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The elections were held on the 11 May 1961, with a third up for election plus a double vacancy in Owlerton. The results were largely a reversal of the [[Sheffield Council election, 1960|previous election]]; a higher turnout - 35%, up significantly from the previous year's low of 25% - brought a much stronger Labour result with the seats they'd lost the preceding year held comfortably. All seats were contested and successfully defended this year, seeing no change in the make-up of the council.<ref name=results>{{cite web| url = https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B1BWkO-jL09UOWZlMjEyM2UtMTkxNy00M2FkLWE3MjAtNTViNzI2MjBhYmY4&hl=en_US | title = Sheffield Local Elections 1960–1995 scans | accessdate = 2011-12-02}}</ref>
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1961 Sheffield City Council election
| country = England
| type = Parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| party_colour = yes
| previous_election = [[1960 Sheffield City Council election]]
| previous_year = [[1960 Sheffield City Council election|1960]]
| next_election = [[1962 Sheffield City Council election]]
| next_year = [[1962 Sheffield City Council election|1962]]
| seats_for_election = 25 councillors to [[Sheffield City Council]]
| majority_seats =
| election_date = 11 May 1961

| party1 = Labour Party (UK)
| seats1 = '''18'''
| seat_change1 = {{steady}} '''0'''
| swing1 =

| party2 = Conservative Party (UK)
| seats2 = 7
| seat_change2 = {{steady}} 0
| swing2 =

| map_image =
| map_size = 400px
| map_caption =
| title = Majority party
| posttitle = Majority party after election
| before_election = [[Labour Party (UK)]]
| before_party =
| after_election = [[Labour Party (UK)]]
| after_party =
}}
The '''1961 Sheffield City Council election''' was held on 11 May 1961, with a third up for election plus a double vacancy in Owlerton. The results were largely a reversal of the [[1960 Sheffield Council election|previous election]]; a higher turnout - 35%, up significantly from the previous year's low of 25% - brought a much stronger Labour result with the seats they'd lost the preceding year held comfortably. All seats were contested and successfully defended this year, seeing no change in the make-up of the council.<ref name=results>{{cite web| url = https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B1BWkO-jL09UOWZlMjEyM2UtMTkxNy00M2FkLWE3MjAtNTViNzI2MjBhYmY4&hl=en_US | title = Sheffield Local Elections 1960–1995 scans | accessdate = 2011-12-02}}</ref>


