Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 3 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election. Election result |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: " | | Militant Labour | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0.0 | align="right" | 0.5 | align="right" | 648 | align="right" | -0.1 |- This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: Ward results |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: " | | Militant Labour | Peter Fryer | align="right" | 172 | align="right" | 8.2 | align="right" | +8.2 |- |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: " | | Militant Labour | Alistair Tice | align="right" | 163 | align="right" | 8.6 | align="right" | +0.4 |- |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: " | | Militant Labour | Ken Douglas | align="right" | 313 | align="right" | 14.9 | align="right" | -6.6 |- References 1996 English local elections 1996 1990s in Sheffield