1963 Sheffield City Council election

The Sheffield City Council election was held on 9 May 1963, with one third up for vote and two vacancies in Attercliffe and Tinsley. The election, boasting a record field of candidates, seen Labour win back all their 1960 losses as well as gaining Hillsborough. The Ratepayers Association's failure to contest these elections meant their sole representation on the council, as one of the Firth Park councillors, was lost. Overall turnout was unchanged from the previous years, at 31%.[1]

1963 Sheffield City Council election
9 May 1963
27 councillors to Sheffield City Council
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Seats won 21 6
Seat change Increase5 Decrease4
Majority party before election

Labour Party (UK)

 Majority party after election

Labour Party (UK)

Election result
Sheffield Local Election Result 1963
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 21 5 0 +5 77.8 52.7 58,335 +6.1
  Conservative 6 0 4 -4 22.2 33.7 37,341 -3.0
  Liberal 0 0 0 0 0.0 10.3 11,436 -1.4
  Communist 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.8 2,065 -0.2
  Union Movement 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 1,501 +0.1

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 50 17 55 18
Conservatives 24 8 20 7
Liberals 0 0 0 0
Communist 0 0 0 0
Union Movement 0 0 0 0
Ratepayers 1 0 0 0
Total 75 25 75 25
100 100
Working majority  25   9   35   11 
 34   46 