==Election result==
==Election result==
{{Election Summary Begin|title = Sheffield Local Election Result 1961}}
{{Election summary begin|title = Sheffield Local Election Result 1961}}
{{Election Summary Party|
{{Election summary party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 18
|seats = '''18'''
|gain = 0
|gain = '''0'''
|loss = 0
|loss = '''0'''
|net = 0
|net = '''0'''
|seats % = 72.0
|seats % = '''72.0'''
|votes % = 50.3
|votes % = '''50.3'''
|votes = 56,101
|votes = '''56,101'''
|plus/minus = +6.5%
|plus/minus = '''+6.5'''
}}
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
{{Election summary party|
|party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist
|party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist
|seats = 7
|seats = 7
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|votes % = 42.5
|votes % = 42.5
|votes = 47,426
|votes = 47,426
|plus/minus = -10.0%
|plus/minus = -10.0
}}
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
{{Election summary party|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|seats = 0
|seats = 0
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|votes % = 2.9
|votes % = 2.9
|votes = 3,263
|votes = 3,263
|plus/minus = +1.9%
|plus/minus = +1.9
}}
}}
{{Election Summary|
{{Election summary|
|party = Ratepayers Association
|party = Ratepayers Association
|seats = 0
|seats = 0
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|votes % = 1.9
|votes % = 1.9
|votes = 2,126
|votes = 2,126
|plus/minus = -0.3%
|plus/minus = -0.3
}}
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
{{Election summary party|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|seats = 0
|seats = 0
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|votes % = 1.8
|votes % = 1.8
|votes = 2,043
|votes = 2,043
|plus/minus = +1.4%
|plus/minus = +1.4
}}
}}
{{Election Summary|
{{Election summary party|
|party = Municipal Reform
|party = Municipal Reform Party
|seats = 0
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|gain = 0
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|votes % = 0.3
|votes % = 0.3
|votes = 392
|votes = 392
|plus/minus = +0.3%
|plus/minus = +0.3
}}
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
{{Election summary party|
|party = Union Movement
|party = Union Movement
|seats = 0
|seats = 0
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|votes % = 0.2
|votes % = 0.2
|votes = 164
|votes = 164
|plus/minus = +0.3%
|plus/minus = +0.2
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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![[Alderman|Ald]]
![[Alderman|Ald]]
|-
|-
! style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}; width: 3px;" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" |
| Labour
| Labour
| 50
| '''50'''
| 17
| '''17'''
| 50
| '''50'''
| 17
| '''17'''
|-
|-
! style="background-color: {{Conservative and Liberal Unionist/meta/color}}; width: 3px;" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative and Liberal Unionist}}; width: 3px;" |
| Conservative-Liberals
| Conservative-Liberals
| 24
| 24
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| 8
| 8
|-
|-
! style="background-color: {{Independent (politician)/meta/color}}; width: 3px;" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}; width: 3px;" |
| Ratepayers
| Ratepayers
| 1
| 1
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| 0
| 0
|-
|-
! style="background-color: {{Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color}}; width: 3px;" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" |
| Liberals
| Liberals
| 0
| 0
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| 0
| 0
|-
|-
! style="background-color: {{Communist Party of Great Britain/meta/color}}; width: 3px;" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of Great Britain}}; width: 3px;" |
| Communist
| Communist
| 0
| 0
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| 0
| 0
|-
|-
! style="background-color: {{Independent (politician)/meta/color}}; width: 3px;" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}; width: 3px;" |
| Municipal Reform
| Municipal Reform
| 0
| 0
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| 0
| 0
|-
|-
! style="background-color: {{Union Movement/meta/color}}; width: 3px;" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Union Movement}}; width: 3px;" |
| Union Movement
| Union Movement
| 0
| 0
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|-
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2"| Working majority
! colspan="2" rowspan="2"| Working majority
! {{colorbox|#FFBF00|style="text-align: center"| 25}}
! {{Color box|#FFBF00|25|border=darkgray}}
! {{colorbox|#FFBF00|style="text-align: center"| 9}}
! {{Color box|#FFBF00|9|border=darkgray}}
! {{colorbox|#FFBF00|style="text-align: center"| 25}}
! {{Color box|#FFBF00|25|border=darkgray}}
! {{colorbox|#FFBF00|style="text-align: center"| 9}}
! {{Color box|#FFBF00|9|border=darkgray}}
|-
|-
! colspan="2"|{{colorbox|#FFBF00|colspan=3| 34}}
! colspan="2"|{{Color box|#FFBF00|34|border=darkgray}}
! colspan="2"|{{colorbox|#FFBF00|colspan=3| 34}}
! colspan="2"|{{Color box|#FFBF00|34|border=darkgray}}
|}
|}


