1977 handbook
South Yorkshire County Council: 1977 local elections
74 wards with results. Council page
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Ward results
Adwick-Le-Street1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| T. Baynham | Labour | 2,701 ✓ |
| G. Hodson | Residents | 1,621 |
| E. Clarkson | Conservative | 750 |
Barnsley No. 11 seat · turnout 28.4%
| G. Moore | Labour | 2,015 ✓ |
| C. Hall | Residents | 526 |
| J. Chapman | Conservative | 363 |
Barnsley No. 21 seat · turnout 42.2%
| M. Ryan | Labour | 1,400 ✓ |
| J. Harris | Residents | 1,371 |
| M. Guest | Conservative | 766 |
Barnsley No. 31 seat · turnout 33.3%
| M. Thwaites | Labour | 1,649 ✓ |
| H. Oldfield | Conservative | 912 |
| C. Mayor | The Liberal Party | 605 |
Barnsley No. 41 seat · turnout 42.0%
| J. Kent | Residents | 1,721 ✓ |
| D. Mirfin | Labour | 1,011 |
| J. Moorhouse | Conservative | 435 |
Barnsley No. 51 seat · turnout 35.5%
| J. Brown | Labour | 1,921 ✓ |
| S. Spencer | Residents | 1,359 |
| G. England | Conservative | 543 |
Barnsley No. 61 seat · turnout 32.5%
| E. Denton | Labour | 1,287 ✓ |
| B. Morrow | Residents | 708 |
| A. Kitching | Conservative | 424 |
Bentley-With-Arksey No. 11 seat · turnout 43.7%
| C. Smith | Labour | 2,041 ✓ |
| P. Braodhead | Residents | 1,523 |
| M. Jeremy | Conservative | 572 |
Bentley-With-Arksey No. 21 seat · turnout 52.8%
| G. Hemsley | Labour | 1,868 ✓ |
| L. Wallace | Residents | 1,383 |
| P. White | Conservative | 271 |
Conisbrough1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| H. Williams | Labour | 2,905 ✓ |
| G. Pinkney | Conservative | 1,208 |
Cudworth1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| F. Dempsey | Residents | 1,083 ✓ |
| J. Croft | Labour | 1,077 |
| A. Burns | Conservative | 266 |
Darfield1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| C. Hirst | Labour | 1,466 ✓ |
| M. Hyatt | Conservative | 477 |
| G. Wilkinson | Residents | 472 |
Darton1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| D. Brown | Residents | 2,263 ✓ |
| J. Driver | Labour | 1,250 |
| G. Cheetham | Conservative | 416 |
Dearne No. 11 seat · turnout 32.1%
| H. Baines | Labour | 2,294 ✓ |
| A. Bentall | Conservative | 503 |
| P. Doyle | Independent | 393 |
Dearne No. 21 seat · turnout 31.4%
| J. Vince | Labour | 1,748 ✓ |
| G. Crofts | Conservative | 567 |
Dodworth1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| M. Addison | Residents | 1,263 ✓ |
| D. Hanson | Labour | 1,109 |
| M. Eardsley | Conservative | 422 |
Doncaster No. 11 seat · turnout 45.0%
| K. Sampey | Labour | 2,531 ✓ |
| P. Haigh | Conservative | 2,296 |
| J. Wilkins | The Liberal Party | 191 |
Doncaster No. 21 seat · turnout 41.4%
| H. Butler | Labour | 2,319 ✓ |
| J. Rhoden | Conservative | 2,084 |
Doncaster No. 31 seat · turnout 39.4%
| B. Gregory | Conservative | 2,127 ✓ |
| S. Wilson | Labour | 714 |
| E. Kelly | The Liberal Party | 153 |
Doncaster No. 4 (Wheatley)1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| I. Prior | Conservative | 2,020 ✓ |
| F. Linney | Labour | 1,434 |
| W. Davidson | The Liberal Party | 228 |
Doncaster No. 5 (Intake)1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| F. Epsley | Conservative | 2,312 ✓ |
| E. Jones | Labour | 1,929 |
| W. Thiede | The Liberal Party | 288 |
Doncaster No. 6 (Bessacarr)1 seat · turnout 47.4%
| D. Mills | Conservative | 4,308 ✓ |
| B. Day | Labour | 1,610 |
| M. Leach | The Liberal Party | 651 |
Doncaster Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 46.1%
| J. Dainty | Conservative | 3,794 ✓ |
| B. Hardy | Labour | 1,044 |
| F. Simpson | The Liberal Party | 295 |
Doncaster Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 45.0%
| D. Glover | Labour | 2,421 ✓ |
| S. Gore | Residents | 1,012 |
| L. May | Conservative | 864 |
Doncaster Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 49.9%
| C. Braithwaite | Conservative | 3,133 ✓ |
| R. Luffman | Labour | 2,147 |
Doncaster Rural No. 41 seat · turnout 47.1%
| J. Grimson | Labour | 2,129 ✓ |
| L. Barnes | Conservative | 1,976 |
| E. Creswell | Residents | 1,475 |
Doncaster Rural No. 51 seat · turnout 33.7%
| E. Nundy | Conservative | 1,817 ✓ |
| W. Morris | Labour | 1,783 |
Doncaster Rural No. 61 seat · turnout 41.1%
| E. Simm | Labour | 1,474 ✓ |
| A. Robson | Residents | 1,107 |
| D. Riley | Conservative | 1,000 |
| E. Simpson | The Liberal Party | 805 |
| T. Wilde | Other | 504 |
Hemsworth1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| N. Hollins | Labour | 1,950 ✓ |
| D. Schofield | Conservative | 850 |
Hoyland1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| J. Loy | Labour | 2,200 ✓ |
| D. Eaden | Independent | 1,733 |
| P. Verhaert | Conservative | 713 |
Kiveton Park No. 11 seat · turnout 44.4%
| R. Godfrey | Conservative | 1,864 ✓ |
| A. Davies | Labour | 1,367 |
Kiveton Park No. 21 seat · turnout 41.0%
| R. Newman | Conservative | 3,042 ✓ |
| D. Dale | Labour | 2,470 |
Mexborough1 seat · turnout 29.5%
| J. Brackley | Labour | 1,982 ✓ |
| J. Matthews | Conservative | 1,548 |
Penistone1 seat · turnout 47.3%
| G. Punt | The Liberal Party | 1,139 ✓ |
| A. Hammond | Conservative | 1,028 |
| J. Senior | Labour | 870 |
Penistone Rural1 seat · turnout 55.2%
| M. Wardle | Conservative | 1,857 ✓ |
| F. White | Labour | 1,260 |
| J. Lees | The Liberal Party | 942 |
Rawmarsh No. 11 seat · turnout 30.7%
| T. Ryan | Labour | 1,820 ✓ |
| D. Wheldon | Conservative | 910 |
Rawmarsh No. 21 seat · turnout 34.9%
| T. Concannon | Labour | 2,035 ✓ |
| D. Tiptaft | Conservative | 1,109 |
Rotherham No. 11 seat · turnout 40.9%
| G. Burrows | Conservative | 2,618 ✓ |
| R. Williams | Labour | 2,350 |
| H. Williams | Other | 273 |
Rotherham No. 21 seat · turnout 38.5%
| G. Moores | Labour | 1,869 ✓ |
| G. Luscombe | Conservative | 1,207 |
| A. Stockdale | The Liberal Party | 318 |
| I. Peirson | Other | 147 |
Rotherham No. 31 seat · turnout 46.7%
| M. Clarke | Conservative | 3,529 ✓ |
| G. Cowley | Labour | 1,744 |
| D. Brace | Other | 143 |
Rotherham No. 41 seat · turnout 36.8%
| K. Willers | Labour | 1,719 ✓ |
| A. Dakin | Conservative | 935 |
| V. Mason | Other | 78 |
Rotherham No. 51 seat · turnout 33.8%
| P. Senior | Labour | 1,867 ✓ |
| T. Burrows | Conservative | 1,629 |
| P. Turner | The Liberal Party | 251 |
| K. Davies | Other | 250 |
Rotherham No. 61 seat · turnout 38.0%
| W. Houghton | Labour | 1,579 ✓ |
| C. Middleton | Conservative | 959 |
| T. Lambert | Residents | 395 |
| I. House | The Liberal Party | 103 |
| M. Day | Other | 75 |
Rotherham Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 40.1%
| K. Loftus | Labour | 1,668 ✓ |
| H. Hughes | Conservative | 1,132 |
| A. Evans | Residents | 965 |
Rotherham Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 44.9%
| R. Bell | Conservative | 2,119 ✓ |
| H. Jack | Labour | 1,807 |
| F. Morris | Independent | 426 |
Rotherham Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 38.7%
| G. Bennett | Labour | 1,777 ✓ |
| T. Coates | Conservative | 1,416 |
| C. Barker | Residents | 238 |
