Sheffield City Council
elections took place on Thursday 3 May 2007 with one third of council seats up for election; one in each ward. Since the previous election, Liberal Democrat Martin Davis (representing Stocksbridge & Upper Don) defected, sitting as an independent. This set of elections saw the Conservatives lose the only seat they had on the council since
1996
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, and the party did not have any councillors elected to Sheffield City Council until
2021
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.
The election seen several gains for the Liberal Democrats, returning the council to
no overall control. Overall turnout was 36.0%, up slightly from
last year's 34.5%.
Councillors before and after the election
Election result
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
Ward results
Arbourthorne
Beauchief & Greenhill
Beighton
Birley
Broomhill
Burngreave
Central
Crookes
Darnall
Dore & Totley
East Ecclesfield
Ecclesall
Firth Park
Fulwood
Gleadless Valley
Graves Park
Hillsborough
Manor Castle
Mosborough
Nether Edge
Richmond
Shiregreen & Brightside
Southey
Stannington
Stocksbridge & Upper Don
Walkley
West Ecclesfield
Woodhouse
References
{{United Kingdom local elections, 2007
2007 English local elections
2007
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2000s in Sheffield