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{{Election box begin | title=Attercliffe<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box begin | title=Attercliffe<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Scott
|candidate = Edward Scott
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{{Election box begin | title=Brightside<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box begin | title=Brightside<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Herbert Redgate
|candidate = Herbert Redgate
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{{Election box begin | title=Broomhill<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box begin | title=Broomhill<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist
|party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist
|candidate = Jack Peile
|candidate = Jack Peile
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{{Election box begin | title=Burngreave<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box begin | title=Burngreave<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Alfred Wild
|candidate = Alfred Wild
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{{Election box begin | title=Cathedral<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box begin | title=Cathedral<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = George Sharpe
|candidate = George Sharpe
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{{Election box begin | title=Crookesmoor<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box begin | title=Crookesmoor<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jack Watson
|candidate = Jack Watson
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{{Election box begin | title=Darnall<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box begin | title=Darnall<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Owen
|candidate = William Owen
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{{Election box begin | title=Ecclesall<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box begin | title=Ecclesall<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist
|party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist
|candidate = Daniel O'Neill
|candidate = Daniel O'Neill
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{{Election box begin | title=Firth Park<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box begin | title=Firth Park<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Norman Bentley
|candidate = Norman Bentley
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{{Election box begin | title=Hallam<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box begin | title=Hallam<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist
|party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist
|candidate = Reginald Ashmore
|candidate = Reginald Ashmore
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{{Election box begin | title=Handsworth<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box begin | title=Handsworth<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Albert Richardson
|candidate = Albert Richardson
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{{Election box begin | title=Heeley<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box begin | title=Heeley<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Sewell
|candidate = John Sewell
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{{Election box begin | title=Hillsborough<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box begin | title=Hillsborough<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist
|party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist
|candidate = Kenneth Arnold
|candidate = Kenneth Arnold
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{{Election box begin | title=Manor<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box begin | title=Manor<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Austin Conroy
|candidate = Austin Conroy
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{{Election box begin | title=Moor<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box begin | title=Moor<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Florence Roebuck
|candidate = Florence Roebuck
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{{Election box begin | title=Nether Edge<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box begin | title=Nether Edge<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist
|party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist
|candidate = L. Farris
|candidate = Lionel Farris
|votes = 2,598
|votes = 2,598
|percentage = 59.1
|percentage = 59.1
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{{Election box begin | title=Nether Shire<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box begin | title=Nether Shire<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Fred Staton
|candidate = Fred Staton
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{{Election box begin | title=Norton<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box begin | title=Norton<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist
|party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist
|candidate = William Blake
|candidate = William Blake
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{{Election box begin | title=Owlerton<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box begin | title=Owlerton<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Mate
|candidate = John Mate
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|change = +4.0
|change = +4.0
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Yeardley
|candidate = John Yeardley
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{{Election box begin | title=Park<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box begin | title=Park<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Knowles
|candidate = Charles Knowles
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{{Election box begin | title=Sharrow<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box begin | title=Sharrow<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Vera Boyd
|candidate = Vera Boyd
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{{Election box begin | title=Southey Green<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box begin | title=Southey Green<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Winifred Golding
|candidate = Winifred Golding
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{{Election box begin | title=Tinsley<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box begin | title=Tinsley<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Norman Eldred
|candidate = Norman Eldred
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{{Election box begin | title=Walkley<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box begin | title=Walkley<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = George Cooper
|candidate = George Cooper
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{{Election box begin | title=Woodseats<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box begin | title=Woodseats<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist
|party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist
|candidate = W. Pallett
|candidate = W. Pallett
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


==By-elections between 1961 and 1962==
==References==
{{reflist|1}}


{{Election box begin | title=Hallam By-election 29 June 1961<ref name=results />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist
|candidate = Gordon Wragg
|votes = 2,063
|percentage = 66.0
|change = -7.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Jackson
|votes = 1,064
|percentage = 34.0
|change = +34.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 999
|percentage = 32.0
|change = -14.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,127
|percentage = 19.0
|change = -13.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative and Liberal Unionist
|swing = -20.5
}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin | title=Woodseats By-election 29 June 1961<ref name=results />}}
{{Sequence|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
prev=[[Sheffield Council election, 1960]]|
|party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist
list=[[Sheffield local elections]]|
|candidate = Robert Lawther
next=[[Sheffield Council election, 1962]]
|votes = 2,088
|percentage = 59.6
|change = -1.0
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = L. Ward
|votes = 829
|percentage = 23.7
|change = -5.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Colin Wood
|votes = 515
|percentage = 14.7
|change = +4.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Union Movement
|candidate = John Wood
|votes = 70
|percentage = 2.0
|change = +2.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,259
|percentage = 35.9
|change = +4.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,502
|percentage = 23.0
|change = -15.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative and Liberal Unionist
|swing = +2.3
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
{{reflist|1}}

{{South Yorkshire elections}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Sheffield Council Election, 1961}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sheffield Council Election, 1961}}
[[Category:Council elections in Sheffield|1961]]
[[Category:1961 English local elections]]
[[Category:Sheffield City Council elections|1961]]
[[Category:1960s in Sheffield]]

Latest revision as of 22:46, 28 December 2023

1961 Sheffield City Council election
← 1960 11 May 1961 1962 →
25 councillors to Sheffield City Council
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Seats won 18 7
Seat change Steady 0 Steady 0
Majority party before election

Labour Party (UK)

 Majority party after election

Labour Party (UK)

The 1961 Sheffield City Council election was held on 11 May 1961, with a third up for election plus a double vacancy in Owlerton. The results were largely a reversal of the previous election; a higher turnout - 35%, up significantly from the previous year's low of 25% - brought a much stronger Labour result with the seats they'd lost the preceding year held comfortably. All seats were contested and successfully defended this year, seeing no change in the make-up of the council.[1]

Election result

[edit]
Sheffield Local Election Result 1961
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 18 0 0 0 72.0 50.3 56,101 +6.5
  Conservative and Liberal Unionist 7 0 0 0 28.0 42.5 47,426 -10.0
  Liberal 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.9 3,263 +1.9
  Ratepayers Association 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.9 2,126 -0.3
  Communist 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.8 2,043 +1.4
  Municipal Reform 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 392 +0.3
  Union Movement 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 164 +0.2

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:

Party Previous council New council
Cllr Ald Cllr Ald
Labour 50 17 50 17
Conservative-Liberals 24 8 24 8
Ratepayers 1 0 1 0
Liberals 0 0 0 0
Communist 0 0 0 0
Municipal Reform 0 0 0 0
Union Movement 0 0 0 0
Total 75 25 75 25
100 100
Working majority  25   9   25   9 
 34   34 

Ward results

[edit]
Attercliffe[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edward Scott 1,865 76.1 +2.6
Conservative and Liberal Unionist William Keen 584 23.8 −2.6
Majority 1,281 52.3 +5.2
Turnout 2,449 16.9 +3.3
Labour hold Swing +2.6
Brightside[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Herbert Redgate 1,937 81.7 N/A
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Roger Cooke 434 18.3 N/A
Majority 1,503 63.4 N/A
Turnout 2,371 20.4 N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Broomhill[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Jack Peile 3,501 79.3 −1.9
Labour J. Birkhead 912 20.7 +1.9
Majority 2,589 58.7 −3.7
Turnout 4,413 29.0 +3.7
Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold Swing -1.9
Burngreave[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alfred Wild 1,915 65.3 +2.9
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Dane Clissold 1,018 34.7 −2.9
Majority 897 30.6 +5.7
Turnout 2,933 26.7 +6.3
Labour hold Swing +2.9
Cathedral[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Sharpe 2,084 79.3 +6.8
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Ivan Harrington 543 20.7 −6.8
Majority 1,541 58.7 +13.6
Turnout 2,627 27.2 +7.9
Labour hold Swing +6.8
Crookesmoor[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Watson 2,306 57.8 −1.3
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Gordon Wragg 1,419 35.5 −5.3
Communist David Jeffrey 265 6.6 +6.6
Majority 887 22.2 +4.0
Turnout 3,990 35.7 +9.2
Labour hold Swing +2.0
Darnall[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Owen 2,949 60.9 +2.0
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Noel Taylor 1,454 30.0 −11.0
Communist William Newton 437 9.0 +9.0
Majority 1,495 30.9 +13.0
Turnout 4,840 25.3 +5.9
Labour hold Swing +6.5
Ecclesall[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Daniel O'Neill 4,812 86.8 −2.1
Labour Peter Horton 732 13.2 +2.1
Majority 4,080 73.6 −4.2
Turnout 5,544 33.4 +3.3
Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold Swing -2.1
Firth Park[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norman Bentley 2,311 52.1 +5.2
Ratepayers Association G. Windle 2,126 47.9 −5.2
Majority 185 4.1 −5.2
Turnout 4,437 33.9 +8.6
Labour hold Swing +5.2
Hallam[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Reginald Ashmore 4,357 73.0 +5.7
Labour R. Day 1,612 27.0 +9.3
Majority 2,745 46.0 −3.6
Turnout 5,969 36.3 +4.2
Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold Swing -1.8
Handsworth[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Richardson 3,769 58.0 +3.3
Conservative and Liberal Unionist S. Bell 2,731 42.0 −3.3
Majority 1,038 16.0 +6.6
Turnout 6,500 33.8 +12.2
Labour hold Swing +3.3
Heeley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Sewell 2,615 49.3 +1.6
Conservative and Liberal Unionist John Barraclough 1,866 35.2 −17.0
Liberal Robert Jackson 818 15.4 +15.4
Majority 749 14.1 +9.6
Turnout 5,299 44.1 +10.7
Labour hold Swing +9.3
Hillsborough[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Kenneth Arnold 3,640 58.9 −6.2
Labour William Meade 2,153 41.1 +6.2
Majority 932 17.8 −12.3
Turnout 5,238 38.4 +5.1
Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold Swing -6.2
Manor[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Austin Conroy 3,640 77.4 −2.7
