
Majority1,268
Turnout54.5%
Registered electors14,769
Ballots cast8,035

Liberal Democrats hold

East Ecclesfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Sean Maloney Elected 2,365 38.7% —
Liberal Democrats Susan Davidson 1,850 30.3% -12.8
Labour and Co-operative Party Craig Gamble Pugh 1,203 19.7% -18.9
Green Party Rosie Trevillion 442 7.2% +1.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Kevin Mahoney 227 3.7% -7.0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Colin Michael Wray 21 0.3% -1.9
Majority515
Turnout44.2%
Registered electors13,844
Ballots cast6,108

Reform UK gain from Liberal Democrats

Ecclesall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Tessa Louise Lupton Elected 4,328 44.9% +7.0
Liberal Democrats Michael Edward Brown 3,000 31.1% -2.1
Labour Party Rory Joseph Gilmore 1,228 12.7% -10.4
Reform UK John Andrew Horton 721 7.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gordon Ronald Millward 317 3.3% -2.2
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Noah Thomas Eden 39 0.4% -0.5
Majority1,328
Turnout60.3%
Registered electors15,995
Ballots cast9,633

Green Party hold

Firth Park 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Robert Hanson Elected 1,442 38.2% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Fran Belbin Elected 1,352 35.9% -24.4
Reform UK Graeme Waddicar 1,262 33.5% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Sarah Marie Hill 1,070 28.4% —
Green Party Mike Harrison 793 21.0% +4.6
Green Party Eamonn Charles Ward 606 16.1% —
Liberal Democrats Victoria Margaret Bowden 252 6.7% -1.7
Independent Omer Abdulqader 244 6.5% -1.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel Jonathon Fielding 194 5.1% -6.5
Liberal Democrats Thomas Sturgess 158 4.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Tetenji 125 3.3% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Luke Jonathan Elliott Brownbill 42 1.1% -5.8
Majority90
Turnout28.7%
Registered electors14,420
Ballots cast (estimated)3,770

Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party · Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Fulwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Cliff Woodcraft Elected 3,053 33.8% -14.7
Green Party John Ronan 2,952 32.7% +16.7
Reform UK Andrew John Telford 906 10.0% —
Reform UK Andy Telford 906 10.0% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Thomas Evans 830 9.2% -17.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Thomas Wilson 362 4.0% -4.3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Ellie Axe 21 0.2% -1.0
Majority101
Turnout58.4%
Registered electors13,928
Ballots cast9,030

Liberal Democrats hold

Gleadless Valley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Marieanne Elliot Elected 3,517 60.7% +8.1
Reform UK Andy Rayner 1,077 18.6% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Bob Pemberton 763 13.2% -21.2
Liberal Democrats John Dryden 336 5.8% +0.7
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Simon John Jenkins 62 1.1% -1.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Jennifer Karen Grant 43 0.7% -5.3
Majority2,440
Turnout43.8%
Registered electors13,295
Ballots cast5,798

Green Party hold

Graves Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Tom Atkin-Withers Elected 2,254 32.5% +12.9
Liberal Democrats Steve Ayris 1,807 26.0% -8.8
Reform UK Robert David White 1,464 21.1% —
Labour Party Julia Catherine Brown 1,168 16.8% -19.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Trevor Henry Grant 212 3.1% -4.4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition David Pascoe Ellis 40 0.6% -1.8
Majority447
Turnout51.4%
Registered electors13,548
Ballots cast6,945

Green Party gain from Labour Party

Hillsborough

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Richard Tinsley Elected 3,445 50.5% -1.1
Reform UK Mike Bell 1,802 26.4% —
Labour Party Andrew Wild 1,045 15.3% -18.0
Liberal Democrats Christopher Alan Lynch 231 3.4% -0.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Eve Millward 199 2.9% -4.0
Independent Mark Harrop 68 1.0% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Joseph Lewis Hibbert 34 0.5% -1.7
Majority1,643
Turnout46.5%
Registered electors14,719
Ballots cast6,824

Green Party hold

Manor Castle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Ruth Abbey Elected 2,012 42.5% +23.9
Reform UK Seun Ajao 1,241 26.2% —
Labour Party Michael Chilton 1,080 22.8% -35.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Dylan Turner 177 3.7% -5.8
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Jane Kenning 149 3.1% -2.1
Independent Pete Reilly 51 1.1% -4.3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Alistair Tice 27 0.6% -3.4
Majority771
Turnout30.7%
Registered electors15,437
Ballots cast4,737

Green Party gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Mosborough

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Joel McGuigan Elected 2,114 40.5% —
Liberal Democrats Gail Smith 1,450 27.8% -8.8
Labour Party Jason Holyhead 836 16.0% -32.8
Green Party Julie White 444 8.5% +4.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Patricia Jean Barnsley 269 5.2% -5.6
Independent Ronald Corbett 74 1.4% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Michael John Hudgell 29 0.6% -0.1
Majority664
Turnout38.9%
Registered electors13,408
Ballots cast5,216

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Nether Edge & Sharrow

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Lynsey Angell Elected 3,770 50.5% +9.2
Labour Party Nighat Basharat 2,695 36.1% -3.4
Reform UK Sean Patrick Pearce 441 5.9% —
Liberal Democrats Joe Yeardley 319 4.3% -3.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Joanne Mary Lowe 192 2.6% -1.4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Tilde Resare 54 0.7% -1.9
Majority1,075
Turnout48.6%
Registered electors15,433
Ballots cast7,471

