57 19 Date 5 May 2016 | 4 4 Location Sheffield, United Kingdom | |
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Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday 5 May 2016, alongside nationwide local elections. All 84 seats were up for election, 3 per ward, after several electoral boundaries were changed. Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party contested all 84 seats. The Conservatives fielded 55 candidates, UKIP 43, TUSC 23 and Yorkshire First 1. There was also 1 independent candidate. Voters in the Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Parliamentary constituency also elected Gill Furniss MP, in a by-election triggered by the death of her husband Harry Harpham MP.
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The result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Greens
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Sheffield City Council election, 2016 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA