1964 Sheffield City Council election

The Sheffield City Council election was held on 7 May 1964, with one third of the council up for election. The election campaign was quieter than most, with fewer parties contesting, and a smaller number of candidates than recent years (64 stood). The election seen no change in seats, and a slightly reduced turnout of 29%.[1]

1964 Sheffield City Council election
7 May 1964
25 councillors to Sheffield City Council
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Seats won 18 7
Seat change Steady0 Steady0
Majority party before election

Labour Party (UK)

 Majority party after election

Labour Party (UK)

Election result
Sheffield Local Election Result 1964
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 18 0 0 0 72.0 55.0 54,585 +2.3
  Conservative 7 0 0 0 28.0 38.3 38,084 +4.6
  Liberal 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.7 4,644 -5.6
  Communist 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.0 2,005 +0.2

The 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 55 18 55 18
Conservatives 20 7 20 7
Liberals 0 0 0 0
Communists 0 0 0 0
Total 75 25 75 25
100 100
Working majority  35   11   35   11 
 46   46 

Ward results
Attercliffe[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Twigg 1,856 78.4 +7.4
Conservative Ruth Hawson 308 13.0 +1.4
Liberal Wilfred Dunderdale 203 8.6 -3.6
Majority 1,548 65.4 +6.0
Turnout 2,367 17.3 -2.5
Labour hold Swing +3.0
Brightside[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dora Fitter 1,722 85.2 +7.1
Communist Henry Hardwick 298 14.7 +2.0
Majority 1,424 70.5 +5.1
Turnout 2,020 17.4 -3.5
Labour hold Swing +2.5
Broomhill[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Peile 3,015 68.5 +8.8
Labour Marie Hogg 873 19.8 -1.2
Liberal Winifred Holt 510 11.6 -7.7
Majority 2,142 48.7 +10.0
Turnout 4,398 30.2 -2.4
Conservative hold Swing +5.0
Burngreave[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alf Wild 1,855 68.9 -1.9
Conservative Frank Adams 836 31.1 +1.9
Majority 1,019 37.9 -3.8
Turnout 2,691 26.0 -5.7
Labour hold Swing -1.9
Cathedral[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Sharpe 2,094 83.3 -4.4
Conservative Catherine Campbell 420 16.7 +16.7
Majority 1,674 66.6 -8.9
Turnout 2,514 26.9 -0.5
Labour hold Swing -10.5
Crookesmoor[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maurice Roberts 1,467 58.6 -1.7
Conservative Irvine Patnick 878 35.1 +9.0
Communist Derek Quinn 156 6.2 +3.3
Majority 589 23.5 -10.7
Turnout 2,501 26.6 -6.6
Labour hold Swing -5.3
Darnall[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Owen 2,677 59.3 +3.4
Conservative Frank Burrow 1,129 25.0 +4.7
Liberal Joseph Hinchcliffe 424 9.4 -7.4
Communist Alan Ecclestone 280 6.2 -0.7
Majority 1,548 34.3 -1.2
Turnout 4,510 24.5 -2.8
Labour hold Swing -0.6
Ecclesall[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel O'Neill 4,610 83.1 +0.7
Labour Joseph Albaya 935 16.8 -0.7
Majority 3,675 66.3 +1.4
Turnout 5,545 33.6 -1.2
Conservative hold Swing +0.7
Firth Park[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norman Bentley 2,292 60.3 -3.0
Conservative Raymond Hadfield 1,325 34.9 +1.7
Communist Rob Moody 182 4.8 +4.8
Majority 967 25.4 -4.7
Turnout 3,799 29.7 -2.1
Labour hold Swing -2.3
Hallam[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Reginald Ashmore 3,855 57.1 +1.1
Labour John Morley 1,888 28.0 +2.8
Liberal David Chambers 1,002 14.8 -3.8
Majority 1,967 29.1 -1.7
Turnout 6,745 39.1 -1.6
Conservative hold Swing -0.8
Handsworth[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Richardson 3,447 57.3 -1.1
Conservative Charles Macdonald 1,720 28.6 +5.1
Liberal Ken Peace 848 14.1 -4.0
Majority 1,727 28.7 -6.1
Turnout 6,015 28.9 -2.9
