1971 Sheffield City Council election

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1971 Sheffield City Council election
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  1970 14 May 1971 1972  

27 councillors to Sheffield City Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Seats won2160
Seat changeIncrease2.svg13Decrease2.svg12Decrease2.svg1

1971 Sheffield City Council election map-en.png

Majority party before election

Labour Party (UK)

Majority party after election

Labour Party (UK)

The 1971 Sheffield City Council elections were held on 14 May 1971, with one third up for vote. Since the previous election, a by-election in November for Burngreave seen the Liberals increase their representation to two, with a gain from Labour.

Contents

Immediately following last year's election, the allocation of fourteen retiring Alderman was decided, with Labour taking the overwhelming majority, strengthened by their election performance and the knowledge that if repeated it would lead to a landslide victory for them.

Labour leader Ironmongers' prediction of an aforementioned landslide played out in this election, with Labour making over a dozen gains, with all-but-one coming from their competitor the Conservatives - the other being a Liberal seat in Heeley won in a by-election in 1969. This left them with a record number of 80 seats, and a similarly record-breaking majority of 52.

With such heavy losses, numerous high-profile Conservative councillors lost their seat, not least of which was a contender for the group's leadership, Irvine Patnick. [1]

Election result

Sheffield Local Election Result 1971
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 21130+1377.861.779,878+8.8
  Conservative 6012-1222.232.842,528-11.5
  Liberal 001-10.04.15,351+2.1
  Communist 00000.00.81,109+0.2
  Independent Labour 00000.00.3433+0.3
 Independent Ex-Service00000.00.2220+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
Labour44185723
Conservatives359234
Liberals2010
Communists0000
Independent Labour0000
Independent Ex-Service0000
Total81278127
108108
Working majority 7  9  33  19 
 16  52 

