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1962 Sheffield City Council election
Local English political election in 1962
Local English political election in 1962
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1962 Sheffield City Council election |
| country | England |
| type | Parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| party_colour | yes |
| previous_election | 1961 Sheffield City Council election |
| previous_year | 1961 |
| next_election | 1963 Sheffield City Council election |
| next_year | 1963 |
| seats_for_election | 27 councillors to Sheffield City Council |
| election_date | 10 May 1962 |
| party1 | Labour Party (UK) |
| seats1 | 20 |
| seat_change1 | 0 |
| party2 | Conservative Party (UK) |
| seats2 | 7 |
| seat_change2 | 0 |
| map_size | 400px |
| title | Majority party |
| posttitle | Majority party after election |
| before_election | Labour Party (UK) |
| after_election | Labour Party (UK) |
Sheffield's 1962 Municipal elections were held on 10 May 1962. One-third of the council and vacancies in Moor and Park were up for election. Previous to this election, there had been two by-elections in June for Hallam and Woodseats, which the Conservatives safely held. The election saw a record number of 84 candidates, with the Liberals contesting half of the city's wards and the Communists and the Union Movement over a third. The increased presence of the Liberals helped them to triple their vote on the previous year's, and nearly see to a gain in Hillsborough. There were, however, no seats exchanged for the second year running. Turnout was 31.8%, down slightly on the previous year.
Election result
|seats % = 74.1 |votes % = 46.6 |plus/minus = -3.7 |seats % = 25.9 |votes % = 36.7 |plus/minus = -5.8 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 11.7 |plus/minus = +8.8 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 2.0 |plus/minus = +0.2 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.7 |plus/minus = -0.2 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.2 |plus/minus = +1.0 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.1 |plus/minus = -0.2
The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
| Party | Previous council | New council | Cllr | Ald | Cllr | Ald | Labour Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Conservative and Liberal Unionist}}; width: 3px;" | Independent (politician)}}; width: 3px;" | Liberal Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Communist Party of Great Britain}}; width: 3px;" | Union Movement}}; width: 3px;" | Independent (politician)}}; width: 3px;" | Total | 75 | 25 | 75 | 25 | 100 | 100 | Working majority | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 50 | 17 | 50 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative-Liberals | 24 | 8 | 24 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ratepayers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Union Movement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Municipal Reform | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ward results
References
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