# 1960 Sheffield City Council election

The 1960 Sheffield local elections were held on 12 May 1960, with one third of the council up for election, as well as a double vacancy for the Ecclesall ward. The elections seen heavy swings against the ruling Labour Party, resulting in four losses and further narrow defends in wards Labour had represented consistently for a considerable amount of time. The seats Labour lost were Heeley, Moor and Sharrow to the Conservative-Liberals and Firth Park became the first ever win for the Ratepayers Association. Weather was blamed for Labour's slump, with one article labelling it as 'the year of Tory weather', recording a low of 25% turnout.

## Election result

Sheffield Local Election Result 1960 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 14 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 53.8 | 43.8 | 34,107 |
| Conservative and Liberal Unionist | 11 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 42.3 | 52.5 | 40,869 |
| Ratepayers Association | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1,760 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 792 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 298 |
This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
| Party | Party | Previous council | Previous council | New council | New council |
| Party | Party | Cllr | Ald | Cllr | Ald |
| | Labour | 54 | 18 | 50 | 17 |
| | Conservative-Liberals | 21 | 7 | 24 | 8 |
| | Ratepayers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Liberals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 75 | 25 | 75 | 25 |
| Total | Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 33 | 11 | 25 | 9 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 44 | 44 | 34 | 34 |

## Ward results

Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G. Goodenough | 1,459 | 73.5 |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist | William Keen | 525 | 26.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 934 | 47.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,984 | 13.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Brightside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Henry Sturrock | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | N/A | N/A | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | N/A | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
Broomhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist | Peter Jackson | 3,175 | 81.2 |
| | Labour | J. Birkhead | 735 | 18.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,440 | 62.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,910 | 25.3 |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold | Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | |
Burngreave :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Thorpe | 1,544 | 62.4 |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist | R. Foster | 930 | 37.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 614 | 24.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,474 | 20.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Cathedral :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Enid Hattersley | 1,561 | 72.5 |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist | William Blake | 591 | 27.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 970 | 45.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,152 | 19.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Crookesmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Roy Hattersley | 1,866 | 59.1 |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist | Gordon Wragg | 1,292 | 40.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 574 | 18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,158 | 18.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Darnall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Green | 2,177 | 58.9 |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist | Kathleen Circuit | 1,517 | 41.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 660 | 17.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,694 | 19.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Ecclesall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist | John Neill | 4,396 | 88.9 |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist | Harold Hebblethwaite | 4,333 | |
| | Labour | Peter Horton | 550 | 11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,783 | 77.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,946 | 30.0 |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold | Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold | Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | |
Firth Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ratepayers Association | H. Pollard | 1,760 | 53.1 |
| | Labour | Charles Hayward | 1,551 | 46.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,311 | 25.3 |
| | Ratepayers Association gain from Labour. | Ratepayers Association gain from Labour. | Swing | |
Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist | Alan Blake | 3,541 | 67.3 |
| | Labour | Roy Munn | 929 | 17.6 |
| | Liberal | Robert Jackson | 792 | 15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,612 | 49.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,262 | 32.2 |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold | Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | |
Handsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | George Salmons | 2,274 | 54.6 |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist | S. Bell | 1,886 | 45.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 388 | 9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,160 | 21.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Heeley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist | George Harry Manley | 2,064 | 52.2 |
| | Labour | J. Julian | 1,887 | 47.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 177 | 4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,951 | 33.5 |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist gain from Labour | Conservative and Liberal Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | |
Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist | A. Siddall | 2,958 | 65.1 |
| | Labour | William Meade | 1,588 | 34.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,370 | 30.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,546 | 33.3 |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold | Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | |
Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C. Johnson | 2,421 | 80.1 |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist | Robert Lawther | 600 | 19.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,821 | 60.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,021 | 18.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist | H. Maw | 1,134 | 51.4 |
| | Labour | Albert Richardson | 1,073 | 48.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,207 | 21.1 |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist gain from Labour | Conservative and Liberal Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | |
Nether Edge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist | Harry Mercer | 2,566 | 74.6 |
| | Labour | John Yeardley | 875 | 25.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,691 | 49.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,441 | 27.2 |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold | Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | |
Nether Shire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Moseley | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | N/A | N/A | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | N/A | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
Norton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist | E. Tindall | 4,996 | 68.4 |
| | Labour | C. Price | 2,307 | 31.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,689 | 36.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,303 | 31.5 |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold | Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | |
Owlerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. Watson | 1,608 | 53.1 |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist | Irvine Patnick | 1,421 | 46.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | 6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,029 | 24.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frances Gathercole | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | N/A | N/A | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | N/A | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
Sharrow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist | Alexander Leitch | 1,812 | 53.7 |
| | Labour | Percy Robinson | 1,564 | 46.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | 7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,376 | 29.9 |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist gain from Labour | Conservative and Liberal Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | |
Southey Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Arnold Crosby | 2,004 | 87.0 |
| | Communist | Howard Hill | 288 | 12.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,716 | 74.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,302 | 13.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Tinsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tom Lowe | 1,313 | 64.0 |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist | W. Baxter | 737 | 35.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 576 | 28.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,050 | 18.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Walkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jack Towns | 1,477 | 50.9 |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist | Connie Dodson | 1,425 | 49.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,902 | 23.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Woodseats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist | L. Graham | 3,303 | 71.1 |
| | Labour | L. Ward | 1,344 | 28.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,959 | 42.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,647 | 31.1 |
| | Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold | Conservative and Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | |