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'{{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 summary begin|title = Sheffield Local Election Result 1961}} {{Election summary party| |party = Labour Party (UK) |seats = 18 |gain = 0 |loss = 0 |net = 0 |seats % = 72.0 |votes % = 50.3 |votes = 56,101 |plus/minus = +6.5% }} {{Election summary party| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |seats = 7 |gain = 0 |loss = 0 |net = 0 |seats % = 28.0 |votes % = 42.5 |votes = 47,426 |plus/minus = -10.0% }} {{Election summary party| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |seats = 0 |gain = 0 |loss = 0 |net = 0 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 2.9 |votes = 3,263 |plus/minus = +1.9% }} {{Election summary| |party = Ratepayers Association |seats = 0 |gain = 0 |loss = 0 |net = 0 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.9 |votes = 2,126 |plus/minus = -0.3% }} {{Election summary party| |party = Communist Party of Great Britain |seats = 0 |gain = 0 |loss = 0 |net = 0 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.8 |votes = 2,043 |plus/minus = +1.4% }} {{Election summary| |party = Municipal Reform |seats = 0 |gain = 0 |loss = 0 |net = 0 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.3 |votes = 392 |plus/minus = +0.3% }} {{Election summary party| |party = Union Movement |seats = 0 |gain = 0 |loss = 0 |net = 0 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.2 |votes = 164 |plus/minus = +0.3% }} {{Election box end}} This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: {| class="wikitable" |- ! valign=top colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="width: 230px"|Party ! valign=top colspan="2" style="width: 30px"|Previous council ! valign=top colspan="2" style="width: 30px"|New council |- ![[Councillor|Cllr]] ![[Alderman|Ald]] ![[Councillor|Cllr]] ![[Alderman|Ald]] |- ! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | | Labour | 50 | 17 | 50 | 17 |- ! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative and Liberal Unionist}}; width: 3px;" | | Conservative-Liberals | 24 | 8 | 24 | 8 |- ! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}; width: 3px;" | | Ratepayers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |- ! style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | | Liberals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- ! style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of Great Britain}}; width: 3px;" | | Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- ! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}; width: 3px;" | | Municipal Reform | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- ! style="background-color: {{party color|Union Movement}}; width: 3px;" | | Union Movement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- ! colspan="2" rowspan="2"| Total ! style="text-align: center"| 75 ! style="text-align: center"| 25 ! style="text-align: center"| 75 ! style="text-align: center"| 25 |- ! colspan="2" style="text-align: center"| 100 ! colspan="2" style="text-align: center"| 100 |- ! colspan="2" rowspan="2"| Working majority ! {{Color box|#FFBF00|25|border=darkgray}} ! {{Color box|#FFBF00|9|border=darkgray}} ! {{Color box|#FFBF00|25|border=darkgray}} ! {{Color box|#FFBF00|9|border=darkgray}} |- ! colspan="2"|{{Color box|#FFBF00|34|border=darkgray}} ! colspan="2"|{{Color box|#FFBF00|34|border=darkgray}} |} ==Ward results== {{Election box begin | title=Attercliffe<ref name=results />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Edward Scott |votes = 1,865 |percentage = 76.1 |change = +2.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = William Keen |votes = 584 |percentage = 23.8 |change = -2.6 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 1,281 |percentage = 52.3 |change = +5.2 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 2,449 |percentage = 16.9 |change = +3.3 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +2.6 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Brightside<ref name=results />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Herbert Redgate |votes = 1,937 |percentage = 81.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = Roger Cooke |votes = 434 |percentage = 18.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 1,503 |percentage = 63.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 2,371 |percentage = 20.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Broomhill<ref name=results />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = Jack Peile |votes = 3,501 |percentage = 79.3 |change = -1.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = J. Birkhead |votes = 912 |percentage = 20.7 |change = +1.9 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 2,589 |percentage = 58.7 |change = -3.7 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 4,413 |percentage = 29.0 |change = +3.7 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |swing = -1.9 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Burngreave<ref name=results />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Alfred Wild |votes = 1,915 |percentage = 65.3 |change = +2.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = Dane Clissold |votes = 1,018 |percentage = 34.7 |change = -2.9 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 897 |percentage = 30.6 |change = +5.7 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 2,933 |percentage = 26.7 |change = +6.3 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +2.9 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Cathedral<ref name=results />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = George Sharpe |votes = 2,084 |percentage = 79.3 |change = +6.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = Ivan Harrington |votes = 543 |percentage = 20.7 |change = -6.8 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 1,541 |percentage = 58.7 |change = +13.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 2,627 |percentage = 27.2 |change = +7.9 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +6.8 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Crookesmoor<ref name=results />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Jack Watson |votes = 2,306 |percentage = 57.8 |change = -1.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = Gordon Wragg |votes = 1,419 |percentage = 35.5 |change = -5.