1980 Sheffield City Council election

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1980 Sheffield City Council election
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  1979 1 May 1980 1982  

All 87 seats to Sheffield City Council
44 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Seats won60189
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg4Increase2.svg3

Sheffield UK local election 1980 map.png
Map showing the results of the 1980 Sheffield City Council elections.

Majority party before election

Labour Party (UK)

Majority party after election

Labour Party (UK)

Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 1 May 1980. The whole council was up for election, with the Attercliffe ward now merged into Darnall and Gleadless ward changed to Norton.

Contents

Election result

Sheffield Local Election Result 1980
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 6043+168.952.985,603+0.1
  Conservative 1804-420.734.055,079-1.3
  Liberal 930+310.312.319,933+0.9
  Communist 00000.00.6938+0.2
  S.D.P. 00000.00.1168N/A
  National Front 00000.00.188N/A

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour6260
Conservatives2218
Liberal69
Communist00
S.D.P.00
National Front00
Total9087
Working majority 34  33 

Ward results

Beauchief [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Danny George* 4,487 65.9 -3.4
Conservative Cliff Godber* 4,389
Conservative Susan Batiste* 4,377
Labour D. Hutchinson2,31534.0+3.3
Labour G. Hague2,290
Labour P. Reading2,231
Majority2,06231.9-6.7
Turnout 6,66746.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing -3.3
Birley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Fisher* 3,567 66.5 +5.3
Labour Frank White 3,557
Labour John Marshall* 3,547
Conservative B. Lomas1,79933.5+5.0
Conservative J. Young1,766
Conservative R. Kelsey1,740
Majority1,74833.0+0.3
Turnout 5,36636.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +0.1
Brightside [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Price* 2,570 75.8 +8.6
Labour Bill Michie* 2,510
Labour George Wilson* 2,452
Conservative Victoria Sellers81924.1+1.8
Conservative Gordon Millward756
Conservative John Chapman739
Majority1,63351.7+6.8
Turnout 3,38930.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +3.4
Broomhill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Irvine Patnick* 2,438 50.3 +1.4
Conservative Graham Cheetham* 2,406
Conservative Marvyn Moore* 2,381
Liberal Martin Hayes-Allen1,21125.0+5.1
Labour Joan Brown*1,19724.7-6.5
Labour J. Relton1,160
Liberal E. Huntley1,138
Labour T. Treffry1,130
Liberal J. Holmes1,082
Majority1,17025.3+7.6
Turnout 4,84637.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing -1.8
Burngreave [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Francis Butler* 3,002 51.4 +11.4
Liberal Malcolm Johnson* 2,713
Liberal David Johnson 2,678
Labour F. Woodbine*2,28639.1-5.2
Labour B. Bush2,180
Labour G. Machin2,073
Conservative Moira Hattersley4287.3-6.9
Conservative Colin Barnsley421
Conservative I. Dudley417
Communist Stephen Howell1232.1+0.7
Majority39212.3+8.0
Turnout 583943.8
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal gain from Labour Swing +8.3
Castle [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Reg Munn* 3,222 75.0 +0.1
Labour David Skinner* 3,152
Labour Peter Horton* 3,146
Conservative Katherine Pinder71216.5-0.3
Conservative A. Saunders697
Conservative Ian Saunders681
Liberal Christopher Fenn2415.6-1.3
Liberal E. Fenn238
Communist J. Hudson1222.8+1.5
Majority2,43458.5+0.4
Turnout 4,29729.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +0.2
Chapel Green [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Chadwick* 4,334 61.0 +8.3
Liberal Geoffrey Griffiths* 4,010
Liberal Roger Wilson 3,595
Labour Tom Steel2,20731.1+2.6
Labour G. Birch2,022
Labour Lawrence Kingham2,007
Conservative E. Holmes5567.8-11.0
Conservative F. Meakin536
Conservative D. Meakin523
Majority1,38829.9+5.7
Turnout 7,097
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing +2.8
Darnall [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Prince* 3,096 62.7 +2.8
Labour David Brown* 3,081
Labour George Munn* 3,009