Rotherham Rural No. 41 seat · turnout 49.4%
| K. Hunter | Conservative | 2,110 ✓ |
| J. Lynch | Labour | 1,739 |
| R. Streets | Residents | 720 |
| W. Neale | The Liberal Party | 386 |
Rotherham Rural No. 51 seat · turnout 33.0%
| G. Bentley | Labour | 1,919 ✓ |
| J. Gilding | Conservative | 1,031 |
Sheffield No. 13 seats · turnout 34.5%
| D. Askham | Labour | 6,217 ✓ |
| J. Bower | Labour | 6,195 ✓ |
| J. Chapman | Labour | 5,808 ✓ |
| M. Hattersley | Conservative | 3,682 |
| T. Saunders | Conservative | 3,532 |
| T. Seaton | Conservative | 3,495 |
| F. Robson | The Liberal Party | 568 |
| M. Barker | Other | 560 |
| F. McKinnion | The Liberal Party | 451 |
| V. Gill | Other | 282 |
| G. Smith | Other | 250 |
| A. Broadhead | Other | 250 |
| J. Judge | British National Party | 174 |
Sheffield No. 103 seats · turnout 37.1%
| H. Firth | Labour | 4,024 ✓ |
| J. Pearson | Labour | 3,762 ✓ |
| W. Robins | Labour | 3,737 ✓ |
| P. Butler | Conservative | 2,731 |
| S. Edwards | Conservative | 2,674 |
| I. Hague | Conservative | 2,513 |
| D. Johnson | The Liberal Party | 701 |
| M. Ellis | The Liberal Party | 678 |
| D. Boothroyd | The Liberal Party | 612 |
| S. Williams | Other | 268 |
| J. Mason | Other | 237 |
Sheffield No. 113 seats · turnout 32.7%
| L. Cope | Labour | 6,363 ✓ |
| T. Cooper | Labour | 6,351 ✓ |
| M. Smith | Labour | 5,976 ✓ |
| N. Hutton | Conservative | 2,528 |
| W. Dunsmore | Conservative | 2,503 |
| R. Barnsley | Conservative | 2,444 |
| S. Lambert | Other | 257 |
| A. Jenkinson | Other | 245 |
| H. Oxby | Other | 223 |
Sheffield No. 123 seats · turnout 42.6%
| R. Ironmonger | Labour | 6,431 ✓ |
| L. Bland | Labour | 6,417 ✓ |
| H. Sturrock | Labour | 6,156 ✓ |
| C. Ford | Conservative | 5,778 |
| S. Rhodes | Conservative | 5,653 |
| E. Millward | Conservative | 5,581 |
| A. Sellars | The Liberal Party | 929 |
| H. Blaby | The Liberal Party | 804 |
| K. Wallace | The Liberal Party | 690 |
Sheffield No. 133 seats · turnout 48.9%
| D. Pinder | Conservative | 7,089 ✓ |
| G. Tonks | Conservative | 6,967 ✓ |
| H. Thornsby | Labour | 6,899 ✓ |
| N. Williams | Conservative | 6,871 |
| F. Rodgers | Labour | 6,850 |
| E. Sargent | Labour | 6,632 |
| R. Mumford | The Liberal Party | 1,045 |
| P. Clements | The Liberal Party | 912 |
| K. Brack | Other | 248 |
| D. Wragg | Other | 197 |
| B. Wood | British National Party | 166 |
Sheffield No. 23 seats · turnout 55.2%
| W. Blake | Conservative | 11,999 ✓ |
| F. Brookes | Conservative | 11,893 ✓ |
| D. George | Conservative | 11,855 ✓ |
| B. Blanchard | Labour | 3,399 |
| B. Everley | Labour | 3,237 |
| J. Jones | Labour | 3,222 |
| R. Osner | The Liberal Party | 1,007 |
| C. Wood | The Liberal Party | 882 |
| S. Petszaft | The Liberal Party | 872 |
Sheffield No. 33 seats · turnout 42.1%
| J. Neill | Conservative | 8,763 ✓ |
| S. Arnold | Conservative | 8,457 ✓ |
| G. Millward | Conservative | 8,351 ✓ |
| G. Munn | Labour | 2,464 |
| C. Ellis | Labour | 2,435 |
| R. Taylor | Labour | 2,364 |
| J. Laming | The Liberal Party | 1,455 |
| K. Salt | The Liberal Party | 1,304 |
| S. Smith | The Liberal Party | 1,275 |
| D. Smith | Other | 208 |
| T. Akid | Other | 168 |
| J. Wood | British National Party | 104 |
Sheffield No. 43 seats · turnout 44.8%
| C. Patnick | Conservative | 9,397 ✓ |
| S. Dawson | Conservative | 9,218 ✓ |
| J. Freeman | Conservative | 9,070 ✓ |
| J. Bride | Labour | 3,223 |
| G. Jenkins | Labour | 3,099 |
| S. Dootson | Labour | 3,046 |
| M. Hayes-Allen | The Liberal Party | 1,819 |
| J. Drury | The Liberal Party | 1,633 |
| P. Pugh-Morgan | The Liberal Party | 1,526 |
| M. Oxley | Other | 216 |
| L. Oldfield | Other | 206 |
| D. Bailey | British National Party | 170 |
Sheffield No. 53 seats · turnout 41.5%
| R. Ellis | Labour | 6,063 ✓ |
| J. Yeardley | Labour | 5,679 ✓ |
| R. McElvenney | Labour | 5,535 ✓ |
| L. Hinchcliffe | Conservative | 5,010 |
| M. Disney | Conservative | 4,997 |
| G. Slater | Conservative | 4,927 |
Sheffield No. 63 seats · turnout 48.2%
| M. Moore | Conservative | 6,210 ✓ |
| C. Viner | Conservative | 6,194 ✓ |
| W. Circuit | Conservative | 6,062 ✓ |
| H. Fidler | Labour | 4,701 |
| M. Evans | Labour | 4,693 |
| S. Green | Labour | 4,376 |
| P. Turner | The Liberal Party | 869 |
| A. Gray | The Liberal Party | 778 |
| F. Woolley | The Liberal Party | 736 |
Sheffield No. 73 seats · turnout 33.6%
| R. Thwaites | Labour | 6,032 ✓ |
| J. Brough | Labour | 5,444 ✓ |
| A. Waugh | Labour | 5,343 ✓ |
| D. Eastwood | Conservative | 2,585 |
| P. Oldfield | Conservative | 2,525 |
| P. Oldfield | Conservative | 2,468 |
Sheffield No. 83 seats · turnout 45.6%
| T. Butler | Labour | 5,410 ✓ |
| A. Dale | Labour | 5,190 ✓ |
| B. Flanagan | Labour | 5,071 ✓ |
| F. Butler | The Liberal Party | 4,190 |
| M. Johnson | The Liberal Party | 3,323 |
| J. Baker | The Liberal Party | 3,135 |
| D. Walker | Conservative | 2,063 |
| J. Chandler | Conservative | 2,062 |
| A. Bowness | Conservative | 1,964 |
| T. Barber | Other | 238 |
| T. Billau | Other | 182 |
| G. Oxley | Other | 149 |
Sheffield No. 93 seats · turnout 38.7%
| C. Frost | Labour | 5,030 ✓ |
| J. Cornwall | Labour | 4,971 ✓ |
| W. Michie | Labour | 4,931 ✓ |
| M. McGrath | Conservative | 3,106 |
| A. Roebuck | Conservative | 3,077 |
| P. Sykes | Conservative | 3,023 |
| B. Lewis | The Liberal Party | 924 |
| J. Maling | The Liberal Party | 852 |
| J. McTear | The Liberal Party | 679 |
Stocksbridge1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| N. Horton | Conservative | 2,166 ✓ |
| J. Chandler | Labour | 1,920 |
| A. Cooke | The Liberal Party | 524 |
Swinton1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| A. Newsam | Labour | 2,150 ✓ |
| G. Hurst | Conservative | 1,092 |
| G. Telford | Residents | 851 |
Thorne No. 11 seat · turnout 38.6%
| J. Harrison | Independent | 2,110 ✓ |
| T. Parkinson | Labour | 1,670 |
| M. Holt | Conservative | 832 |
Thorne No. 21 seat · turnout 47.7%
| L. Singleton | Labour | 1,408 ✓ |
| P. Davies | Conservative | 836 |
| K. Bowling | Independent | 484 |
Thorne No. 31 seat · turnout 41.0%
| M. Burns | Labour | 1,308 ✓ |
| J. Colwell | Residents | 1,295 |
| J. Hanson | Conservative | 1,162 |
Wath Upon Dearne1 seat · turnout 28.6%
| W. Cutts | Labour | 2,063 ✓ |
| J. Grindrod | Conservative | 1,088 |
Wombwell1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| J. Peet | Labour | 2,381 ✓ |
| P. Hargreaves | Residents | 1,722 |
| R. Hobson | Conservative | 533 |
Worsbrough1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| N. West | Labour | 2,530 ✓ |
| K. Scothon | Residents | 1,507 |
| J. Dunsmore | Conservative | 699 |
Wortley No. 11 seat · turnout 49.0%
| B. Gray | Conservative | 2,897 ✓ |
| J. Goodison | Labour | 1,643 |
Wortley No. 21 seat · turnout 47.6%
| J. Horton | Conservative | 1,451 ✓ |
| E. Fox | Labour | 1,275 |
| G. Trickett | The Liberal Party | 503 |
Wortley No. 31 seat · turnout 47.7%
| J. Ridge | The Liberal Party | 3,561 ✓ |
| G. Birch | Labour | 2,144 |
| E. Bush | Conservative | 1,473 |