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Great Britain |candidate = David Jeffrey |votes = 265 |percentage = 6.6 |change = +6.6 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 887 |percentage = 22.2 |change = +4.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 3,990 |percentage = 35.7 |change = +9.2 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +2.0 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Darnall<ref name=results />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = William Owen |votes = 2,949 |percentage = 60.9 |change = +2.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = Noel Taylor |votes = 1,454 |percentage = 30.0 |change = -11.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Great Britain |candidate = William Newton |votes = 437 |percentage = 9.0 |change = +9.0 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 1,495 |percentage = 30.9 |change = +13.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 4,840 |percentage = 25.3 |change = +5.9 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +6.5 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Ecclesall<ref name=results />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = Daniel O'Neill |votes = 4,812 |percentage = 86.8 |change = -2.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Peter Horton |votes = 732 |percentage = 13.2 |change = +2.1 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 4,080 |percentage = 73.6 |change = -4.2 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 5,544 |percentage = 33.4 |change = +3.3 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |swing = -2.1 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Firth Park<ref name=results />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Norman Bentley |votes = 2,311 |percentage = 52.1 |change = +5.2 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Ratepayers Association |candidate = G. Windle |votes = 2,126 |percentage = 47.9 |change = -5.2 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 185 |percentage = 4.1 |change = -5.2 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 4,437 |percentage = 33.9 |change = +8.6 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +5.2 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Hallam<ref name=results />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = Reginald Ashmore |votes = 4,357 |percentage = 73.0 |change = +5.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = R. Day |votes = 1,612 |percentage = 27.0 |change = +9.3 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 2,745 |percentage = 46.0 |change = -3.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 5,969 |percentage = 36.3 |change = +4.2 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |swing = -1.8 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Handsworth<ref name=results />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Albert Richardson |votes = 3,769 |percentage = 58.0 |change = +3.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = S. Bell |votes = 2,731 |percentage = 42.0 |change = -3.3 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 1,038 |percentage = 16.0 |change = +6.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 6,500 |percentage = 33.8 |change = +12.2 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +3.3 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Heeley<ref name=results />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = John Sewell |votes = 2,615 |percentage = 49.3 |change = +1.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = John Barraclough |votes = 1,866 |percentage = 35.2 |change = -17.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Robert Jackson |votes = 818 |percentage = 15.4 |change = +15.4 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 749 |percentage = 14.1 |change = +9.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 5,299 |percentage = 44.1 |change = +10.7 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +9.3 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Hillsborough<ref name=results />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = Kenneth Arnold |votes = 3,640 |percentage = 58.9 |change = -6.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = William Meade |votes = 2,153 |percentage = 41.1 |change = +6.2 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 932 |percentage = 17.8 |change = -12.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 5,238 |percentage = 38.4 |change = +5.1 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |swing = -6.2 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Manor<ref name=results />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Austin Conroy |votes = 3,640 |percentage = 77.4 |change = -2.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = Raymond Hadfield |votes = 762 |percentage = 16.2 |change = -3.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Great Britain |candidate = John Hukin |votes = 299 |percentage = 6.3 |change = +6.3 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 2,878 |percentage = 61.2 |change = +0.9 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 4,701 |percentage = 29.2 |change = +10.7 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +0.4 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Moor<ref name=results />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Florence Roebuck |votes = 2,318 |percentage = 63.2 |change = +14.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = Robert Lawther |votes = 1,346 |percentage = 36.7 |change = -14.6 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 972 |percentage = 26.5 |change = +23.7 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 3,664 |percentage = 32.3 |change = +11.2 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +14.6 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Nether Edge<ref name=results />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = Lionel Farris |votes = 2,598 |percentage = 59.1 |change = -15.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Kenneth Brack |votes = 1,103 |percentage = 25.1 |change = -0.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Dennis Boothroyd |votes = 694 |percentage = 15.8 |change = +15.8 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 1,495 |percentage = 34.0 |change = -15.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 4,395 |percentage = 35.1 |change = +7.9 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |swing = -7.5 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Nether Shire<ref name=results />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Fred Staton |votes = 2,422 |percentage = 66.