Sheffield City Council election, 2010

Sheffield City Council election, 2010

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One third of seats (28 of 84) to Sheffield City Council 43 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Liberal Democrat Seats won 16 12 Seat change 3 2   Third party Fourth party   Party Green Independent Liberal Democrat Seats won 0 0 Seat change 1 0
Map showing the results of the 2010 Sheffield City Council elections.
Majority party before election Liberal Democrats Majority party after election No Overall Control

Liberal Democrats

No Overall Control

Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday 6 May 2010. There were 28 seats up for election in 2010, one of the three councillors from each ward. Since the previous election, Liberal Democrat councillor Frank Taylor had defected to an Independent leaving the Liberal Democrats with 44 councillors. Turnout was up dramatically with it being held alongside the general election, to 62.6%. The higher turnout helped mainly Labour against their electoral rivals, who managed to return the council to no overall control with three gains. This was bolstered by the newly elected Liberal Democrat in Walkley defecting to Labour immediately after being elected.

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