2026 Sheffield City Council election

2026 Sheffield City Council election
← 2024 7 May 2026 2027 →
30 out of 84 seats to Sheffield City Council (including 2 by-elections); 43 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 2026 Sheffield City Council election
Leader before election; Tom Hunt; Labour; No overall control	Leader after election ; Fran Belbin; Labour; No overall control

The 2026 Sheffield City Council election took place on Thursday 7 May 2026, alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. One third of the 84 members of Sheffield City Council in South Yorkshire were elected.

Prior to the election, the council was under no overall control, being run by a coalition of Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party, led by Labour councillor Tom Hunt. At this election, the council remained under no overall control. Labour remained the largest party, but it lost seats, notably to the Greens and Reform UK. The incumbent leader, Tom Hunt, lost his seat.^[2] After the election, the Liberal Democrats decided to withdraw from the ruling coalition, leaving it as a Labour and Green coalition. Labour chose Fran Belbin as its new group leader, and she was formally appointed as the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 21 May 2026.^[3]

Council composition

After 2024 election			Before 2026 election
Party		Seats	Party		Seats
	Labour	36		Labour	34
	Liberal Democrats	27		Liberal Democrats	27
	Green	14		Green	14
	Reform	0		Reform	1
	Independent	7^[e]		Independent	6^[e]
	Vacant	N/A		Vacant	2

Changes 2024–2026:

September 2024: Paul Wood (Independent, elected as Labour) dies – by-election held November 2024^[4]
November 2024: Willis Marshall (Liberal Democrats) nominally gains by-election from Labour^[5]
May 2025:
- Julie Grocutt (Independent, elected as Labour) resigns – by-election held June 2025^[6]
- Willis Marshall (Liberal Democrats) suspended from party^[7]
June 2025: John Booker (Reform) nominally gains by-election from Labour^[8]
February 2026: Willis Marshall (Independent) regains whip^[9]
March 2026:
- Ann Woolhouse (Liberal Democrats) resigns – seat left vacant until 2026 election^[10]
- Nikki Belfield (Labour) resigns – seat left vacant until 2026 election^[10]
April 2026: Gareth Slater (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent^[11]

Summary

Background

Sheffield City Council was created in 1974 as a metropolitan borough. Labour saw early success, controlling the council from its creation until 1999 when the Liberal Democrats took control.^[12] This lasted until 2002, when the council fell into no overall control.^[13] Labour regained the council in 2004, but the Liberal Democrats formed their second majority administration in 2008.^[14]

Labour have been the largest party on the council since 2011.^[15] However, following a loss of eight seats in 2021, the party have been unable to form a majority administration. Labour initially formed a coalition with the Green Party;^[16] from 2022 onwards, though, both the Greens and the Liberal Democrats have joined with Labour to form a coalition.^[17]^[18] In 2023, eight ex-Labour councillors formed an independent group, known as the Sheffield Community Councillors Group, thus forming the principal opposition on the council.^[19] Four councillors remain a part of this group.

The seats up for election this year were last contested in 2022. In that election, Labour won 15 seats (down 1), the Liberal Democrats won 9 seats (steady), and the Greens won 4 seats (up 1).^[20]

Election result

2026 Sheffield City Council election
Party		This election				Full council			This election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour		3	13	10.0	22	25	29.8	33,490	20.2	-19.1
	Liberal Democrats		5	5	16.7	17	22	26.2	30,262	18.2	-3.7
	Green		10	6	33.3	10	20	23.8	46,909	28.3	+6.2
	Reform		12	12	40.0	1	13	15.5	42,649	25.7	+25.3
	Independent		0	0	0.0	4	4	4.8	5,070	3.1	-1.1
	Conservative		0		0.0	0	0	0.0	6,526	3.9	-5.5
	TUSC		0		0.0	0	0	0.0	942	0.6	-1.6
	UKIP		0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	47	0.0	N/A

