1987 Sheffield City Council election|
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Map showing the results of the 1987 Sheffield City Council elections. |
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Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 7 May 1987. One third of the council was up for election.
Election result
Sheffield Local Election Result 1987
Party
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Seats
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Gains
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Losses
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Net gain/loss
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Seats %
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Votes %
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Votes
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+/−
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Labour
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23
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2
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0
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+2
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74.2
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51.1
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87,584
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-2.6
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Alliance
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3
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0
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0
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0
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9.7
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27.7
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47,444
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+2.4
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Conservative
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5
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0
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2
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-2
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16.1
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21.0
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35,927
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+1.0
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Green
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.0
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0.1
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239
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-0.1
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Communist
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.0
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0.1
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90
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+0.1
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This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
Party
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Previous council
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New council
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Labour
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63
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65
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Conservatives
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15
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13
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SDP–Liberal Alliance
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9
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9
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Total
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87
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87
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Working majority
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39
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43
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Ward results
Howard Knight was a sitting councillor for Sharrow ward
Frank White was a sitting councillor for Birley ward
Jeremy Richardson was a sitting councillor for Ecclesall ward
David Brown was a sitting councillor for Darnall ward, and was previously elected as a Labour councillor
References