1966 Sheffield City Council election

none March 2015 March 2015 1966 Sheffield City Council election England Parliamentary no yes 1965 Sheffield City Council election 1965 1967 Sheffield City Council election 1967 30 councillors to Sheffield City Council May 1966 Labour Party (UK) 22 0 Conservative Party (UK) 8 0 400px Majority party Majority party after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) The 1966 Sheffield City Council elections were held in May, with one third of the council up for election and double vacancies in five wards - Cathedral, Ecclesall, Manor, Tinsley and Woodseats. There were no changes in seats, with overall turnout slumping to a low of 22.5% being the main story of the night. 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 1966 Labour Party (UK) 22 0 0 0 73.3 48.1 36,939 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) 8 0 0 0 26.7 42.9 32,918 -1.5 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.9 4,510 -0.4 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.4 1,867 +0.0 Nationalist Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 523 +0.7 The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew councilCllrAldCllrAld Labour 54 18 54 18 Conservatives 21 7 21 7 Liberals 0 0 0 0 Communists 0 0 0 0 Nationalists 0 0 0 0 Total 75 25 75 25 100 100 Working majority #FFBF00 33 darkgray #FFBF00 11 darkgray #FFBF00 33 darkgray #FFBF00 11 darkgray#FFBF00 44 darkgray#FFBF00 44 darkgray Ward results Attercliffe Labour Party (UK) G. Goodenough 1,127 84.4 +0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Frank Woodger 208 15.6 -0.9 919 68.8 +1.8 1,335 10.5 -2.6 Labour Party (UK) +0.9 Brightside Labour Party (UK) Henry Sturrock 1,177 88.8 -0.5 Communist Party of Great Britain Arthur Tingle 149 11.2 +0.5 1,028 77.6 -1.0 1,326 11.2 -0.6 Labour Party (UK) -0.5 Broomhill Conservative Party (UK) Peter Jackson 2,443 70.1 +7.1 Labour Party (UK) Harry Firth 601 17.2 -1.9 Liberal Party (UK) C. Cremar 439 12.6 -5.2 1,842 52.9 +9.1 3,483 25.8 -8.4 Conservative Party (UK) +4.5 Burngreave Labour Party (UK) Reggie Ellis 1,223 71.7 +9.1 Conservative Party (UK) Guy Walker 396 23.2 -7.5 Communist Party of Great Britain W. March 87 5.1 -1.6 827 48.5 +16.6 1,706 16.8 -5.0 Labour Party (UK) +8.3 Cathedral Labour Party (UK) Enid Hattersley 1,131 76.0 +1.8 Labour Party (UK) Joseph Albaya 963 Conservative Party (UK) Jack Kerton 203 13.6 -12.2 Nationalist Party (UK) Robert Taylor 154 10.3 +10.3 928 62.4 14.0 1,488 17.1 -4.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +7.0 Crookesmoor Labour Party (UK) John Tomlinson 1,126 59.2 +10.7 Conservative Party (UK) Agnes Edeson 629 33.0 +4.8 Communist Party of Great Britain T. Barrett 148 7.8 -0.2 497 26.1 +6.0 1,903 22.1 -6.9 Labour Party (UK) +2.9 Darnall Labour Party (UK) Frederick Hattersley 1,832 61.0 +5.1 Conservative Party (UK) Kathleen Circuit 838 27.9 +0.5 Liberal Party (UK) Colin Andrews 169 5.6 -4.8 Communist Party of Great Britain Alan Ecclestone 165 5.5 -0.8 994 33.1 +4.6 3,004 16.8 -2.6 Labour Party (UK) +2.3 Ecclesall Conservative Party (UK) John Neill 4,060 65.9 -9.7 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Cook 3604 Liberal Party (UK) Brian Bell 1,249 20.3 +5.7 Labour Party (UK) Leon Harris 852 13.8 +3.9 3208 52.1 -9.0 6,161 37.3 +0.7 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -7.7 Firth Park Labour Party (UK) Charles Hayward 1,368 57.9 +2.0 Conservative Party (UK) John Levick 915 38.7 -1.8 Communist Party of Great Britain Robert Moody 79 3.3 -0.3 453 19.2 +3.8 2,362 19.2 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) +1.9 Hallam Conservative Party (UK) Alan Blake 3,419 64.8 +1.8 Labour Party (UK) Valerie Potts 1,156 21.9 +0.2 Liberal Party (UK) Alan Thompson 703 13.3 -2.0 2,263 42.9 +1.5 5,278 30.1 -6.7 Conservative Party (UK) +0.8 Handsworth Labour Party (UK) George Salmons 2,652 60.2 +5.8 Conservative Party (UK) Marvyn Moore 1,245 28.3 -3.5 Liberal Party (UK) Ken Peace 504 11.4 -2.3 1,407 32.0 +9.3 4,401 19.6 -4.6 Labour Party (UK) +4.6 Heeley Labour Party (UK) Peter Jones 2,137 51.9 +5.1 Conservative Party (UK) Charles Davison 1,281 31.1 -3.4 Liberal Party (UK) Graham Oxley 530 14.1 +0.0 Communist Party of Great Britain Edna Ashworth 116 2.8 -1.8 856 20.8 +8.5 4,114 32.9 -1.2 Labour Party (UK) +4.2 Hillsborough Labour Party (UK) William Meade 2,389 49.9 +8.3 Conservative Party (UK) Irvine Patnick 2,223 46.4 -11.9 Nationalist Party (UK) J. Judge 173 3.6 +3.6 166 3.5 -13.3 4,785 32.1 -2.4 Labour Party (UK) +10.1 Manor Labour Party (UK) George Nicholls 1,551 84.4 -7.6 Labour Party (UK) John Cornwell 1,430 Communist Party of Great Britain John Hukin 287 15.6 +7.6 1,264 68.8 -15.2 1,838 11.6 -2.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -7.6 Moor Labour Party (UK) Roy Munn 1,248 65.8 +8.7 Conservative Party (UK) David Stephenson 564 29.7 -10.2 Communist Party of Great Britain M. Carlisle 84 4.4 +1.5 684 36.1 +19.0 1,896 19.4 -4.9 Labour Party (UK) +9.4 Nether Edge Conservative Party (UK) Harry Mercer 2,165 62.7 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) R. Walker 732 21.2 -4.1 Liberal Party (UK) Dennis Boothroyd 558 16.1 +0.2 1,433 41.5 +8.1 3,455 28.5 -6.2 Conservative Party (UK) +4.0 Nether Shire Labour Party (UK) Charles Moseley 1,560 84.6 -7.6 Communist Party of Great Britain Ken Hattersley 285 15.4 +7.6 1,275 69.1 -15.2 1,845 14.3 -1.5 Labour Party (UK) -7.6 Norton Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Santhouse 5,300 65.7 +3.4 Labour Party (UK) James Pearson 2,765 34.3 -3.4 2,535 31.4 +6.9 8,065 31.7 -5.4 Conservative Party (UK) +3.4 Owlerton Labour Party (UK) W. Watson 1,225 54.5 +0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Madge Kerton 559 24.9 -11.7 Liberal Party (UK) George Harry Manley 308 13.7 +13.7 Communist Party of Great Britain Dave Jeffries 154 6.8 -2.5 666 29.6 +12.3 2,246 18.0 -5.6 Labour Party (UK) +6.1 Park Labour Party (UK) Dennis Dunn 1,250 75.2 -1.0 Conservative Party (UK) June Harris 322 19.4 +3.0 Communist Party of Great Britain Cyril Morton 89 5.3 -2.0 928 55.8 -4.0 1,661 14.5 -4.1 Labour Party (UK) -2.0 Sharrow Labour Party (UK) Annie Britton 1,988 55.9 +5.2 Conservative Party (UK) Martyn Atkinson 1,567 44.1 -5.2 421 11.8 +10.3 3,555 35.7 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) +5.2 Southey Green Labour Party (UK) Arnold Crosby 1,366 85.9 -1.8 Communist Party of Great Britain Raymond Southall 224 14.1 +1.8 1,142 71.8 -3.6 1,590 9.9 -3.9 Labour Party (UK) -1.8 Tinsley Labour Party (UK) Tom Lowe 1,070 75.7 +4.8 Labour Party (UK) George Wilson 1,021 Conservative Party (UK) Eric Turner 344 24.3 +4.2 Conservative Party (UK) Joan Willows 291 726 51.3 +0.7 1,414 15.9 -2.3 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +0.3 Walkley Labour Party (UK) Jack Towns 1,349 57.4 +4.7 Conservative Party (UK) B. Lee 804 34.2 -13.0 Nationalist Party (UK) H. Jones 196 8.3 +8.3 545 23.2 +17.8 2,349 19.9 -7.6 Labour Party (UK) +8.8 Woodseats Conservative Party (UK) George Beardshaw 3,433 62.4 -0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Crewe 3,357 Labour Party (UK) Bernard Kidd 2,064 37.5 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) George Machin 2,043 1,369 24.9 -1.6 5,497 35.8 -2.6 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -0.8 References 1 Category:1966 English local elections 1966 City Council election, 1966 Sheffield City Council election