Incumbents

Ward	Incumbent councillor		Re-standing
Beauchief & Greenhill	Simon Clement-Jones	Liberal Democrats	Yes
Beighton	Kurtis Crossthorn	Liberal Democrats	Yes
Birley	Karen McGowan	Labour	Yes
Broomhill & Sharrow Vale	Maleiki Haybe	Green	Yes
Burngreave	Mark Jones	Labour	No
City	Martin Phipps	Green	No
Crookes & Crosspool	Minesh Parekh	Labour Co-op	Yes
Darnall	Zahira Naz	Labour	Yes
Dore & Totley	Martin Smith	Liberal Democrats	Yes
East Ecclesfield	Craig Gamble-Pugh	Labour Co-op	Yes
Ecclesall	Shaffaq Mohammed	Liberal Democrats	No
Firth Park	Fran Belbin^[f]	Labour Co-op	Yes
Fulwood	Cliff Woodcraft	Liberal Democrats	Yes
Gleadless Valley	Marieanne Elliot	Green	Yes
Graves Park	Steve Ayris	Liberal Democrats	Yes
Hillsborough	Henry Nottage	Green	No
Manor Castle	Terry Fox^[g]	Independent	No
Mosborough	Gail Smith	Liberal Democrats	Yes
Nether Edge & Sharrow	Nighat Basharat	Labour	Yes
Park & Arbourthorne	Nabeela Mowlana	Labour Co-op	Yes
Richmond	Mike Drabble	Labour	No
Shiregreen & Brightside	Garry Weatherall	Independent	Yes
Southey	Jayne Dunn	Labour	Yes
Stannington	William Sapwell^[h]	Liberal Democrats	Yes
Stocksbridge & Upper Don	Janet Ridler	Labour	Yes
Walkley	Tom Hunt	Labour	Yes
West Ecclesfield	Mike Levery	Liberal Democrats	Yes
Woodhouse	Willis Marshall^[i]	Liberal Democrats	Yes

Ward results

Beauchief & Greenhill

Beauchief & Greenhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Clement-Jones*	1,819	31.7	−11.0
	Reform	Amanda Gaffney	1,674	29.1	N/A
	Green	Jonathan Bagley	1,099	19.1	+6.4
	Labour	Hafeas Rehman	871	15.2	−16.7
	Conservative	Michelle Astle	249	4.3	−4.4
	TUSC	Daniel Smith	31	0.5	−1.3
Majority			145	2.6	−8.2
Turnout			5,743	41.8	+7.7
Registered electors			13,770
	Liberal Democrats hold

Beighton

By-election due to the resignation of conucillor Ann Woolhouse.

Beighton (2 seats due to by-election)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	Laurence Hayward	2,197	43.0	*N/A*
	Reform	Stuart Wallace	1,989	38.9	*N/A*
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Adlington	1,701	33.3	−4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Kurtis Crossthorn*	1,636	32.0	−5.4
	Labour	Wayne Rhodes	683	13.4	−23.9
	Labour Co-op	Bridget Kelly	655	12.8	−24.5
	Green	Stewart Kemp	436	8.5	+1.5
	Green	Kim Perry	371	7.3	+0.3
	Conservative	Shirley Clayton	274	5.4	−10.6
	Conservative	Suzanne Davison	159	3.1	−12.9
	Independent	Craig Myers	87	1.7	N/A
	TUSC	Alexander Brown	29	0.6	−1.7
Turnout			5,280	39.8	+12.8
Registered electors			13,256
	Reform gain from Liberal Democrats
	Reform gain from Liberal Democrats

Birley

Birley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	Luke Goddard	2,153	44.3	*N/A*
	Labour	Karen McGowan*	1,292	26.6	−21.0
	Green	Alan Yearsley	597	12.3	+2.6
	Independent	David Cronshaw	368	7.6	−12.7
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Edwardson	218	4.5	−4.5
	Conservative	Daniel Gage	218	4.5	−7.3
	TUSC	Andrea Ugolini	16	0.3	−1.2
Majority			861	17.7	N/A
Turnout			4,862	38.8	+13.2
Registered electors			12,546
	Reform gain from Labour

Broomhill & Sharrow Vale

Broomhill & Sharrow Vale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Maleiki Haybe*	4,038	64.8	+13.8
	Labour	Louise Cooper	1,175	18.9	−14.7
	Liberal Democrats	Fiona Carr	405	6.5	+0.4
	Reform	Andrew Grafton	401	6.4	N/A
	Conservative	Charles Hughes	170	2.7	−2.1
	TUSC	John Bunn	40	0.6	−1.8
Majority			2,863	45.9	+28.5
Turnout			6,229	45.7	+8.8
Registered electors			13,682
	Green hold		Swing	14.3