Conservative Colin Cavill1,26425.6-2.6
Conservative Shirley Rhodes1,238
Conservative Dorothy Kennedy1,237
Liberal Dennis Boothroyd57711.7-0.1
Liberal M. Francis576
Liberal Michael Ogden512
Majority1,74537.1+5.4
Turnout 4,93734.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +2.7
Dore [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Heslop* 4,737 63.9 -3.1
Conservative Pat Santhouse* 4,653
Conservative Jack Thompson* 4,473
Labour Angela Smith1,96526.5-6.5
Labour Win Francis1,963
Labour A. Lyne1,926
Liberal C. Holmes7139.6+9.6
Liberal Edward Mullin578
Liberal T. Robinson567
Majority2,50837.4+3.4
Turnout 7,41546.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing +1.7
Ecclesall [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Dunsmore* 4,959 69.8 +8.8
Conservative John Neill* 4,899
Conservative Jonathan Freeman 4,844
Labour D. Lyons1,12515.8-0.9
Labour D. Payne1,100
Labour L. Skinner1,085
Liberal Arthur Fawthrop1,02014.3-7.9
Liberal P. Cruickshank980
Liberal J. Laming973
Majority3,71954.0+15.2
Turnout 7,10446.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing +4.8
Firth Park [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clive Betts* 4,448 81.1 +13.6
Labour Terry Butler* 4,218
Labour Joan Barton* 4,174
Conservative Lorna Banham65712.0-8.9
Conservative H. Bailey648
Conservative B. Tomlinson620
Liberal B. Goodison4347.9-3.6
Liberal K. Howson376
Liberal G. Trickett*354
Majority3,51769.1+22.5
Turnout 5,48139.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +11.2
Hallam [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Jackson* 4,485 67.3 +10.6
Conservative R. Hobson* 4,365
Conservative Gordon Wragg* 4,357
Labour Dennis Brown1,36820.5-9.9
Labour E. Ellis1,359
Labour A. Bacon1,314
Liberal Jean Mason81212.2-0.6
Liberal G. Jacobs761
Liberal A. Tonge738
Majority2,98946.8+20.5
Turnout 6,66547.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing +10.2
Handsworth [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Nicholls* 3,595 70.3 +3.1
Labour Elsie Smith* 3,576
Labour Janet Fiore 3,511
Conservative Bernard Kennedy1,51429.6-3.1
Conservative Evelyn Millward1,459
Conservative J. Dunsmore1,402
Majority1,99740.7+6.2
Turnout 5,10936.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +3.1
Heeley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Winifred Golding* 3,948 59.0 +2.2
Labour John Senior* 3,932
Labour Donald Lemons 3,842
Conservative Sid Cordle2,14432.0-0.3
Conservative G. Dyer2,100
Conservative Maisie Hyatt1,978
Liberal Donald Smith4576.8-2.1
Communist Neville Taylor1452.1+0.2
Majority1,69827.0+2.5
Turnout 6,69442.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +1.2
Hillsborough [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alf Meade 3,879 53.3 +1.9
Labour D. Morgan 3,666
Labour Gordon Mills 3,658
Conservative William Travis3,40046.7-1.9
Conservative A. Banham*3,383
Conservative A. Slack3,342
Majority2586.6+3.8
Turnout 7,27948.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +1.9
Intake [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Thomas* 3,853 59.8 -5.5
Labour Mike Bower* 3,772
Labour Steve Jones 3,768
Conservative G. Bolton2,07632.2-2.4
Conservative P. Cavanagh1,914
Conservative D. Clover1,844
Liberal H. Wallace5107.9+7.9
Liberal A. Eggleston440
Majority1,69227.6-3.1
Turnout 6,43941.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing -1.5
Manor [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dora Fitter* 3,194 76.1 +3.4
Labour Colin Radcliffe* 3,076
Labour Gerald Bermingham 2,974
Conservative George Booth59514.2-5.4
Conservative Roger Barnsley510
Conservative Pat Barnsley467
Liberal Jacqueline Butler2606.2+0.7
Liberal Philip Taylor213
Communist John Hukin1473.5+1.4
Majority2,37961.9+8.8
Turnout 4,19630.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +4.4
Mosborough [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dorothy Walton* 3,626 71.9 +2.5
Labour S. Dootson* 3,529
Labour Mary Anne Foulds* 3,493
Conservative G. Ranson1,41328.0-2.6
Conservative L. Napier1,332
Conservative A. O'Donnell1,315
Majority2,08043.9+5.1
Turnout 5,03934.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +2.5
