Sheffield City Council election, 1992

Map of the results for the 1992 Sheffield council election.

Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 7 May 1992. One third of the council was up for election.

Election result

Sheffield Local Election Result 1992
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 21 0 3 -3 67.7 38.2 45,091 -11.4%
  Conservative 5 1 1 0 16.1 32.4 38,229 +8.9%
  Liberal Democrat 5 3 0 +3 16.1 27.6 32,623 +3.0%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.5 1,785 +0.1%
  Safer Cycling 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 150 +0.1%
Wealth Redistribution 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 65 -0.1%

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

Party Previous council New council
Labour 70 67
Conservatives 11 11
Liberal Democrats 6 9
Total 87 87
Working majority  53   47 

Ward results

Beauchief [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Roger Hughes 3,884 56.8 -3.0
Conservative Francis Woodger 1,785 26.1 +3.3
Labour David Lawton 1,164 17.0 -0.3
Majority 2,099 30.7 -6.3
Turnout 6,833 45.8 -6.5
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing -3.1
Birley [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Val Shepherd 1,990 48.1 -13.0
Conservative Margaret Pigott 1,447 34.9 +13.3
Liberal Democrat Audrey Ashworth 701 16.9 -0.4
Majority 543 13.2 -26.3
Turnout 4,138 26.5 -8.9
Labour hold Swing -13.1
Brightside[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Price 1,384 55.2 -13.9
Conservative Marjorie Kirby 711 28.4 +12.6
Liberal Democrat Michael Davis 411 16.4 +1.3
Majority 673 26.8 -26.5
Turnout 2,506 19.2 -8.9
Labour hold Swing -13.2
Broomhill[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Levick 2,025 42.7 +3.7
Labour Robert Quick 1,563 33.0 -0.4
Liberal Democrat Allan Wisbey 808 17.0 -1.9
Green Michael Baker 339 7.1 -1.6
Majority 462 9.7 +4.1
Turnout 4,735 30.5 -3.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +2.0
Burngreave[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phyllis Smith 1,501 60.2 -5.4
Conservative Andrew Cook 544 21.8 +6.7
Liberal Democrat Katherine Milsom 447 17.9 +3.5
Majority 957 38.4 -12.1
Turnout 2,492 20.6 -8.1
Labour hold Swing -6.0
Castle[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Bower 1,392 63.5 -11.9
Conservative Anne Smith 460 21.0 +8.4
Liberal Democrat Melvin Lockey 340 15.5 +3.6
Majority 938 42.5 -20.3
Turnout 2,192 19.2 -10.3
Labour hold Swing -10.1
Chapel Green[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Kathleen Chadwick 3,704 60.9 +5.2
Labour Eldon Hanson 1,617 26.6 -10.5
Conservative Michael Boot 763 12.5 +5.4
Majority 2,087 34.3 +15.7
Turnout 6,084 33.1 -7.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +7.8
Darnall[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sandra Robinson 1,683 51.4 -5.8
Conservative Dorothy Kennedy 968 29.6 +12.4
Liberal Democrat Motahir Ali 383 11.7 -1.9
Green Christine Ferguson 239 7.3 +0.7
Majority 715 21.8 -18.2
Turnout 3,273 22.1 -8.7
Labour hold Swing -9.1
Dore[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Heslop 4,106 64.8 +12.3
Liberal Democrat Anthony Richmond 1,134 17.9 -3.1
Labour Michael King 1,098 17.3 -9.1
Majority 2,972 46.9 +20.8
Turnout 6,338 38.9 -5.4
Conservative hold Swing +7.7
Ecclesall[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bobbie Fleming 3,675 59.9 +14.4
Liberal Democrat Colin Ross 1,341 21.8 -1.4
Labour Timothy Plant 969 15.8 -5.5
Safer Cycling Simon Gershon 150 2.4 +2.4
Majority 2,334 38.1 +15.8
Turnout 6,135 38.8 -6.7
Conservative hold Swing +7.9
Firth Park[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marilyn Mitchell 1,944 63.2 -7.7%
Conservative Raymond Howard 833 27.1 +15.2
Liberal Democrat Ali Qadar 296 9.6 -7.6
Majority 1,111 36.1 -17.6
Turnout 3,073 22.4 -10.8
Labour hold Swing -11.4
Hallam[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Jackson 3,529 56.3 +3.6
Conservative Anthony Pratt 3,389
Liberal Democrat John Knight 1,581 25.2 +3.1
Liberal Democrat Roger Davison 1,376
Labour Mary Balbi 918 14.6 -6.5
Labour Richard Roper 794
Green Peter Scott 242 3.8 -0.2
Majority 1,808 31.1 +0.5
Turnout 6,270 39.7 -9.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing +0.2
Handsworth[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dennis Metcalfe 1,809 50.2 -10.8
Conservative Shirley Clayton 1,083 30.0 +12.5
Liberal Democrat Anita Morris 712 19.7 -1.8
Majority 726 20.2 -19.3
Turnout 3,604 24.7 -9.0
