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1966 Sheffield City Council election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1966 Sheffield City Council election |
| country | England |
| type | Parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| party_colour | yes |
| previous_election | 1965 Sheffield City Council election |
| previous_year | 1965 |
| next_election | 1967 Sheffield City Council election |
| next_year | 1967 |
| seats_for_election | 30 councillors to Sheffield City Council |
| election_date | May 1966 |
| party1 | Labour Party (UK) |
| seats1 | 22 |
| seat_change1 | 0 |
| party2 | Conservative Party (UK) |
| seats2 | 8 |
| seat_change2 | 0 |
| map_size | 400px |
| title | Majority party |
| posttitle | Majority party after election |
| before_election | Labour Party (UK) |
| after_election | Labour Party (UK) |
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.
Election result
|seats % = 73.3 |votes % = 48.1 |plus/minus = +1.2 |seats % = 26.7 |votes % = 42.9 |plus/minus = -1.5 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 5.9 |plus/minus = -0.4 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 2.4 |plus/minus = +0.0 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.7 |plus/minus = +0.7
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;" | Nationalist Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Total | 75 | 25 | 75 | 25 | 100 | 100 | Working majority | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 54 | 18 | 54 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservatives | 21 | 7 | 21 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Communists | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationalists | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ward results
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