1962 Sheffield City Council election

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1962 Sheffield City Council election
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27 councillors to Sheffield City Council
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Seats won207
Seat changeSteady2.svg0Steady2.svg 0
Majority party before election

Labour Party (UK)

Majority party after election

Labour Party (UK)

Sheffield's 1962 Municipal elections were held on 10 May 1962. One-third of the council was up for election, as well as vacancies in Moor and Park. Previous to this election, there had been two by-elections in June for Hallam and Woodseats, which were safely held by the Conservatives. The election saw a record number of 84 candidates, with the Liberals contesting half of the city's wards and the Communists and the Union Movement over a third. The increased presence of the Liberals helped them to triple their vote on the previous year's, and nearly see to a gain in Hillsborough. There were, however, no seats exchanged for the second year running. Turnout was 31.8%, down slightly on the previous year. [1]

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Election result

Sheffield Local Election Result 1962
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2000074.146.651,664-3.7
  Conservative and Liberal Unionist 700025.936.740,614-5.8
  Liberal 00000.011.712,913+8.8
  Communist 00000.02.02,256+0.2
 Ratepayers Association00000.01.71,860-0.2
  Union Movement 00000.01.21,374+1.0
  Municipal Reform 00000.00.193-0.2

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Cllr Ald Cllr Ald
Labour50175017
Conservative-Liberals248248
Ratepayers1010
Liberals0000
Communist0000
Union Movement0000
Municipal Reform0000
Total75257525
100100
Working majority 25  9  25  9 
 34  34 