Labour hold Swing -11.6
Heeley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Hayes 1,876 45.4 -13.4
Liberal Democrat Stephen Ayris 1,349 32.7 +11.2
Conservative Maureen Neill 904 21.9 +2.2
Majority 527 12.7 -24.6
Turnout 4,129 27.8 -6.6
Labour hold Swing -12.3
Hillsborough[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kali Mountford 1,718 35.5 -14.0
Liberal Democrat Christine Tosseano 1,504 31.0 +9.8
Conservative Thomas Seaton 1,436 29.6 +6.0
Green Peter Wood 185 3.8 -1.8
Majority 214 4.5 -21.4
Turnout 4,843 31.9 -4.6
Labour hold Swing -11.9
Intake[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Wilson 1,711 43.0 -13.4
Conservative Andrew Fitzpatrick 1,567 39.3 +14.6
Liberal Democrat Susan Alston 704 17.7 -1.2
Majority 144 3.7 -28.0
Turnout 3,982 25.5 -6.2
Labour hold Swing -14.0
Manor[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kenneth Curran 1,239 61.5 -12.0
Labour William Jordan 1,238
Conservative Albert Marsden 446 22.1 +9.4
Conservative Andrew Watson 386
Liberal Democrat Stuart Bridge 328 16.3 +2.6
Liberal Democrat Margaret Davis 301
Majority 792 39.4 -20.4
Turnout 2,013 21.2 -11.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing -10.7
Mosborough[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dorothy Walton 2,614 45.7 -11.0
Conservative Thomas Pigott 2,255 39.4 +12.8
Liberal Democrat Louise Truman 851 14.9 -1.7
Majority 614 6.3 -23.8
Turnout 5,720 23.1 -7.5
Labour hold Swing -11.9
Nether Edge[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Gregory Connor 2,532 48.9 +15.2
Labour Janet Fiore 1,568 30.3 -10.9
Conservative Qari Siddique 882 17.0 -8.1
Green Nicola Watson 194 3.7 +3.7
Majority 964 18.6 +11.1
Turnout 5,176 35.5 -0.9
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing +13.0
Nether Shire[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Bird 1,510 51.9 -17.6
Liberal Democrat Doreen Huddart 734 25.2 +8.3
Conservative Anthony Cherry 665 22.8 +9.3
Majority 776 26.7 -25.9
Turnout 2,909 22.9 -8.3
Labour hold Swing -12.9
Netherthorpe[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anne Phelps 1,457 50.4 -9.9
Conservative David Knight 640 22.1 +7.8
Liberal Democrat Andrew McKerrow 486 16.8 +2.2
Green Barry New 308 10.6 -0.2
Majority 817 28.3 -17.4
Turnout 2,891 21.3 -6.1
Labour hold Swing -8.8
Norton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edward Lamb 1,777 40.6 -14.9
Conservative Nicola Wilde 1,433 32.8 +9.3
Liberal Democrat Christopher Tutt 1,161 26.5 +5.5
Majority 344 7.8 -24.2
Turnout 4,371 34.0 -6.1
Labour hold Swing -12.1
Owlerton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Jones 1,501 53.7 -13.4
Conservative Philip Kirby 791 28.3 +12.6
Liberal Democrat Kathryn Taylor 435 15.6 -1.6
Green Paul Mitchell 65 2.3 +2.3
Majority 710 25.4 -24.5
Turnout 2,792 21.9 -9.0
Labour hold Swing -13.0
Park[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alice Sargent 1,369 61.1 -13.8
Conservative Mary Hyatt 544 24.3 +13.2
Liberal Democrat Sheila Hughes 328 14.6 +0.6
Majority 825 36.8 -24.1
Turnout 2,241 16.7 -9.8
Labour hold Swing -13.5
Sharrow[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Pye 1,363 55.3 -7.6
Conservative Paul Makin 542 22.0 +5.3
Liberal Democrat Andrew White 493 20.0 +3.0
Wealth Redistribution Simon Rawlins 65 2.6 -0.8
Majority 821 33.3 -12.6
Turnout 2,463 22.0 -5.7
Labour hold Swing -6.4
South Wortley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Arthur Dunworth 3,376 51.5 +8.1
Conservative Lynn Wilson 1,646 25.1 +4.8
Labour Mark Denton 1,528 23.3 -13.0
Majority 1,730 26.4 +19.3
Turnout 6,550 34.9 -6.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +1.6
Southey Green[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Butler 1,696 67.3 -10.9
Conservative Michael Young 486 19.3 +10.1
Liberal Democrat Francis Pierce 339 13.4 +0.9
Majority 1,210 48.0 -17.7
Turnout 2,521 21.0 -10.4
Labour hold Swing -10.5
Stocksbridge[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Maureen Brelsford 1,309 39.3 +2.6
Labour Alan Law 1,227 36.8 -11.0
Conservative Anne Smith 795 23.8 +8.4
Majority 82 2.5 -8.6
Turnout 3,331 30.6 -3.4
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing +6.8
Walkley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jean Cromar 1,905 43.9 -12.0
Conservative Veronica Hague 1,268 29.2 +11.3
Liberal Democrat Paul Blythe 952 21.9 +3.1
Green Janette Moon 213 4.9 -2.4
Majority 637 14.7 -22.4
Turnout 4,338 29.2 -5.2
Labour hold Swing -11.6

