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Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 as part of the United Kingdom local elections, 2012.
There were 28 seats up for election, one third of the council. The last election in 2011 gave Labour a majority over the Liberal Democrats with 49 Councillors. However one Independent Councillor joined Labour after the election giving the party 50 seats.
Four main parties fielded a full slate of 28 candidates. UKIP were also to put up a full slate, but Steve Moxon was deselected as the party's candidate for Dore and Totley. Labour were defending 12 seats, all of which they successfully held in 2011. The Liberal Democrats were defending 15 seats, 9 of which they lost to Labour in 2011. The Greens were defending 1 seat, which they held in 2011. The Conservatives, UKIP and the smaller parties had no councillors.
This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
By-elections between 2012 and 2014
Death of Liberal Democrat Cllr Janice Sidebottom.
Death of Labour Cllr John Robson.