1970 Sheffield City Council election

none March 2015 March 2015 1970 Sheffield City Council election England Parliamentary no yes 1969 Sheffield City Council election 1969 1971 Sheffield City Council election 1971 28 councillors to Sheffield City Council 8 May 1970 Labour Party (UK) 21 6 Conservative Party (UK) 7 5 Liberal Party (UK) 0 1 File:1970 Sheffield City Council election map-en.png 400px Majority party Majority party after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) The 1970 Sheffield City Council election was held on 8 May 1970 with one third of the council up for election as well as a double vacancy in Mosborough. Since the previous election the Liberals had gained a seat from the Conservatives in a by-election in Heeley. This election seen a consolidation of Labour control, with a further six gains, helped by a more favourable national trend - especially so in the South Yorkshire region. For the first time since the mid-sixties, Labour won the most votes, which a "delighted" Alderman - and head of the Labour grouping - Sir Ron Ironmonger attributed to the youth; "I said we expected to win four seats, with Gleadless as a possibility, but Heeley was a bonus. The national swing obviously helped, but the really hopeful sign was the greatly increased Labour vote. Our vote was well up in places, and it must be the first time for some years that the Labour vote has been bigger than the Conservatives. I have got to give the credit for this to the youngsters. This is the only new factor, and they are entitled to the credit." Sir Ron went on to express confidence in both Labour's prospects for the next year's elections, remarking "As things are looking at the moment we could have an absolute landslide next year", and their ability to retain control of the council until the upcoming reorganisation in 1973. The re-elected Labour governance promised its attentions would be focused on two key aspects: the environment, in which a committee - or possibly sub-committee of the already existent Town Planning committee - would address environmental questions, and a deputation on the replacement of St. Catherine's school - an important issue during the campaign - would be organised as quickly as possible. Meanwhile, the Conservatives, who had been hopeful of gaining several seats, seen their targets - Burngreave, Birley and Walkley - swing further away from their grasp. They also resounded to contest the Gleadless victor Colin Radcliffe's narrow win of six votes, headed by the Heeley agent Doreen Smith, claiming that unmarked ballot papers had been counted. 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 1970 Labour Party (UK) 21 6 0 +6 75.0 52.9 72,019 +10.5 Conservative Party (UK) 7 0 5 -5 25.0 44.3 60,322 -8.5 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 1 -1 0.0 2.0 2,743 +0.3 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 837 -1.1 Conservation 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 118 +0.1 The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew councilCllrAldCllrAld Labour 39 18 45 18 Conservatives 42 9 35 9 Liberals 2 0 1 0 Communists 0 0 0 0 Conservation 0 0 0 0 Total 81 27 81 27 108 108 Working majority #FFBF00 -3 darkgray #FFBF00 9 darkgray #FFBF00 9 darkgray #FFBF00 9 darkgray#FFBF00 6 darkgray#FFBF00 18 darkgray Ward results Attercliffe Labour Party (UK) Bill Robins 2,310 76.7 +5.7 Conservative Party (UK) Harold Mellor 701 23.3 -5.7 1,609 54.4 +11.4 3,011 Labour Party (UK) +5.7 Beauchief Conservative Party (UK) Frank Adams 5,184 76.6 -5.6 Labour Party (UK) Bill Michie 1,580 23.3 +5.6 3,604 53.3 -11.2 6,764 Conservative Party (UK) -5.6 Birley Labour Party (UK) Elsie Richardson 4,178 62.6 +12.8 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Oxley 2,497 37.4 -7.7 1,681 25.2 +20.5 6,675 Labour Party (UK) +10.2 Brightside Labour Party (UK) Adrian Molloy 2,555 67.8 +12.5 Conservative Party (UK) Kathleen Moore 1,124 29.8 -7.2 Communist Party of Great Britain Reg Arundel 91 2.4 +2.4 1,431 37.9 +19.8 3,770 Labour Party (UK) +9.8 Broomhill Conservative Party (UK) Myrtle Jackson 3,206 70.1 -7.2 Labour Party (UK) John Baxter 1,364 29.8 +12.9 1842 40.3 -20.1 4,570 Conservative Party (UK) -10.0 Burngreave Labour Party (UK) Reggie Ellis 2,843 50.7 -5.2 Liberal Party (UK) Francis Butler 1,540 27.4 +27.4 Conservative Party (UK) Len Scott 1,179 21.0 -19.4 Communist Party of Great Britain Martin Ashworth 46 0.8 -2.8 1,303 23.2 +7.7 5,608 Labour