Ward results

Attercliffe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Firth 2,798 87.7 +11.0
Conservative Harold Mellor39112.2−11.0
Majority2,40775.5+22.0
Turnout 3,189
Labour hold Swing +11.0
Beauchief [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eric Crewe 4,353 71.8 −4.8
Labour Terence Butler1,70528.1+4.8
Majority2,64843.7−9.6
Turnout 6,058
Conservative hold Swing -4.8
Birley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Marshall 4,269 71.3 +8.7
Conservative Danny George1,72028.7−8.7
Majority2,54942.5+17.4
Turnout 5,989
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +8.7
Brightside [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Wilson 3,132 83.0 +15.2
Conservative Kathleen Moore56815.0−14.7
Communist Reg Arundal721.9−0.5
Majority2,56468.0+30.0
Turnout 3,772
Labour hold Swing +14.9
Broomhill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Cheetham 2,636 57.3 −12.9
Labour Peter Price1,56033.9+4.0
Liberal John Isard4068.8+8.8
Majority1,07623.4−16.9
Turnout 4,602
Conservative hold Swing -8.4
Burngreave [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charlotte Ellis 2,426 43.4 −7.2
Liberal Malcolm Johnson2,20039.4+11.9
Conservative David Chapman4758.5−12.5
Independent Labour Michael Newton4337.7+7.7
Communist Roy Eccles490.9+0.0
Majority2264.0−19.2
Turnout 5,583
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -9.5
Castle [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marie Rodgers 2,541 84.0 +10.1
Liberal Frank Mettam35511.7+11.7
Communist Edna Ashworth1294.2+1.8
Majority2,18672.2+22.1
Turnout 3,025
Labour hold Swing -0.8
Darnall [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Cornwell 3,811 79.6 +10.6
Conservative Michael Heath97620.4−10.6
Majority2,83559.2+21.2
Turnout 4,787
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +10.6
Dore [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pat Santhouse 3,744 63.3 −12.8
Labour Edward Ferrett1,80230.5+6.6
Liberal Ben Thorpe3666.2+6.2
Majority1,94232.8−19.5
Turnout 5,912
Conservative hold Swing -9.7
Ecclesall [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Pinder 3,575 70.9 −8.9
Labour Ivy Evison1,24424.7+4.5
Independent Ex-ServiceGeoffrey Widdison2204.4+4.4
Majority2,33146.2−13.4
Turnout 5,039
Conservative hold Swing -6.7
Firth Park [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Morris 3,260 70.4 +7.5
Conservative Madge Kerton1,09023.5−11.8
Liberal Cynthia Hepworth1884.0+4.0
Communist Barry Bracken891.9+0.2
Majority2,17046.9+19.4
Turnout 4,627
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +9.6
Gleadless [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roger Barton 5,062 59.8 +13.6
Conservative Charles Davison3,05536.1−10.0
Liberal Dennis Boothroyd3394.0−3.6
Majority2,00723.7+23.6
Turnout 8,456
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +11.8
Hallam [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cliff Godber 3,146 58.3 −15.2
Labour Philip Moscrop1,79233.2+6.8
Liberal Jean Mason4548.4+8.4
Majority1,35425.1−22.0
Turnout 5,392
Conservative hold Swing -11.0
Handsworth [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Annie Britton 3,522 78.7 +13.8
Conservative Frank Brookes95321.3−13.8
Majority2,56957.4+27.6
Turnout 4,475
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +13.8
Heeley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alfred Mosforth 4,193 60.7 +9.0
Conservative Rodger Outram2,23432.3−13.7
Liberal Michael Swain2934.2+4.2
Communist Martin Ashworth1832.6+0.4
Majority1,95928.4+22.7
Turnout 6,903
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +11.3
Hillsborough [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alf Meade 3,354 53.1 +8.8
Conservative Irvine Patnick 2,67442.3−13.4
Liberal Martyn Atkinson2904.6+4.6
Majority68010.7−0.7
Turnout 6,318
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +11.1
Intake [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Balty 3,887 66.7 +8.6
Conservative Peter Hodson1,63828.1−13.7
Liberal Colin Andrews2995.1+5.1
Majority2,24938.6+22.4
Turnout 5,824
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +11.1
Manor [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Machin 3,168 85.4 +8.5
Conservative Peter Huddart38410.3−10.7
Communist John Hukin1554.2+2.2
Majority2,78475.1+19.3
Turnout 3,707
Labour hold Swing +9.2
Mosborough [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Havenhand 2,592 81.1 +16.3
Conservative Stan Titterington60518.9−8.6
Majority1,98762.1+24.9
Turnout 3,197
Labour hold Swing +12.4
Nether Edge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lionel Farris 2,829 64.8 −7.1
Labour Adam Pemberton1,53735.2+9.6
Majority1,29229.6−16.8
Turnout 4,366
Conservative hold Swing -8.3
Nether Shire [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tom Ratcliffe 3,428 80.9 +15.2
Conservative Bryan Dick64915.3−10.4
Communist Ken Hattersley1623.8+1.5
Majority2,77965.5+25.7
Turnout 4,239
Labour hold Swing +12.8
Netherthorpe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Woodhead 2,566 74.0 +6.7
Conservative Jean Grindrod83724.1−8.5
Communist Violet Gill651.9+1.9
Majority1,72949.8+15.2
Turnout 3,468
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +7.6
Owlerton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Kirk 3,506 81.6 +13.7
Conservative Patrick Fenoughty79218.4−13.7
Majority2,71463.2+27.4
Turnout 4,298
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +13.7
Park [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Grisdale 3,948 86.7 +9.3
Conservative Roger Wright48910.7−9.4
Communist George Matthews1162.5+0.2
Majority3,45976.0+18.7
Turnout 4,553
Labour hold Swing +9.3
Sharrow [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Baxter 2,756 70.6 +10.2
Conservative Colin Barnsley98725.3−14.3
Liberal Colin Wood1614.1+4.1
Majority1,76945.3+24.5
Turnout 3,904
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +12.2
Southey Green [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Francis O'Shaughnessy 3,062 87.4 +7.5
Conservative Kenneth Whitehouse35210.0−6.8
Communist Ray Chambers892.5−0.7
Majority2,71077.4+14.3
Turnout 3,503
Labour hold Swing +7.1
Walkley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Veronica Hardstaff 2,957 68.2 +12.9
Conservative Stan Parnell1,37631.8−12.9
Majority1,58136.5+25.8
Turnout 4,333
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +12.9

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