The metropolitan district was one of the new authorities created by the Local Government Act 1972, which completely reorganised local administration in England and Wales. The new district, one of seven in the West Midlands, had an identical area to the existing County Borough of Wolverhampton. The first council was elected as a "shadow authority", with the reorganisation coming into effect in the following year on 1 April 1974. Subsequent to the election the shadow council successfully petitioned for a royal charter granting borough status, becoming Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council.[1]
ElectionsEdit
At this first election all 60 councillors were elected, there being three councillors in each of the 20 wards. In an anomaly of the usual procedure for local elections, the candidate in first place was elected for 5 years, the candidate in second place for 3 years and the candidate in third place for 2 years. This was to allow for the "shadow" year of 1974 when the Metropolitan Borough Council was operating in shadow of the County Borough. From 1975 elections were by thirds with one councillor retiring in each ward.
Following the election the Labour Party had overall control of the council with 40 councillors to the Conservatives 20. Following the final county borough election held in 1972 the two parties had held 40 seats each on the 80 member council.[2]
Election resultsEdit
The following councillors were returned in their corresponding wards:[3]
^Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 24. ISBN0-11-750847-0.
^"Widespread Labour gains in borough elections". The Times. 5 May 1972.
^Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Wolverhampton City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
October 18, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1973 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message The first elections to the Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 10 May 1973 1973 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council electionMay 10 1973 1973 05 10 1975 All 60 Seats31 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Party Labour Conservative LiberalSeats won 40 20 0Popular vote 66860 58175 10270Percentage 48 29 42 02 7 42 Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party Party National Front TUUF Ind Labour PartySeats won 0 0 0Popular vote 1232 692 636Percentage 0 89 0 5 0 46 Seventh party Party CommunistSeats won 0Popular vote 593Percentage 0 43 Contents 1 Background 2 Elections 3 Election results 4 ReferencesBackground EditThe metropolitan district was one of the new authorities created by the Local Government Act 1972 which completely reorganised local administration in England and Wales The new district one of seven in the West Midlands had an identical area to the existing County Borough of Wolverhampton The first council was elected as a shadow authority with the reorganisation coming into effect in the following year on 1 April 1974 Subsequent to the election the shadow council successfully petitioned for a royal charter granting borough status becoming Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council 1 Elections EditAt this first election all 60 councillors were elected there being three councillors in each of the 20 wards In an anomaly of the usual procedure for local elections the candidate in first place was elected for 5 years the candidate in second place for 3 years and the candidate in third place for 2 years This was to allow for the shadow year of 1974 when the Metropolitan Borough Council was operating in shadow of the County Borough From 1975 elections were by thirds with one councillor retiring in each ward Following the election the Labour Party had overall control of the council with 40 councillors to the Conservatives 20 Following the final county borough election held in 1972 the two parties had held 40 seats each on the 80 member council 2 Election results EditThe following councillors were returned in their corresponding wards 3 Bilston East Party Candidate Votes Labour D Turner 1st 1891 34 02 Labour T H Larkin 2nd 1786 32 13 Labour Mrs H Brown 3rd 1603 28 84 Conservative A G Cooper 278 5 Turnout 5558 23 9Bilston North Party Candidate Votes Labour P R Richards 1st 1281 20 11 Labour R Reynolds 2nd 1137 17 85 Labour R Davies 3rd 1125 17 66 Conservative W L Hughes 994 15 61 Conservative R A M Marshall 932 14 63 Conservative L S Draisey 900 14 13 Turnout 6369 23 9Blakenhall Party Candidate Votes Conservative J Carpenter 1st 2070 20 66 Conservative Mrs J E Shore 2nd 1996 19 92 Conservative Mrs J L Shaw 3rd 1992 19 88 Labour J Hackwood 1389 13 86 Labour G R Johnson 1335 13 32 