Ward result

Attercliffe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Robins 1,986 78.1 +2.0
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Ruth Hawson32712.8-11.0
Union Movement Robert Taylor2299.0+9.0
Majority1,65965.3+13.0
Turnout 2,54218.2+1.3
Labour hold Swing +6.5
Brightside [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Longmore 1,822 72.1 -9.5
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Roger Cooke33413.2-5.1
Communist Harry Hardwick2389.4+9.4
Union Movement Peter Bashforth1315.2+5.2
Majority1,48858.9-4.4
Turnout 2,52521.9+1.4
Labour hold Swing -2.2
Broomhill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Ruben Viner 3,261 74.4 -4.9
Labour R. Day1,12125.6+4.9
Majority2,14048.8-9.8
Turnout 4,38229.1+0.1
Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold Swing -4.9
Burngreave [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Pate 1,946 64.3 -0.9
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Frank Adams1,07835.6+0.9
Majority86828.7-1.8
Turnout 3,02430.0+3.3
Labour hold Swing -0.9
Cathedral [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Doris Mulhearn 1,963 78.5 -0.8
Conservative and Liberal Unionist M. Shirtcliffe53621.4+0.8
Majority1,42757.1-1.5
Turnout 2,49927.5+0.3
Labour hold Swing -0.8
Crookesmoor [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Lambert 2,522 64.8 +7.0
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Ivan Harrington1,22231.4-4.2
Communist Nellie Connole1483.8-2.8
Majority1,30033.4+11.2
Turnout 3,89235.5-0.2
Labour hold Swing +5.6
Darnall [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arnold Wood 2,398 46.6 -14.3
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Noel Taylor1,25324.4-5.7
Liberal Barrie Dobson1,00519.5+19.5
Communist Alan Ecclestone3136.1-2.9
Union Movement Derek King1723.3+3.3
Majority1,14522.3-8.6
Turnout 5,14127.1+1.7
Labour hold Swing -4.3
Ecclesall [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Harold Hebblethwaite 5,198 87.6 +0.8
Labour Roy Munn73412.4-0.8
Majority4,46475.2+1.6
Turnout 5,93235.7+2.4
Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold Swing +0.8
Firth Park [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Molloy 2,196 52.4 +0.3
Ratepayers AssociationG. Windle1,86044.4-3.5
Union Movement Roy Crookes1313.1+3.1
Majority3368.0+3.9
Turnout 4,18732.4-1.5
Labour hold Swing +1.9
Hallam [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Gordon Wragg 3,595 54.4 -18.5
Liberal Robert Jackson1,85928.1+28.1
Labour J. Birkhead1,14817.4-9.6
Majority1,73626.3-19.7
Turnout 6,60239.9+3.5
Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold Swing -23.3
Handsworth [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leonard Cope 3,374 51.8 -6.2
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Frederick Naylor1,80427.7-14.3
Liberal Kenneth Peace1,33620.5+20.5
Majority1,57024.1+8.1
Turnout 6,51433.4-0.5
Labour hold Swing +4.0
Heeley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martha Strafford 2,505 48.6 -0.7
Conservative and Liberal Unionist John Barraclough1,59030.9-4.3
Liberal Graham Oxley80315.6+0.1
Communist John Chapman1643.2+3.2
Union Movement John Wood891.7+1.7
Majority91517.7+3.6
Turnout 5,15142.3-1.8
Labour hold Swing +1.8
Hillsborough [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Claude Toplis 2,224 35.7 -23.1
Labour William Meade2,14134.4-6.7
Liberal Alan Crapper1,85429.8+29.8
Majority831.3-16.4
Turnout 6,21945.3+6.9
Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold Swing -8.2
Manor [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Armitage 2,670 87.6 +10.1
Communist John Hukin37912.4+6.1
Majority2,29175.1+13.9
Turnout 3,04919.2-10.0
Labour hold Swing +2.0
Moor [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Reg Munn 2,010 54.7 -8.5
Labour Peter Horton 1,831
Conservative and Liberal Unionist D. Sheath95025.8-10.9
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Raymond Hadfield862
Liberal I. Greenfield56015.2+15.2
Liberal A. Greenfield539
Union Movement Charles Hyles1534.2+4.2
Majority1,06028.8+2.3
Turnout 3,67332.7+0.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +1.2
Nether Edge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Dane Clissold 2,352 49.0 -10.0
Labour Kenneth Brack1,23225.7+0.6
Liberal Dennis Boothroyd1,21125.2+9.4
Majority1,12023.3-10.6
Turnout 4,79538.4+3.4
Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold Swing -5.3
Nether Shire [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Simms 2,323 53.9 -12.9
Liberal John Weightman93121.6+21.6
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Ida Crowther83319.3-7.7
Communist Howard Hill2195.1-1.0
Majority1,39232.3-7.5
Turnout 4,30631.9+5.3
Labour hold Swing -17.2
Norton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Thornton Lambert 5,147 56.4 -1.1
Labour Victor Francis2,67329.3-4.8
Liberal Ben Thorpe1,31114.3+5.8
Majority2,47427.1+3.7
Turnout 9,13137.1-3.3
Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold Swing +1.8
Owlerton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Yeardley 1,860 48.8 -8.3
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Irvine Patnick 98525.8-7.7
Liberal Fred Crookes64817.0+17.0
Communist David Jeffrey1433.7+3.7
Municipal Reform Harry Hoyle932.4-6.9
Union Movement William Kimber802.1+2.1
Majority87523.0-0.5
Turnout 3,80932.6-2.6
Labour hold Swing -0.2
Park [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Ashton 2,017 66.9 -0.7
Labour Norman Goodchild 1,959
Conservative and Liberal Unionist S. Bell64121.3-1.5
Communist George Caborn35611.8+2.2
Majority1,37645.6+0.8
Turnout 3,01427.6-0.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +0.4
Sharrow [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Hill 1,792 45.3 -6.7
Conservative and Liberal Unionist L. Nicholson1,54539.1+3.3
Liberal Gordon Wallace42710.8+3.5
Union Movement Barbara Wood1904.8+4.8
Majority2476.2-10.1
Turnout 3,95436.1-4.2
Labour hold Swing -5.0
Southey Green [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hector Bright 3,132 75.9 +2.4
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Rhonda Beard69816.9-2.7
Communist Terence Devey2967.2+0.3
Majority2,43459.0+5.2
Turnout 4,12623.8-1.5
Labour hold Swing +2.5
Tinsley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ron Ironmonger 2,250 79.4 +5.3
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Patricia Santhouse58520.6-5.3
Majority1,66558.8+10.6
Turnout 2,83526.4-0.5
Labour hold Swing +5.3
Walkley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Bennett 2,047 58.4 +1.0
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Connie Dodson1,25735.9-2.2
Union Movement Francis Hamley1995.7+1.3
Majority79022.5+3.2
Turnout 3,50328.2-1.2
Labour hold Swing +1.6
Woodseats [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative and Liberal Unionist Walter Morrison 3,199 53.6 -7.0
Labour Dora Fitter1,80230.2+0.9
Liberal Colin Wood96816.2+6.1
Majority1,39723.4-7.9
Turnout 5,96938.2-0.2
Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold Swing -3.9

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