The 1966 Sheffield City Council elections were held in May, with one third of the council up for election and double vacancies in five wards - Cathedral, Ecclesall, Manor, Tinsley and Woodseats. There were no changes in seats, with overall turnout slumping to a low of 22.5% being the main story of the night.[1]
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Sheffield Local Election Result 1966
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
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Labour |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
73.3 |
48.1 |
36,939 |
+1.2 |
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Conservative |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
26.7 |
42.9 |
32,918 |
-1.5 |
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Liberal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
5.9 |
4,510 |
-0.4 |
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Communist |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
2.4 |
1,867 |
+0.0 |
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Nationalist Party |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
523 |
+0.7 |
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The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
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Party |
Previous council |
New council |
Cllr |
Ald |
Cllr |
Ald |
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Labour |
54 |
18 |
54 |
18 |
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Conservatives |
21 |
7 |
21 |
7 |
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Liberals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Communists |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Nationalists |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
75 |
25 |
75 |
25 |
100 |
100 |
Working majority |
33 |
11 |
33 |
11 |
44 |
44 |
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