Labour hold Swing -3.1
Heeley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Sewell 2,616 56.4 +1.4
Conservative John Barraclough 1,401 30.2 +3.1
Liberal Graham Oxley 489 10.5 -4.6
Communist Joe Stevenson 129 2.8 +0.1
Majority 1,215 26.2 -1.6
Turnout 4,635 38.0 -5.4
Labour hold Swing -0.8
Hillsborough[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Arnold 2,810 51.4 +17.6
Labour Roy Thwaites 2,659 48.6 +3.9
Majority 151 2.7 -8.2
Turnout 5,469 40.0 -8.6
Conservative hold Swing +6.8
Manor[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Austin Conroy 2,657 90.8 +11.6
Communist John Hukin 269 9.2 +1.2
Majority 2,388 81.6 +15.4
Turnout 2,926 18.9 -5.1
Labour hold Swing +5.2
Moor[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Horton 1,863 68.0 +3.0
Conservative Rupert Bishop 877 32.0 -0.7
Majority 986 36.0 +3.7
Turnout 2,740 27.7 -6.5
Labour hold Swing +1.8
Nether Edge[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ivan Harrington 2,309 54.6 +6.0
Labour Frank Hooley 1,290 30.5 +3.1
Liberal Dennis Boothroyd 631 14.9 -9.1
Majority 1,019 24.1 +2.9
Turnout 4,230 34.2 -1.7
Conservative hold Swing +1.4
Nether Shire[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fred Staton 2,664 91.6 -0.1
Communist Howard Hill 245 8.4 +0.1
Majority 2,419 83.2 -0.2
Turnout 2,909 22.0 -0.1
Labour hold Swing -0.1
Norton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Blake 5,150 57.2 +2.6
Labour Brian Pritchard 3,845 42.7 +8.5
Majority 1,305 14.5 -5.9
Turnout 8,995 36.0 -1.5
Conservative hold Swing -2.9
Owlerton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Mate 2,148 67.6 +2.5
Conservative Horace Bestall 915 28.8 +2.2
Communist Dave Jeffrey 113 3.5 -2.0
Majority 1,233 38.8 +0.4
Turnout 3,176 26.2 -4.0
Labour hold Swing +0.1
Park[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Knowles 1,985 80.3 -3.3
Conservative June Harris 485 19.6 +3.3
Majority 1,500 60.7 -6.7
Turnout 2,470 23.3 -3.7
Labour hold Swing -3.3
Sharrow[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vera Boyd 2,071 56.0 +2.7
Conservative Joseph Barber 1,623 43.9 +4.0
Majority 448 12.1 -1.4
Turnout 3,694 36.9 -1.2
Labour hold Swing -0.6
Southey Green[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Winifred Golding 3,195 90.5 +1.6
Communist Jim Hudson 333 9.4 -1.6
Majority 2,862 81.1 +3.3
Turnout 3,528 21.0 -1.4
Labour hold Swing +1.6
Tinsley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norman Eldred 1,842 78.6 +9.7
Conservative Patricia Santhouse 354 15.1 +3.6
Liberal Colin Wood 146 6.2 -13.3
Majority 1,488 63.5 14.1
Turnout 2,342 24.1 -7.2
Labour hold Swing +3.0
Walkley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Cooper 2,004 66.8 +8.4
Conservative Connie Dodson 996 33.2 -2.0
Majority 1,008 33.6 +10.4
Turnout 3,000 24.9 -6.4
Labour hold Swing +5.2
Woodseats[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alexander Leitch 3,068 50.3 +0.8
Labour John Tomlinson 2,640 43.3 +10.0
Liberal David Turner 391 6.4 -10.8
Majority 428 7.0 -9.2
Turnout 6,099 39.5 +0.8
Conservative hold Swing -4.6

By-elections between 1964 and 1965
Burngreave By-election 18 June 1964[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Reggie Ellis 1,149 69.2 +0.3
Conservative Frank Adams 512 30.8 -0.3
Majority 637 38.4 +0.5
Turnout 1,661 16.0 -10.0
Labour hold Swing +0.3
Crookesmoor By-election 18 June 1964[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Tomlinson 932 62.8 +4.2
Conservative Irvine Patnick 399 26.9 -8.2
Liberal Ken Peace 153 10.3 +10.3
Majority 533 35.9 +12.4
Turnout 1,484 15.8 -7.7
Labour hold Swing +6.2

References
  1. "Sheffield Local Elections 1960–1995 scans". Retrieved 2 December 2011.
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