1980_Sheffield_City_Council_election

1980 Sheffield City Council election
All 87 seats to Sheffield City Council; 44 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 1980 Sheffield City Council elections.
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1980 Sheffield City Council election

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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.

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	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	60	4	3	+1	68.9	52.9	85,603	+0.1
Conservative	18	0	4	-4	20.7	34.0	55,079	-1.3
Liberal	9	3	0	+3	10.3	12.3	19,933	+0.9
Communist	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.6	938	+0.2
S.D.P.	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	168	N/A
National Front	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	88	N/A

Party		Previous council	New council
	Labour	62	60
	Conservatives	22	18
	Liberal	6	9
	Communist	0	0
	S.D.P.	0	0
	National Front	0	0
Total		90	87
Working majority		34	33

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Danny George*	4,487	65.9	-3.4
	Conservative	Cliff Godber*	4,389
	Conservative	Susan Batiste*	4,377
	Labour	D. Hutchinson	2,315	34.0	+3.3
	Labour	G. Hague	2,290
	Labour	P. Reading	2,231
Majority			2,062	31.9	-6.7
Turnout			6,667	46.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Fisher*	3,567	66.5	+5.3
	Labour	Frank White	3,557
	Labour	John Marshall*	3,547
	Conservative	B. Lomas	1,799	33.5	+5.0
	Conservative	J. Young	1,766
	Conservative	R. Kelsey	1,740
Majority			1,748	33.0	+0.3
Turnout			5,366	36.6
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Price*	2,570	75.8	+8.6
	Labour	Bill Michie*	2,510
	Labour	George Wilson*	2,452
	Conservative	Victoria Sellers	819	24.1	+1.8
	Conservative	Gordon Millward	756
	Conservative	John Chapman	739
Majority			1,633	51.7	+6.8
Turnout			3,389	30.8
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.4

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Irvine Patnick*	2,438	50.3	+1.4
	Conservative	Graham Cheetham*	2,406
	Conservative	Marvyn Moore*	2,381
	Liberal	Martin Hayes-Allen	1,211	25.0	+5.1
	Labour	Joan Brown*	1,197	24.7	-6.5
	Labour	J. Relton	1,160
	Liberal	E. Huntley	1,138
	Labour	T. Treffry	1,130
	Liberal	J. Holmes	1,082
Majority			1,170	25.3	+7.6
Turnout			4,846	37.8
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Francis Butler*	3,002	51.4	+11.4
	Liberal	Malcolm Johnson*	2,713
	Liberal	David Johnson	2,678
	Labour	F. Woodbine*	2,286	39.1	-5.2
	Labour	B. Bush	2,180
	Labour	G. Machin	2,073
	Conservative	Moira Hattersley	428	7.3	-6.9
	Conservative	Colin Barnsley	421
	Conservative	I. Dudley	417
	Communist	Stephen Howell	123	2.1	+0.7
Majority			392	12.3	+8.0
Turnout			5839	43.8
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing	+8.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Reg Munn*	3,222	75.0	+0.1
	Labour	David Skinner*	3,152
	Labour	Peter Horton*	3,146
	Conservative	Katherine Pinder	712	16.5	-0.3
	Conservative	A. Saunders	697
	Conservative	Ian Saunders	681
	Liberal	Christopher Fenn	241	5.6	-1.3
	Liberal	E. Fenn	238
	Communist	J. Hudson	122	2.8	+1.5
Majority			2,434	58.5	+0.4
Turnout			4,297	29.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Chadwick*	4,334	61.0	+8.3
	Liberal	Geoffrey Griffiths*	4,010
	Liberal	Roger Wilson	3,595
	Labour	Tom Steel	2,207	31.1	+2.6
	Labour	G. Birch	2,022
	Labour	Lawrence Kingham	2,007
	Conservative	E. Holmes	556	7.8	-11.0
	Conservative	F. Meakin	536
	Conservative	D. Meakin	523
Majority			1,388	29.9	+5.7
Turnout			7,097
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Prince*	3,096	62.7	+2.8
	Labour	David Brown*	3,081
	Labour	George Munn*	3,009
	Conservative	Colin Cavill	1,264	25.6	-2.6
	Conservative	Shirley Rhodes	1,238
	Conservative	Dorothy Kennedy	1,237
	Liberal	Dennis Boothroyd	577	11.7	-0.1
	Liberal	M. Francis	576
	Liberal	Michael Ogden	512
Majority			1,745	37.1	+5.4
Turnout			4,937	34.1
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Heslop*	4,737	63.9	-3.1
	Conservative	Pat Santhouse*	4,653
	Conservative	Jack Thompson*	4,473
	Labour	Angela Smith	1,965	26.5	-6.5
	Labour	Win Francis	1,963
	Labour	A. Lyne	1,926
	Liberal	C. Holmes	713	9.6	+9.6
	Liberal	Edward Mullin	578
	Liberal	T. Robinson	567
Majority			2,508	37.4	+3.4
Turnout			7,415	46.1
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Dunsmore*	4,959	69.8	+8.8
	Conservative	John Neill*	4,899
	Conservative	Jonathan Freeman	4,844
	Labour	D. Lyons	1,125	15.8	-0.9
	Labour	D. Payne	1,100
	Labour	L. Skinner	1,085
	Liberal	Arthur Fawthrop	1,020	14.3	-7.9
	Liberal	P. Cruickshank	980
	Liberal	J. Laming	973
Majority			3,719	54.0	+15.2
Turnout			7,104	46.5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clive Betts*	4,448	81.1	+13.6
	Labour	Terry Butler*	4,218
	Labour	Joan Barton*	4,174
	Conservative	Lorna Banham	657	12.0	-8.9
	Conservative	H. Bailey	648
	Conservative	B. Tomlinson	620
	Liberal	B. Goodison	434	7.9	-3.6
	Liberal	K. Howson	376
	Liberal	G. Trickett*	354
Majority			3,517	69.1	+22.5
Turnout			5,481	39.4
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+11.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Jackson*	4,485	67.3	+10.6
	Conservative	R. Hobson*	4,365
	Conservative	Gordon Wragg*	4,357
	Labour	Dennis Brown	1,368	20.5	-9.9
	Labour	E. Ellis	1,359
	Labour	A. Bacon	1,314
	Liberal	Jean Mason	812	12.2	-0.6
	Liberal	G. Jacobs	761
	Liberal	A. Tonge	738
Majority			2,989	46.8	+20.5
Turnout			6,665	47.2
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing	+10.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Nicholls*	3,595	70.3	+3.1
	Labour	Elsie Smith*	3,576
	Labour	Janet Fiore	3,511
	Conservative	Bernard Kennedy	1,514	29.6	-3.1
	Conservative	Evelyn Millward	1,459
	Conservative	J. Dunsmore	1,402
Majority			1,997	40.7	+6.2
Turnout			5,109	36.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.1

