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1965 Sheffield City Council election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1965 Sheffield City Council election |
| country | England |
| type | Parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| party_colour | yes |
| previous_election | 1964 Sheffield City Council election |
| previous_year | 1964 |
| next_election | 1966 Sheffield City Council election |
| next_year | 1966 |
| seats_for_election | 29 councillors to Sheffield City Council |
| election_date | 13 May 1965 |
| party1 | Labour Party (UK) |
| seats1 | 20 |
| seat_change1 | 1 |
| party2 | Conservative Party (UK) |
| seats2 | 9 |
| seat_change2 | 1 |
| map_size | 400px |
| title | Majority party |
| posttitle | Majority party after election |
| before_election | Labour Party (UK) |
| after_election | Labour Party (UK) |
The 1965 Sheffield City Council election was held 13 May 1965. One third of the council was up for election, with as many as four double vacancies in the wards of Crookesmoor, Owlerton, Walkley and Woodseats. The Conservatives managed to gain one of the Walkley seats up for election, as the only gain of the night. Overall turnout fell by a tenth on the previous year's, to 26.2%.
Election result
|seats % = 69.0 |votes % = 46.9 |plus/minus = -8.1 |seats % = 31.0 |votes % = 44.4 |plus/minus = +6.1 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 6.3 |plus/minus = +1.6 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 2.4 |plus/minus = +0.4
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 Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Liberal Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Communist Party of Great Britain}}; width: 3px;" | Total | 75 | 25 | 75 | 25 | 100 | 100 | Working majority | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 55 | 18 | 54 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Conservatives | 20 | 7 | 21 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liberals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Communists | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ward results
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