Burngreave

Burngreave
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Mustafa Ahmed	1,816	34.8	+12.2
	Labour Co-op	Hannah Cawley	1,138	21.8	−23.3
	Independent	Osman Rafiq	754	14.5	N/A
	Independent	Abdullah Okud	616	11.8	N/A
	Reform	Neil Danford	591	11.3	N/A
	Conservative	Andrew Brooker	149	2.9	−3.2
	Liberal Democrats	James Ellwood	106	2.0	−5.6
	Independent	Khalil Al-Asad	42	0.8	N/A
Majority			678	13.0	N/A
Turnout			5,238	34.8	+7.7
Registered electors			15,049
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	17.8

City

City
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Maia Salman-Lord	2,524	71.1	+19.7
	Labour	Terezia Rostas	434	12.2	−21.8
	Reform	Lee Rooker	239	6.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Shelley Cockayne	182	5.1	−0.2
	Conservative	Ashish Bhandari	155	4.4	−1.7
	TUSC	Madeline Rooney	15	0.4	−2.8
Majority			2,090	68.9	+20.8
Turnout			3,554	27.0	+6.2
Registered electors			13,036
	Green hold		Swing	20.8

Crookes & Crosspool

Crookes & Crosspool (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Minesh Parekh	2,656	35.0	−13.3
	Green	Dylan Lewis-Creser	2,083	27.5	+13.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jordan Barry	1,794	23.6	−8.3
	Reform	Ricia Ward	846	11.2	N/A
	Conservative	Aliou Diallo	159	2.1	−2.4
	TUSC	Alasdair Hadrian Cook	48	0.6	−0.5
Majority			573	7.5
Turnout			7,586	59.33	+8.33
	Labour hold		Swing

Darnall

Darnall (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Zahira Naz	1,289	25.3	−1.7
	Independent	Asif Ahmed	1,244	24.4	N/A
	Reform	Timothy Goddard	996	19.5	N/A
	Independent	Misbah Chowdhury	786	15.4	N/A
	Green	Joydu Al Mahfuz	509	10.0	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Huggan	143	2.8	−5.9
	Conservative	Margaret Pigott	129	2.5	−2.1
Majority			55	0.9
Turnout			5096	36.62	+3.52
	Labour hold		Swing

Dore & Totley

Dore & Totley (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Richard Smith	3,142	39.1	−12.2
	Reform	Paul Jakeman	1,874	23.3	N/A
	Green	Gill Black	1,233	15.3	+2.9
	Labour Co-op	Nicola Smith	1,135	14.1	−7.6
	Conservative	Zoe Michelle Steane	618	7.7	−6.0
	TUSC	Isaac Joseph Harry Graves	33	0.4	−0.5
Majority			1268	15.8
Turnout			8035	54.5	+10.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

East Ecclesfield

East Ecclesfield (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	Sean Maloney	2,365	38.7	*N/A*
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Davidson	1,850	30.3	−12.0
	Labour Co-op	Craig Gamble Pugh	1,203	19.7	−18.6
	Green	Rosie Trevillion	442	7.2	+1.1
	Conservative	Kevin Mahoney	227	3.7	−7.0
	TUSC	Colin Michael Wray	21	0.3	−1.9
Majority			515	8.4	N/A
Turnout			6,108	44.16	+11.86
	Reform gain from Labour		Swing

Ecclesall

Ecclesall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Tessa Louise Lupton	4,328	44.9	7.2
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Edward Brown	3,000	31.1	1.9
	Labour	Rory Joseph Gilmore	1,228	12.7	10.3
	Reform	John Andrew Horton	721	7.5	N/A
	Conservative	Gordon Ronald Millward	317	3.3	2.1
	TUSC	Noah Thomas Eden	39	0.4	0.5
Majority			1,328	13.8	9.1
Turnout			9,633	60.3	7.5
Registered electors			15,995
	Green gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+4.6

Firth Park

By-election due to the resignation of councillor Nikki Belfield.

