1960 Sheffield City Council election

Election held in England March 2015 March 2015 1960 Sheffield City Council election England Parliamentary no yes 1959 1961 Sheffield City Council election 1961 26 councillors to Sheffield City Council 12 May 1960 Labour Party (UK) 14 4 Conservative Party (UK) 11 3 400px Majority party Majority party after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) The 1960 Sheffield local elections were held on 12 May 1960, with one third of the council up for election, as well as a double vacancy for the Ecclesall ward. The elections seen heavy swings against the ruling Labour Party, resulting in four losses and further narrow defends in wards Labour had represented consistently for a considerable amount of time. The seats Labour lost were Heeley, Moor and Sharrow to the Conservative-Liberals and Firth Park became the first ever win for the Ratepayers Association. Weather was blamed for Labour's slump, with one article labelling it as 'the year of Tory weather', recording a low of 25% turnout. https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B1BWkO-jL09UOWZlMjEyM2UtMTkxNy00M2FkLWE3MjAtNTViNzI2MjBhYmY4&hl=en_US Sheffield Local Elections 1960–1995 scans 2011-12-02 Election result Sheffield local election result 1960 Labour Party (UK) 14 0 4 -4 53.8 43.8 34,107 Conservative and Liberal Unionist 11 3 0 +3 42.3 52.5 40,869 Ratepayers Association 1 1 0 +1 3.8 2.2 1,760 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 792 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 298 This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew councilCllrAldCllrAld Labour 54 18 50 17 Conservative-Liberals 21 7 24 8 Ratepayers 0 0 1 0 Liberals 0 0 0 0 Communist 0 0 0 0 Total 75 25 75 25 100 100 Working majority #FFBF00 33 darkgray #FFBF00 11 darkgray #FFBF00 25 darkgray #FFBF00 9 darkgray#FFBF00 44 darkgray#FFBF00 34 darkgray Ward results Attercliffe Labour Party (UK) G. Goodenough 1,459 73.5 Conservative and Liberal Unionist William Keen 525 26.4 934 47.1 1,984 13.6 Labour Party (UK) Brightside Labour Party (UK) Henry Sturrock Unopposed N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Broomhill Conservative and Liberal Unionist Peter Jackson 3,175 81.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Birkhead 735 18.8 2,440 62.4 3,910 25.3 Conservative and Liberal Unionist Burngreave Labour Party (UK) J. Thorpe 1,544 62.4 Conservative and Liberal Unionist R. Foster 930 37.6 614 24.8 2,474 20.4 Labour Party (UK) Cathedral Labour Party (UK) Enid Hattersley 1,561 72.5 Conservative and Liberal Unionist William Blake 591 27.4 970 45.1 2,152 19.3 Labour Party (UK) Crookesmoor Labour Party (UK) Roy Hattersley 1,866 59.1 Conservative and Liberal Unionist Gordon Wragg 1,292 40.9 574 18.2 3,158 18.2 Labour Party (UK) Darnall Labour Party (UK) A. Green 2,177 58.9 Conservative and Liberal Unionist Kathleen Circuit 1,517 41.1 660 17.8 3,694 19.4 Labour Party (UK) Ecclesall Conservative and Liberal Unionist John Neill 4,396 88.9 Conservative and Liberal Unionist Harold Hebblethwaite 4,333 Labour Party (UK) Peter Horton 550 11.1 3,783 77.8 4,946 30.0 Conservative and Liberal Unionist Conservative and Liberal Unionist Firth Park Ratepayers Association H. Pollard 1,760 53.1 Labour Party (UK) Charles Hayward 1,551 46.8 209 6.3 3,311 25.3 |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color: Independent (politician)" | | colspan="2" | Ratepayers Association gain from Labour. | align="right" | Swing | align="right" | |- Hallam Conservative and Liberal Unionist Alan Blake 3,541 67.3 Labour Party (UK) Roy Munn 929 17.6 Liberal Party (UK) Robert Jackson 792 15.0 2,612 49.6 5,262 32.2 Conservative and Liberal Unionist Handsworth Labour Party (UK) George Salmons 2,274 54.6 Conservative and Liberal Unionist S. Bell 1,886 45.3 388 9.3 4,160 21.7 Labour Party (UK) Heeley Conservative and Liberal Unionist George Harry Manley 2,064 52.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Julian 1,887 47.7 177 4.5 3,951 33.5 Conservative and Liberal Unionist Labour Party (UK) Hillsborough Conservative and Liberal Unionist A. Siddall 2,958 65.1 Labour Party (UK) William Meade 1,588 34.9 1,370 30.2 4,546 33.3 Conservative and Liberal Unionist Manor Labour Party (UK) C. Johnson 2,421 80.1 Conservative and Liberal Unionist Robert Lawther 600 19.8 1,821 60.3 3,021 18.5 Labour Party (UK) Moor Conservative and Liberal Unionist H. Maw 1,134 51.4 Labour Party (UK) Albert Richardson 1,073 48.6 61 2.7 2,207 21.1 Conservative and Liberal Unionist Labour Party (UK) Nether Edge Conservative and Liberal Unionist Harry Mercer 2,566 74.6 Labour Party (UK) John Yeardley 875 25.4 1,691 49.1 3,441 27.2 Conservative and Liberal Unionist Nether Shire Labour Party (UK) Charles Moseley Unopposed N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Norton Conservative and Liberal Unionist E. Tindall 4,996 68.4 Labour Party (UK) C. Price 2,307 31.6 2,689 36.8 7,303 31.5 Conservative and Liberal Unionist Owlerton Labour Party (UK) W. Watson 1,608 53.1 Conservative and Liberal Unionist Irvine Patnick 1,421 46.9 187 6.2 3,029 24.8 Labour Party (UK) Park Labour Party (UK) Frances Gathercole Unopposed N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Sharrow Conservative and Liberal Unionist Alexander Leitch 1,812 53.7 Labour Party (UK) Percy Robinson 1,564 46.3 248 7.4 3,376 29.9 Conservative and Liberal Unionist Labour Party (UK) Southey Green Labour Party (UK) Arnold Crosby 2,004 87.0 Communist Party of Great Britain Howard Hill 288 12.9 1,716 74.1 2,302 13.1 Labour Party (UK) Tinsley Labour Party (UK) Tom Lowe 1,313 64.0 Conservative and Liberal Unionist W. Baxter 737 35.9 576 28.1 2,050 18.3 Labour Party (UK) Walkley Labour Party (UK) Jack Towns 1,477 50.9 Conservative and Liberal Unionist Connie Dodson 1,425 49.1 52 1.8 2,902 23.1 Labour Party (UK) Woodseats Conservative and Liberal Unionist L. Graham 3,303 71.1 Labour Party (UK) L. Ward 1,344 28.9 1,959 42.2 4,647 31.1 Conservative and Liberal Unionist References 1 Sheffield Category:Sheffield City Council elections Category:1960s in Sheffield Sheffield City Council election