Green Party hold

Park & Arbourthorne

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Matt Smith Elected 1,740 38.0% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Nabeela Mowlana 1,287 28.1% -23.3
Green Party Billie Dawn Turner 1,009 22.0% +6.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Brian Stringfellow 210 4.6% -10.3
Liberal Democrats Ann Patricia Kingdom 193 4.2% -4.5
Independent Dwaine Craven 89 1.9% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Jack Jeffery 52 1.1% -3.8
Majority453
Turnout34.7%
Registered electors13,244
Ballots cast4,580

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Richmond

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Jack Byrom Elected 2,472 50.5% +34.8
Labour and Co-operative Party Beth Cheshire 1,107 22.6% -31.5
Green Party Luke William Hunt 710 14.5% +3.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Pansy Plester 256 5.2% -7.3
Liberal Democrats Adil Shaffaq Mohammed 168 3.4% -0.5
Independent Joe Greatorex 107 2.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jack Hurst 47 1.0% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Hollie Charlotte Buisson 27 0.6% -3.3
Majority1,365
Turnout35.9%
Registered electors13,661
Ballots cast4,894

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Shiregreen & Brightside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Mick Lee Elected 1,671 42.4% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Josiah Lenton 951 24.1% -31.0
Green Party Joel Gilbert 707 17.9% +4.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Lewis Lennard Henrey Malcolm Mills 192 4.9% -10.6
Liberal Democrats Rachel Esther Barker 192 4.9% -1.5
Independent Josh Darling 148 3.8% -3.4
Independent Garry David Weatherall 55 1.4% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Rebecca Fryer 25 0.6% -2.1
Majority720
Turnout28.9%
Registered electors13,663
Ballots cast3,941

Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Southey 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Yvonne Sheila Sykes Elected 2,157 57.2% —
Reform UK Yvonne Sykes Elected 2,157 57.2% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Jayne Dunn 1,059 28.1% -24.6
Labour and Co-operative Party Jayne Patricia Dunn 1,059 28.1% —
Green Party Tuss Ramzan 557 14.8% +1.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Mark Smith 206 5.5% -6.2
Liberal Democrats Kevin Grum 204 5.4% -1.8
Independent Joseph Clark 111 2.9% -8.7
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Harry John Lomas 26 0.7% -2.9
Majority1,098
Turnout30.4%
Registered electors14,213
Ballots cast (estimated)3,768

Reform UK gain from Labour Party · Reform UK gain

Stannington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Will Sapwell Elected 2,400 33.8% -6.7
Reform UK Ian Oxley 2,266 31.9% —
Green Party Maz Rowan Hamilton 1,089 15.3% +1.0
Labour and Co-operative Party Lewis William Blake Dagnall 971 13.7% -19.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Matthew James Langham 301 4.2% -6.5
Independent Cameron James Luke Mannion 48 0.7% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition George Arthur Rollason 23 0.3% -1.9
Majority134
Turnout49.0%
Registered electors14,449
Ballots cast7,098

Liberal Democrats hold

Stocksbridge & Upper Don

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK John Hesketh Elected 2,554 37.3% +4.4
Liberal Democrats Stuart Andrew Shepherd 2,208 32.3% +2.9
Labour Party Janet Hilary Ridler 1,022 14.9% -9.4
Green Party David Willington 638 9.3% +3.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Owen Cooper 382 5.6% -0.5
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Claire Suzanne Wraith 35 0.5% -0.3
Majority346
Turnout45.5%
Registered electors15,061
Ballots cast6,839

Reform UK hold

Walkley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Andy Davies Elected 2,794 40.1% +7.8
Labour Party Tom Hunt 2,721 39.0% -11.5
Reform UK Kim Vivien Hanson 980 14.1% —
Liberal Democrats Alex Purvis 194 2.8% -3.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Lawrence Ginn 146 2.1% -3.3
Independent Harry Crawley 70 1.0% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Isabelle Amy France 69 1.0% -2.0
Majority73
Turnout46.1%
Registered electors15,164
Ballots cast6,974

Green Party gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

West Ecclesfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mike Levery Elected 2,295 38.9% -1.9
Reform UK David Ogle 2,278 38.6% —
Labour Party Alexander Stuart Parker 609 10.3% -28.5
Green Party Kathy Aston 435 7.4% +0.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Matt Dixon 254 4.3% -7.1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Solomon David Wells-Ashmore 30 0.5% -2.2
Majority17
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors13,502
Ballots cast5,901

Liberal Democrats hold

Woodhouse

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Nathaniel Menday Elected 1,987 44.6% +11.9
Labour and Co-operative Party Danny Alan Allsebrook 890 20.0% -1.1
Green Party Hannah Kate Nicklin 678 15.2% +9.8
Liberal Democrats Willis James Marshall 451 10.1% -22.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven Winstone 266 6.0% +1.0
Independent Dorne Carr 108 2.4% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Joshua Andrew Crapper 74 1.7% -0.2
Majority1,097
Turnout35.3%
Registered electors12,650
Ballots cast4,454

Reform UK gain from Liberal Democrats

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