By-elections between 1992 and 1994

Brightside By-Election 8 October 1992[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Gail Smith 1,330 50.6 +34.2
Labour Alan Law 924 35.2 -20.0
Conservative Marjorie Kirby 374 14.2 -14.2
Majority 406 15.4 -11.4
Turnout 2,628 20.1 +0.9
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing +27.1
Dore By-Election 8 October 1992[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Harthman 2,165 52.6 -12.2
Liberal Democrat Colin Ross 1,462 35.5 +17.6
Labour Mike King 486 11.8 -5.5
Majority 703 17.1 -29.8
Turnout 4,113 25.2 -13.7
Conservative hold Swing -14.9
Walkley By-Election 26 November 1992[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Diane Leek 1,529 42.0 +20.1
Labour Jim Bamford 1,345 37.0 -6.9
Conservative Veronica Hague 594 16.3 -12.9
Green Nicola Watson 170 4.7 -0.2
Majority 184 5.1 -9.6
Turnout 3,638 24.5 -4.7
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing +13.5
Walkley By-Election 14 January 1993[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Diane Leek 2,526 58.5 +16.5
Labour Jim Bamford 1,434 33.2 -3.8
Conservative Veronica Hague 262 6.1 -10.2
Green Nicola Watson 170 1.9 -2.8
Revolutionary Communist Colin O'Malley 18 0.4 +0.4
Majority 1,092 25.3 +20.1
Turnout 4,321 29.1 +4.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +10.1

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