1979 Sheffield City Council election

none March 2015 March 2015 1979 Sheffield City Council election England Parliamentary no yes 1978 Sheffield City Council election 1978 1980 Sheffield City Council election 1980 33 of 90 seats to Sheffield City Council 46 3 May 1979 Labour Party (UK) 22 2 Conservative Party (UK) 9 2 Liberal Party (UK) 2 0 400px Majority party Majority party after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 3 May 1979. One third of the council was up for election. Election result Sheffield local election result 1979 Labour Party (UK) 22 3 1 +2 66.6 52.8 156,228 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) 9 0 2 -2 27.3 35.3 104,364 -5.6 Liberal Party (UK) 2 1 1 0 6.0 11.4 33,707 +3.4 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 1,195 +0.1 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 389 -0.4 This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 60 62 Conservatives 24 22 Liberal 6 6 Communist 0 0 Independent 0 0 Total 90 90 Working majority #FFBF00 30 darkgray #FFBF00 34 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) Jim Pearson* 2,572 73.2 -5.5 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Freeman 575 16.3 -4.9 Liberal Party (UK) David Johnson 366 10.4 +10.4 1,997 56.9 -0.6 3,513 Labour Party (UK) -0.3 Beauchief Conservative Party (UK) Cliff Godber* 8,718 69.3 -6.5 Labour Party (UK) D. Lyons 3,867 30.7 +6.6 4,851 38.6 -13.1 12,585 Conservative Party (UK) -6.5 Birley Labour Party (UK) George Fisher* 7,392 61.2 -0.0 Conservative Party (UK) G. Slater 3,442 28.5 -10.2 Liberal Party (UK) P. Pridmore 846 7.0 +7.0 Independent (politician) E. Evison 389 3.2 +3.2 3,950 32.7 +10.2 12,069 Labour Party (UK) +5.1 Brightside Labour Party (UK) Peter Price* 5,727 67.2 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) C. Jackson 1,899 22.3 -8.5 Liberal Party (UK) J. Maling 898 10.5 +10.5 3,828 44.9 +6.6 8,524 Labour Party (UK) +3.3 Broomhill Conservative Party (UK) Marvyn Moore* 5,237 48.9 -10.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Kinderlerer 3,343 31.2 +2.7 Liberal Party (UK) Martin Hayes-Allen 2,133 19.9 +7.6 3,343 17.7 -12.9 10,713 Conservative Party (UK) -6.4 Burngreave Labour Party (UK) F. Woodbine 3,129 44.3 +15.1 Liberal Party (UK) Roger Wilson 2,825 40.0 -23.7 Conservative Party (UK) Don Sparkes* 1,006 14.2 +7.9 Communist Party of Great Britain E. Walker 99 1.4 +0.6 304 4.3 -30.2 7,059 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) +19.4 Don Sparkes was previously elected as a Liberal councillor Castle Labour Party (UK) Roy Munn* 4,976 74.9 -2.8 Conservative Party (UK) Maisie Hyatt 1,118 16.8 -4.0 Liberal Party (UK) Christopher Fenn 461 6.9 +6.9 Communist Party of Great Britain M. Heywood 88 1.3 -0.2 3,858 58.1 +1.2 6,643 Labour Party (UK) +0.6 Chapel Green Liberal Party (UK) G. Tricket 6,484 52.7 -5.6 Labour Party (UK) B. Kanwar 3,504 28.5 -2.8 Conservative Party (UK) M. Shelley 2,318 18.8 +8.5 2,980 24.2 -2.8 12,306 Liberal Party (UK) -1.4 Darnall Labour Party (UK) Isidore Lewis* 4,878 59.9 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Shirley Rhodes 2,296 28.2 -4.9 Liberal Party (UK) Dennis Boothroyd 962 11.8 +4.4 2,582 31.7 8,136 Labour Party (UK) +2.6 Dore Conservative Party (UK) Pat Santhouse* 8,378 67.0 -6.2 Labour Party (UK) G. Hammersley 4,122 33.0 +6.3 4,256 34.0 -12.5 12,500 Conservative Party (UK) -6.2 Ecclesall Conservative Party (UK) William Dunsmore* 7,157 61.0 -7.6 Liberal Party (UK) P. Cruickshank 2,611 22.2 +9.4 Labour Party (UK) R. Kapadia 1,957 16.7 -1.9 4,546 38.8 -11.2 11,725 Conservative Party (UK) -8.5 Firth Park Labour Party (UK) Terry Butler* 7,249 67.5 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) M. McGrath 2,251 20.9 -0.6 Liberal Party (UK) P. Miernik 1,241 11.5 -0.5 4,998 46.6 +1.7 10,741 Labour Party (UK) +0.8 Gleadless Labour Party (UK) Joan Brown 7,543 54.4 Conservative Party (UK) W. Bush 5,088 36.7 Liberal Party (UK) Robert Mumford 1,220 8.8 2,355 17.7 13,851 Labour Party (UK) Hallam Conservative Party (UK) R. Hobson 6,994 56.7 -14.2 Labour Party (UK) Dennis