Firth Park (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	Robert Hanson	1,442	38.2	*N/A*
	Labour Co-op	Fran Belbin	1,352	35.9	−23.7
	Reform	Graeme Boyd Waddicar	1,262	33.5	N/A
	Labour Co-op	Sarah Marie Hill	1,070	28.4	−31.9
	Green	Mike Harrison	793	21.0	+4.5
	Green	Eamonn Charles Ward	606	16.1	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Victoria Margaret Bowden	252	6.7	−1.6
	Independent	Omer Abdulqader	244	6.5	N/A
	Conservative	Daniel Jonathon Fielding	194	5.1	−6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Sturgess	158	4.2	−3.8
	Conservative	David Tetenji	125	3.3	−3.6
	TUSC	Luke Jonathan Elliott Brownbill	42	1.1	−5.9
Turnout			4,133	28.67	+7.47
	Reform gain from Labour Co-op		Swing
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Fulwood

Fulwood (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Cliff Woodcraft	3,053	37.6	−10.6
	Green	John Ronan	2,952	36.3	+20.4
	Reform	Andy Telford	906	11.2	N/A
	Labour Co-op	Thomas Evans	830	10.2	−16.1
	Conservative	Thomas Wilson	362	4.5	−3.8
	TUSC	Ellie Axe	21	0.3	−1.0
Majority			101	1.4
Turnout			8124	58.42	+11.62
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Gleadless Valley

Gleadless Valley (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Marieanne Elliot	3,517	60.7	8.5
	Reform	Andy Rayner	1,077	18.6	N/A
	Labour Co-op	Bob Pemberton	763	13.2	20.8
	Liberal Democrats	John Dryden	336	5.8	0.8
	TUSC	Simon John Jenkins	62	1.1	1.7
	Conservative	Jennifer Karen Grant	43	0.7	5.3
Majority			2440	42.1
Turnout			5798	43.78	8.48
	Green hold		Swing

Graves Park

Graves Park (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Tom Atkin-Withers	2,254	32.5	13.1
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Ayris	1,807	26.0	8.5
	Reform	Robert David White	1,464	21.1	N/A
	Labour	Julia Catherine Brown	1,168	16.8	19.6
	Conservative	Trevor Henry Grant	212	3.1	4.3
	TUSC	David Pascoe Ellis	40	0.6	1.7
Majority			447	6.5	N/A
Turnout			6,945	51.39	11.19
	Green gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Hillsborough

Hillsborough (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Richard Tinsley	3,445	50.5	0.8
	Reform	Mike Bell	1,802	26.4	N/A
	Labour	Andrew Wild	1,045	15.3	17.9
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Alan Lynch	231	3.4	0.6
	Conservative	Eve Millward	199	2.9	3.9
	Independent	Mark Harrop	68	1.0	N/A
	TUSC	Joseph Lewis Hibbert	34	0.5	1.7
Majority			1643	24.1	N/A
Turnout			6,482	46.51	10.31
	Green hold		Swing

Manor Castle

Manor Castle (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Margaret Ruth Abbey	2,012	42.5	24.1
	Reform	Seun Ajao	1,241	26.2	N/A
	Labour	Michael Chilton	1,080	22.8	34.8
	Conservative	Dylan Turner	177	3.7	5.7
	Liberal Democrats	Stephanie Jane Kenning	149	3.1	2.1
	Independent	Peter Joseph Reilly	51	1.1	N/A
	TUSC	Alistair Tice	27	0.6	3.3
Majority			771	16.3	N/A
Turnout			4,737	30.74	8.74
	Green gain from Labour		Swing

Mosborough

Mosborough (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	Joel McGuigan	2,114	40.5	*N/A*
	Liberal Democrats	Gail Smith	1,450	27.8	−8.9
	Labour	Jason Holyhead	836	16.0	−33.0
	Green	Julie White	444	8.5	+4.9
	Conservative	Patricia Jean Barnsley	269	5.2	−4.8
	Independent	Ronald Corbett	74	1.4	N/A
	TUSC	Michael John Hudgell	29	0.6	−0.1
Majority			664	22.7	N/A
Turnout			5,220	38.93	+7.73
	Reform gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Nether Edge & Sharrow

Nether Edge & Sharrow (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Lynsey Angell	3,770	50.5	9.7
	Labour	Nighat Basharat	2,695	36.1	3.0
	Reform	Sean Patrick Pearce	441	5.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Joe Yeardley	319	4.3	3.4
	Conservative	Joanne Mary Lowe	192	2.6	1.3
	TUSC	Tilde Resare	54	0.7	1.9
Majority			1,075	14.4	N/A
Turnout			7,471	48.6	5.7
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	6.35

