Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 7 May 1987. One third of the council was up for election.
Election result
Sheffield Local Election Result 1987 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 23 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 74.2 | 51.1 | 87,584 | -2.6 |
| Alliance | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 27.7 | 47,444 | +2.4 |
| Conservative | 5 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 16.1 | 21.0 | 35,927 | +1.0 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 239 | -0.1 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 90 | +0.1 |
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
Party | Previous council | New council |
| Labour | 63 | 65 |
| Conservatives | 15 | 13 |
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | 9 | 9 |
Total | 87 | 87 |
Working majority | 39 | 43 |
Ward results
Beauchief [1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Clifford Godber* | 2,972 | 36.7 | -2.9 |
| Alliance | Peter Moore | 2,665 | 32.9 | +9.8 |
| Labour | Roy Munn | 2,467 | 30.4 | -6.8 |
Majority | 307 | 3.8 | +1.4 |
Turnout | 8,104 | 53.1 | +12.5 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -6.3 | |
Birley [1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Joan Ramsbottom | 3,790 | 59.8 | -5.7 |
| Alliance | Cyril Skipworth | 1,409 | 22.2 | +1.4 |
| Conservative | Shirley Clayton | 1,139 | 18.0 | +4.4 |
Majority | 2,381 | 37.6 | -7.1 |
Turnout | 6,338 | 39.2 | +5.2 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.5 | |
Brightside[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Patrick Heath* | 2,912 | 71.1 | -4.9 |
| Alliance | Francis Pierce | 702 | 17.1 | +1.5 |
| Conservative | Simon Briggs | 479 | 11.7 | +3.3 |
Majority | 2,210 | 54.0 | -6.4 |
Turnout | 4,093 | 31.7 | +2.2 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.2 | |
Broomhill[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jacqueline Mosley | 2,295 | 38.3 | -1.5 |
| Alliance | Jane Padget | 1,868 | 31.2 | -0.4 |
| Conservative | Richard Foster | 1,825 | 30.5 | +1.9 |
Majority | 427 | 7.1 | -1.1 |
Turnout | 5,988 | 45.6 | +3.8 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -0.5 | |
Burngreave[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | James Jamison* | 3,009 | 66.5 | -13.1 |
| Alliance | Sheila Rehman | 971 | 21.5 | +1.1 |
| Conservative | Isobel Watson | 542 | 12.0 | +12.0 |
Majority | 2,038 | 45.0 | -14.2 |
Turnout | 4,522 | 36.5 | +4.0 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -7.1 | |
Castle[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Skinner* | 3,061 | 77.5 | -6.4 |
| Alliance | Peter Horsfield | 463 | 11.7 | +1.8 |
| Conservative | Joan Graham | 424 | 10.7 | +4.5 |
Majority | 2,598 | 65.8 | -8.2 |
Turnout | 3,948 | 30.9 | +1.8 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.1 | |
Chapel Green[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance | Geoffrey Griffiths* | 4,508 | 54.2 | +6.4 |
| Labour | Peter Duff | 3,245 | 39.0 | -6.7 |
| Conservative | Kathryn Robinson | 559 | 6.7 | +0.3 |
Majority | 1,263 | 15.2 | +13.1 |
Turnout | 8,312 | 46.9 | +8.0 |
| Alliance hold | Swing | +6.5 | |
Darnall[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Roy Hattersley | 3,278 | 63.3 | +21.2 |
| Alliance | Dennis Boothroyd | 1,056 | 20.4 | -6.6 |
| Conservative | Colin Cavill | 844 | 16.3 | +1.1 |
Majority | 2,222 | 42.9 | +27.8 |
Turnout | 5,178 | 35.1 | +4.0 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +13.9 | |
Dore[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Patricia Davey* | 4,114 | 51.5 | +2.1 |
| Labour | Edward Lamb | 2,053 | 25.7 | -2.3 |
