1973 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

1973 UK local government election April 2014 April 2014 November 2009 1973 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election United Kingdom parliamentary 1973 05 10 1975 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election 1975 All 60 Seats 31 Labour Party (UK) 40 66,860 66860 138458 2 Conservative Party (UK) 20 58,175 58175 138458 2 Liberal Party (UK) 0 10,270 10270 138458 2 National Front (UK) 0 1.232 1232 138458 2 TUUF 0 692 692 138458 2 Independent Labour Party 0 636 636 138458 2 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 593 593 138458 2 The first elections to the Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 10 May 1973. Background 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.Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System 1974 HMSO London 0-11-750847-0 24 Elections 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.Widespread Labour gains in borough elections The Times 5 May 1972 Election results The following councillors were returned in their corresponding wards: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) D Turner (1st) 1891 1891 5558 2 Labour Party (UK) T H Larkin (2nd) 1786 1786 5558 2 Labour Party (UK) Mrs H Brown (3rd) 1603 1603 5558 2 Conservative Party (UK) A G Cooper 278 278 5558 2 5558 23.9 Bilston North Labour Party (UK) P R Richards (1st) 1281 1281 6369 2 Labour Party (UK) R Reynolds (2nd) 1137 1137 6369 2 Labour Party (UK) R Davies (3rd) 1125 1125 6369 2 Conservative Party (UK) W L Hughes 994 994 6369 2 Conservative Party (UK) R A M Marshall 932 932 6369 2 Conservative Party (UK) L S Draisey 900 900 6369 2 6369 23.9 Blakenhall Conservative Party (UK) J Carpenter (1st) 2070 2070 10020 2 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs J E Shore (2nd) 1996 1996 10020 2 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs J L Shaw (3rd) 1992 1992 10020 2 Labour Party (UK) J Hackwood 1389 1389 10020 2 Labour Party (UK) G R Johnson 1335 1335 10020 2 Labour Party (UK) Bishan Dass 1238 1238 10020 2 10020 37.8 Bushbury Labour Party (UK) Mrs J Beddoes (1st) 1069 1069 3643 2 Labour Party (UK) J A W Bird (2nd) 1055 1055 3643 2 Labour Party (UK) E Mitchell (3rd) 998 998 3643 2 Conservative Party (UK) W Hillier 361 361 3643 2 National Front (UK) W A Murfin 160 160 3643 2 3643 18.9 Eastfield Labour Party (UK) Ken Purchase (1st) 1452 1452 4682 2 Labour Party (UK) P Ray (2nd) 1260 1260 4682 2 Labour Party (UK) Mrs L Richards (3rd) 1235 1235 4682 2 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs E H Allen 387 387 4682 2 National Front (UK) R Davison 204 204 4682 2 Communist Party of Great Britain G J Barnsby 144 144 4682 2 4682 19.1 Ettingshall Labour Party (UK) E W Bold (1st) 1281 1281 4402 2 Labour Party (UK) Mrs C Durham (2nd) 1091 1091 4402 2 Labour Party (UK) A Storer (3rd) 1021 1021 4402 2 Conservative Party (UK) W J Allen 458 458 4402 2 Conservative Party (UK) G D Phillips 455 455 4402 2 Communist Party of Great Britain F W Reeves 96 96 4402 2 4402 19.1 Graiseley Labour Party (UK) A G Barratt (1st) 1500 1500 8020 2 Labour Party (UK) Mrs V A Fletcher (2nd) 1390 1390 8020 2 Labour Party (UK) Mrs N Jones (3rd) 1367 1367 8020 2 Conservative Party (UK) W H Etwell 1305 1305 8020 2 Conservative Party (UK) R Dorsett 1258 1258 8020 2 Conservative Party (UK) R J Thomas 1200 1209 8020 2 8020 35.1 Low Hill Labour Party (UK) D Hickmott (1st) 1026 1026 3276 2 Labour Party (UK) Mrs W F K Reynolds (2nd) 1011 1011 3276 2 Labour Party (UK) A C Laws (3rd) 966 966 3276 2 Conservative Party (UK) A Dixon 213 213 3276 2 Communist Party of Great Britain G Dorrance 60 60 3276 2 3276 12.7 Merry Hill Conservative Party (UK) W Clarke (1st) 2362 2362 8370 2 Conservative Party (UK) J G Blackburn (2nd) 2329 2329 8370 2 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Hart (3rd) 2119 2119 8370 2 Labour Party (UK) Mrs M Everett 