The final Municipal elections for Sheffield - soon to be abolished by the
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...
- were held in May 1972, with one third up for vote, as well as an extra vacancy in Brightside.
The election seen
Labour further their stranglehold on the council with four gains from the
Conservatives, as they repeated the
previous year's wins. One of the notable casualties from last year,
Irvine Patnick, managed re-election via re-location to the safe Conservative ward of Broomhill. The
Liberals, standing the lowest number of candidates (3) in over a decade, were rewarded for focusing their efforts on retaining their sole representation on the council, as they easily defended their by-election-won seat of Burngreave, more than sextupling their majority there. Labour were reported to be overjoyed to see the return of former councillor, and veteran of the party, Joe Albaya in Intake, after over a decade's absence.
Election result
The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
Ward results
References
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1972 English local elections
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
1970s in Sheffield