Sheffield Council election, 1980
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Elections to Sheffield
Council were held on 1st May 1980. The whole council was up for election, with the Attercliffe ward now merged into Darnall and Gleadless ward changed to Norton.
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
Council were held on 1st May 1980. The whole council was up for election, with the Attercliffe ward now merged into Darnall and Gleadless ward changed to Norton.
Election result
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:| Party | Previous council | New council | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 62 | 60 | |||
| Conservatives | 22 | 18 | |||
| Liberal | 6 | 9 | |||
| Communist | 0 | 0 | |||
| S.D.P. | 0 | 0 | |||
| National Front | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 90 | 87 | |||
| Working majority | |||||