Park & Arbourthorne

Park & Arbourthorne (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	Matt Smith	1,740	38.0	*N/A*
	Labour Co-op	Nabeela Mowlana	1,287	28.1	−22.7
	Green	Billie Dawn Turner	1,009	22.0	+6.6
	Conservative	Brian Stringfellow	210	4.6	−10.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Patricia Kingdom	193	4.2	−4.4
	Independent	Dwaine Craven	89	1.9	N/A
	TUSC	Jack Jeffery	52	1.1	−3.7
Majority			453	9.9	N/A
Turnout			4,580	34.73	+10.33
	Reform gain from Labour		Swing

Richmond

Richmond (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	Jack Byrom	2,472	50.5	+34.9
	Labour Co-op	Beth Cheshire	1,107	22.6	−31.1
	Green	Luke William Hunt	710	14.5	+4.0
	Conservative	Pansy Plester	256	5.2	−7.3
	Liberal Democrats	Adil Shaffaq Mohammed	168	3.4	−0.5
	Independent	Joe Greatorex	107	2.2	N/A
	UKIP	Jack Hurst	47	1.0	N/A
	TUSC	Hollie Charlotte Buisson	27	0.6	−3.3
Majority			1365	27.9	N/A
Turnout			4,909	35.94	+12.44
	Reform gain from Labour		Swing

Shiregreen & Brightside

Shiregreen & Brightside (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	Mick Lee	1,671	42.4	*N/A*
	Labour Co-op	Josiah Lenton	951	24.1	−30.4
	Green	Joel Gilbert	707	17.9	+4.3
	Conservative	Lewis Lennard Henrey Malcolm Mills	192	4.9	−10.4
	Liberal Democrats	Rachel Esther Barker	192	4.9	−1.4
	Independent	Josh Darling	148	3.8	N/A
	Independent	Garry David Weatherall	55	1.4	N/A
	TUSC	Rebecca Fryer	25	0.6	−2.5
Majority			720	18.1	N/A
Turnout			3,953	28.93	+8.03
	Reform gain from Labour		Swing

Southey

Southey (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	Yvonne Sykes	2,157	49.9	*N/A*
	Labour Co-op	Jayne Dunn	1,059	24.5	−27.9
	Green	Tuss Ramzan	557	12.9	−0.8
	Conservative	Andrew Mark Smith	206	4.8	−6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Grum	204	4.7	−2.4
	Independent	Joseph Clark	111	2.6	N/A
	TUSC	Harry John Lomas	26	0.6	−3.0
Majority			1098	25.4	N/A
Turnout			4,325	30.42	+10.72
	Reform gain from Labour Co-op		Swing

Stannington

Stannington (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Will Sapwell	2,400	33.8	−6.4
	Reform	Ian Oxley	2,266	31.9	N/A
	Green	Maz Rowan Hamilton	1,089	15.3	+1.1
	Labour Co-op	Lewis William Blake Dagnall	971	13.7	−18.9
	Conservative	Matthew James Langham	301	4.2	−6.5
	Independent	Cameron James Luke Mannion	48	0.7	N/A
	TUSC	George Arthur Rollason	23	0.3	−2.0
Majority			134	1.9
Turnout			7098	49.12	+14.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Stocksbridge & Upper Don

Stocksbridge & Upper Don (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	John Hesketh	2,554	37.3	*N/A*
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Andrew Shepherd	2,208	32.3	+24.1
	Labour	Janet Hilary Ridler	1,022	14.9	−34.7
	Green	David Willington	638	9.3	−3.2
	Conservative	Owen Cooper	382	5.6	−22.1
	TUSC	Claire Suzanne Wraith	35	0.5	−1.5
Majority			346	5.0	N/A
Turnout			6854	45.51	+11.81
	Reform gain from Labour		Swing

Walkley

Walkley (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Andy Davies	2,794	40.1	8.0
	Labour	Tom Hunt	2,721	39.0	11.2
	Reform	Kim Vivien Hanson	980	14.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Purvis	194	2.8	3.0
	Conservative	Michael Lawrence Ginn	146	2.1	3.2
	Independent	Harry Crawley	70	1.0	N/A
	TUSC	Isabelle Amy France	69	1.0	2.0
Majority			73	1.1	N/A
Turnout			6995	46.13	8.63
	Green gain from Labour		Swing

