The 1975 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 1975 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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January 01, 1970
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Main article 1975 United Kingdom local elections The 1975 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 1975 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England 2 This election was held on the same day as other local elections 1975 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election 1973 1 May 1975 1975 05 01 1976 22 of 66 seats One Third to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council34 seats needed for a majorityTurnout36 7 4 4 1 First party Second party Third party Con Lab Leader Malcolm Thornton Bill Wells Gruff Evans Party Conservative Labour Liberal Leader s seat North Liscard Upper Brighton Street Leasowe Cathcart Claughton Cleveland Last election 29 seats 42 9 24 seats 32 6 13 seats 22 6 Seats before 29 24 13 Seats won 16 5 1 Seats after 36 21 9 Seat change 7 3 3 Popular vote 51 547 23 603 18 570 Percentage 54 7 25 0 19 7 Swing 11 8 7 6 2 9 Map of results of 1975 electionLeader of the Council before election Malcolm Thornton Conservative No Overall Control Leader of the Council after election Malcolm Thornton Conservative After the election the composition of the council was Party Seats Conservative 36 7 Labour 21 3 Liberal 9 4 3 Contents 1 Election results 1 1 Overall election result 2 Ward results 2 1 Birkenhead 2 1 1 No 1 Argyle Clifton Holt 2 1 2 No 2 Bebington and Mersey 2 1 3 No 3 Cathcart Claughton Cleveland 2 1 4 No 4 Devonshire and Egerton 2 1 5 No 5 Gilbrook and St James 2 1 6 No 6 Grange and Oxton 2 1 7 No 7 Prenton 2 1 8 No 8 Upton 2 2 Wallasey 2 2 1 No 9 Leasowe 2 2 2 No 10 Marlowe Egremont South Liscard 2 2 3 No 11 Moreton and Saughall Massie 2 2 4 No 12 New Brighton Wallasey Warren 2 2 5 No 13 North Liscard Upper Brighton Street 2 2 6 No 14 Seacombe Poulton Somerville 2 3 Bebington 2 3 1 No 15 Higher Bebington and Woodhey 2 3 2 No 16 Park New Ferry North Bromborough 2 3 3 No 17 South Bromborough and Eastham 2 3 4 No 18 Lower Bebington and Poulton 2 4 Hoylake 2 4 1 No 19 Caldy and Frankby 2 4 2 No 20 Central Hoose Meols Park 2 5 Wirral 2 5 1 No 21 Barnston Gayton Heswall Oldfield 2 5 2 No 22 Irby Pensby Thurstaston 3 Changes between 1975 and 1976 4 Notes 5 ReferencesElection results editOverall election result edit Overall result compared with 1973 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results 1975 Party Candidates Votes Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net of total No Net Conservative 22 16 7 0 nbsp 7 72 7 54 7 51 547 nbsp 11 8 Labour 21 5 0 3 nbsp 3 22 7 25 0 23 603 nbsp 7 6 Liberal 19 1 0 4 nbsp 4 4 5 19 7 18 570 nbsp 2 9 National Front 1 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 0 3 249 N A Communist 1 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 0 2 200 nbsp Independent 1 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 0 1 107 N A 1 2 Ward results editResults compared directly with the last local election in 1973 Birkenhead edit No 1 Argyle Clifton Holt edit Argyle Clifton Holt Party Candidate Votes Labour Arthur Smith 1 096 44 6 nbsp 28 2 Liberal D Boxer 954 38 8 New Conservative L Peers 410 16 7 nbsp 10 5 Majority 142 5 8 nbsp 39 8 Registered electors 8 590 Turnout 28 6 nbsp 4 5 Labour hold Swing nbsp 19 9 2 No 2 Bebington and Mersey edit Bebington and Mersey Party Candidate Votes Conservative L Welsh 1 108 44 8 nbsp 7 1 Labour A Price 944 38 1 nbsp 6 6 Liberal G Quinn 423 17 1 nbsp 0 5 Majority 164 6 7 N A Registered electors 7 958 