1978 Sheffield City Council election

none March 2015 March 2015 1978 Sheffield City Council election England Parliamentary no yes 1976 Sheffield City Council election 1976 1979 Sheffield City Council election 1979 31 of 90 seats to Sheffield City Council 46 4 May 1978 Labour Party (UK) 21 3 Conservative Party (UK) 8 2 Liberal Party (UK) 2 1 400px Majority party Majority party after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 4 May 1978. One third of the council was up for election. Election result Sheffield local election result 1978 Labour Party (UK) 21 0 3 -3 67.7 50.2 75,051 +4.8 Conservative Party (UK) 8 2 0 +2 25.8 40.9 61,093 +2.3 Liberal Party (UK) 2 1 0 +1 6.4 8.0 11,960 -2.6 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 709 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 490 -0.1 British Movement 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 66 New Workers Revolutionary Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 32 New This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 63 60 Conservatives 22 24 Liberal 5 6 Independent 0 0 Communist 0 0 British Movement 0 0 Workers' Revolutionary 0 0 Total 90 90 Working majority #FFBF00 36 darkgray #FFBF00 30 darkgray Ward results Attercliffe https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B1BWkO-jL09UOWZlMjEyM2UtMTkxNy00M2FkLWE3MjAtNTViNzI2MjBhYmY4&hl=en_US Sheffield Local Elections 1973–1995 scans 2011-06-20 Labour Party (UK) Harry Firth* 1,402 78.7 +3.1 Labour Party (UK) David Brown 1,388 Conservative Party (UK) A. Calow 378 21.2 -3.2 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Freeman 364 1,010 57.5 +6.3 3,532 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +3.1 Beauchief Conservative Party (UK) Eric Crewe* 5,297 75.8 +4.3 Labour Party (UK) Richard Caborn 1,685 24.1 +4.6 3,612 51.7 -0.1 6,982 Conservative Party (UK) -0.1 Birley Labour Party (UK) John G Marshall* 3,218 61.2 +6.3 Conservative Party (UK) B. Lomas 2,035 38.7 +3.4 1,183 22.5 +2.9 5,253 Labour Party (UK) +1.4 Brightside Labour Party (UK) Bill Michie* 2,673 69.1 +8.5 Conservative Party (UK) M. McGrath 1,193 30.8 +3.1 1,193 38.3 +5.4 3,874 Labour Party (UK) +2.7 Broomhill Conservative Party (UK) Graham Cheetham* 3,217 59.1 -9.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Bride 1,550 28.5 -2.8 Liberal Party (UK) Martin Hayes-Allen 672 12.3 +12.3 1,667 30.6 -6.7 5,439 Conservative Party (UK) -3.3 Burngreave Liberal Party (UK) Francis Butler* 3,133 63.7 +10.2 Labour Party (UK) Helen Jackson 1,435 29.2 -8.1 Conservative Party (UK) Emma Sizer 310 6.3 -1.4 Communist Party of Great Britain Alvin Jenkinson 38 0.8 -0.5 1,698 34.5 +18.3 4,916 Liberal Party (UK) +9.1 Castle Labour Party (UK) David Skinner 2,416 77.7 +13.6 Conservative Party (UK) I. Saunders 646 20.8 +2.2 Communist Party of Great Britain Violet Gill 47 1.5 -0.8 1,770 56.9 +11.4 3,109 Labour Party (UK) +5.7 Chapel Green Liberal Party (UK) Geoffrey Griffiths 3,938 58.3 -4.9 Labour Party (UK) Tom Steel* 2,115 31.3 +7.1 Conservative Party (UK) E. King 696 10.3 -2.3 1,823 27.0 -12.0 6,749 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -6.0 Darnall Labour Party (UK) Frank Prince* 2,300 59.5 +4.5 Labour Party (UK) Reg Munn** 2,230 Conservative Party (UK) Sid Cordle 1,272 33.1 -3.9 Conservative Party (UK) Maisie Hyatt 1,247 Liberal Party (UK) David Johnson 296 7.4 -0.6 Liberal Party (UK) Dennis Boothroyd 265 1,028 26.4 +8.4 7,610 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +4.2 Reg Munn was a sitting councillor for Castle ward Dore Conservative Party (UK) Jack Thompson* 4,749 73.2 +2.6 Labour Party (UK) Tom Woodhead** 1,733 26.7 +7.9 3,016 46.5 -5.3 6,482 Conservative Party (UK) -2.6 Tom Woodhead was a sitting councillor for Intake. Ecclesall Conservative Party (UK) David Pinder* 4,041 68.6 +4.7 Labour Party (UK) Joan Brown 1,099 18.6 +4.4 Liberal Party (UK) P. Pughe-Morgan 753 12.8 +1.8 2,942 50.0 +0.3 5,893 Conservative Party (UK) +0.1 Firth Park Labour Party (UK) Joan Barton 3,878 66.4 +7.8 