Heeley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Winifred Golding*	3,948	59.0	+2.2
	Labour	John Senior*	3,932
	Labour	Donald Lemons	3,842
	Conservative	Sid Cordle	2,144	32.0	-0.3
	Conservative	G. Dyer	2,100
	Conservative	Maisie Hyatt	1,978
	Liberal	Donald Smith	457	6.8	-2.1
	Communist	Neville Taylor	145	2.1	+0.2
Majority			1,698	27.0	+2.5
Turnout			6,694	42.8
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.2

Intake^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joe Thomas*	3,853	59.8	-5.5
	Labour	Mike Bower*	3,772
	Labour	Steve Jones	3,768
	Conservative	G. Bolton	2,076	32.2	-2.4
	Conservative	P. Cavanagh	1,914
	Conservative	D. Clover	1,844
	Liberal	H. Wallace	510	7.9	+7.9
	Liberal	A. Eggleston	440
Majority			1,692	27.6	-3.1
Turnout			6,439	41.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.5

Manor^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dora Fitter*	3,194	76.1	+3.4
	Labour	Colin Radcliffe*	3,076
	Labour	Gerald Bermingham	2,974
	Conservative	George Booth	595	14.2	-5.4
	Conservative	Roger Barnsley	510
	Conservative	Pat Barnsley	467
	Liberal	Jacqueline Butler	260	6.2	+0.7
	Liberal	Philip Taylor	213
	Communist	John Hukin	147	3.5	+1.4
Majority			2,379	61.9	+8.8
Turnout			4,196	30.4
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.4

