Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 5 May 1994. One third of the council was up for election. Since the previous election, three by-elections had taken place, resulting in two Lib Dem gains from Labour in Brightside and Walkley and a successful hold of a Dore seat by the Conservatives.[1] This, along with a defection from Burngreave councillor James Jamison, left Labour down three, the Liberal Democrats up two and the Conservatives unchanged going into this election.
Election result
Sheffield Local Election Result 1994 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 12 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 37.5 | 42.1 | 64,208 | +14.4 |
| Labour | 20 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 62.5 | 41.2 | 62,741 | +3.0 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 20,291 | -19.1 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1,903 | -0.3 |
| Save Our Park and Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1,613 | N/A |
| Militant Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 682 | +0.3 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 505 | N/A |
| Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 385 | N/A |
| Communist League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 35 | N/A |
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
Party | Previous council | New council |
| Labour | 64 | 56 |
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | 22 |
| Conservatives | 11 | 8 |
| Independent Labour | 1 | 1 |
Total | 87 | 87 |
Working majority | 41 | 25 |
Ward results
Beauchief [2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Moore* | 4,652 | 64.5 | +7.7 |
| Labour | Barry Birks | 1,577 | 21.9 | +4.9 |
| Conservative | Michael Young | 859 | 11.9 | -14.2 |
| Save Our Park and Services | Violet Needham | 120 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
Majority | 3,075 | 42.6 | +11.9 |
Turnout | 7,208 | 49.3 | +3.5 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +1.4 | |
Birley [2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Donald Gow* | 3,039 | 55.1 | +7.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Louise Truman | 1,724 | 31.3 | +14.4 |
| Conservative | Margaret Pigott | 749 | 13.6 | -21.3 |
Majority | 1,315 | 23.8 | +10.6 |
Turnout | 5,512 | 36.1 | +9.6 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.7 | |
Brightside[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alfred Meade** | 2,076 | 47.6 | -7.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Joyce Brodie | 1,986 | 45.5 | +29.1 |
| Conservative | Michael Quirke | 210 | 4.8 | -23.6 |
| Save Our Park and Services | Alan Shipley | 90 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
Majority | 90 | 2.1 | -24.7 |
Turnout | 4,362 | 33.7 | +14.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -18.3 | |
Alfred Meade was a sitting councillor for Stocksbridge ward
Broomhill[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Richard Eastall* | 2,179 | 38.4 | +5.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Leonard Hesketh | 1,809 | 31.9 | +14.9 |
| Conservative | Charles Wallis | 1,372 | 24.2 | -18.5 |
| Green | Joseph Otten | 191 | 3.4 | -3.7 |
| Save Our Park and Services | Lorette Bilby | 120 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
Majority | 370 | 6.5 | -3.2 |
Turnout | 5,671 | 34.6 | +4.1 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.7 | |
Burngreave[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Watson* | 1,986 | 61.1 | +0.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Katherine Milson | 630 | 19.4 | +1.5 |
| Independent | Donald Sparkes | 345 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
| Conservative | David Knight | 251 | 7.7 | -14.1 |
| Communist League | Antony Hunt | 35 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
Majority | 1,356 | 41.7 | +3.3 |
Turnout | 3,247 | 27.9 | +7.3 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -0.3 | |
Castle[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Peter Horton* | 1,963 | 67.0 | +3.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew McKerrow | 567 | 19.3 | +3.8 |
| Conservative | Anne Smith | 270 | 9.2 | -11.8 |
| Green | Graham Wroe | 130 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
Majority | 1,396 | 47.7 | +5.2 |
Turnout | 2,930 | 25.4 | +6.2 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -0.1 | |
Chapel Green[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Francis Butler | 4,529 | 61.1 | +0.2 |
| Labour | Laurence Kingham* | 2,489 | 33.6 | +7.0 |
| Conservative | Michael Boot | 393 | 5.3 | -7.2 |
Majority | 2,040 | 27.5 | -6.8 |
Turnout | 7,411 | 40.4 | +7.3 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | -3.4 | |
