1964 Sheffield City Council election

none March 2015 March 2015 1964 Sheffield City Council election England Parliamentary no yes 1963 Sheffield City Council election 1963 1965 Sheffield City Council election 1965 25 councillors to Sheffield City Council 7 May 1964 Labour Party (UK) 18 0 Conservative Party (UK) 7 0 400px Majority party Majority party after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) The 1964 Sheffield City Council election was held on 7 May 1964 with one third of the council up for election. The election campaign was quieter than most, with fewer parties contesting, and a smaller number of candidates than recent years (64 stood). The election saw no change in seats and a slightly reduced turnout of 29%. 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 1964 Labour Party (UK) 18 0 0 0 72.0 55.0 54,585 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) 7 0 0 0 28.0 38.3 38,084 +4.6 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.7 4,644 -5.6 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.0 2,005 +0.2 The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew councilCllrAldCllrAld Labour 55 18 55 18 Conservatives 20 7 20 7 Liberals 0 0 0 0 Communists 0 0 0 0 Total 75 25 75 25 100 100 Working majority #FFBF00 35 darkgray #FFBF00 11 darkgray #FFBF00 35 darkgray #FFBF00 11 darkgray#FFBF00 46 darkgray#FFBF00 46 darkgray Ward results Attercliffe Labour Party (UK) William Twigg 1,856 78.4 +7.4 Conservative Party (UK) Ruth Hawson 308 13.0 +1.4 Liberal Party (UK) Wilfred Dunderdale 203 8.6 -3.6 1,548 65.4 +6.0 2,367 17.3 -2.5 Labour Party (UK) +3.0 Brightside Labour Party (UK) Dora Fitter 1,722 85.2 +7.1 Communist Party of Great Britain Henry Hardwick 298 14.7 +2.0 1,424 70.5 +5.1 2,020 17.4 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) +2.5 Broomhill Conservative Party (UK) John Peile 3,015 68.5 +8.8 Labour Party (UK) Marie Hogg 873 19.8 -1.2 Liberal Party (UK) Winifred Holt 510 11.6 -7.7 2,142 48.7 +10.0 4,398 30.2 -2.4 Conservative Party (UK) +5.0 Burngreave Labour Party (UK) Alf Wild 1,855 68.9 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Frank Adams 836 31.1 +1.9 1,019 37.9 -3.8 2,691 26.0 -5.7 Labour Party (UK) -1.9 Cathedral Labour Party (UK) George Sharpe 2,094 83.3 -4.4 Conservative Party (UK) Catherine Campbell 420 16.7 +16.7 1,674 66.6 -8.9 2,514 26.9 -0.5 Labour Party (UK) -10.5 Crookesmoor Labour Party (UK) Maurice Roberts 1,467 58.6 -1.7 Conservative Party (UK) Irvine Patnick 878 35.1 +9.0 Communist Party of Great Britain Derek Quinn 156 6.2 +3.3 589 23.5 -10.7 2,501 26.6 -6.6 Labour Party (UK) -5.3 Darnall Labour Party (UK) William Owen 2,677 59.3 +3.4 Conservative Party (UK) Frank Burrow 1,129 25.0 +4.7 Liberal Party (UK) Joseph Hinchcliffe 424 9.4 -7.4 Communist Party of Great Britain Alan Ecclestone 280 6.2 -0.7 1,548 34.3 -1.2 4,510 24.5 -2.8 Labour Party (UK) -0.6 Ecclesall Conservative Party (UK) Daniel O'Neill 4,610 83.1 +0.7 Labour Party (UK) Joseph Albaya 935 16.8 -0.7 3,675 66.3 +1.4 5,545 33.6 -1.2 Conservative Party (UK) +0.7 Firth Park Labour Party (UK) Norman Bentley 2,292 60.3 -3.0 Conservative Party (UK) Raymond Hadfield 1,325 34.9 +1.7 Communist Party of Great Britain Rob Moody 182 4.8 +4.8 967 25.4 -4.7 3,799 29.7 -2.1 Labour Party (UK) -2.3 Hallam Conservative Party (UK) Reginald Ashmore 3,855 57.1 +1.1 Labour Party (UK) John Morley 1,888 28.0 +2.8 Liberal Party (UK) David Chambers 1,002 14.8 -3.8 1,967 29.1 -1.7 6,745 39.1 -1.6 Conservative Party (UK) -0.8 Handsworth Labour Party (UK) Albert Richardson 3,447 57.3 -1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Charles Macdonald 1,720 28.6 +5.1 Liberal Party (UK) Ken Peace 848 14.1 -4.0 1,727 28.7 -6.1 6,015 28.9 -2.9 Labour Party (UK) -3.1 Heeley Labour Party (UK) John Sewell 2,616 56.4 +1.4 Conservative Party (UK) John Barraclough 1,401 30.2 +3.1 Liberal Party (UK) Graham Oxley 489 10.5 -4.6 Communist Party of Great Britain Joe Stevenson 129 2.8 +0.1 1,215 26.2 -1.6 4,635 38.0 -5.4 Labour Party (UK) -0.8 Hillsborough Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Arnold 2,810 51.4 +17.6 Labour Party (UK) Roy Thwaites 2,659 48.6 +3.9 151 2.7 -8.2 5,469 40.0 -8.6 Conservative Party (UK) +6.8 Manor Labour Party (UK) Austin Conroy 2,657 90.8 +11.6 Communist Party of Great Britain John Hukin 269 9.2 +1.2 2,388 81.6 +15.4 2,926 18.9 -5.1 Labour Party (UK) +5.2 Moor Labour Party (UK) Peter Horton 1,863 68.0 +3.0 Conservative Party (UK) Rupert Bishop 877 32.0 -0.7 986 36.0 +3.7 2,740 27.7 -6.5 Labour Party (UK) +1.8 Nether Edge Conservative Party (UK) Ivan Harrington 2,309 54.6 +6.0 Labour Party (UK) Frank Hooley 1,290 30.5 +3.1 Liberal Party (UK) Dennis Boothroyd 631 14.9 -9.1 1,019 24.1 +2.9 4,230 34.2 -1.7 Conservative Party (UK) +1.4 Nether Shire Labour Party (UK) Fred Staton 2,664 91.6 -0.1 Communist Party of Great Britain Howard Hill 245 8.4 +0.1 2,419 83.2 -0.2 2,909 22.0 -0.1 Labour Party (UK) -0.1 Norton Conservative Party (UK) William Blake 5,150 57.2 +2.6 Labour Party (UK) Brian Pritchard 3,845 42.7 +8.5 1,305 14.5 -5.9 8,995 36.0 -1.5 Conservative Party (UK) -2.9 Owlerton Labour Party (UK) John Mate 2,148 67.6 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Horace Bestall 915 28.8 +2.2 Communist Party of Great Britain Dave Jeffrey 113 3.5 -2.0 1,233 38.8 +0.4 3,176 26.2 -4.0 Labour Party (UK) +0.1 Park Labour Party (UK) Charles Knowles 1,985 80.3 -3.3 Conservative Party (UK) June Harris 485 19.6 +3.3 1,500 60.7 -6.7 2,470 23.3 -3.7 Labour Party (UK) -3.3 Sharrow Labour Party (UK) Vera Boyd 2,071 56.0 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Barber 1,623 43.9 +4.0 448 12.1 -1.4 3,694 36.9 -1.2 Labour Party (UK) -0.6 Southey Green Labour Party (UK) Winifred Golding 3,195 90.5 +1.6 Communist Party of Great Britain Jim Hudson 333 9.4 -1.6 2,862 81.1 +3.3 3,528 21.0 -1.4 Labour Party (UK) +1.6 Tinsley Labour Party (UK) Norman Eldred 1,842 78.6 +9.7 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Santhouse 354 15.1 +3.6 Liberal Party (UK) Colin Wood 146 6.2 -13.3 1,488 63.5 14.1 2,342 24.1 -7.2 Labour Party (UK) +3.0 Walkley Labour Party (UK) George Cooper 2,004 66.8 +8.4 Conservative Party (UK) Connie Dodson 996 33.2 -2.0 1,008 33.6 +10.4 3,000 24.9 -6.4 Labour Party (UK) +5.2 Woodseats Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Leitch 3,068 50.3 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) John Tomlinson 2,640 43.3 +10.0 Liberal Party (UK) David Turner 391 6.4 -10.8 428 7.0 -9.2 6,099 39.5 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) -4.6 By-elections between 1964 and 1965 Burngreave By-election 18 June 1964 Labour Party (UK) Reggie Ellis 1,149 69.2 +0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Frank Adams 512 30.8 -0.3 637 38.4 +0.5 1,661 16.0 -10.0 Labour Party (UK) +0.3 Crookesmoor By-election 18 June 1964 Labour Party (UK) John Tomlinson 932 62.8 +4.2 Conservative Party (UK) Irvine Patnick 399 26.9 -8.2 Liberal Party (UK) Ken Peace 153 10.3 +10.3 533 35.9 +12.4 1,484 15.8 -7.7 Labour Party (UK) +6.2 References 1 Category:1964 English local elections 1964 Category:1960s in Sheffield Category:May 1964 in the United Kingdom