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Raymond Hadfield 762 16.2 −3.6
Communist John Hukin 299 6.3 +6.3
Majority 2,878 61.2 +0.9
Turnout 4,701 29.2 +10.7
Labour hold Swing +0.4
Moor[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Florence Roebuck 2,318 63.2 +14.6
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Robert Lawther 1,346 36.7 −14.6
Majority 972 26.5 +23.7
Turnout 3,664 32.3 +11.2
Labour hold Swing +14.6
Nether Edge[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Lionel Farris 2,598 59.1 −15.4
Labour Kenneth Brack 1,103 25.1 −0.3
Liberal Dennis Boothroyd 694 15.8 +15.8
Majority 1,495 34.0 −15.1
Turnout 4,395 35.1 +7.9
Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold Swing -7.5
Nether Shire[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fred Staton 2,422 66.8 N/A
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Ida Crowther 980 27.0 N/A
Communist Howard Hill 221 6.1 N/A
Majority 1,442 39.8 N/A
Turnout 3,623 26.6 N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Norton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative and Liberal Unionist William Blake 5,620 57.4 −11.0
Labour Joseph Ashton 3,332 34.0 +2.5
Liberal Ben Thorpe 832 8.5 +8.5
Majority 2,288 23.4 −13.4
Turnout 9,784 40.4 +8.9
Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold Swing -6.7
Owlerton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Mate 2,413 57.1 +4.0
Labour John Yeardley 2,146
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Irvine Patnick 1,421 33.6 −13.3
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Frank Adams 1,140
Municipal Reform Harry Hoyle 392 9.3 +9.3
Majority 992 23.5 +17.3
Turnout 4,226 35.2 +10.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +8.6
Park[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Knowles 2,092 67.6 N/A
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Alistair Forsyth 706 22.8 N/A
Communist George Caborn 296 9.6 N/A
Majority 1,386 44.8 N/A
Turnout 3,094 28.2 N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Sharrow[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vera Boyd 2,354 52.1 +5.7
Conservative and Liberal Unionist L. Nicholson 1,615 35.7 −17.9
Liberal George Swift 330 7.3 +7.3
Communist John Chapman 221 4.9 +4.9
Majority 739 16.3 +9.0
Turnout 4,520 40.3 +10.4
Labour hold Swing +11.8
Southey Green[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Winifred Golding 3,235 73.4 −13.6
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Gordon Herringshaw 865 19.6 +19.6
Communist Terence Devey 304 6.9 −6.0
Majority 2,370 53.8 −20.3
Turnout 4,404 25.3 +12.2
Labour hold Swing -16.6
Tinsley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norman Eldred 2,203 74.1 +10.0
Conservative and Liberal Unionist W. Baxter 771 25.9 −10.0
Majority 1,432 48.1 +20.0
Turnout 2,974 27.0 +8.7
Labour hold Swing +10.0
Walkley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Cooper 2,124 57.4 +6.5
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Connie Dodson 1,410 38.1 −11.0
Union Movement Francis Hamley 164 4.4 +4.4
Majority 714 19.3 +17.5
Turnout 3,698 29.5 +6.4
Labour hold Swing +8.7
Woodseats[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative and Liberal Unionist W. Pallett 3,528 60.6 −10.5
Labour L. Ward 1,705 29.3 +0.4
Liberal Colin Wood 589 10.1 +10.1
Majority 1,823 31.3 −10.8
Turnout 5,822 38.3 +7.2
Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold Swing -5.4

By-elections between 1961 and 1962

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Hallam By-election 29 June 1961[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Gordon Wragg 2,063 66.0 −7.0
Liberal Robert Jackson 1,064 34.0 +34.0
Majority 999 32.0 −14.0
Turnout 3,127 19.0 −13.2
Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold Swing -20.5
Woodseats By-election 29 June 1961[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Robert Lawther 2,088 59.6 −1.0
Labour L. Ward 829 23.7 −5.6
Liberal Colin Wood 515 14.7 +4.6
Union Movement John Wood 70 2.0 +2.0
Majority 1,259 35.9 +4.6
Turnout 3,502 23.0 −15.3
Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold Swing +2.3

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Sheffield Local Elections 1960–1995 scans". Retrieved 2 December 2011.
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