West Ecclesfield

West Ecclesfield (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Levery	2,295	38.9	−1.5
	Reform	David Ogle	2,278	38.6	N/A
	Labour	Alexander Stuart Parker	609	10.3	−28.2
	Green	Kathy Aston	435	7.4	+0.4
	Conservative	Matt Dixon	254	4.3	−7.0
	TUSC	Solomon David Wells-Ashmore	30	0.5	−2.2
Majority			17	0.3
Turnout			5916	44	+13.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Woodhouse

Woodhouse (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	Nathaniel Menday	1,987	44.6	*N/A*
	Labour Co-op	Danny Alan Allsebrook	890	20.0	−37.8
	Green	Hannah Kate Nicklin	678	15.2	+5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Willis James Marshall	451	10.1	+3.9
	Conservative	Steven Winstone	266	6.0	−8.5
	Independent	Dorne Carr	108	2.4	N/A
	TUSC	Joshua Andrew Crapper	74	1.7	−1.1
Majority			1097	24.6	N/A
Turnout			4468	35.32	+10.72
	Reform gain from Labour		Swing

Post-election changes

By-elections

Southey

Southey by-election: 27 August 2026^[21]
Resignation of Gareth Slater (Independent, elected as Labour)^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	Paul Jakeman	1,133	50.6	+0.6
	Labour	Jayne Dunn	836	37.3	+12.8
	Green	Daniel Moy	146	6.5	−6.4
	Conservative	Daniel Gage	69	3.1	−1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Oliver George	56	2.5	−2.2
Majority			297	13.2	−12.2
Rejected ballots			3	0.1
Turnout			2,243	15.6	−14.8
Registered electors			14,348
	Reform gain from Labour		Swing

Walkley

Walkley by-election: 17 September 2026^[23]
Resignation of Andy Davies (Green)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hannah Cawley	2,315	53.4	+14.4
	Green	Seb Van Bilsen Irias	1249	28.8	−11.2
	Reform	Andrew Telford	541	12.5	−1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Purvis	112	2.6	−0.2
	Conservative	Sonny Ullah	59	1.4	−0.7
	TUSC	Isabelle France	56	1.3	+0.3
Majority			1066	24.6	+23.5
Turnout			4340	28.2	−17.9
Registered electors			15,390
	Labour gain from Green		Swing

Notes

↑ Spokesperson for the Sheffield Community Councillors Group.
↑ Of the 6 Independent councillors before the election, 4 sat in the Sheffield Community Councillors Group and 2 were non-aligned.
↑ Labour–Liberal Democrat–Green coalition.
↑ Labour–Green coalition.
1 2 Denise Fox, Terry Fox, Dianne Hurst, and Garry Weatherall sit as part of the Sheffield Community Councillors Group.
↑ Elected at the 2024 Firth Park by-election.
↑ Originally elected as Labour, but left the party to sit as an independent.
↑ Elected at the 2024 Stannington by-election.
↑ Originally elected at the 2024 Woodhouse by-election as a Liberal Democrat, but was suspended from the party in May 2025 before regaining the whip in February 2026.

References

↑ "Sheffield Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 9 February 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
↑ Cawthorn, Joe (8 May 2026). "Sheffield Council leader Tom Hunt describes seat loss as 'extremely disappointed' - reaction". The Star. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
↑ Armstrong, Julia (25 May 2026). "New Sheffield council leader pledges to 'get the basics right'". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
↑ Constable, Oli (17 September 2024). "Tributes paid to Sheffield councillor and 'true gentleman' Paul Wood". BBC News. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Woodhouse Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
↑ Sebestyen, Roland (8 May 2025). "Sheffield Community councillor resigns after six years in town hall". The Star. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
↑ "Sheffield's youngest councillor has been suspended". BBC News. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stocksbridge and Upper Don Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
↑ "Complaint against youngest councillor dismissed". BBC News. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
1 2 "Sheffield Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 26 February 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
↑ Armstrong, Julia (7 May 2026). "Sheffield City Council elections – potential for a shift in the balance of town hall power". The Star. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
↑ "BBC News - Election 2011 - England council elections - Sheffield". BBC News. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
↑ "Sheffield City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
↑ "Lib Dems take power in Sheffield". 2 May 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
↑ "Labour takes control of Sheffield City Council". BBC News. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
↑ "Sheffield City Council: Labour and Green coalition to run authority". BBC News. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
↑ "Labour, Greens and the Liberal Democrats agree collaborative way forward". SheffNews. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
↑ "Three parties to lead Sheffield City Council for third year". Sheffield City Council. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
↑ "Sheffield local elections: Fighting on locals' behalf – what to expect from the Community Councillors Group?". The Star. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
↑ "Sheffield result - Local Elections 2022". BBC News. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
↑ Smith, Finn (25 July 2026). "Date for Sheffield by-election announced after Southey councillor's sudden resignation". msn.com. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
↑ Smith, Finn (7 July 2026). "Sheffield braces for another election as Southey councillor announces sudden resignation". thestar.co.uk. The Star. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
↑ Mason, Rose (12 August 2026). "Date revealed for Walkley by-election". thestar.co.uk. The Star.

