1978 Sheffield City Council election

Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 4 May 1978. One third of the council was up for election.

1978 Sheffield City Council election
4 May 1978
31 of 90 seats to Sheffield City Council
46 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Seats won 21 8 2
Seat change Decrease3 Increase2 Increase1
Majority party before election

Labour Party (UK)

 Majority party after election

Labour Party (UK)

Election result
Sheffield Local Election Result 1978
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 21 0 3 -3 67.7 50.2 75,051 +4.8
  Conservative 8 2 0 +2 25.8 40.9 61,093 +2.3
  Liberal 2 1 0 +1 6.4 8.0 11,960 -2.6
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 709 N/A
  Communist 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 490 -0.1
  British Movement 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 66 New
  Workers Revolutionary 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 32 New

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

Party Previous council New council
Labour 63 60
Conservatives 22 24
Liberal 5 6
Independent 0 0
Communist 0 0
British Movement 0 0
Workers' Revolutionary 0 0
Total 90 90
Working majority  36   30 

Ward results
Attercliffe[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Firth* 1,402 78.7 +3.1
Labour David Brown 1,388
Conservative A. Calow 378 21.2 -3.2
Conservative Jonathan Freeman 364
Majority 1,010 57.5 +6.3
Turnout 3,532
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +3.1
Beauchief [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eric Crewe* 5,297 75.8 +4.3
Labour Richard Caborn 1,685 24.1 +4.6
Majority 3,612 51.7 -0.1
Turnout 6,982
Conservative hold Swing -0.1
Birley [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John G Marshall* 3,218 61.2 +6.3
Conservative B. Lomas 2,035 38.7 +3.4
Majority 1,183 22.5 +2.9
Turnout 5,253
Labour hold Swing +1.4
Brightside[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Michie* 2,673 69.1 +8.5
Conservative M. McGrath 1,193 30.8 +3.1
Majority 1,193 38.3 +5.4
Turnout 3,874
Labour hold Swing +2.7
Broomhill[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Cheetham* 3,217 59.1 -9.5
Labour J. Bride 1,550 28.5 -2.8
Liberal Martin Hayes-Allen 672 12.3 +12.3
Majority 1,667 30.6 -6.7
Turnout 5,439
Conservative hold Swing -3.3
Burngreave[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Francis Butler* 3,133 63.7 +10.2
Labour Helen Jackson 1,435 29.2 -8.1
Conservative Emma Sizer 310 6.3 -1.4
Communist Alvin Jenkinson 38 0.8 -0.5
Majority 1,698 34.5 +18.3
Turnout 4,916
Liberal hold Swing +9.1
Castle[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Skinner 2,416 77.7 +13.6
Conservative I. Saunders 646 20.8 +2.2
Communist Violet Gill 47 1.5 -0.8
Majority 1,770 56.9 +11.4
Turnout 3,109
Labour hold Swing +5.7
Chapel Green[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoffrey Griffiths 3,938 58.3 -4.9
Labour Tom Steel* 2,115 31.3 +7.1
Conservative E. King 696 10.3 -2.3
Majority 1,823 27.0 -12.0
Turnout 6,749
Liberal gain from Labour Swing -6.0
Darnall[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Prince* 2,300 59.5 +4.5
Labour Reg Munn** 2,230
Conservative Sid Cordle 1,272 33.1 -3.9
Conservative Maisie Hyatt 1,247
Liberal David Johnson 296 7.4 -0.6
Liberal Dennis Boothroyd 265
Majority 1,028 26.4 +8.4
Turnout 7,610
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +4.2

Reg Munn was a sitting councillor for Castle ward

Dore[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jack Thompson* 4,749 73.2 +2.6
Labour Tom Woodhead** 1,733 26.7 +7.9
Majority 3,016 46.5 -5.3
Turnout 6,482
Conservative hold Swing -2.6

Tom Woodhead was a sitting councillor for Intake.