Ward results
Attercliffe[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Goodenough 1,970 71.0 -7.1
Labour William Twigg 1,554
Liberal A. Oxby 337 12.1 +12.1
Conservative William Keen 321 11.6 -1.3
Conservative Ruth Hawson 283
Liberal Kathleen Hinchcliffe 255
Union Movement Robert Taylor 147 5.3 -3.7
Majority 1,217 59.4 -5.8
Turnout 2,775 19.9 +1.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing -9.6
Brightside[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henry Sturrock 1,865 78.1 +6.0
Communist Henry Hardwick 305 12.8 +3.3
Union Movement Peter Bashforth 217 9.1 +3.9
Majority 1,560 65.3 +6.4
Turnout 2,387 20.9 -1.0
Labour hold Swing +1.3
Broomhill[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Jackson 2,880 59.7 -14.7
Labour J. Birkhead 1,015 21.0 -4.5
Liberal Emily Holt 929 19.2 +19.2
Majority 1,865 38.6 -10.2
Turnout 4,824 32.6 +3.5
Conservative hold Swing -5.1
Burngreave[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Thorpe 2,368 70.8 +6.5
Conservative Frank Adams 974 29.1 -6.5
Majority 1,394 41.7 +13.0
Turnout 3,342 31.7 +1.7
Labour hold Swing +6.5
Cathedral[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Enid Hattersley 2,213 87.7 +9.2
Union Movement John Wood 309 12.2 +12.2
Majority 1,904 75.5 +18.4
Turnout 2,522 27.5 -0.1
Labour hold Swing -1.5
Crookesmoor[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Hattersley 2,117 60.3 -4.5
Conservative Ivan Harrington 914 26.0 -5.3
Liberal Alan Thompson 374 10.6 +10.6
Communist Nellie Connole 104 2.9 -0.8
Majority 1,203 34.3 +0.9
Turnout 3,509 33.2 -2.3
Labour hold Swing +0.4
Darnall[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Price 2,835 55.9 +9.3
Conservative Noel Taylor 1,032 20.3 -4.0
Liberal Joseph Hinchcliffe 850 16.8 -2.8
Communist Alan Ecclestone 351 6.9 +0.8
Majority 1,803 35.6 +13.3
Turnout 5,068 27.2 +0.2
Labour hold Swing +6.6
Ecclesall[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Neill 4,739 82.4 -5.2
Labour Leon Harris 1,009 17.5 +5.2
Majority 3,730 64.9 -10.3
Turnout 5,748 34.8 -0.9
Conservative hold Swing -5.2
Firth Park[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Hayward 2,601 63.3 +10.9
Conservative Ida Crowther 1,363 33.2 +33.2
Union Movement H. Jones 144 3.5 +0.4
Majority 1,238 30.1 +22.1
Turnout 4,108 31.8 -0.5
Labour gain from Ratepayers Swing -11.1
Hallam[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Blake 3,840 56.1 +1.6
Labour Kenneth Brack 1,727 25.2 +7.8
Liberal George Harry Manley 1,282 18.7 -9.4
Majority 2,113 30.8 +4.5
Turnout 6,849 40.8 +0.9
Conservative hold Swing -3.1
Handsworth[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Salmons 3,730 58.4 +6.5
Conservative Charles Macdonald 1,503 23.5 -4.2
Liberal Ken Peace 1,155 18.1 -2.4
Majority 2,227 34.8 +10.7
Turnout 6,388 31.8 -1.6
Labour hold Swing +5.3
Heeley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Jones 2,889 55.0 +6.3
Conservative John Barraclough 1,427 27.1 -3.7
Liberal Graham Oxley 799 15.2 -0.4
Communist Joe Stevenson 140 2.6 -0.5
Majority 1,462 27.8 +10.0
Turnout 5,255 43.4 +1.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.0
Hillsborough[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Meade 2,971 44.6 +10.2
Conservative Connie Dodson 2,244 33.7 -2.0
Liberal Alan Crapper 1,437 21.6 -8.2
Majority 727 10.9 +9.6
Turnout 6,652 48.6 +3.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +6.1
Manor[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. John 2,983 79.1 -8.4
Liberal David Turner 487 12.9 +12.9
Communist John Hukin 299 7.9 -4.5
Majority 2,496 66.2 -8.9
Turnout 3,769 24.0 +4.8
Labour hold Swing -10.6
Moor[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Munn 2,286 64.9 +10.2
Conservative H. Maw 1,152 32.7 +6.9
Union Movement P. Wild 81 2.3 -1.8
Majority 1,134 32.2 +3.4
Turnout 3,519 34.2 +1.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +1.6
Nether Edge[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harry Mercer 2,178 48.5 -0.5
Labour Roy Thwaites 1,227 27.3 +1.6
Liberal Dennis Boothroyd 1,080 24.1 -1.2
Majority 951 21.2 -2.1
Turnout 4,485 35.9 -2.5
Conservative hold Swing -1.0
Nether Shire[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Moseley 2,728 91.7 +37.7
Communist Howard Hill 248 8.3 +3.2
Majority 2,480 83.3 +51.0
Turnout 2,976 22.1 -9.8
Labour hold Swing +17.2
Norton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Liberal E. Tindall 5,099 54.6 -1.7
Labour Frank Hooley 3,195 34.2 +4.9
Liberal Gordon Wallace 1,041 11.1 -3.2
Majority 1,904 20.4 -6.7
Turnout 9,335 37.6 +0.4
National Liberal hold Swing -3.3
Owlerton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Watson 2,262 65.1 +16.2
Conservative Horace Bestall 926 26.6 +0.8
Communist Dave Jeffery 195 5.6 +1.8
Union Movement J. Judge 93 2.7 +0.6
Majority 1,336 38.4 +15.4
Turnout 3,476 30.2 -2.4
Labour hold Swing +7.7
Park[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norman Goodchild 2,404 83.7 +16.8
Conservative Raymond Hadfield 468 16.3 -5.0
Majority 1,936 67.4 +21.7
Turnout 2,872 27.0 -0.6
Labour hold Swing +10.9
Sharrow[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Ryder 2,101 53.4 +8.1
Conservative Alexander Leitch 1,569 39.9 +0.8
Union Movement Barbara Wood 265 6.7 +1.9
Majority 532 13.5 +7.3
Turnout 3,935 38.2 +2.0
Labour hold Swing +3.6
Southey Green[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arnold Crosby 3,390 88.9 +13.0
Communist Jim Hudson 423 11.1 +3.9
Majority 2,967 77.8 +18.8
Turnout 3,813 22.4 -1.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +4.5
Tinsley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Lowe 2,193 68.9 -10.4
Labour Tom Cruise 2,084
Liberal W. Hartill Jr. 622 19.5 +19.5
Conservative Patricia Santhouse 367 11.5 -9.1
Liberal Joyce Peace 288
Majority 1,462 49.4 -9.3
Turnout 3,182 31.3 +4.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing -14.9
Walkley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Towns 2,244 58.4 -0.0
Conservative W. Nowill 1,353 35.2 -0.7
Union Movement Francis Hamley 245 6.4 +0.7
Majority 891 23.2 +0.6
Turnout 3,842 31.3 +3.0
Labour hold Swing +0.3
Woodseats[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Lawther 2,992 49.5 -4.1
Labour Dora Fitter 2,012 33.3 +3.1
Liberal Colin Wood 1,043 17.2 +1.0
Majority 980 16.2 -7.2
Turnout 6,047 38.7 +0.5
Conservative hold Swing -3.6

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