# 1979 Sheffield City Council election

Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 3 May 1979. One third of the council was up for election.

## Election result

Sheffield Local Election Result 1979 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 22 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 66.6 | 52.8 | 156,228 | +2.6 |
| Conservative | 9 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 27.3 | 35.3 | 104,364 | -5.6 |
| Liberal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 11.4 | 33,707 | +3.4 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1,195 | +0.1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 389 | -0.4 |
This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
| Party | Party | Previous council | New council |
| | Labour | 60 | 62 |
| | Conservatives | 24 | 22 |
| | Liberal | 6 | 6 |
| | Communist | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 30 | 34 |

## Ward results

Attercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jim Pearson* | 2,572 | 73.2 | −5.5 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Freeman | 575 | 16.3 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal | David Johnson | 366 | 10.4 | +10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,997 | 56.9 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,513 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.3 | |
Beauchief :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cliff Godber* | 8,718 | 69.3 | −6.5 |
| | Labour | D. Lyons | 3,867 | 30.7 | +6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,851 | 38.6 | −13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,585 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -6.5 | |
Birley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Fisher* | 7,392 | 61.2 | −0.0 |
| | Conservative | G. Slater | 3,442 | 28.5 | −10.2 |
| | Liberal | P. Pridmore | 846 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| | Independent | E. Evison | 389 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,950 | 32.7 | +10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,069 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.1 | |
Brightside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Price* | 5,727 | 67.2 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative | C. Jackson | 1,899 | 22.3 | −8.5 |
| | Liberal | J. Maling | 898 | 10.5 | +10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,828 | 44.9 | +6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,524 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.3 | |
Broomhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marvyn Moore* | 5,237 | 48.9 | −10.2 |
| | Labour | J. Kinderlerer | 3,343 | 31.2 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal | Martin Hayes-Allen | 2,133 | 19.9 | +7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,343 | 17.7 | −12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,713 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -6.4 | |
Burngreave :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Woodbine | 3,129 | 44.3 | +15.1 |
| | Liberal | Roger Wilson | 2,825 | 40.0 | −23.7 |
| | Conservative | Don Sparkes* | 1,006 | 14.2 | +7.9 |
| | Communist | E. Walker | 99 | 1.4 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 304 | 4.3 | −30.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,059 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +19.4 | |
Don Sparkes was previously elected as a Liberal councillor
Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roy Munn* | 4,976 | 74.9 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | Maisie Hyatt | 1,118 | 16.8 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal | Christopher Fenn | 461 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| | Communist | M. Heywood | 88 | 1.3 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,858 | 58.1 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,643 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.6 | |
Chapel Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | G. Tricket | 6,484 | 52.7 | −5.6 |
| | Labour | B. Kanwar | 3,504 | 28.5 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | M. Shelley | 2,318 | 18.8 | +8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,980 | 24.2 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,306 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.4 | |
Darnall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Isidore Lewis* | 4,878 | 59.9 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Shirley Rhodes | 2,296 | 28.2 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal | Dennis Boothroyd | 962 | 11.8 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,582 | 31.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,136 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.6 | |
Dore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pat Santhouse* | 8,378 | 67.0 | −6.2 |
| | Labour | G. Hammersley | 4,122 | 33.0 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,256 | 34.0 | −12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,500 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -6.2 | |
Ecclesall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Dunsmore* | 7,157 | 61.0 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal | P. Cruickshank | 2,611 | 22.2 | +9.4 |
| | Labour | R. Kapadia | 1,957 | 16.7 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,546 | 38.8 | −11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,725 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -8.5 | |
Firth Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terry Butler* | 7,249 | 67.5 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | M. McGrath | 2,251 | 20.9 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal | P. Miernik | 1,241 | 11.5 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,998 | 46.6 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,741 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.8 | |
Gleadless :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joan Brown | 7,543 | 54.4 |
| | Conservative | W. Bush | 5,088 | 36.7 |
| | Liberal | Robert Mumford | 1,220 | 8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,355 | 17.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,851 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Hobson | 6,994 | 56.7 | −14.2 |
| | Labour | Dennis Brown | 3,756 | 30.4 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal | Jean Mason | 1,586 | 12.8 | +12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,238 | 26.3 | −15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,336 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -7.8 | |
Handsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Annie Britton* | 7,413 | 67.2 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Kennedy | 3,608 | 32.7 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,805 | 34.5 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,021 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.0 | |
Heeley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Senior* | 5,549 | 56.8 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Sid Cordle | 3,154 | 32.3 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal | P. Clements | 872 | 8.9 | +3.7 |
| | Communist | Neville Taylor | 186 | 1.9 | −0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,395 | 24.5 | +15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,761 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.7 | |
Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Glenn | 5,723 | 51.4 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | Sween Batiste | 5,411 | 48.6 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative | M. Edeson | 5,392 | | |
| | Labour | Lawrence Kingham | 5,383 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 2.8 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,134 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Intake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joe Thomas* | 7,553 | 65.3 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative | G. Bolton | 4,005 | 34.6 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,548 | 30.7 | +9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,558 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.9 | |
Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Colin Radcliffe* | 6,437 | 72.7 | −3.6 |
| | Conservative | George Booth | 1,735 | 19.6 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal | Jacqueline Butler | 488 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| | Communist | John Hukin | 192 | 2.1 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,702 | 53.1 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,852 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.2 | |
Mosborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Dootson | 7,372 | 69.4 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative | A. Calow | 3,249 | 30.6 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,123 | 38.8 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,621 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.3 | |
Nether Edge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Connie Dodson* | 4,376 | 47.0 | −9.4 |
| | Conservative | Christine Smith | 4,022 | | |
| | Labour | Harry Hanwell** | 3,197 | 34.3 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | John Laurent | 3,036 | | |
| | Liberal | K. Salt | 1,736 | 18.6 | +7.6 |
| | Liberal | Patrick Smith | 1,297 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 825 | 12.7 | −11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,309 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -5.6 | |
Harry Hanwell was a sitting councillor for Owlerton ward
Nether Shire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Moscrop* | 6,212 | 71.2 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | L. Smith | 2,271 | 26.0 | −5.5 |
| | Communist | Kenneth Hattersley | 242 | 2.8 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,941 | 45.2 | +10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,725 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.2 | |
Netherthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Enid Hattersley* | 4,820 | 68.9 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | P. Wilkinson | 1,999 | 28.6 | −1.7 |
| | Communist | J. Hudson | 174 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,821 | 40.3 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,993 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.4 | |
Owlerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Fidler | 7,116 | 73.7 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | P. Stafford | 2,533 | 26.2 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,583 | 47.5 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,649 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.0 | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phillip Grisdale* | 8,177 | 73.9 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Hutton | 2,034 | 18.4 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal | L. Miernik | 755 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| | Communist | R. Paulucy | 98 | 0.9 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,143 | 55.5 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,064 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.8 | |
Sharrow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alf Wood* | 3,519 | 60.3 | −5.4 |
| | Conservative | Ian Saunders | 1,625 | 27.8 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal | I. Johnson | 571 | 9.8 | +9.8 |
| | Communist | Brian Turley | 116 | 2.0 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,894 | 32.5 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,831 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.4 | |
South Wortley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Cowley | 5,400 | 39.9 | −16.8 |
| | Labour | H. Howard | 5,300 | 39.2 | −4.0 |
| | Labour | M. Rudd | 4,935 | | |
| | Conservative | E. Monton | 4,931 | | |
| | Liberal | Philip Howson | 2,814 | 20.8 | +20.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 365 | 0.7 | −12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,514 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.4 | |
Southey Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dorothy Podlesny* | 7,306 | 79.1 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | M. Toy | 1,925 | 20.8 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,381 | 58.3 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,231 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.8 | |
Stocksbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | A. Cooke | 4,838 | 58.7 | +40.4 |
| | Labour | Alf Meade | 1,801 | 21.8 | −14.1 |
| | Conservative | Barrie Jones | 1,606 | 19.5 | −8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,037 | 36.9 | +29.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,245 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | +27.2 | |
Walkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Owen* | 4,718 | 61.5 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | Mary Harrison | 2,956 | 38.5 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,762 | 23.0 | +4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,674 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.4 | |