Labour Bishan Dass 1238 12 36 Turnout 10020 37 8Bushbury Party Candidate Votes Labour Mrs J Beddoes 1st 1069 29 34 Labour J A W Bird 2nd 1055 28 96 Labour E Mitchell 3rd 998 27 4 Conservative W Hillier 361 9 91 National Front W A Murfin 160 4 39 Turnout 3643 18 9Eastfield Party Candidate Votes Labour Ken Purchase 1st 1452 31 01 Labour P Ray 2nd 1260 26 91 Labour Mrs L Richards 3rd 1235 26 38 Conservative Mrs E H Allen 387 8 27 National Front R Davison 204 4 36 Communist G J Barnsby 144 3 08 Turnout 4682 19 1Ettingshall Party Candidate Votes Labour E W Bold 1st 1281 29 1 Labour Mrs C Durham 2nd 1091 24 78 Labour A Storer 3rd 1021 23 19 Conservative W J Allen 458 10 4 Conservative G D Phillips 455 10 34 Communist F W Reeves 96 2 18 Turnout 4402 19 1Graiseley Party Candidate Votes Labour A G Barratt 1st 1500 18 7 Labour Mrs V A Fletcher 2nd 1390 17 33 Labour Mrs N Jones 3rd 1367 17 04 Conservative W H Etwell 1305 16 27 Conservative R Dorsett 1258 15 69 Conservative R J Thomas 1200 15 07 Turnout 8020 35 1Low Hill Party Candidate Votes Labour D Hickmott 1st 1026 31 32 Labour Mrs W F K Reynolds 2nd 1011 30 86 Labour A C Laws 3rd 966 29 49 Conservative A Dixon 213 6 5 Communist G Dorrance 60 1 83 Turnout 3276 12 7Merry Hill Party Candidate Votes Conservative W Clarke 1st 2362 28 22 Conservative J G Blackburn 2nd 2329 27 83 Conservative Robert Hart 3rd 2119 25 32 Labour Mrs M Everett 858 10 25 Labour G Turner 702 8 39 Turnout 8370 27 9Oxley Party Candidate Votes Labour K Staves 1st 1229 20 03 Labour R Haynes 2nd 1121 18 27 Labour N Fryer 3rd 1071 17 45 Conservative H J Burton 879 14 32 Conservative G Bangham 819 13 35 Conservative P Withers 732 11 93 National Front D E Foster 286 4 66 Turnout 6137 27 4Park Party Candidate Votes Conservative W J Morrison 1st 1568 20 14 Conservative Mrs M S Machin 2nd 1565 20 1 Conservative Mrs M W Hodson 3rd 1523 19 56 Labour Dr P Young 584 7 5 Labour W Bruce 524 6 73 Labour S G Stockley von Statzer 504 6 47 Liberal Mrs W Lundgren 457 5 87 Liberal R Gray 441 5 66 Liberal K R Aithal 379 4 87 National Front D G Gorton 240 3 08 Turnout 7785 34 5Parkfield Party Candidate Votes Labour G Howells 1st 1298Labour H E Lace 2nd 1287Labour A E Steventon 3rd 1118Conservative B C Johnson 397Conservative C Lenton 272Conservative B Wood 240Communist R A Millington 78Penn Party Candidate Votes Conservative G A Bickley 1st 2669Conservative D J Rutherford 2nd 2653Conservative P Bradley 3rd 2304Liberal J Wernick 1961Liberal A Robinson 1642Liberal T D Bamford 1522Labour Mrs M Garner 285Labour D Aulton 277St Peters Party Candidate Votes Labour I G Claymore 1st 1866Labour Mr J James 2nd 1533Labour S R Sharma 3rd 1211TUUF G S Bains 692ILP G Carter 636Conservative H Cohen 620Conservative E M Gibbs 488Conservative B Thomas 432National Front P Kane 242Communist D Hamilton 106Spring Vale Party Candidate Votes Labour S Martin 1st 2188Labour N G Davies 2nd 2040Labour A Garner 3rd 1933Conservative Mrs P E Atkinson 413Tettenhall Regis Party Candidate Votes Conservative S O Morton 1st 1683Conservative Mrs D M Seiboth 2nd 1666Conservative Mrs T M Comport 3rd 1586Liberal Larry Mclean 1213Liberal H C Marshall 1027Liberal M E Millar 950Labour J M Smith 300Labour R F Ilsley 285Labour B Evans 278Tettenhall Wightwick Party Candidate Votes Conservative G R Watson 1st 1897Conservative P G Snell 2nd 1882Conservative E G L Pearce 3rd 1862Liberal H Wright 677Labour K P Jarrad 525Labour W O Reilly 515Labour R S Willett 493Wednesfield Heath Party Candidate Votes Labour H Turner 1st 1265Conservative C T Squire 2nd 1239Conservative A Griffiths 3rd 1226Labour R Garner 1198Conservative F J Wadsworth 1176Labour G Hicken 1171Wednesfield North Party Candidate Votes Labour J A Morey 1st 1649Labour L Horton 2nd 1623Labour S H Reynolds 3rd 1554Conservative G H Parker 815Conservative W J Curtiss 732Conservative Mrs J M Curtiss 725Communist A Barr 109Wednesfield South Party Candidate Votes Labour Mrs C M Nicholls 1st 1380Labour J F Torrington 2nd 1296Labour Mrs E D Jevons 3rd 1102Conservative H L Turner 908Conservative Mrs D M Brooks 813Conservative C F Brueton 809References Edit Local government in England and Wales A Guide to the New System London HMSO 1974 p 24 ISBN 0 11 750847 0 Widespread Labour gains in borough elections The Times 5 May 1972 Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael Wolverhampton City Council Election Results 1973 2012 PDF The Elections Centre Plymouth University Archived PDF from the original on 27 November 2021 Retrieved 27 November 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1973 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election amp oldid 1144017497, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
