Sheffield City Council election, 1991

Sheffield City Council election, 1991

← 1990 2 May 1991 1992 →
30 of 87 seats to Sheffield City Council 44 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrat Seats won 23 4 3 Seat change 1 1 1
Map showing the results of the 1991 Sheffield City Council elections.
Majority party before election Labour Party (UK) Majority party after election Labour Party (UK)

Labour Party (UK)

Labour Party (UK)

Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 2 May 1991. One third of the council was up for election. Since the previous election, Richard Old had defected from the Conservatives, sitting as an Independent Conservative. His failure to win re-election for the Ecclesall ward returned them to 11 seats.

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: