2018 Sheffield City Region mayoral election

The inaugural Sheffield City Region mayoral election was held on 3 May 2018 to elect the mayor of the Sheffield City Region. The mayor will lead the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority. Voting is restricted to the four councils which are constituent members of the combined authority: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield. Together these councils make up South Yorkshire.

2018 Sheffield City Region mayoral election
3 May 2018
Turnout25.9%
 
Candidate Dan Jarvis Ian Walker Hannah Kitching
Party Labour Co-op Conservative Liberal Democrats
1st Round vote 122,635 37,738 27,146
Percentage 47.1% 14.5% 10.4%
2nd Round vote 144,154 50,619 Eliminated
Percentage 74.0% 26.0% Eliminated
 
Candidate Mick Bower Rob Murphy David Allen
Party Yorkshire Green English Democrat
1st Round vote 22,318 20,339 14,547
Percentage 8.6% 7.8% 5.6%
2nd Round vote Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated
Percentage Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated

As the election took place using the supplementary vote system, electors were able to vote for a "first preference" candidate and a "second preference" candidate. The leading candidate needed to achieve over 50% of the first preference votes in order to be elected in the first round. As the leading candidate, Dan Jarvis, received 47.1% of the total number of votes in the first round, the election proceeded to the second round and voters second preferences were distributed between the two leading candidates. Dan Jarvis, the Labour and Co-operative candidate, was subsequently elected in the second round with a total number of 144,154 votes.

Subsequent elections will be held in May 2022 and every four years after.[1]

Electoral system

The election used a supplementary vote system, in which voters express a first and second preference of candidates.[2]

  • If a candidate receives over 50% of the first preference vote the candidate wins.
  • If no candidate receives an overall majority, i.e., over 50% of first preference votes, the top two candidates proceed to a second round and all other candidates are eliminated.
  • The first preference votes for the remaining two candidates stand in the final count.
  • Voters' ballots whose first and second preference candidates are eliminated are discarded.
  • Voters whose first preference candidates have been eliminated and whose second preference candidate is in the top two have their second preference votes added to the count.

This means that the winning candidate has the support of a majority of voters who expressed a preference among the top two.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in the combined authority area aged 18 or over on 3 May 2018 were entitled to vote in the mayoral election.

Results

Overall
Sheffield City Region Mayoral Election 2018[3]
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Labour Co-op Dan Jarvis 122,635 47.1% 21,519 144,154 74.0%
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Conservative Ian Walker 37,738 14.5% 12,881 50,619 26.0%
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Liberal Democrats Hannah Kitching 27,146 10.4%
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Yorkshire Mick Bower 22,318 8.6%
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Green Robert Murphy 20,339 7.8%
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English Democrat David Allen 14,547 5.6%
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South Yorkshire Save Our NHS Naveen Judah 10,837 4.2%
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Majority
Turnout 260,260 25.8% Rejected ballots: 4,713
Labour Co-op win

Barnsley
Party Candidate 1st round votes %
Labour Co-op Dan Jarvis 30,250 66.7
Conservative Ian Walker 4,774 10.5
Yorkshire Mick Bower 3,158 7.0
Liberal Democrats Hannah Kitching 2,302 5.1
English Democrat David Allen 1,754 3.9
Green Robert Murphy 1,249 2.8
South Yorkshire Save Our NHS Naveen Judah 1,206 2.7
Rejected ballots 686 1.5
Turnout 45,379 25.4

Doncaster
Party Candidate 1st round votes %
Labour Co-op Dan Jarvis 19,653 43.9
Conservative Ian Walker 7,747 17.3
Yorkshire Mick Bower 6,156 13.7
English Democrat David Allen 5,713 12.8
South Yorkshire Save Our NHS Naveen Judah 1,980 4.4
Liberal Democrats Hannah Kitching 1,755 3.9
Green Robert Murphy 1,280 2.9
Rejected ballots 490 1.1
Turnout 44,774 20.1

Rotherham
Party Candidate 1st round votes %
Labour Co-op Dan Jarvis 18,680 44.7
Conservative Ian Walker 7,071 16.9
Yorkshire Mick Bower 6,422 15.4
South Yorkshire Save Our NHS Naveen Judah 2,724 6.5
English Democrat David Allen 2,516 6.0
Liberal Democrats Hannah Kitching 2,145 5.1
Green Robert Murphy 1,686 4.0
Rejected ballots 526 1.3
Turnout 41,770 21.4

Sheffield
Party Candidate 1st round votes %
Labour Co-op Dan Jarvis 54,052 42.1
Liberal Democrats Hannah Kitching 20,944 16.3
Conservative Ian Walker 18,146 14.1
Green Robert Murphy 16,124 12.6
Yorkshire Mick Bower 6,582 5.1
South Yorkshire Save Our NHS Naveen Judah 4,927 3.8
English Democrat David Allen 4,564 3.6
Rejected ballots 3,011 2.3
Turnout 128,350 31.7

Candidates

Conservative Party

Green Party of England and Wales
  • Rob Murphy, Speaker for the Green Group on Sheffield Council[5]

English Democrats

Labour Party
Selection vote[10]
Candidate Votes Percentage
Dan Jarvis 2,584
57.6%
Ben Curran 1,903
42.4%

Liberal Democrats
  • Hannah Kitching, businessperson and campaigner[11]

South Yorkshire Save Our NHS

Yorkshire Party

Endorsements

Dan Jarvis

References
  1. "About the Mayoral Election - Sheffield City Region". SCR. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. "Sheffield City Region - I am a voter". Sheffield City Region. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  3. "Mayoral Election Results - Sheffield City Region". Sheffield City Region Combined Authority. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  4. Conservatives North (30 August 2013). "Congratulations to @IGWalker on being selected as Conservative candidate for the @sheffieldcityregion mayoral election on May 3". Twitter.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  5. "Green Party announces mayoral candidate | Sheffield Green Party". Sheffield Green Party. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  6. "Sheffield City Region mayoral election: Labour members to choose candidate following delay". Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  7. "Jarvis to stand for South Yorkshire mayor". BBC News. 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  8. "Dan Jarvis selected as Labour's candidate for South Yorkshire mayor - LabourList". 24 March 2018.
  9. "Mayoral Election Results - Sheffield City Region". Sheffield City Region Combined Authority. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  10. Rogers, Sienna (24 March 2018). "Dan Jarvis selected as Labour's candidate for South Yorkshire mayor". LabourList.
  11. "Council leader Chris Read on "fascinating" South Yorkshire Mayor job". Rotherham Advertiser. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  12. "Plans underway for Mayoral election". The Star. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  13. "Column: It's time to put Sheffield City Region on the map". Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  14. MP, Kevin Barron (16 February 2018). "I believe @DanJarvisMP is the right man to take South Yorkshire forward". @KevinBarronMP. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  15. Miliband, Ed (19 February 2018). "Statement from Ed Miliband and Rosie Winterton in support of @DanJarvisMPpic.twitter.com/kUFQkdRZUK". @Ed_Miliband. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  16. Peacock, Stephanie (20 February 2018). "I'm backing @DanJarvisMP as @UKLabour's South Yorkshire Mayoral candidate. Dan's vision and passion is best placed to take advantage of this important opportunity, drive home the benefits of devolution, and improve the lives of people here in Barnsley and across South Yorkshire". @Steph_Peacock. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  17. "Support Naveen Judah for Sheffield City Regional Mayor!". NHA Party. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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