| Alliance | Janice Sidebottom | 1,820 | 22.8 | +0.2 |
Majority | 2,061 | 25.8 | +4.4 |
Turnout | 7,987 | 48.0 | +7.9 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.2 | |
Ecclesall[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard Old | 4,019 | 52.0 | +4.3 |
| Alliance | Christine Freeman | 2,212 | 28.6 | -3.4 |
| Labour | Roy Darke | 1,497 | 19.4 | -0.9 |
Majority | 1,807 | 23.4 | +7.7 |
Turnout | 7,728 | 48.9 | +6.6 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.8 | |
Firth Park[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Howard Knight** | 3,601 | 74.8 | -5.8 |
| Alliance | Glyn Evans | 1,215 | 25.2 | +25.2 |
Majority | 1,486 | 49.6 | -19.0 |
Turnout | 4,816 | 35.7 | +4.9 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -15.5 | |
Howard Knight was a sitting councillor for Sharrow ward
Hallam[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Angela Knight | 3,810 | 49.5 | +9.0 |
| Conservative | Nicholas Aslam | 3,799 | | |
| Alliance | John Knight | 2,388 | 31.0 | -3.9 |
| Alliance | Andrew Milton | 2,308 | | |
| Labour | Kevin Mahoney | 1,495 | 19.4 | -5.1 |
| Labour | James Prosser | 1,341 | | |
Majority | 1,411 | 18.5 | +12.9 |
Turnout | 7,693 | 44.8 | -4.1 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.4 | |
Handsworth[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Elsie Smith* | 3,462 | 51.6 | -17.6 |
| Alliance | Alice Smith | 2,602 | 38.8 | +23.3 |
| Conservative | Marjorie Kirby | 620 | 9.2 | -4.4 |
| Green | Roger Dunn | 23 | 0.3 | -1.3 |
Majority | 860 | 12.8 | -40.9 |
Turnout | 6,707 | 44.2 | +10.0 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -20.4 | |
Heeley[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Crowder | 3,359 | 57.9 | -0.7 |
| Alliance | Douglas Oldfield | 1,220 | 21.0 | +1.1 |
| Conservative | John Webster | 1,217 | 21.0 | +0.5 |
Majority | 2,139 | 36.9 | -1.2 |
Turnout | 5,796 | 38.8 | +3.8 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -0.9 | |
Hillsborough[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Buckley | 3,334 | 46.8 | -3.4 |
| Alliance | Francis Butler | 2,370 | 33.3 | +2.3 |
| Conservative | Michael Warner | 1,413 | 19.8 | +1.0 |
Majority | 964 | 13.5 | -5.7 |
Turnout | 7,117 | 46.9 | +4.4 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.8 | |
Intake[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Michael Bower* | 3,499 | 59.0 | -2.2 |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Bradbury | 1,253 | 21.1 | -1.0 |
| Alliance | Sheila Hughes | 1,178 | 19.8 | +3.2 |
Majority | 2,246 | 37.9 | -1.2 |
Turnout | 5,930 | 37.5 | +4.6 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -0.6 | |
Manor[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Paul Colk* | 2,921 | 79.2 | +79.2 |
| Alliance | Pamela Brown | 429 | 11.6 | N/A |
| Conservative | Robert Usher | 338 | 9.1 | N/A |
Majority | 2,492 | 67.6 | N/A |
Turnout | 3,688 | | N/A |
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
Mosborough[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Norman Sellars | 4,425 | 59.3 | -5.8 |
| Conservative | Gordon Millward | 1,602 | 21.5 | +3.8 |
| Alliance | Louise Truman | 1,430 | 19.2 | +2.0 |
Majority | 2,823 | 37.8 | -9.6 |
Turnout | 7,457 | 35.6 | +6.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.8 | |
Nether Edge[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Patricia Midgley | 2,508 | 38.5 | -0.6 |
| Alliance | George Manley | 1,919 | 29.4 | +2.7 |
| Conservative | Paul Verhaert* | 1,873 | 28.7 | -1.7 |
| Green | Jane Beharrell | 216 | 3.3 | -0.4 |
Majority | 589 | 9.1 | +0.4 |
Turnout | 6,516 | 46.3 | +2.4 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -1.6 | |
Nether Shire[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Stephen Jones* | 3,350 | 72.6 | -5.8 |
| Alliance | George Clayton | 1,266 | 27.4 | +14.1 |
Majority | 2,084 | 45.2 | -19.9 |
Turnout | 4,616 | 35.3 | +2.1 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -9.9 | |
Netherthorpe[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Christopher Walker | 3,372 | 69.3 | -4.3 |
| Alliance | Peter McNutt | 768 | 15.8 | -10.6 |
| Conservative | Henry Cornford | 723 | 14.8 | +14.8 |
Majority | 2,604 | 53.5 | +6.3 |
Turnout | 4,863 | 38.3 | +6.0 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +3.1 | |
Norton[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Frank White** | 3,617 | 59.4 | -4.3 |
| Conservative | Albert Marsden | 1,371 | 22.5 | +4.4 |
| Alliance | Ian Auckland | 1,104 | 18.1 | +0.0 |
Majority | 2,246 | 36.9 | -8.7 |
Turnout | 6,092 | 44.9 | +5.8 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.3 | |
Frank White was a sitting councillor for Birley ward
Owlerton[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Helen Jackson* | 3,251 | 68.6 | -5.4 |
| Alliance | John Brocklebank | 883 | 18.6 | +3.8 |
| Conservative | Lorna Banham | 602 | 12.7 | +1.6 |
Majority | 2,368 | 50.0 | -9.2 |
Turnout | 4,736 | 36.2 | +6.3 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.6 | |
Park[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Vivienne Nicholson* | 3,449 | 78.5 | -4.3 |
| Alliance | Donald Smith | 492 | 11.2 | +1.7 |
| Conservative | Jeremy Richardson** | 454 | 10.3 | +2.6 |
Majority | 2,957 | 67.3 | -6.0 |
Turnout | 4,395 | 31.2 | +6.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.0 | |
Jeremy Richardson was a sitting councillor for Ecclesall ward
Sharrow[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Doris Askham | 2,619 | 63.3 | -1.4 |
| Conservative | Anne Smith | 780 | 18.8 | +3.5 |
| Alliance | Muhammad Zahur | 649 | 15.7 | -1.5 |
| Communist | Brian Turley | 90 | 2.2 | +0.5 |
Majority | 1,839 | 44.5 | -3.0 |
Turnout | 4,138 | 33.9 | +2.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.4 | |
South Wortley[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance | David Baker* | 4,191 | 48.7 | +1.0 |
| Labour | Eldon Hanson | 2,667 | 31.0 | -5.1 |
| Conservative | Lynn Wilson | 1,738 | 20.2 | +4.0 |
Majority | 524 | 17.7 | +6.1 |
Turnout | 8,596 | 46.9 | +5.2 |
| Alliance hold | Swing | +3.0 | |
Southey Green[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Anthony Damms | 3,632 | 81.3 | +81.3 |
| Alliance | Raymond Mellor | 834 | 18.7 | N/A |
Majority | 2,798 | 62.6 | N/A |
Turnout | 4,466 | 35.9 | N/A |
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
Stocksbridge[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance | Malcolm Johnson* | 2,590 | 53.0 | +5.4 |
| Labour | Judith Chandler | 1,751 | 35.9 | -5.9 |
| Conservative | Beryl Fleming | 540 | 11.0 | +0.5 |
Majority | 839 | 17.1 | +11.3 |
Turnout | 4,881 | 46.3 | +8.1 |
| Alliance hold | Swing | +5.6 | |
Walkley[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Bill Owen* | 3,665 | 55.7 | +1.8 |
| Labour | Jean Cromar | 3,474 | | |
| Alliance | David Brown** | 2,242 | 34.0 | -3.7 |
| Alliance | Margaret Ritchie | 2,002 | | |
| Conservative | Giles Orton | 676 | 10.2 | +1.9 |
| Conservative | Christine Smith | 635 | | |
Majority | 1,232 | 21.7 | +5.5 |
Turnout | 6,583 | 43.7 | +0.8 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.7 | |
David Brown was a sitting councillor for Darnall ward, and was previously elected as a Labour councillor
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Sheffield Local Elections 1973-1995 scans". Retrieved 20 June 2011.