Nether Edge^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Connie Dodson*	3,231	53.7	+6.7
	Conservative	Paul Verhaert*	3,171
	Conservative	Christine Smith*	3,152
	Labour	Albert Richardson*	2,175	36.2	+1.9
	Labour	E. Sargent	2,100
	Labour	Marilyn Tsiorvas	2,079
	Liberal	K. Salt	605	10.0	-8.6
	Liberal	I. Johnson	586
	Liberal	Patrick Smith	564
Majority			977	17.5	+4.8
Turnout			6,011	42.3
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alf Meade	3,879	53.3	+1.9
	Labour	D. Morgan	3,666
	Labour	Gordon Mills	3,658
	Conservative	William Travis	3,400	46.7	-1.9
	Conservative	A. Banham*	3,383
	Conservative	A. Slack	3,342
Majority			258	6.6	+3.8
Turnout			7,279	48.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+1.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dorothy Walton*	3,626	71.9	+2.5
	Labour	S. Dootson*	3,529
	Labour	Mary Anne Foulds*	3,493
	Conservative	G. Ranson	1,413	28.0	-2.6
	Conservative	L. Napier	1,332
	Conservative	A. O'Donnell	1,315
Majority			2,080	43.9	+5.1
Turnout			5,039	34.4
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roger Barton*	3,465	77.1	+5.9
	Labour	Philip Moscrop*	3,438
	Labour	Alan Wigfield*	3,364
	Conservative	D. Housley	896	19.9	-6.1
	Conservative	Paul Mort	881
	Conservative	Edith Bush	877
	Communist	Paul Mackey	132	2.9	+0.1
Majority			2,468	57.2	+12.0
Turnout			4,493	35.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Enid Hattersley*	3,274	70.8	+1.9
	Labour	Harold Lambert*	3,265
	Labour	John Laurent	3,091
	Conservative	J. Elliss	1,179	25.5	-3.1
	Conservative	Paul Makin	1,177
	Conservative	J. Dero	1,157
	S.D.P.	K. Bell	168	3.6	+3.6
Majority			1,912	45.3	+5.0
Turnout			4,621	35.0
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Fidler*	3,720	61.6	+7.2
	Labour	B. Glenn*	3,685
	Labour	Sam Wall*	3,472
	Conservative	L. Moir	1,823	30.2	-6.5
	Conservative	Maureen Neill	1,803
	Conservative	J. Ormerod	1,761
	Liberal	Robert Mumford	497	8.2	-0.6
Majority			1,649	31.4	+13.7
Turnout			6,040	43.0
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Burrows	3,201	74.6	+0.9
	Labour	Helen Jackson	3,017
	Labour	J. Coulby	2,997
	Conservative	Frank Brookes	1,001	23.3	-2.9
	Conservative	Stuart Dawson	911
	Conservative	P. Stafford	882
	National Front	R. Crookes	88	2.0	+2.0
Majority			2,200	51.3	+3.8
Turnout			4,290	33.0
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Jones*	3,752	84.2	+10.3
	Labour	Phillip Grisdale*	3,678
	Labour	Doris Mulhearn*	3,559
	Conservative	Nicholas Hutton	578	13.0	-5.4
	Conservative	Margaret Beatson	569
	Conservative	Ian Beatson	561
	Communist	R. Paulucy	125	2.8	+1.9
Majority			2,981	71.2	+15.7
Turnout			4,455	31.9
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Butler	2,630	64.6	+4.3
	Labour	Howard Knight*	2,622
	Labour	Alf Wood*	2,599
	Conservative	W. Price	1,293	31.8	+4.0
	Conservative	Thomas Seaton	1,238
	Conservative	T. Thompson	1,225
	Communist	Brian Turley	144	3.5	+1.5
Majority			1,306	32.8	+0.3
Turnout			4,067	31.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Howard*	2,950	38.9	-0.3
	Labour	F. Rodgers*	2,758
	Labour	Harry Hanwell	2,700
	Conservative	Sylvia Cowley*	2,651	35.0	-4.9
	Conservative	D. Warren	2,635
	Conservative	E. Vawser	2,228
	Liberal	Philip Howson	1,974	26.0	+5.2
	Liberal	P. Weston	1,851
	Liberal	M. Travis	1,774
Majority			49	3.9	+3.2
Turnout			7,575	44.1
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+2.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Blunkett*	3,606	87.7	+8.6
	Labour	Sandra Davies*	3,276
	Labour	Dorothy Podlesny*	3,275
	Conservative	Derek Eastwood	503	12.2	-8.6
	Conservative	Hedley Oldfield	472
	Conservative	Patricia Oldfield	444
Majority			2,772	75.5	+17.2
Turnout			4,109	32.8
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. Cooke*	3,286	52.2	-6.5
	Liberal	M. Heraty	2,504
	Liberal	June Hibberd	2,434
	Labour	Anthony Sweeney*	1,540	24.5	+2.7
	Conservative	N. Horton	1,464	23.3	+3.8
	Conservative	Barrie Jones	1,334
	Conservative	R. Homer	1,303
	Labour	S. Donoghue	1,280
	Labour	E. Guest	1,222
Majority			894	27.7	-9.2
Turnout			6,290	54.0
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing	-4.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Billings*	3,829	65.9	+4.5
	Labour	William Owen*	3,752
	Labour	Paul Wood*	3,713
	Conservative	P. Booler	1,977	34.0	-4.5
	Conservative	G. Parkin	1,937
	Conservative	M. Rogers	1,905
Majority			1,736	31.9	-8.9
Turnout			5,806	42.8
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.5