Turnout 31 1 nbsp 3 8 Conservative gain from Labour Swing nbsp 6 9 2 No 3 Cathcart Claughton Cleveland edit Cathcart Claughton Cleveland Party Candidate Votes Liberal A Jones 1 641 43 3 nbsp 10 5 Conservative R Stretch 1 172 30 9 nbsp 7 4 Labour Walter Smith 979 25 8 nbsp 3 0 Majority 469 12 4 nbsp 17 9 Registered electors 9 882 Turnout 38 4 nbsp 7 1 Liberal hold Swing nbsp 9 0 2 4 No 4 Devonshire and Egerton edit Devonshire and Egerton Party Candidate Votes Conservative K Allen 1 644 38 2 nbsp 7 4 Liberal Roy Perkins 1 603 37 3 nbsp 5 0 Labour J MacDougall 1 052 24 5 nbsp 2 4 Majority 41 0 9 N A Registered electors 12 378 Turnout 34 7 nbsp 6 8 Conservative gain from Liberal Swing nbsp 6 2 2 No 5 Gilbrook and St James edit Gilbrook and St James Party Candidate Votes Labour P Roberts 1 369 57 1 nbsp 2 8 Liberal K Henron 531 22 2 nbsp 8 4 Conservative H Kirkby 496 20 7 nbsp 11 2 Majority 838 34 9 nbsp 5 6 Registered electors 8 654 Turnout 27 7 nbsp 10 1 Labour hold Swing nbsp 2 8 2 No 6 Grange and Oxton edit Grange and Oxton Party Candidate Votes Conservative R Hodkinson 2 293 50 1 nbsp 17 1 Liberal G Edwards 1 520 33 2 nbsp 17 3 Labour A Jones 764 16 7 nbsp 0 2 Majority 773 16 9 N A Registered electors 12 602 Turnout 36 3 nbsp 6 2 Conservative gain from Liberal Swing nbsp 17 2 2 No 7 Prenton edit Prenton Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Porter 3 088 55 3 nbsp 3 6 Labour J Pennington 1 504 26 9 nbsp 15 6 Liberal J Edwards 997 17 8 New Majority 1 584 28 4 nbsp 19 2 Registered electors 15 605 Turnout 35 8 nbsp 1 2 Conservative hold Swing nbsp 9 6 2 No 8 Upton edit Upton Party Candidate Votes Conservative J Roberts 3 134 55 3 nbsp 8 7 Labour Bernard Gilfoyle 1 885 33 3 nbsp 11 0 Liberal S Gayford 448 7 9 New Communist G Hughes 200 3 5 nbsp 0 3 Majority 1 249 22 0 nbsp 20 1 Registered electors 20 752 Turnout 27 3 nbsp 1 8 Conservative hold Swing nbsp 10 1 2 Wallasey edit No 9 Leasowe edit Leasowe Party Candidate Votes Labour Ken Fox 1 590 51 6 nbsp 18 8 Conservative J Merrill 1 383 44 9 nbsp 15 3 Independent G Smith 107 3 5 New Majority 207 6 7 nbsp 34 1 Registered electors 11 733 Turnout 26 3 nbsp 0 1 Labour hold Swing nbsp 17 1 2 No 10 Marlowe Egremont South Liscard edit Marlowe Egremont South Liscard Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Hale 3 090 67 9 nbsp 24 3 Labour Vincent McGee 1 458 32 1 nbsp 9 1 Majority 1 632 35 8 nbsp 33 4 Registered electors 13 083 Turnout 34 8 nbsp 2 6 Conservative hold Swing nbsp 16 7 2 5 No 11 Moreton and Saughall Massie edit Moreton and Saughall Massie Party Candidate Votes Conservative David Williams 1 552 60 9 nbsp 20 4 Labour E Lewis 998 39 1 nbsp 8 1 Majority 554 21 8 N A Registered electors 7 057 Turnout 36 1 nbsp 3 4 Conservative gain from Labour Swing nbsp 14 3 No 12 New Brighton Wallasey Warren edit New Brighton Wallasey Warren Party Candidate Votes Conservative R Ievers 4 394 62 9 nbsp 23 0 Liberal J Southworth 1 792 25 6 nbsp 18 5 Labour M Hirons 553 7 9 nbsp 1 9 National Front John Fishwick n 1 249 3 6 nbsp 6 4 Majority 2 602 37 3 N A Registered electors 14 888 Turnout 46 9 nbsp 7 4 Conservative gain from Liberal Swing nbsp 20 8 2 No 13 North Liscard Upper Brighton Street edit North Liscard Upper Brighton Street Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Thornton 2 909 70 2 nbsp 28 3 Labour M Laskier 622 15 0 nbsp 0 5 Liberal R Edge 611 14 8 nbsp 19 6 Majority 2 287 55 2 nbsp 47 7 Registered electors 11 640 Turnout 35 6 nbsp 3 9 Conservative hold Swing nbsp 23 9 2 No 14 Seacombe Poulton Somerville edit Seacombe Poulton Somerville Party Candidate Votes Labour S Wickham 1 618 50 0 nbsp 15 8 Conservative R Atkinson 1 408 43 5 nbsp 