The 1979 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[2] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
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23 of 66 seats (One Third and one by-election) to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± | |
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Conservative | 40 | ![]() | |
Labour | 20 | ![]() | |
Liberal | 6 | ![]() |
Election results
editOverall election result
editOverall result compared with 1978.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1979 | |||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
Conservative | 23 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 54.5 | 48.0 | 93,891 | 7.7 | ||||||
Labour | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 40.9 | 36.2 | 70,639 | 7.8 | ||||||
Liberal | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 15.6 | 30,430 | 0.2 | ||||||
National Front | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 368 | ||||||||
Communist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 77 | 0.1 |
Ward results
editBirkenhead
editNo. 1 (Argyle-Clifton-Holt)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Smith | 2,867 | 59.2 | 6.5 | |
Conservative | A. Adams | 1,092 | 22.5 | 1.0 | |
Liberal | J. Smith | 887 | 18.3 | 4.1 | |
Majority | 1,775 | 36.7 | 6.4 | ||
Registered electors | 7,259 | ||||
Turnout | 66.8 | 34.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.2 |
No. 2 (Bebington and Mersey)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Walter Smith | 2,802 | 53.1 | 4.3 | |
Conservative | D. Welsh | 1,679 | 31.8 | 13.6 | |
Liberal | S. Evans | 716 | 13.6 | 7.7 | |
Communist | J. Norris | 77 | 1.5 | New | |
Majority | 1,123 | 21.3 | 17.9 | ||
Registered electors | 7,556 | ||||
Turnout | 69.8 | 37.2 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.0 |
No. 3 (Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Liddell | 2,214 | 36.0 | 12.1 | |
Liberal | A. Jones | 2,210 | 35.9 | 2.9 | |
Conservative | B. Lloyd | 1,734 | 28.2 | 9.2 | |
Majority | 4 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,641 | ||||
Turnout | 71.3 | 30.5 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | 0.8 |
No. 4 (Devonshire and Egerton)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronald Leaper | 3,454 | 39.0 | 6.1 | |
Conservative | K. Allen | 2,815 | 31.8 | 11.5 | |
Liberal | G. Quinn | 2,595 | 29.3 | 5.5 | |
Majority | 639 | 7.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,925 | ||||
Turnout | 74.3 | 39.7 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 8.8 |
No. 5 (Gilbrook and St James)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Davies | 4,001 | 66.3 | 5.9 | |
Conservative | K. Hughes | 1,225 | 20.3 | 1.8 | |
Liberal | Alan Brighouse | 807 | 13.4 | 4.0 | |
Majority | 2,776 | 46.0 | 7.7 | ||
Registered electors | 8,376 | ||||
Turnout | 72.0 | 40.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.9 |
No. 6 (Grange and Oxton)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | A. Halliday [n 2] | 3,984 | 41.4 | 6.3 | |
Liberal | Michael Cooke [n 3] | 3,830 | – | – | |
Conservative | R. Hodkinson | 3,241 | 33.7 | 3.1 | |
Conservative | O. Donaldson | 3,089 | – | – | |
Labour | J. Coates | 2,400 | 24.9 | 9.4 | |
Labour | Barney Gilfoyle | 2,209 | – | – | |
Majority | 743 | 7.7 | 3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 13,242 | ||||
Turnout | 72.7 | 32.1 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.6 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | – |
No. 7 (Prenton)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Taylor | 6,056 | 52.3 | 12.9 | |
Labour | W. Leslie | 5,531 | 47.7 | 12.9 | |
Majority | 525 | 4.6 | 25.8 | ||
Registered electors | 15,422 | ||||
Turnout | 75.0 | 45.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 12.9 |
No. 8 (Upton)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Corcoran | 8,387 | 54.9 | 14.8 | |
Conservative | J. Roberts | 6,894 | 45.1 | 14.8 | |
Majority | 1,493 | 9.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 21,661 | ||||
Turnout | 70.5 | 45.4 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 14.8 |
Wallasey
editNo. 9 (Leasowe)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ken Fox | 5,072 | 56.8 | 1.4 | |
Conservative | M. Kemble | 2,786 | 31.2 | 9.7 | |
Liberal | B. Thomas | 1,078 | 12.1 | 8.4 | |
Majority | 2,286 | 25.6 | 11.1 | ||
Registered electors | 11,982 | ||||
Turnout | 74.6 | 44.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.6 |
No. 10 (Marlowe-Egremont-South Liscard)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hale | 4,252 | 45.2 | 14.4 | |
Labour | G. Watkins | 3,660 | 38.9 | 4.7 | |
Liberal | M. Canning | 1,250 | 13.3 | 7.0 | |
National Front | F. Buckley | 245 | 2.6 | New | |
Majority | 592 | 6.3 | 19.1 | ||
Registered electors | 12,770 | ||||