Darnall[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Choudry Walayat* | 2,110 | 47.1 | -4.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Theresa Hainey | 1,448 | 32.3 | +20.6 |
| Conservative | Laurence Hayward | 571 | 12.7 | -16.9 |
| Green | Gordon Ferguson | 348 | 7.8 | +0.5 |
Majority | 662 | 14.8 | -7.0 |
Turnout | 4,477 | 30.3 | +8.2 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -12.4 | |
Dore[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Ross | 3,292 | 45.1 | +27.2 |
| Conservative | John Harthman* | 2,627 | 36.0 | -28.8 |
| Labour | Michael King | 1,248 | 17.1 | -0.2 |
| Save Our Park and Services | Joyce Baptie | 124 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
Majority | 665 | 9.1 | -37.8 |
Turnout | 7,291 | 45.3 | +6.4 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +28.0 | |
Ecclesall[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Davison | 3,022 | 42.2 | +20.4 |
| Conservative | Stuart Dawson* | 2,433 | 33.9 | -26.0 |
| Labour | Lawrence Samuels | 1,334 | 18.6 | +2.8 |
| Save Our Park and Services | Philip Eastwood | 375 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
Majority | 589 | 8.3 | -29.8 |
Turnout | 7,164 | 45.5 | +6.7 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +23.2 | |
Firth Park[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Joan Barton* | 2,726 | 65.4 | +2.2 |
| Labour | Alan Law | 2,300 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Cutts | 1,090 | 26.1 | +16.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ruth Dawson | 898 | | |
| Conservative | Steven Clark | 354 | 8.5 | -18.6 |
| Conservative | Fiona Leach | 243 | | |
Majority | 1,210 | 39.3 | +3.2 |
Turnout | 4,170 | 28.6 | +6.2 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | -7.1 | |
Hallam[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Duncan Kime | 3,729 | 50.4 | +25.2 |
| Conservative | Graham Lawson* | 2,350 | 31.7 | -24.6 |
| Labour | William Barnard | 1,159 | 15.6 | +1.0 |
| Green | Peter Scott | 162 | 2.2 | -1.6 |
Majority | 1,379 | 18.7 | -12.4 |
Turnout | 7,400 | 50.0 | +10.3 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +24.9 | |
Handsworth[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Raymond Satur | 2,553 | 50.0 | -0.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Ogden | 2,050 | 40.1 | +20.4 |
| Conservative | Shirley Clayton | 501 | 9.8 | -20.2 |
Majority | 503 | 9.9 | -10.3 |
Turnout | 5,104 | 35.6 | +10.9 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -10.3 | |
Heeley[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Ayris | 3,282 | 52.5 | +19.8 |
| Labour | Roy Darke* | 2,534 | 40.5 | -4.9 |
| Conservative | Francis Woodger | 297 | 4.7 | -17.2 |
| Save Our Park and Services | Hilary Pickin | 136 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
Majority | 748 | 12.5 | -0.2 |
Turnout | 6,249 | 43.3 | +15.5 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +12.3 | |
Hillsborough[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Tosseano | 3,179 | 50.8 | +19.8 |
| Labour | Audrey Hilbert | 2,300 | 36.7 | +1.2 |
| Conservative | Michael Hayman | 659 | 10.5 | -19.1 |
| Save Our Park and Services | Avril Critchley | 122 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
Majority | 879 | 14.1 | +9.6 |
Turnout | 6,260 | 41.8 | +9.9 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +9.3 | |
Intake[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Freda White | 2,449 | 45.4 | +2.4 |
| Labour | David Lawton | 2,428 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Tutt | 2,177 | 40.4 | +22.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Watson | 2,039 | | |
| Conservative | Michael Pinder | 595 | 11.0 | -28.3 |
| Conservative | Jack Thompson | 523 | | |
| Save Our Park and Services | Margaret Stuart | 171 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
Majority | 272 | 5.0 | +1.3 |
Turnout | 5,392 | 33.8 | +8.3 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -10.1 | |
Manor[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Janet Fiore | 1,880 | 66.7 | +5.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Roy Denton | 709 | 25.2 | +8.9 |
| Conservative | Andrew Watson | 227 | 8.0 | -14.1 |
Majority | 1,171 | 41.5 | +2.1 |
Turnout | 2,816 | 30.4 | +9.2 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -1.8 | |
Mosborough[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ian Saunders* | 4,144 | 52.3 | +6.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Hatcher | 2,670 | 33.7 | +18.8 |
| Conservative | Thomas Pigott | 1,102 | 13.9 | -25.5 |
Majority | 1,474 | 18.6 | +12.3 |
Turnout | 7,916 | 31.5 | +8.4 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -6.1 | |
Nether Edge[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Doreen Huddard | 2,989 | 50.0 | +1.1 |
