1966 Sheffield City Council election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/50px-Flag_of_England.svg.png)
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30 councillors to Sheffield City Council |
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| First party | Second party | | | | Party | Labour | Conservative | Seats won | 22 | 8 | Seat change | 0 | 0 | |
Majority party before election Labour Party (UK) | Majority party after election Labour Party (UK) | |
The 1966 Sheffield City Council elections were held in May, with one third of the council up for election and double vacancies in five wards - Cathedral, Ecclesall, Manor, Tinsley and Woodseats. There were no changes in seats, with overall turnout slumping to a low of 22.5% being the main story of the night.[1]
Election result
Sheffield Local Election Result 1966 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.3 | 48.1 | 36,939 | +1.2 |
| Conservative | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.7 | 42.9 | 32,918 | -1.5 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 4,510 | -0.4 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1,867 | +0.0 |
| Nationalist Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 523 | +0.7 |
The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
Party | Previous council | New council |
Cllr | Ald | Cllr | Ald |
| Labour | 54 | 18 | 54 | 18 |
| Conservatives | 21 | 7 | 21 | 7 |
| Liberals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Communists | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nationalists | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 75 | 25 | 75 | 25 |
100 | 100 |
Working majority | 33 | 11 | 33 | 11 |
44 | 44 |
Ward results
Attercliffe[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G. Goodenough | 1,127 | 84.4 | +0.9 |
| Conservative | Frank Woodger | 208 | 15.6 | -0.9 |
Majority | 919 | 68.8 | +1.8 |
Turnout | 1,335 | 10.5 | -2.6 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.9 | |
Brightside[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Henry Sturrock | 1,177 | 88.8 | -0.5 |
| Communist | Arthur Tingle | 149 | 11.2 | +0.5 |
Majority | 1,028 | 77.6 | -1.0 |
Turnout | 1,326 | 11.2 | -0.6 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -0.5 | |
Broomhill[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Jackson | 2,443 | 70.1 | +7.1 |
| Labour | Harry Firth | 601 | 17.2 | -1.9 |
| Liberal | C. Cremar | 439 | 12.6 | -5.2 |
Majority | 1,842 | 52.9 | +9.1 |
Turnout | 3,483 | 25.8 | -8.4 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.5 | |
Burngreave[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Reggie Ellis | 1,223 | 71.7 | +9.1 |
| Conservative | Guy Walker | 396 | 23.2 | -7.5 |
| Communist | W. March | 87 | 5.1 | -1.6 |
Majority | 827 | 48.5 | +16.6 |
Turnout | 1,706 | 16.8 | -5.0 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +8.3 | |
Cathedral[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Enid Hattersley | 1,131 | 76.0 | +1.8 |
| Labour | Joseph Albaya | 963 | | |
| Conservative | Jack Kerton | 203 | 13.6 | -12.2 |
| Nationalist Party | Robert Taylor | 154 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
Majority | 928 | 62.4 | 14.0 |
Turnout | 1,488 | 17.1 | -4.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | +7.0 | |
Crookesmoor[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Tomlinson | 1,126 | 59.2 | +10.7 |
| Conservative | Agnes Edeson | 629 | 33.0 | +4.8 |
| Communist | T. Barrett | 148 | 7.8 | -0.2 |
Majority | 497 | 26.1 | +6.0 |
Turnout | 1,903 | 22.1 | -6.9 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.9 | |
Darnall[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Frederick Hattersley | 1,832 | 61.0 | +5.1 |
| Conservative | Kathleen Circuit | 838 | 27.9 | +0.5 |
| Liberal | Colin Andrews | 169 | 5.6 | -4.8 |
| Communist | Alan Ecclestone | 165 | 5.5 | -0.8 |
Majority | 994 | 33.1 | +4.6 |
Turnout | 3,004 | 16.8 | -2.6 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.3 | |
Ecclesall[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Neill | 4,060 | 65.9 | -9.7 |
| Conservative | Andrew Cook | 3604 | | |
| Liberal | Brian Bell | 1,249 | 20.3 | +5.7 |
| Labour | Leon Harris | 852 | 13.8 | +3.9 |
Majority | 3208 | 52.1 | -9.0 |
Turnout | 6,161 | 37.3 | +0.7 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -7.7 | |
Firth Park[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Charles Hayward | 1,368 | 57.9 | +2.0 |
| Conservative | John Levick | 915 | 38.7 | -1.8 |
| Communist | Robert Moody | 79 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
Majority | 453 | 19.2 | +3.8 |
Turnout | 2,362 | 19.2 | -3.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.9 | |
Hallam[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alan Blake | 3,419 | 64.8 | +1.8 |
| Labour | Valerie Potts | 1,156 | 21.9 | +0.2 |
| Liberal | Alan Thompson | 703 | 13.3 | -2.0 |
Majority | 2,263 | 42.9 | +1.5 |
Turnout | 5,278 | 30.1 | -6.7 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.8 | |
