1979_Wirral_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election Knowpia

1979 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
23 of 66 seats (One Third and one by-election); to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council; 34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	75.3% (39.7%)
	Map of results of 1979 election
Leader of the Council before election; Harry Deverill; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election ; Harry Deverill; Conservative

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.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

	Seats	±
Conservative	40	5
Labour	20	4
Liberal	6	1

^[3]

Election results edit

Overall election result edit

Overall result compared with 1978.

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1979

Party		Candidates						Votes
Party		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

^[1]^[2] ^{[n 1]}

Ward results edit

Birkenhead edit

No. 1 (Argyle-Clifton-Holt) edit

Argyle-Clifton-Holt
Party		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

^[2]

No. 2 (Bebington and Mersey) edit

Bebington and Mersey
Party		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

^[2]^[4]

No. 3 (Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland) edit

Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland
Party		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

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No. 4 (Devonshire and Egerton) edit

Devonshire and Egerton
Party		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

^[2]

No. 5 (Gilbrook and St James) edit

Gilbrook and St James
Party		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

^[2]^[5]

No. 6 (Grange and Oxton) edit

Grange and Oxton (2)
Party		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	–

^[2]

No. 7 (Prenton) edit

Prenton
Party		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

^[2]

No. 8 (Upton) edit

Upton
Party		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

^[2]

Wallasey edit

No. 9 (Leasowe) edit

Leasowe
Party		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

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No. 10 (Marlowe-Egremont-South Liscard) edit

Marlowe-Egremont-South-Liscard
Party		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

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No. 11 (Moreton and Saughall Massie) edit

Moreton and Saughall Massie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

^[2]

No. 12 (New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren) edit

New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

^[2]

No. 13 (North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street) edit

North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

^[2]

No. 14 (Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville) edit

Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

^[2]

Bebington edit

No. 15 (Higher Bebington and Woodhey) edit

Higher Bebington and Woodhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

^[2]

No. 16 (Park-New Ferry-North Bromborough) edit

Park-New Ferry-North Bromborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

^[2]

No. 17 (South Bromborough and Eastham) edit

South Bromborough and Eastham
Party		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

^[2]

No. 18 (Lower Bebington and Poulton) edit

Lower Bebington and Poulton
Party		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

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Hoylake edit

No. 19 (Caldy and Frankby) edit

Caldy and Frankby
Party		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

^[2]

No. 20 (Central-Hoose-Meols-Park) edit

Central-Hoose-Meols-Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

^[2]

Wirral edit

No. 21 (Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield) edit

Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

^[2]

No. 22 (Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston) edit

Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

^[2]

Notes edit

• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate

^ % of total refers to % of wards won.
^ Elected to serve a 4-year term.
^ Elected to serve a 1-year term.

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.

Mellows-Facer, Adam (10 May 2006). "Local election 2006". parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
"BBC NEWS VOTE 2003 WIRRAL". BBC News. 1 May 2003. Retrieved 29 December 2018.

[4] % of total refers to % of wards won.

[7] Elected to serve a 4-year term.

[8] Elected to serve a 1-year term.

[results-1] "Local Election Summaries 1979". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 December 2018.

[local-2] ^ ^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.

[3] "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 July 2018.

[5] "Councillor Walter Smith". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.

[6] "Councillor Alan Brighouse". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[9] "Councillor John Hale". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.

[10] "Councillor Tom Harney". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

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Summary

Election results edit

Overall election result edit

Ward results edit

Birkenhead edit

No. 1 (Argyle-Clifton-Holt) edit

No. 2 (Bebington and Mersey) edit

No. 3 (Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland) edit

No. 4 (Devonshire and Egerton) edit

No. 5 (Gilbrook and St James) edit

No. 6 (Grange and Oxton) edit

No. 7 (Prenton) edit

No. 8 (Upton) edit

Wallasey edit

No. 9 (Leasowe) edit

No. 10 (Marlowe-Egremont-South Liscard) edit

No. 11 (Moreton and Saughall Massie) edit

No. 12 (New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren) edit

No. 13 (North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street) edit

No. 14 (Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville) edit

Bebington edit

No. 15 (Higher Bebington and Woodhey) edit

No. 16 (Park-New Ferry-North Bromborough) edit

No. 17 (South Bromborough and Eastham) edit

No. 18 (Lower Bebington and Poulton) edit

Hoylake edit

No. 19 (Caldy and Frankby) edit

No. 20 (Central-Hoose-Meols-Park) edit

Wirral edit

No. 21 (Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield) edit

No. 22 (Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston) edit

Notes edit

References edit