2014 Sheffield City Council election


Sheffield City Council elections took place on May 22, 2014, alongside nationwide local elections and European elections.
There were 29 seats up for election, one third of the council with a double vacancy in Walkley.
With a Labour majority of 36 and defending 19 seats, it was almost mathematically impossible for Labour to lose control of the council, as Labour would have needed to lose all 19 of those 19 seats to lose control. Even then Labour would still have been the largest party.
This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:

Defections

Since the 2010 when these seats were last contested, two Liberal Democrats defected to Labour: Ben Curran in Walkley and Clive Skelton in Beauchief & Greenhill. The result in Stocksbridge & Upper Don was notable in that two former Liberal Democrat councillors stood for other parties. Martin Brelsford stood as an Independent, whilst Jack Clarkson stood for UKIP.

Ward results