Handsworth[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George Salmons | 2,652 | 60.2 | +5.8 |
| Conservative | Marvyn Moore | 1,245 | 28.3 | -3.5 |
| Liberal | Ken Peace | 504 | 11.4 | -2.3 |
Majority | 1,407 | 32.0 | +9.3 |
Turnout | 4,401 | 19.6 | -4.6 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +4.6 | |
Heeley[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Peter Jones | 2,137 | 51.9 | +5.1 |
| Conservative | Charles Davison | 1,281 | 31.1 | -3.4 |
| Liberal | Graham Oxley | 530 | 14.1 | +0.0 |
| Communist | Edna Ashworth | 116 | 2.8 | -1.8 |
Majority | 856 | 20.8 | +8.5 |
Turnout | 4,114 | 32.9 | -1.2 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +4.2 | |
Hillsborough[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Meade | 2,389 | 49.9 | +8.3 |
| Conservative | Irvine Patnick | 2,223 | 46.4 | -11.9 |
| Nationalist Party | J. Judge | 173 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
Majority | 166 | 3.5 | -13.3 |
Turnout | 4,785 | 32.1 | -2.4 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +10.1 | |
Manor[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George Nicholls | 1,551 | 84.4 | -7.6 |
| Labour | John Cornwell | 1,430 | | |
| Communist | John Hukin | 287 | 15.6 | +7.6 |
Majority | 1,264 | 68.8 | -15.2 |
Turnout | 1,838 | 11.6 | -2.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | -7.6 | |
Moor[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Roy Munn | 1,248 | 65.8 | +8.7 |
| Conservative | David Stephenson | 564 | 29.7 | -10.2 |
| Communist | M. Carlisle | 84 | 4.4 | +1.5 |
Majority | 684 | 36.1 | +19.0 |
Turnout | 1,896 | 19.4 | -4.9 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +9.4 | |
Nether Edge[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Harry Mercer | 2,165 | 62.7 | +4.0 |
| Labour | R. Walker | 732 | 21.2 | -4.1 |
| Liberal | Dennis Boothroyd | 558 | 16.1 | +0.2 |
Majority | 1,433 | 41.5 | +8.1 |
Turnout | 3,455 | 28.5 | -6.2 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.0 | |
Nether Shire[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Charles Moseley | 1,560 | 84.6 | -7.6 |
| Communist | Ken Hattersley | 285 | 15.4 | +7.6 |
Majority | 1,275 | 69.1 | -15.2 |
Turnout | 1,845 | 14.3 | -1.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -7.6 | |
Norton[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Patricia Santhouse | 5,300 | 65.7 | +3.4 |
| Labour | James Pearson | 2,765 | 34.3 | -3.4 |
Majority | 2,535 | 31.4 | +6.9 |
Turnout | 8,065 | 31.7 | -5.4 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4 | |
Owlerton[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W. Watson | 1,225 | 54.5 | +0.5 |
| Conservative | Madge Kerton | 559 | 24.9 | -11.7 |
| Liberal | George Harry Manley | 308 | 13.7 | +13.7 |
| Communist | Dave Jeffries | 154 | 6.8 | -2.5 |
Majority | 666 | 29.6 | +12.3 |
Turnout | 2,246 | 18.0 | -5.6 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +6.1 | |
Park[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Dennis Dunn | 1,250 | 75.2 | -1.0 |
| Conservative | June Harris | 322 | 19.4 | +3.0 |
| Communist | Cyril Morton | 89 | 5.3 | -2.0 |
Majority | 928 | 55.8 | -4.0 |
Turnout | 1,661 | 14.5 | -4.1 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.0 | |
Sharrow[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Annie Britton | 1,988 | 55.9 | +5.2 |
| Conservative | Martyn Atkinson | 1,567 | 44.1 | -5.2 |
Majority | 421 | 11.8 | +10.3 |
Turnout | 3,555 | 35.7 | +1.0 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +5.2 | |
Southey Green[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Arnold Crosby | 1,366 | 85.9 | -1.8 |
| Communist | Raymond Southall | 224 | 14.1 | +1.8 |
Majority | 1,142 | 71.8 | -3.6 |
Turnout | 1,590 | 9.9 | -3.9 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -1.8 | |
Tinsley[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Tom Lowe | 1,070 | 75.7 | +4.8 |
| Labour | George Wilson | 1,021 | | |
| Conservative | Eric Turner | 344 | 24.3 | +4.2 |
| Conservative | Joan Willows | 291 | | |
Majority | 726 | 51.3 | +0.7 |
Turnout | 1,414 | 15.9 | -2.3 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.3 | |
Walkley[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jack Towns | 1,349 | 57.4 | +4.7 |
| Conservative | B. Lee | 804 | 34.2 | -13.0 |
| Nationalist Party | H. Jones | 196 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
Majority | 545 | 23.2 | +17.8 |
Turnout | 2,349 | 19.9 | -7.6 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +8.8 | |
Woodseats[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Beardshaw | 3,433 | 62.4 | -0.8 |
| Conservative | Thomas Crewe | 3,357 | | |
| Labour | Bernard Kidd | 2,064 | 37.5 | +0.8 |
| Labour | George Machin | 2,043 | | |
Majority | 1,369 | 24.9 | -1.6 |
Turnout | 5,497 | 35.8 | -2.6 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.8 | |
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 "Sheffield Local Elections 1960–1995 scans". Retrieved 2 December 2011.