858 858 8370 2 Labour Party (UK) G Turner 702 702 8370 2 8370 27.9 Oxley Labour Party (UK) K Staves (1st) 1229 1229 6137 2 Labour Party (UK) R Haynes (2nd) 1121 1121 6137 2 Labour Party (UK) N Fryer (3rd) 1071 1071 6137 2 Conservative Party (UK) H J Burton 879 879 6137 2 Conservative Party (UK) G Bangham 819 819 6137 2 Conservative Party (UK) P Withers 732 732 6137 2 National Front (UK) D E Foster 286 286 6137 2 6137 27.4 Park Conservative Party (UK) W J Morrison (1st) 1568 1568 7785 2 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs M S Machin (2nd) 1565 1565 7785 2 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs M W Hodson (3rd) 1523 1523 7785 2 Labour Party (UK) Dr P Young 584 584 7785 2 Labour Party (UK) W Bruce 524 524 7785 2 Labour Party (UK) S G Stockley von Statzer 504 504 7785 2 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs W Lundgren 457 457 7785 2 Liberal Party (UK) R Gray 441 441 7785 2 Liberal Party (UK) K R Aithal 379 379 7785 2 National Front (UK) D G Gorton 240 240 7785 2 7785 34.5 Parkfield Labour Party (UK) G Howells (1st) 1298 Labour Party (UK) H E Lace (2nd) 1287 Labour Party (UK) A E Steventon (3rd) 1118 Conservative Party (UK) B C Johnson 397 Conservative Party (UK) C Lenton 272 Conservative Party (UK) B Wood 240 Communist Party of Great Britain R A Millington 78 Penn Conservative Party (UK) G A Bickley (1st) 2669 Conservative Party (UK) D J Rutherford (2nd) 2653 Conservative Party (UK) P Bradley (3rd) 2304 Liberal Party (UK) J Wernick 1961 Liberal Party (UK) A Robinson 1642 Liberal Party (UK) T D Bamford 1522 Labour Party (UK) Mrs M Garner 285 Labour Party (UK) D Aulton 277 St Peters Labour Party (UK) I G Claymore (1st) 1866 Labour Party (UK) Mr J James (2nd) 1533 Labour Party (UK) S R Sharma (3rd) 1211 TUUF G S Bains 692 ILP G Carter 636 Conservative Party (UK) H Cohen 620 Conservative Party (UK) E M Gibbs 488 Conservative Party (UK) B Thomas 432 National Front (UK) P Kane 242 Communist Party of Great Britain D Hamilton 106 Spring Vale Labour Party (UK) S Martin (1st) 2188 Labour Party (UK) N G Davies (2nd) 2040 Labour Party (UK) A Garner (3rd) 1933 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs P E Atkinson 413 Tettenhall Regis Conservative Party (UK) S O Morton (1st) 1683 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs D M Seiboth (2nd) 1666 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs T M Comport (3rd) 1586 Liberal Party (UK) Larry Mclean 1213 Liberal Party (UK) H C Marshall 1027 Liberal Party (UK) M E Millar 950 Labour Party (UK) J M Smith 300 Labour Party (UK) R F Ilsley 285 Labour Party (UK) B Evans 278 Tettenhall Wightwick Conservative Party (UK) G R Watson (1st) 1897 Conservative Party (UK) P G Snell (2nd) 1882 Conservative Party (UK) E G L Pearce (3rd) 1862 Liberal Party (UK) H Wright 677 Labour Party (UK) K P Jarrad 525 Labour Party (UK) W O Reilly 515 Labour Party (UK) R S Willett 493 Wednesfield Heath Labour Party (UK) H Turner (1st) 1265 Conservative Party (UK) C T Squire (2nd) 1239 Conservative Party (UK) A Griffiths (3rd) 1226 Labour Party (UK) R Garner 1198 Conservative Party (UK) F J Wadsworth 1176 Labour Party (UK) G Hicken 1171 Wednesfield North Labour Party (UK) J A Morey (1st) 1649 Labour Party (UK) L Horton (2nd) 1623 Labour Party (UK) S H Reynolds (3rd) 1554 Conservative Party (UK) G H Parker 815 Conservative Party (UK) W J Curtiss 732 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs J M Curtiss 725 Communist Party of Great Britain A Barr 109 Wednesfield South Labour Party (UK) Mrs C M Nicholls (1st) 1380 Labour Party (UK) J F Torrington (2nd) 1296 Labour Party (UK) Mrs E D Jevons (3rd) 1102 Conservative Party (UK) H L Turner 908 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs D M Brooks 813 Conservative Party (UK) C F Brueton 809 References 1973 Wolverhampton Category:1970s in the West Midlands 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