1979 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

1979 UK local government election April 2014 April 2014 English and Welsh Local Elections in 1979 were held on Thursday 5 May. Following the elections the Labour Party had overall control of Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council. The Wolverhampton Association of Ratepayers became known simply as Ratepayers in the 1979 local elections. The composition of the council prior to the election was: Labour 28 Conservative 30 Wolverhampton Association of Ratepayers 2 The composition of the council following the election was: Labour 30 Conservative 29 Ratepayers 1 Ward results Source:Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael Wolverhampton City Council Election Results 1973-2012 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Wolverhampton-1973-2012.pdf The Elections Centre Plymouth University 27 November 2021 https://archive.today/20211127013644/http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Wolverhampton-1973-2012.pdf 27 November 2021 live Bilston East Labour Party (UK) J Geraghty 3451 Conservative Party (UK) J Boden 1581 Ratepayers S Davis 233 Liberal Party (UK) C O'Brien 204 National Front (UK) B Hyde 135 1870 Labour Party (UK) Bilston North Labour Party (UK) J Fenby 3544 Conservative Party (UK) J Speakman 2819 Liberal Party (UK) M Parsley 452 National Front (UK) S McNally 298 Ratepayers C Newman 229 725 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Blakenhall Labour Party (UK) R Reynolds 2870 Conservative Party (UK) P Ellis 2641 Liberal Party (UK) M Williams 369 Ratepayers B Simmons 339 National Front (UK) Mrs J Johnson 218 299 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bushbury Labour Party (UK) N Dougherty 2809 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs I Bickley 1624 Ratepayers D Prince 482 National Front (UK) J Robinson 244 1185 Labour Party (UK) Eastfield Labour Party (UK) W Garbett 3985 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs R Smith 1818 Liberal Party (UK) C Hallmark 660 National Front (UK) G Cooper 285 2167 Labour Party (UK) Ettingshall Labour Party (UK) A Storer 2486 Conservative Party (UK) H Davies 1116 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs N O'Brien 196 National Front (UK) Mrs V Jones 192 Ratepayers B Reade 141 1370 Labour Party (UK) Graiseley Labour Party (UK) Mrs N Jones 3094 Conservative Party (UK) N George 1727 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs J Woodhall 426 National Front (UK) Mrs M Robinson 196 Ratepayers B Wilkes 133 1367 Labour Party (UK) Low Hill Labour Party (UK) C Laws 3431 Conservative Party (UK) P Turley 1879 Liberal Party (UK) J Thompson 291 National Front (UK) D Johnson 215 Ratepayers J Sharples 138 1552 Labour Party (UK) Merry Hill Conservative Party (UK) R Hart 5325 Labour Party (UK) R Haynes 2735 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs G Ricketts 681 WAR Mrs E Powell 505 National Front (UK) B Percival 204 2590 Conservative Party (UK) Oxley Conservative Party (UK) W Hillier 2436 Labour Party (UK) 2228 Ratepayers R Stickland 1519 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs W Hallmark 300 National Front (UK) Mrs A Ryan 182 208 Conservative gain from Ratepayers Park Conservative Party (UK) Mrs M Hodson 3209 Labour Party (UK) P Bateman 1963 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs B Craft 689 Ratepayers T Rathbone 242 National Front (UK) Mrs C Simpson 108 1246 Conservative Party (UK) Parkfield Labour Party (UK) A Steventon 2902 Conservative Party (UK) B Carpenter 1126 Independent (politician) S Hunting 418 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs A Whitehouse 170 National Front (UK) J Thomas 147 1776 Labour Party (UK) Penn Conservative Party (UK) Mrs P Bradley 4786 Labour Party (UK) S Holding 1161 Liberal Party (UK) F Hemsley 1087 Ratepayers R Thomas 433 National Front (UK) B Downing 157 3625 Conservative Party (UK) St Peters Labour Party (UK) B Dass 2241 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs G Hodson 1363 Independent Labour & Trade Unionist N S Noor 1220 Liberal Party (UK) D Craft 401 Ratepayers J Smith 189 National Front (UK) Mrs J Lees 183 Labour Party (UK) Spring Vale Labour Party (UK) A Garner 3842 Conservative Party (UK) E Edwards 3257 Liberal Party (UK) T Clark 591 National Front (UK) E Shaw 375 585 Labour Party (UK) Tettenhall Regis Conservative Party (UK) Mrs M Compton 4361 Ratepayers Mrs F Sneyd 1039 Labour Party (UK) S Smith 1007 Liberal Party (UK) M Woodhall 640 National Front (UK) Mrs C Thomas 112 3354 Conservative Party (UK) Tettenhall Wightwick Conservative Party (UK) E Pearce 5087 Labour Party (UK) M Smith 1683 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs S Ascott 862 Ratepayers J Fereday 391 National Front (UK) J Moles 178 3404 Conservative Party (UK) Wednesfield Heath Conservative Party (UK) H L Turner 3230 Labour Party (UK) Mrs L Richards 2274 Liberal Party (UK) A Dawson 522 Ratepayers Mrs M Morris 332 National Front (UK) G Jones 222 956 Conservative Party (UK) Wednesfield North Labour Party (UK) A Morey 4472 Conservative Party (UK) R Woodhouse 3269 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs S Thompson 634 Ratepayers Mrs J Gunter 459 National Front (UK) Mrs M Mcnally 313 1203 Labour Party (UK) Wednesfield South Conservative Party (UK) A Griffiths 2849 Labour Party (UK) Mrs G Stafford-Good 2806 Liberal Party (UK) L McLean 558 Ratepayers Mrs V Sharples 236 National Front (UK) Mrs J Percival 166 43 Conservative Party (UK) References 1979 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election Category:1970s in the West Midlands (county)