[2] Spokesperson for the Sheffield Community Councillors Group.

[3] Of the 6 Independent councillors before the election, 4 sat in the Sheffield Community Councillors Group and 2 were non-aligned.

[4] Labour–Liberal Democrat–Green coalition.

[5] Labour–Green coalition.

[SCCG-8] 1 2 Denise Fox, Terry Fox, Dianne Hurst, and Garry Weatherall sit as part of the Sheffield Community Councillors Group.

[26] Elected at the 2024 Firth Park by-election.

[27] Originally elected as Labour, but left the party to sit as an independent.

[28] Elected at the 2024 Stannington by-election.

[29] Originally elected at the 2024 Woodhouse by-election as a Liberal Democrat, but was suspended from the party in May 2025 before regaining the whip in February 2026.

[1] "Sheffield Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 9 February 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.

[6] Cawthorn, Joe (8 May 2026). "Sheffield Council leader Tom Hunt describes seat loss as 'extremely disappointed' - reaction". The Star. Retrieved 25 September 2026.

[7] Armstrong, Julia (25 May 2026). "New Sheffield council leader pledges to 'get the basics right'". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 25 September 2026.

[9] Constable, Oli (17 September 2024). "Tributes paid to Sheffield councillor and 'true gentleman' Paul Wood". BBC News. Retrieved 11 January 2026.

[10] "Local Elections Archive Project — Woodhouse Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2026.

[11] Sebestyen, Roland (8 May 2025). "Sheffield Community councillor resigns after six years in town hall". The Star. Retrieved 11 January 2026.

[12] "Sheffield's youngest councillor has been suspended". BBC News. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2026.

[13] "Local Elections Archive Project — Stocksbridge and Upper Don Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2026.

[14] "Complaint against youngest councillor dismissed". BBC News. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2026.

[:01-15] 1 2 "Sheffield Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 26 February 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.

[16] Armstrong, Julia (7 May 2026). "Sheffield City Council elections – potential for a shift in the balance of town hall power". The Star. Retrieved 7 May 2026.

[17] "BBC News - Election 2011 - England council elections - Sheffield". BBC News. Retrieved 12 January 2026.

[18] "Sheffield City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 12 January 2026.

[19] "Lib Dems take power in Sheffield". 2 May 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2026.

[20] "Labour takes control of Sheffield City Council". BBC News. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2026.

[21] "Sheffield City Council: Labour and Green coalition to run authority". BBC News. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2026.

[22] "Labour, Greens and the Liberal Democrats agree collaborative way forward". SheffNews. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2026.

[23] "Three parties to lead Sheffield City Council for third year". Sheffield City Council. Retrieved 12 January 2026.

[24] "Sheffield local elections: Fighting on locals' behalf – what to expect from the Community Councillors Group?". The Star. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2026.

[25] "Sheffield result - Local Elections 2022". BBC News. Retrieved 12 January 2026.

[30] Smith, Finn (25 July 2026). "Date for Sheffield by-election announced after Southey councillor's sudden resignation". msn.com. Retrieved 25 August 2026.

[31] Smith, Finn (7 July 2026). "Sheffield braces for another election as Southey councillor announces sudden resignation". thestar.co.uk. The Star. Retrieved 25 August 2026.

[32] Mason, Rose (12 August 2026). "Date revealed for Walkley by-election". thestar.co.uk. The Star.

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