| Labour | Qurban Hussain* | 2,090 | 35.0 | +4.7 |
| Conservative | Marjorie Kirby | 567 | 9.5 | -7.5 |
| Green | R. Southworth | 229 | 3.8 | +0.1 |
| Save Our Park and Services | A. Dronfield | 99 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
Majority | 899 | 15.1 | -3.5 |
Turnout | 5,974 | 41.3 | +5.8 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | -1.8 | |
Nether Shire[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Doreen Newton | 2,238 | 56.0 | +4.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Wayne Morton | 1,434 | 35.9 | +10.7 |
| Conservative | E. Platts | 328 | 8.2 | -14.6 |
Majority | 804 | 20.1 | -6.6 |
Turnout | 4,000 | 31.7 | +8.8 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.3 | |
Netherthorpe[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Michael Bower* | 1,849 | 38.2 | -12.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Anginotti | 1,624 | 33.5 | +16.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Howard Middleton | 1,561 | | |
| Labour | Michael Smith | 1,455 | | |
| Green | Barry New | 477 | 9.9 | -0.7 |
| Independent Labour | P. Wallace | 385 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
| Conservative | Maureen Neill | 265 | 5.5 | -16.6 |
| Save Our Park and Services | J. Green | 156 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| Independent Labour | P. Hughes | 139 | | |
| Independent | R. Clare | 86 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
Majority | 225 | 4.7 | -23.6 |
Turnout | 4,842 | 31.8 | +10.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +14.4 | |
Norton[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | James Moore* | 2,333 | 46.6 | +6.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | B. Noonan | 1,954 | 39.0 | +12.5 |
| Conservative | Michael Ginn | 723 | 14.4 | -18.4 |
Majority | 379 | 7.6 | -0.2 |
Turnout | 5,010 | 40.2 | +6.2 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.2 | |
Owlerton[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George Mathews* | 2,166 | 58.8 | +5.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | M. Sloane | 1,031 | 28.0 | +12.4 |
| Conservative | Clive Dearden | 344 | 9.3 | -19.0 |
| Green | Paul Mitchell | 141 | 3.8 | +1.5 |
Majority | 1,135 | 30.8 | +5.4 |
Turnout | 3,682 | 29.4 | +7.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.6 | |
Park[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Doris Mulhearn* | 1,655 | 50.0 | -11.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sheila Hughes | 706 | 21.3 | +6.7 |
| Militant Labour | Kenneth Douglas | 682 | 20.6 | +20.6 |
| Conservative | Paul Anderton | 265 | 8.0 | -16.3 |
Majority | 949 | 28.7 | -8.1 |
Turnout | 3,308 | 26.2 | +9.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -8.9 | |
Sharrow[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | C. McDonald | 2,103 | 55.1 | -0.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew White | 1,289 | 33.8 | +13.8 |
| Conservative | Anne Smith | 252 | 6.6 | -15.4 |
| Save Our Park and Services | W. Pickin | 100 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Independent | Simon Rawlins | 74 | 1.9 | -0.7 |
Majority | 814 | 21.3 | -12.0 |
Turnout | 3,818 | 31.4 | +9.4 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -7.0 | |
South Wortley[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Victoria Bowden | 4,645 | 59.8 | +8.3 |
| Labour | John Webster* | 2,343 | 30.2 | +6.9 |
| Conservative | Lynn Wilson | 783 | 10.1 | -15.0 |
Majority | 2,302 | 29.6 | +3.2 |
Turnout | 7,771 | 42.3 | +7.4 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +0.7 | |
Southey Green[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Patricia Nelson* | 2,182 | 67.4 | +0.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alison MacFarlane | 777 | 24.0 | +10.6 |
| Conservative | David Marriott | 278 | 8.6 | -10.7 |
Majority | 1,405 | 43.4 | -4.6 |
Turnout | 3,237 | 27.7 | +6.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.2 | |
Stocksbridge[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | David Chadwick | 2,283 | 55.0 | +15.7 |
| Labour | Sylvia Parry | 1,517 | 36.5 | -0.3 |
| Conservative | I. Marshall | 354 | 8.5 | -15.3 |
Majority | 766 | 18.4 | +15.9 |
Turnout | 4,154 | 39.3 | +8.7 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +8.0 | |
Walkley[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Milton | 2,931 | 49.0 | +27.1 |
| Labour | James Bamford | 2,519 | 42.1 | -1.8 |
| Conservative | Veronica Hague | 312 | 5.2 | -24.0 |
| Green | Nicola Watson | 225 | 3.8 | -1.1 |
Majority | 412 | 6.9 | -7.8 |
Turnout | 5,987 | 41.0 | +11.8 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +14.4 | |
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