Nether Edge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Connie Dodson* 3,231 53.7 +6.7
Conservative Paul Verhaert* 3,171
Conservative Christine Smith* 3,152
Labour Albert Richardson*2,17536.2+1.9
Labour E. Sargent2,100
Labour Marilyn Tsiorvas2,079
Liberal K. Salt60510.0-8.6
Liberal I. Johnson586
Liberal Patrick Smith564
Majority97717.5+4.8
Turnout 6,01142.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing +2.4
Nether Shire [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roger Barton* 3,465 77.1 +5.9
Labour Philip Moscrop* 3,438
Labour Alan Wigfield* 3,364
Conservative D. Housley89619.9-6.1
Conservative Paul Mort881
Conservative Edith Bush877
Communist Paul Mackey1322.9+0.1
Majority2,46857.2+12.0
Turnout 4,49335.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +6.0
Netherthorpe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Enid Hattersley* 3,274 70.8 +1.9
Labour Harold Lambert* 3,265
Labour John Laurent 3,091
Conservative J. Elliss1,17925.5-3.1
Conservative Paul Makin1,177
Conservative J. Dero1,157
S.D.P. K. Bell1683.6+3.6
Majority1,91245.3+5.0
Turnout 4,62135.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +2.5
Norton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Fidler* 3,720 61.6 +7.2
Labour B. Glenn* 3,685
Labour Sam Wall* 3,472
Conservative L. Moir1,82330.2-6.5
Conservative Maureen Neill1,803
Conservative J. Ormerod1,761
Liberal Robert Mumford4978.2-0.6
Majority1,64931.4+13.7
Turnout 6,04043.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +6.8
Owlerton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Burrows 3,201 74.6 +0.9
Labour Helen Jackson 3,017
Labour J. Coulby 2,997
Conservative Frank Brookes1,00123.3-2.9
Conservative Stuart Dawson911
Conservative P. Stafford882
National Front R. Crookes882.0+2.0
Majority2,20051.3+3.8
Turnout 4,29033.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +1.9
Park [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Jones* 3,752 84.2 +10.3
Labour Phillip Grisdale* 3,678
Labour Doris Mulhearn* 3,559
Conservative Nicholas Hutton57813.0-5.4
Conservative Margaret Beatson569
Conservative Ian Beatson561
Communist R. Paulucy1252.8+1.9
Majority2,98171.2+15.7
Turnout 4,45531.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +7.8
Sharrow [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Butler 2,630 64.6 +4.3
Labour Howard Knight* 2,622
Labour Alf Wood* 2,599
Conservative W. Price1,29331.8+4.0
Conservative Thomas Seaton1,238
Conservative T. Thompson1,225
Communist Brian Turley1443.5+1.5
Majority1,30632.8+0.3
Turnout 4,06731.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +0.1
South Wortley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Howard* 2,950 38.9 -0.3
Labour F. Rodgers* 2,758
Labour Harry Hanwell 2,700
Conservative Sylvia Cowley*2,65135.0-4.9
Conservative D. Warren2,635
Conservative E. Vawser2,228
Liberal Philip Howson1,97426.0+5.2
Liberal P. Weston1,851
Liberal M. Travis1,774
Majority493.9+3.2
Turnout 7,57544.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.6
Southey Green [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Blunkett* 3,606 87.7 +8.6
Labour Sandra Davies* 3,276
Labour Dorothy Podlesny* 3,275
Conservative Derek Eastwood50312.2-8.6
Conservative Hedley Oldfield472
Conservative Patricia Oldfield444
Majority2,77275.5+17.2
Turnout 4,10932.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +8.6
Stocksbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal A. Cooke* 3,286 52.2 -6.5
Liberal M. Heraty 2,504
Liberal June Hibberd 2,434
Labour Anthony Sweeney*1,54024.5+2.7
Conservative N. Horton1,46423.3+3.8
Conservative Barrie Jones1,334
Conservative R. Homer1,303
Labour S. Donoghue1,280
Labour E. Guest1,222
Majority89427.7-9.2
Turnout 6,29054.0
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
Liberal gain from Labour Swing -4.6
Walkley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Billings* 3,829 65.9 +4.5
Labour William Owen* 3,752
Labour Paul Wood* 3,713
Conservative P. Booler1,97734.0-4.5
Conservative G. Parkin1,937
Conservative M. Rogers1,905
Majority1,73631.9-8.9
Turnout 5,80642.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +4.5

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