1966 Sheffield City Council election

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]

1966 Sheffield City Council election
May 1966
30 councillors to Sheffield City Council
  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)

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 77.5 -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 G. 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 55.9 -3.9
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
gollark: Also, accusing anyone who prefers one side of a thing over another of being biased seems problematic.
gollark: Everything must be kept exactly as it is now, by any means necessary.
gollark: RADICAL CENTRISM!
gollark: Yes, it would be unwise to be not home lots of the time these days.
gollark: It would be nice if either of the candidates could assemble a coherent sentence.

References
  1. "Sheffield Local Elections 1960–1995 scans". Retrieved 2 December 2011.
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