2016 Sheffield City Council election

2016 Sheffield City Council election

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All 84 seats to Sheffield City Council 43 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Liberal Democrats Seats won 57 19 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 58,099 31,392 Percentage 39.1% 21.1% Swing 2.0% 4.6%   Third party Fourth party   Party Green UKIP Seats won 4 4 Seat change 0 0 Popular vote 19,921 22,716 Percentage 13.4% 15.3% Swing 1.4% 1.5%
Map showing the election results. Each ward represents 3 seats, and seats with multiple parties are coloured accordingly.
Majority party before election Labour Majority party after election Labour

Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday 5 May 2016, alongside nationwide local elections. All 84 seats were up for election, 3 per ward, after several electoral boundaries were changed. Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party contested all 84 seats. The Conservatives fielded 55 candidates, UKIP 43, TUSC 23 and Yorkshire First 1. There was also 1 independent candidate.^[1] Voters in the Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Parliamentary constituency also elected Gill Furniss MP, in a by-election triggered by the death of her husband Harry Harpham MP.^[2]