Turnout | 73.7 | 42.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 9.6 |
No. 11 (Moreton and Saughall Massie)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Williams | 2,769 | 43.8 | 9.5 | |
Labour | Jim Edwards | 2,709 | 42.8 | 0.3 | |
Liberal | E. Thomas | 849 | 13.4 | 9.3 | |
Majority | 60 | 0.9 | 9.9 | ||
Registered electors | 8,168 | ||||
Turnout | 77.5 | 40.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 4.9 |
No. 12 (New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. Whatling | 6,974 | 61.2 | 2.5 | |
Liberal | N. Stribbling | 2,180 | 19.1 | 9.2 | |
Labour | D. Mason | 2,115 | 18.6 | 10.6 | |
National Front | J. Milns | 123 | 1.1 | New | |
Majority | 4,794 | 42.1 | 6.7 | ||
Registered electors | 14,454 | ||||
Turnout | 78.8 | 33.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 3.4 |
No. 13 (North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | B. Nottage | 4,511 | 53.3 | 22.2 | |
Labour | J. Fairbrother | 2,356 | 27.8 | 11.0 | |
Liberal | G. Sharp | 1,604 | 18.9 | 11.2 | |
Majority | 2,155 | 25.4 | 33.3 | ||
Registered electors | 11,546 | ||||
Turnout | 73.4 | 43.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 16.6 |
No. 14 (Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S. Wickham | 4,400 | 54.1 | 3.9 | |
Conservative | G. Elliot | 2,463 | 30.3 | 2.8 | |
Liberal | P. Mawdsley | 1,277 | 15.7 | 11.9 | |
Majority | 1,937 | 23.8 | 1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 11,223 | ||||
Turnout | 72.5 | 38.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.5 |
Bebington
editNo. 15 (Higher Bebington and Woodhey)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | E. Pike | 5,567 | 67.3 | 3.9 | |
Labour | P. Wallace | 2,704 | 32.7 | 12.7 | |
Majority | 2,863 | 34.6 | 16.6 | ||
Registered electors | 10,181 | ||||
Turnout | 81.2 | 35.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 8.3 |
No. 16 (Park-New Ferry-North Bromborough)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Audrey Moore | 3,862 | 51.8 | 0.4 | |
Conservative | A. Stacey | 3,600 | 48.2 | 0.4 | |
Majority | 262 | 3.6 | 0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 9,828 | ||||
Turnout | 75.9 | 35.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.4 |
No. 17 (South Bromborough and Eastham)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Allan | 4,087 | 36.0 | 8.7 | |
Liberal | R. Palmer | 4,047 | 35.6 | 22.5 | |
Labour | Ralph Dunning | 3,225 | 28.4 | 13.8 | |
Majority | 40 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 13,985 | ||||
Turnout | 81.2 | 35.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 15.6 |
No. 18 (Lower Bebington and Poulton)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dorothy Goodfellow | 6,405 | 55.8 | 9.5 | |
Liberal | Thomas Harney | 2,650 | 23.1 | 6.6 | |
Labour | A. Woods | 2,432 | 21.2 | 3.0 | |
Majority | 3,755 | 32.7 | 14.3 | ||
Registered electors | 14,163 | ||||
Turnout | 81.1 | 41.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 7.2 |
Hoylake
editNo. 19 (Caldy and Frankby)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Reg Cumpstey | 6,454 | 61.6 | 12.9 | |
Liberal | B. Crosbie | 2,406 | 22.9 | 11.0 | |
Labour | C. Hiley | 1,624 | 15.5 | 5.9 | |
Majority | 4,048 | 38.6 | 24.0 | ||
Registered electors | 13,589 | ||||
Turnout | 77.2 | 42.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 12.0 |
No. 20 (Central-Hoose-Meols-Park)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | H. Thompson | 6,053 | 65.6 | 20.4 | |
Liberal | F. Lewis | 1,890 | 20.5 | New | |
Labour | David Jackson | 1,280 | 13.9 | 0.1 | |
Majority | 4,163 | 45.1 | 26.9 | ||
Registered electors | 12,150 | ||||
Turnout | 75.9 | 37.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 13.5 |
Wirral
editNo. 21 (Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | V. Robertson | 7,783 | 86.2 | 4.9 | |
Labour | W. Gamet | 1,244 | 13.8 | 4.9 | |
Majority | 6,539 | 72.4 | 9.9 | ||
Registered electors | 11,581 | ||||
Turnout | 77.9 | 41.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 4.9 |
No. 22 (Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W. Leigh | 5,451 | 70.3 | 8.9 | |
Labour | B. Cain | 2,300 | 29.7 | 8.9 | |
Majority | 3,151 | 40.7 | 17.7 | ||
Registered electors | 10,048 | ||||
Turnout | 77.1 | 45.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 8.9 |
Notes
edit• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
References
edit- ^ a b "Local Election Summaries 1979". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 4 and 5)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Walter Smith". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Alan Brighouse". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor John Hale". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Tom Harney". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
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