Brown 3,756 30.4 +1.4 Liberal Party (UK) Jean Mason 1,586 12.8 +12.8 3,238 26.3 -15.6 12,336 Conservative Party (UK) -7.8 Handsworth Labour Party (UK) Annie Britton* 7,413 67.2 +7.0 Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Kennedy 3,608 32.7 -1.0 3,805 34.5 +8.0 11,021 Labour Party (UK) +4.0 Heeley Labour Party (UK) John Senior* 5,549 56.8 +5.9 Conservative Party (UK) Sid Cordle 3,154 32.3 -9.5 Liberal Party (UK) P. Clements 872 8.9 +3.7 Communist Party of Great Britain Neville Taylor 186 1.9 -0.0 2,395 24.5 +15.4 9,761 Labour Party (UK) +7.7 Hillsborough Labour Party (UK) R. Glenn 5,723 51.4 +4.2 Conservative Party (UK) Sween Batiste 5,411 48.6 -4.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. Edeson 5,392 Labour Party (UK) Lawrence Kingham 5,383 19 2.8 -2.8 11,134 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +4.2 Conservative Party (UK) Intake Labour Party (UK) Joe Thomas* 7,553 65.3 +6.9 Conservative Party (UK) G. Bolton 4,005 34.6 -3.0 3,548 30.7 +9.9 11,558 Labour Party (UK) +4.9 Manor Labour Party (UK) Colin Radcliffe* 6,437 72.7 -3.6 Conservative Party (UK) George Booth 1,735 19.6 -1.2 Liberal Party (UK) Jacqueline Butler 488 5.5 +5.5 Communist Party of Great Britain John Hukin 192 2.1 +0.1 4,702 53.1 -2.4 8,852 Labour Party (UK) -1.2 Mosborough Labour Party (UK) S. Dootson 7,372 69.4 -1.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. Calow 3,249 30.6 +1.4 4,123 38.8 -2.7 10,621 Labour Party (UK) -1.3 Nether Edge Conservative Party (UK) Connie Dodson* 4,376 47.0 -9.4 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Smith 4,022 Labour Party (UK) Harry Hanwell** 3,197 34.3 +1.8 Labour Party (UK) John Laurent 3,036 Liberal Party (UK) K. Salt 1,736 18.6 +7.6 Liberal Party (UK) Patrick Smith 1,297 825 12.7 -11.2 9,309 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -5.6 Harry Hanwell was a sitting councillor for Owlerton ward Nether Shire Labour Party (UK) Philip Moscrop* 6,212 71.2 +5.0 Conservative Party (UK) L. Smith 2,271 26.0 -5.5 Communist Party of Great Britain Kenneth Hattersley 242 2.8 +0.5 3,941 45.2 +10.5 8,725 Labour Party (UK) +5.2 Netherthorpe Labour Party (UK) Enid Hattersley* 4,820 68.9 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) P. Wilkinson 1,999 28.6 -1.7 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Hudson 174 2.5 +2.5 2,821 40.3 +2.8 6,993 Labour Party (UK) +1.4 Owlerton Labour Party (UK) H. Fidler 7,116 73.7 +2.0 Conservative Party (UK) P. Stafford 2,533 26.2 -2.0 4,583 47.5 +4.0 9,649 Labour Party (UK) +2.0 Park Labour Party (UK) Phillip Grisdale* 8,177 73.9 -4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Hutton 2,034 18.4 -2.4 Liberal Party (UK) L. Miernik 755 6.8 +6.8 Communist Party of Great Britain R. Paulucy 98 0.9 -0.4 6,143 55.5 -1.6 11,064 Labour Party (UK) -0.8 Sharrow Labour Party (UK) Alf Wood* 3,519 60.3 -5.4 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Saunders 1,625 27.8 -4.5 Liberal Party (UK) I. Johnson 571 9.8 +9.8 Communist Party of Great Britain Brian Turley 116 2.0 +0.1 1,894 32.5 -0.9 5,831 Labour Party (UK) -0.4 South Wortley Conservative Party (UK) Sylvia Cowley 5,400 39.9 -16.8 Labour Party (UK) H. Howard 5,300 39.2 -4.0 Labour Party (UK) M. Rudd 4,935 Conservative Party (UK) E. Monton 4,931 Liberal Party (UK) Philip Howson 2,814 20.8 +20.8 365 0.7 -12.8 13,514 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +6.4 Southey Green Labour Party (UK) Dorothy Podlesny* 7,306 79.1 -0.9 Conservative Party (UK) M. Toy 1,925 20.8 +0.8 5,381 58.3 -1.7 9,231 Labour Party (UK) -0.8 Stocksbridge Liberal Party (UK) A. Cooke 4,838 58.7 +40.4 Labour Party (UK) Alf Meade 1,801 21.8 -14.1 Conservative Party (UK) Barrie Jones 1,606 19.5 -8.9 3,037 36.9 +29.4 8,245 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +27.2 Walkley Labour Party (UK) William Owen* 4,718 61.5 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Harrison 2,956 38.5 -2.4 1,762 23.0 +4.9 7,674 Labour Party (UK) +2.4 References 1 expanded Category:1979 English local elections 1979 Category:1970s in Sheffield