# 1983 Sheffield City Council election

Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 5 May 1983. One third of the council was up for election.

## Election result

Sheffield Local Election Result 1983 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 21 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 70.0 | 50.9 | 91,055 | +2.9 |
| Conservative | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 29.2 | 52,254 | +5.9 |
| Alliance | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 10.0 | 19.7 | 35,257 | -8.6 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 234 | -0.1 |
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
| Party | Party | Previous council | New council |
| | Labour | 60 | 61 |
| | Conservatives | 18 | 18 |
| | SDP–Liberal Alliance | 9 | 8 |
| Total | Total | 87 | 87 | 87 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 33 | 33 |

## Ward results

Beauchief :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cliff Godber* | 4,087 | 53.2 | +11.7 |
| | Labour | Val Shepherd | 2,186 | 28.5 | +2.6 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | N. Knox | 1,403 | 18.3 | −13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,684 | 24.7 | +14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,676 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.5 | |
Birley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank White* | 4,130 | 59.7 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | Shirely Rhodes | 1,776 | 25.7 | +8.1 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Roger Davison | 1,011 | 14.6 | −13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,354 | 34.0 | +7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,917 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.5 | |
Brightside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Michie* | 3,092 | 67.7 | +6.0 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | George Wilson | 805 | 17.6 | −12.3 |
| | Conservative | Ian Saunders | 667 | 14.6 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,287 | 50.1 | +18.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,564 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.1 | |
Broomhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Cheetham* | 2,461 | 48.2 | +4.4 |
| | Labour | M. Mitchell | 1,533 | 30.0 | +2.5 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Patrick Smith | 1,110 | 21.7 | −7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 928 | 18.2 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,104 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.9 | |
Burngreave :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Jamison | 3,508 | 52.6 | +1.8 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Malcolm Johnson* | 2,744 | 41.1 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Dawson | 389 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| | Communist | Paul Mackey | 32 | 0.5 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 764 | 11.5 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,673 | | |
| | Labour gain from Alliance | Labour gain from Alliance | Swing | +1.6 | |
Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Skinner* | 3,804 | 76.8 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Seaton | 690 | 13.9 | +3.4 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Tony Pearce | 417 | 8.4 | −8.2 |
| | Communist | Violet Gill | 44 | 0.9 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,114 | 62.9 | +7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,955 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.7 | |
Chapel Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Geoffrey Griffiths* | 3,954 | 52.8 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | Henry Hanwell | 2,742 | 36.6 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | J. Edwards | 785 | 10.5 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,212 | 16.2 | +7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,481 | | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | +3.6 | |
Darnall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Brown* | 3,408 | 61.2 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Colin Cavill | 1,284 | 23.1 | +4.7 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Dennis Boothroyd | 871 | 15.6 | −8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,124 | 38.1 | +5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,563 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.3 | |
Dore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia Davey | 4,786 | 59.1 | +7.2 |
| | Labour | A. Morgan | 1,926 | 23.8 | +1.1 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | W. Lawrie | 1,382 | 17.1 | −8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,860 | 35.3 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,094 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.0 | |
Ecclesall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Neill* | 4,761 | 60.4 | +7.7 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Arthur Fawthrop | 1,895 | 24.0 | −9.4 |
| | Labour | L. Skinner | 1,228 | 15.6 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,866 | 36.4 | +17.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,884 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +8.5 | |
Firth Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terry Butler* | 3,941 | 72.6 | +0.3 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | D. Wagland | 824 | 15.2 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | Lorna Banham | 661 | 12.2 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,117 | 57.4 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,426 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.0 | |
Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Hobson* | 4,319 | 59.4 | +5.8 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Peter McNutt | 1,739 | 23.9 | −6.3 |
| | Labour | Dorothy Podlesny | 1,205 | 16.6 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,580 | 35.5 | +12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,263 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.0 | |
Handsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elsie Smith* | 3,654 | 61.5 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Kennedy | 1,395 | 23.5 | +6.6 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Hilary Gooch | 892 | 15.0 | −10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,259 | 38.0 | +6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,941 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.0 | |
Heeley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Clarke | 3,744 | 56.0 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative | A. Byron | 2,047 | 30.6 | +4.5 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Robert Scholfield | 889 | 13.3 | −10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,697 | 25.4 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,680 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.1 | |
Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Morgan* | 3,578 | 45.7 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | William Travis | 2,745 | 35.1 | +10.0 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Patrick Smith | 1,500 | 19.2 | −12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 833 | 10.6 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,823 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -3.8 | |
Intake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Bower* | 3,684 | 57.6 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Farrell Rollitt | 1,754 | 27.4 | +7.5 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | A. Lyon | 957 | 14.9 | −11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,930 | 30.2 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,395 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.7 | |
Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Colk | 3,564 | 79.4 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | Frank Brookes | 521 | 11.6 | +3.3 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Joan Dallamore | 376 | 8.4 | −11.2 |
| | Communist | B. Oldale | 27 | 0.6 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,043 | 67.8 | +16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,488 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.4 | |
Mosborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Dootson* | 3,993 | 57.5 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Goldsmith | 1,908 | 27.5 | +9.5 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | I. Addison | 1,043 | 15.0 | −10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,085 | 30.0 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,944 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.0 | |
Nether Edge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Verhaert* | 2,843 | 44.9 | +2.6 |
| | Labour | John Hesketh | 2,456 | 38.7 | +3.0 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Paul Metcalfe | 1,037 | 16.3 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 387 | 6.2 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,336 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -0.2 | |
Nether Shire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Jones | 3,706 | 68.3 | +2.3 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Robert Shillito | 907 | 16.7 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Oldfield | 810 | 14.9 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,799 | 51.6 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,423 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.1 | |
Netherthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harold Lambert* | 3,231 | 66.8 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative | G. Ranson | 1,007 | 20.8 | +5.5 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | S. Matthewman | 542 | 11.2 | −12.0 |
| | Communist | Gordon Ashberry | 57 | 1.2 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,224 | 46.0 | +9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,837 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.5 | |
Norton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. Glenn* | 3,880 | 59.5 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | B. Farnsworth | 1,907 | 29.2 | +6.6 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Robert Mumford | 731 | 11.2 | −8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,973 | 30.3 | −4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,518 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.3 | |
Owlerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Jackson* | 3,464 | 68.6 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | George Booth | 963 | 19.0 | +6.6 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Philip Taylor | 623 | 12.3 | −12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,501 | 49.6 | +11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,050 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.5 | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Vivienne Nicholson | 3,937 | 83.3 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Richardson | 786 | 16.6 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,151 | 66.7 | +5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,723 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.1 | |
Sharrow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Howard Knight* | 2,934 | 63.3 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | Anne Smith | 1,052 | 22.7 | +5.6 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | E. Scott | 571 | 12.3 | −6.4 |
| | Communist | M. Heywood | 74 | 1.6 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,882 | 40.6 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,631 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.5 | |
South Wortley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | David Baker | 3,287 | 38.5 | -5.8 |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Cowley | 2,634 | 30.8 | +5.9 |
| | Labour | Patrick Heath | 2,618 | 30.6 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 633 | 7.7 | −5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,539 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Labour | Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | -5.8 | |
Southey Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sandra Davies* | 4,106 | 81.6 | +6.8 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Pamela Brown | 468 | 9.3 | −9.0 |
| | Conservative | Hedley Oldfield | 455 | 9.0 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,638 | 72.3 | +15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,029 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.9 | |
Stocksbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Proctor | 2,081 | 39.1 | +2.8 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | M. Shaw | 2,031 | 38.1 | -6.6 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | June Hibberd | 1,934 | | |
| | Labour | John Johnston | 1,920 | | |
| | Conservative | Barrie Jones | 1,213 | 22.8 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | R. Homer | 1,059 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 1.0 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,325 | | |
| | Labour gain from Alliance | Labour gain from Alliance | Swing | | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | +4.7 | |
Walkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Owen* | 3,722 | 57.1 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | Radcliffe Wilson-Wolfe | 1,548 | 23.7 | +7.3 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Dennis Brown | 1,248 | 19.1 | −10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,174 | 33.4 | +9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,518 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.8 | |