This seat was last contested in May 2024, when Labour won it with 52 per cent. The ward's most recent contest, in May 2026, filled a different seat and was won by Reform UK with 50 per cent. 5 candidates are standing.
| Party | Share |
|---|---|
| Reform UK | 50.6% |
| Labour | 37.3% |
| Green | 6.5% |
| Conservative | 3.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2.5% |
Sheffield elects its councillors by thirds: each ward has three councillors, elected in separate years, so the three seats can be held by different parties. This by-election is for one of Southey's three seats. A gain or hold goes by that seat - the party that last won it - not by which party won the ward's most recent contest, which is usually a different seat.
Conservative, Green, Liberal Democrats: fewer than 5 wins in 100 each.
How often each candidate wins the seat across 10,000 simulations of this contest - chances of winning, not vote shares.
| Result | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Green | Reform UK | Independents and others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 5% | 25% | 5% | 13% | 50% | 3% |
| May 2024 | 12% | 52% | 7% | 14% | - | 15% |
| May 2023 | 16% | 60% | 8% | 11% | - | 4% |
Winning share of all votes cast in bold. Multi-member wards elect several councillors at once. Includes any county-division contest covering the same ground. The independents-and-others share includes Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (4% in May 2024) and Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (4% in May 2023).
Sheffield is a metropolitan borough: it runs every local service, from schools to bins. Current control: no overall control.
Seats under the independents-and-others heading here have been won by independents at elections since 2022.
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Wards coloured by the party that last won them; the by-election ward is outlined. Hover a ward for its last result.
There is no county council above Sheffield. Transport and some strategic functions sit with the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.
The ward is part of the Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency. Labour MP Gill Furniss won it at the 2024 general election with 52 per cent of the vote.