Crookes (ward)

Coordinates: 53°23′17″N 1°30′18″W / 53.388°N 1.505°W / 53.388; -1.505

Crookes

Shown within Sheffield
District Sheffield
UK Parliament constituency Sheffield Hallam
Ceremonial county South Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Councillors
Sheffield City Council
Sylvia Anginotti (Liberal Democrats)
Geoff Smith (Labour)
Brian Holmes (Liberal Democrats)
Numbers
Population (2001) 16,800

Crookes ward—which includes the districts of Crookes, Steelbank, Crosspool, and Sandygate —is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the western part of the city and covers an area of 3.9 km. The population of this ward in 2001 was 16,800 people in 7,200 households.

In the 2004 local elections Sylvia Anginotti, John Hesketh, and Brian Holmes, all Liberal Democrats, were returned as councillors for the newly drawn ward. John Hesketh was defeated by Labour's Geoff Smith in 2011. Crookes ward is located within Sheffield Hallam Parliamentary constituency. The local MP is Nick Clegg who is currently leader of the Liberal Democrat Party and Deputy Prime Minister.