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = Ida Crowther |votes = 980 |percentage = 27.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Great Britain |candidate = Howard Hill |votes = 221 |percentage = 6.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 1,442 |percentage = 39.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 3,623 |percentage = 26.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Norton<ref name=results />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = William Blake |votes = 5,620 |percentage = 57.4 |change = -11.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Joseph Ashton |votes = 3,332 |percentage = 34.0 |change = +2.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Ben Thorpe |votes = 832 |percentage = 8.5 |change = +8.5 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 2,288 |percentage = 23.4 |change = -13.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 9,784 |percentage = 40.4 |change = +8.9 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |swing = -6.7 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Owlerton<ref name=results />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = John Mate |votes = 2,413 |percentage = 57.1 |change = +4.0 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = John Yeardley |votes = 2,146 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = [[Irvine Patnick]] |votes = 1,421 |percentage = 33.6 |change = -13.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = Frank Adams |votes = 1,140 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box candidate minor party| |party = Municipal Reform |candidate = Harry Hoyle |votes = 392 |percentage = 9.3 |change = +9.3 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 992 |percentage = 23.5 |change = +17.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 4,226 |percentage = 35.2 |change = +10.4 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +8.6 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Park<ref name=results />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Charles Knowles |votes = 2,092 |percentage = 67.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = Alistair Forsyth |votes = 706 |percentage = 22.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Great Britain |candidate = George Caborn |votes = 296 |percentage = 9.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 1,386 |percentage = 44.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 3,094 |percentage = 28.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Sharrow<ref name=results />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Vera Boyd |votes = 2,354 |percentage = 52.1 |change = +5.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = L. Nicholson |votes = 1,615 |percentage = 35.7 |change = -17.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = George Swift |votes = 330 |percentage = 7.3 |change = +7.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Great Britain |candidate = John Chapman |votes = 221 |percentage = 4.9 |change = +4.9 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 739 |percentage = 16.3 |change = +9.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 4,520 |percentage = 40.3 |change = +10.4 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +11.8 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Southey Green<ref name=results />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Winifred Golding |votes = 3,235 |percentage = 73.4 |change = -13.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = Gordon Herringshaw |votes = 865 |percentage = 19.6 |change = +19.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Great Britain |candidate = Terence Devey |votes = 304 |percentage = 6.9 |change = -6.0 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 2,370 |percentage = 53.8 |change = -20.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 4,404 |percentage = 25.3 |change = +12.2 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = -16.6 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Tinsley<ref name=results />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Norman Eldred |votes = 2,203 |percentage = 74.1 |change = +10.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = W. Baxter |votes = 771 |percentage = 25.9 |change = -10.0 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 1,432 |percentage = 48.1 |change = +20.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 2,974 |percentage = 27.0 |change = +8.7 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +10.0 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Walkley<ref name=results />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = George Cooper |votes = 2,124 |percentage = 57.4 |change = +6.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = Connie Dodson |votes = 1,410 |percentage = 38.1 |change = -11.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Union Movement |candidate = Francis Hamley |votes = 164 |percentage = 4.4 |change = +4.4 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 714 |percentage = 19.3 |change = +17.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 3,698 |percentage = 29.5 |change = +6.4 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +8.7 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Woodseats<ref name=results />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = W. Pallett |votes = 3,528 |percentage = 60.6 |change = -10.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = L. Ward |votes = 1,705 |percentage = 29.3 |change = +0.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Colin Wood |votes = 589 |percentage = 10.1 |change = +10.1 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 1,823 |percentage = 31.3 |change = -10.8 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 5,822 |percentage = 38.3 |change = +7.2 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |swing = -5.4 }} {{Election box end}} ==By-elections between 1961 and 1962== {{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 />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist |candidate = Robert Lawther |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}} [[Category:1961 English local elections]] [[Category:Sheffield City Council elections|1961]] [[Category:1960s in Sheffield]]'