Party (UK) -16.3 Castle Labour Party (UK) Roy Munn 2,549 73.8 +6.3 Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Whitehouse 819 23.7 -1.7 Communist Party of Great Britain Edna Ashworth 84 2.4 -4.5 1,730 50.1 +8.1 3,452 Labour Party (UK) +4.0 Darnall Labour Party (UK) Roy Hattersley 3,486 69.0 +10.0 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Outram 1,566 31.0 -10.0 1,920 38.0 +19.9 5,052 Labour Party (UK) +10.0 Dore Conservative Party (UK) William Blake 4,849 76.2 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) William Kirk 1,516 23.8 +3.5 3,333 52.4 -7.0 6,365 Conservative Party (UK) -3.5 Ecclesall Conservative Party (UK) John Neill 4,267 79.8 -4.0 Labour Party (UK) Marie Rodgers 1,076 20.1 +4.0 5,343 59.7 -8.0 3,191 Conservative Party (UK) -4.0 Firth Park Labour Party (UK) Valerie Potts 3,696 62.9 +19.2 Conservative Party (UK) Jack Kerton 2,080 35.4 -4.1 Communist Party of Great Britain Barry Bracken 99 1.7 -1.5 1,616 27.5 +23.4 5,875 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +11.6 Gleadless Labour Party (UK) Colin Radcliffe 3,535 46.2 +11.8 Conservative Party (UK) Clifford Godber 3,529 46.1 -10.9 Liberal Party (UK) Dennis Boothroyd 583 7.6 -0.9 6 0.1 -22.6 7,647 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) +11.4 Hallam Conservative Party (UK) Hazel Black 3,859 73.5 +3.1 Labour Party (UK) Charlotte Ellis 1,388 26.4 +8.5 2,471 47.1 -5.4 5,247 Labour Party (UK) +2.7 Handsworth Labour Party (UK) Len Cope 3,292 64.9 +9.1 Conservative Party (UK) William Morris 1,780 35.1 -9.1 1,512 29.8 +18.2 5,072 Labour Party (UK) +9.1 Heeley Labour Party (UK) Bernard Wilkinson 3,204 51.7 +15.0 Conservative Party (UK) James Garlick 2,856 46.1 -10.4 Communist Party of Great Britain Ken Turton 138 2.2 -4.6 348 5.6 -14.2 6,198 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +12.7 Hillsborough Conservative Party (UK) Ivor Wakley 3,332 55.7 -8.9 Labour Party (UK) Bill Meade 2,644 44.2 +8.9 688 11.5 -17.8 5,976 Conservative Party (UK) -8.9 Intake Labour Party (UK) Arnold Wood 3,934 58.1 +11.0 Conservative Party (UK) Dennis Johnson 2,835 41.9 -11.0 1,099 16.2 +10.5 6,769 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +11.0 Manor Labour Party (UK) George Armitage 2,889 76.9 +17.3 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Huddart 792 21.1 -12.9 Communist Party of Great Britain John Hukin 75 2.0 -4.4 2,097 55.8 +30.2 3,756 Labour Party (UK) +15.1 Mosborough Labour Party (UK) Dorothy Walton 2,876 64.7 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) Harry Havenhand 2,826 Conservative Party (UK) Hugh Rowbotham 1,222 27.5 -9.7 Conservative Party (UK) Stanley Titerington 1,101 Liberal Party (UK) Colin Wood 344 7.7 +7.7 1,604 37.2 +11.6 4,442 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +5.8 Nether Edge Conservative Party (UK) Michael Black 3,319 71.9 -8.0 Labour Party (UK) Adam Pemberton 1,179 25.5 +5.4 Conservation Barry Cummings 118 2.6 +2.6 2,140 46.4 -13.4 4,616 Conservative Party (UK) -6.7 Nether Shire Labour Party (UK) Charles Simms 2,850 65.6 +13.5 Conservative Party (UK) Frank Dunn 1,118 25.7 -15.7 Liberal Party (UK) Albert Hattersley 276 6.3 +6.3 Communist Party of Great Britain Ken Hattersley 100 2.3 -4.2 1,732 39.9 +29.2 4,344 Labour Party (UK) +14.6 Netherthorpe Labour Party (UK) Enid Hattersley 2,576 67.3 +9.7 Conservative Party (UK) Tony Hutt 1,251 32.7 -5.1 1,325 34.6 +14.8 3,827 Labour Party (UK) +7.4 Owlerton Labour Party (UK) Roy Thwaites 3,066 67.8 +5.9 Conservative Party (UK) Patrick Fenoughty 1,452 32.1 -5.9 1,614 35.7 +11.8 4,518 Labour Party (UK) +5.9 Park Labour Party (UK) Peter Jones 3,174 77.4 +12.7 Conservative Party (UK) David Else 828 20.2 -8.4 Communist Party of Great Britain Cyril Morton 97 2.4 -4.3 2,346 57.2 +21.1 4,099 Labour Party (UK) +10.5 Sharrow Labour Party (UK) Alfred Wood 2,833 60.4 +12.5 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Barnsley 1,859 39.6 -4.2 974 20.8 +16.7 4,692 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +8.3 Southey Green Labour Party (UK) David Blunkett 2,619 79.9 +14.7 Conservative Party (UK) Charles Hughes 551 16.8 -10.1 Communist Party of Great Britain Gordon Ashberry 107 3.2 -4.5 2,068 63.1 +24.9 3,277 Labour Party (UK) +12.4 Walkley Labour Party (UK) Jack Towns 2,807 55.3 +15.4 Conservative Party (UK) Stanley Parnell 2,267 44.7 +5.1 540 10.6 +10.2 5,074 Labour Party (UK) +5.1 References 1 Category:1970 English local elections 1970 Category:1970s in Sheffield