Ecclesall[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Pinder* 4,041 68.6 +4.7
Labour Joan Brown 1,099 18.6 +4.4
Liberal P. Pughe-Morgan 753 12.8 +1.8
Majority 2,942 50.0 +0.3
Turnout 5,893
Conservative hold Swing +0.1
Firth Park[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joan Barton 3,878 66.4 +7.8
Conservative K. Rodgers 1,257 21.5 +6.3
Liberal J. Maling 700 12.0 -14.1
Majority 2,621 44.9 +12.4
Turnout 5,835
Labour hold Swing +0.7
Gleadless[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Richardson* 3,961 48.3 -0.7
Conservative W. Bush 3,884 47.4 +9.6
Liberal Robert Mumford 348 4.2 -2.3
Majority 77 0.9 -10.3
Turnout 8,193
Labour hold Swing -5.2
Hallam[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Jackson* 4,600 70.9 +1.4
Labour Dennis Brown 1,885 29.0 +8.1
Majority 2,715 41.9 -6.7
Turnout 6,485
Conservative hold Swing -3.4
Handsworth[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Nicholls* 2,944 60.2 +14.0
Conservative Dorothy Kennedy 1,650 33.7 +3.6
Liberal Alfred Sellars 294 6.0 -9.2
Majority 1,294 26.5 +10.4
Turnout 4,888
Labour hold Swing +5.2
Heeley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Rodgers 3,088 50.9 +1.9
Conservative Shirley Rhodes 2,535 41.8 +5.8
Liberal J. Elston 319 5.2 -0.8
Communist Neville Taylor 119 1.9 +1.9
Majority 553 9.1 -3.9
Turnout 6,061
Labour hold Swing -1.9
Hillsborough[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Banham 3,660 52.8 +7.1
Labour Alf Meade* 3,274 47.2 +5.6
Majority 386 5.6 +1.5
Turnout 6,934
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +0.7
Intake[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roger Barton** 3,745 58.4 +8.2
Conservative J. Howard 2,411 37.6 +4.8
Liberal P. Clements 259 4.0 -4.3
Majority 1,334 20.8 +3.4
Turnout 6,415
Labour hold Swing +1.7

Roger Barton was a sitting councillor for Nether Shire

Manor[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Armitage* 2,740 76.3 +2.3
Conservative Roger Barnsley 747 20.8 +2.3
Communist John Hukin 73 2.0 -0.5
Workers Revolutionary P. Littlehales 32 0.9 +0.9
Majority 1,993 55.5 0.0
Turnout 3,592
Labour hold Swing 0.0
Mosborough[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dorothy Walton* 2,929 70.7 +7.4
Conservative L. Hinchliffe 1,210 29.2 -7.4
Majority 1,719 41.5 +14.8
Turnout 4,139
Labour hold Swing +7.4
Nether Edge[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Verhaert* 2,588 56.4 -2.5
Labour F. Woodbine 1,493 32.5 +6.9
Liberal K. Salt 504 11.0 +11.0
Majority 1,095 23.9 -9.4
Turnout 4,651
Conservative hold Swing -4.7
Nether Shire[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Wigfield 2,778 66.2 -3.0
Conservative L. Smith 1,323 31.5 +4.6
Communist Kenneth Hattersley 97 2.3 -1.6
Majority 1,455 34.7 -7.6
Turnout 4,198
Labour hold Swing -3.8
Netherthorpe[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harold Lambert* 2,315 67.8 +6.7
Conservative Moira Hattersley 1,034 30.3 +3.5
British Movement N. Gale 66 1.9 +1.9
Majority 1,281 37.5 +3.2
Turnout 3,415
Labour hold Swing +1.6
Owlerton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Watson* 2,750 71.7 +3.7
Conservative P. Stafford 1,083 28.2 +2.3
Majority 1,667 43.5 +1.4
Turnout 3,833
Labour hold Swing +0.7
Park[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Jones* 3,471 77.9 +7.9
Conservative Nicholas Hutton 926 20.8 -0.7
Communist R. Paulucy 60 1.3 -0.8
Majority 2,545 57.1 +8.6
Turnout 4,457
Labour hold Swing +4.3
Sharrow[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Howard Knight 1,951 65.7 +12.5
Conservative Thomas Seaton 960 32.3 +6.0
Communist Brian Turley 56 1.9 +0.1
Majority 991 33.4 +6.5
Turnout 2,967
Labour hold Swing +3.2
South Wortley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Mason 3,554 56.7 +11.4
Labour M. Rudd 2,710 43.2 +0.0
Majority 844 13.5 +11.4
Turnout 6,264
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +5.7
Southey Green[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Blunkett* 3,423 80.0 +3.6
Conservative M. Toy 856 20.0 -3.5
Majority 2,567 60.0 +7.1
Turnout 4,279
Labour hold Swing +3.5
Stocksbridge[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Sweeney* 1,460 35.9 -6.9
Conservative Barrie Jones 1,156 28.4 +3.9
Liberal A. Cooke 744 18.3 +18.3
Independent R. Challis 709 17.4 +17.4
Majority 304 7.5 -2.7
Turnout 4,069
Labour hold Swing -5.4
Walkley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Wood 2,630 59.0 +4.1
Conservative M. Maxworthy 1,825 40.9 +9.3
Majority 805 18.1 -5.2
Turnout 4,455
Labour hold Swing +2.6

References
  1. "Sheffield Local Elections 1973–1995 scans". Retrieved 20 June 2011.
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