17 6 Liberal E Taylor 213 6 6 nbsp 1 7 Majority 210 6 5 nbsp 33 4 Registered electors 12 043 Turnout 26 9 nbsp 1 6 Labour hold Swing nbsp 16 7 2 Bebington edit No 15 Higher Bebington and Woodhey edit Higher Bebington and Woodhey Party Candidate Votes Conservative E Pike 3 197 69 8 nbsp 15 2 Labour M Irvine 906 19 8 nbsp 5 7 Liberal G Spencer 476 10 4 nbsp 9 5 Majority 2 291 50 0 nbsp 20 9 Registered electors 10 031 Turnout 45 6 nbsp 1 7 Conservative hold Swing nbsp 10 5 2 No 16 Park New Ferry North Bromborough edit Park New Ferry North Bromborough Party Candidate Votes Labour F Gregory 1 606 46 2 nbsp 15 0 Conservative R Gittins 1 367 39 3 nbsp 0 5 Liberal W Walsh 505 14 5 New Majority 239 6 9 nbsp 15 5 Registered electors 9 785 Turnout 35 5 nbsp 7 4 Labour hold Swing nbsp 7 8 2 No 17 South Bromborough and Eastham edit South Bromborough and Eastham Party Candidate Votes Conservative David Allan 2 723 47 7 nbsp 11 2 Labour William Lungley 1 882 33 0 nbsp 14 2 Liberal Phillip Gilchrist 1 105 19 4 nbsp 3 1 Majority 841 14 7 N A Registered electors 13 301 Turnout 42 9 nbsp 2 2 Conservative gain from Labour Swing nbsp 12 7 2 6 No 18 Lower Bebington and Poulton edit Lower Bebington and Poulton Party Candidate Votes Conservative Dorothy Goodfellow 3 119 61 1 nbsp 9 5 Liberal Thomas Harney 1 144 22 4 nbsp 3 5 Labour D Roscoe 839 16 4 nbsp 6 1 Majority 1 975 38 7 nbsp 13 0 Registered electors 12 052 Turnout 42 3 nbsp 2 0 Conservative hold Swing nbsp 6 5 2 7 Hoylake edit No 19 Caldy and Frankby edit Caldy and Frankby Party Candidate Votes Conservative Reg Cumpstey 3 497 73 2 nbsp 3 0 Liberal B Crosbie 790 16 5 New Labour J Seaman 493 10 3 nbsp 13 5 Majority 2 707 56 7 nbsp 4 3 Registered electors 12 575 Turnout 38 0 nbsp 1 8 Conservative hold Swing nbsp 2 2 2 No 20 Central Hoose Meols Park edit Central Hoose Meols Park Party Candidate Votes Conservative W Tickle 3 121 55 7 nbsp 9 2 Liberal J Thomas 2 486 44 3 nbsp 2 4 Majority 635 11 4 nbsp 6 8 Registered electors 11 776 Turnout 47 6 nbsp 19 6 Conservative gain from Liberal Swing nbsp 3 4 2 Wirral edit No 21 Barnston Gayton Heswall Oldfield edit Barnston Gayton Heswall Oldfield Party Candidate Votes Conservative V Robertson 4 001 78 5 nbsp 12 4 Liberal G Collins 911 17 9 nbsp 10 0 Labour W Gamet 185 3 6 nbsp 2 5 Majority 3 090 60 6 nbsp 22 4 Registered electors 11 003 Turnout 46 3 nbsp 1 1 Conservative hold Swing nbsp 11 2 2 No 22 Irby Pensby Thurstaston edit Irby Pensby Thurstaston Party Candidate Votes Conservative W Leigh 2 441 59 2 nbsp 5 0 Labour S Dunn 1 260 30 6 nbsp 5 2 Liberal A Conway 420 10 2 New Majority 1 181 28 6 nbsp 0 2 Registered electors 9 322 Turnout 44 2 nbsp 1 3 Conservative hold Swing nbsp 0 1 2 Changes between 1975 and 1976 editDate Ward Name Previous affiliation New affiliation Circumstance September 1975 New Brighton Wallasey Warren Kate Wood Liberal Conservative Defected Notes edit italics denote the sitting councillor bold denotes the winning candidate Stood as an Ind Conservative in 1973 Results compared References edit a b Local Election Summaries 1975 The Elections Centre Retrieved 24 November 2018 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973 2012 Pg 2 PDF The Elections Centre Retrieved 24 November 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 3 June 2018 Councillor John Hale Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council Archived from the original on 5 July 2018 Retrieved 3 June 2018 Councillor Phil Gilchrist Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1975 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election amp oldid 1179047040, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