Conservative Party (UK) K. Rodgers 1,257 21.5 +6.3 Liberal Party (UK) J. Maling 700 12.0 -14.1 2,621 44.9 +12.4 5,835 Labour Party (UK) +0.7 Gleadless Labour Party (UK) Albert Richardson* 3,961 48.3 -0.7 Conservative Party (UK) W. Bush 3,884 47.4 +9.6 Liberal Party (UK) Robert Mumford 348 4.2 -2.3 77 0.9 -10.3 8,193 Labour Party (UK) -5.2 Hallam Conservative Party (UK) Peter Jackson* 4,600 70.9 +1.4 Labour Party (UK) Dennis Brown 1,885 29.0 +8.1 2,715 41.9 -6.7 6,485 Conservative Party (UK) -3.4 Handsworth Labour Party (UK) George Nicholls* 2,944 60.2 +14.0 Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Kennedy 1,650 33.7 +3.6 Liberal Party (UK) Alfred Sellars 294 6.0 -9.2 1,294 26.5 +10.4 4,888 Labour Party (UK) +5.2 Heeley Labour Party (UK) F. Rodgers 3,088 50.9 +1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Shirley Rhodes 2,535 41.8 +5.8 Liberal Party (UK) J. Elston 319 5.2 -0.8 Communist Party of Great Britain Neville Taylor 119 1.9 +1.9 553 9.1 -3.9 6,061 Labour Party (UK) -1.9 Hillsborough Conservative Party (UK) A. Banham 3,660 52.8 +7.1 Labour Party (UK) Alf Meade* 3,274 47.2 +5.6 386 5.6 +1.5 6,934 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +0.7 Intake Labour Party (UK) Roger Barton** 3,745 58.4 +8.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. Howard 2,411 37.6 +4.8 Liberal Party (UK) P. Clements 259 4.0 -4.3 1,334 20.8 +3.4 6,415 Labour Party (UK) +1.7 Roger Barton was a sitting councillor for Nether Shire Manor Labour Party (UK) George Armitage* 2,740 76.3 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Barnsley 747 20.8 +2.3 Communist Party of Great Britain John Hukin 73 2.0 -0.5 Workers Revolutionary Party (UK) P. Littlehales 32 0.9 +0.9 1,993 55.5 0.0 3,592 Labour Party (UK) 0.0 Mosborough Labour Party (UK) Dorothy Walton* 2,929 70.7 +7.4 Conservative Party (UK) L. Hinchliffe 1,210 29.2 -7.4 1,719 41.5 +14.8 4,139 Labour Party (UK) +7.4 Nether Edge Conservative Party (UK) Paul Verhaert* 2,588 56.4 -2.5 Labour Party (UK) F. Woodbine 1,493 32.5 +6.9 Liberal Party (UK) K. Salt 504 11.0 +11.0 1,095 23.9 -9.4 4,651 Conservative Party (UK) -4.7 Nether Shire Labour Party (UK) Alan Wigfield 2,778 66.2 -3.0 Conservative Party (UK) L. Smith 1,323 31.5 +4.6 Communist Party of Great Britain Kenneth Hattersley 97 2.3 -1.6 1,455 34.7 -7.6 4,198 Labour Party (UK) -3.8 Netherthorpe Labour Party (UK) Harold Lambert* 2,315 67.8 +6.7 Conservative Party (UK) Moira Hattersley 1,034 30.3 +3.5 British Movement N. Gale 66 1.9 +1.9 1,281 37.5 +3.2 3,415 Labour Party (UK) +1.6 Owlerton Labour Party (UK) Jack Watson* 2,750 71.7 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) P. Stafford 1,083 28.2 +2.3 1,667 43.5 +1.4 3,833 Labour Party (UK) +0.7 Park Labour Party (UK) Peter Jones* 3,471 77.9 +7.9 Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Hutton 926 20.8 -0.7 Communist Party of Great Britain R. Paulucy 60 1.3 -0.8 2,545 57.1 +8.6 4,457 Labour Party (UK) +4.3 Sharrow Labour Party (UK) Howard Knight 1,951 65.7 +12.5 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Seaton 960 32.3 +6.0 Communist Party of Great Britain Brian Turley 56 1.9 +0.1 991 33.4 +6.5 2,967 Labour Party (UK) +3.2 South Wortley Conservative Party (UK) A. Mason 3,554 56.7 +11.4 Labour Party (UK) M. Rudd 2,710 43.2 +0.0 844 13.5 +11.4 6,264 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +5.7 Southey Green Labour Party (UK) David Blunkett* 3,423 80.0 +3.6 Conservative Party (UK) M. Toy 856 20.0 -3.5 2,567 60.0 +7.1 4,279 Labour Party (UK) +3.5 Stocksbridge Labour Party (UK) Anthony Sweeney* 1,460 35.9 -6.9 Conservative Party (UK) Barrie Jones 1,156 28.4 +3.9 Liberal Party (UK) A. Cooke 744 18.3 +18.3 Independent (politician) R. Challis 709 17.4 +17.4 304 7.5 -2.7 4,069 Labour Party (UK) -5.4 Walkley Labour Party (UK) Paul Wood 2,630 59.0 +4.1 Conservative Party (UK) M. Maxworthy 1,825 40.9 +9.3 805 18.1 -5.2 4,455 Labour Party (UK) +2.6 References 1 expanded Category:1978 English local elections 1978 Category:1970s in Sheffield