Sheffield City Council election, 1999

Sheffield City Council election, 1999

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30 of 87 seats to Sheffield City Council 44 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Liberal Democrat Labour Conservative Seats won 19 11 0 Seat change 11 10 0
Map showing the results of the 1999 Sheffield City Council elections.
Majority party before election Labour Party (UK) Majority party after election Liberal Democrats

Labour Party (UK)

Liberal Democrats

Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election. Previous to this election, there had been a by-election in Park, resulting in a Liberal Democrat gain from Labour, effectively cancelling out the concurrent defection of sitting Stocksbridge councillor Alan Pears from the Lib Dems to Labour. The election seen the Liberal Democrats gain control of the council - the first time since its formation not to be controlled by Labour. The results themselves were more favourable to Labour than recent elections. However, they suffered double-digit losses with the Liberal Democrats sustaining their recent election surges.

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