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1980 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
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1980 United Kingdom local elections
1980 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election England Coat of arms of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.png parliamentary no 1979 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election 1979 1980 05 01 y 1982 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election 1982 23 of 66 seats (One Third and one by-election)to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 36.8% (38.5%)https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydOGpPaDFYb1djYWc/view?usp=sharing Local Election Summaries 1980 The Elections Centre 15 December 2018 Wirral Council Election Results Map 1980.svg Map of results of 1980 election Leader of the Council Harry Deverill Conservative Leader of the Council after election Harry Deverill Conservative
Con Harry Deverill Conservative Party (UK) 12 seats,48.0% Prenton 40 12 37 3 44,665 46.3% 1.7% Lab Richard Kimberley Labour Party (UK) 9 seats,36.2% Birkenhead 20 9 23 3 36,548 37.9% 1.7%
Lib Roy Perkins Liberal Party (UK) Claughton 2 seats,15.6% 6 2 6 0 14,885 15.4% 0.2%December 2018
December 2018
The 1980 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Wirral-1973-2012.pdf Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 5) The Elections Centre 15 December 2018 This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
The first third of the council was up for election to new boundaries.The Borough of Wirral (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
Every councillor was assigned a new ward before the election took place.legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Wirral (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
PartySeats±Conservative 37 3Labour 23 3Liberal 6 0
Council compositions https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydOS11WmRkNk9MSkE/view?pref=2&pli=1 The Elections Centre 27 July 2018
Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with 1979.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 1980PartyCandidatesVotes Stood ElectedNet % of total % No. Net % Conservative Party (UK) 23 12 3 54.5 46.3 44,665 1.7 Labour Party (UK) 23 9 3 36.4 37.9 36,548 1.7 Liberal Party (UK) 19 2 0 9.1 15.4 14,885 0.2 Ecology Party 1 0 0 0.0 0.1 119 New Communist Party of Great Britain 1 0 0 0.0 0.1 116 0.1 British Democratic Party 1 0 0 0.0 0.1 109 New
n % of total refers to % of wards won.
Ward results
Bebington
Bebington
Conservative Party (UK)
Tim Richmond
2,985
59.9
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
A. Riley
1,450
29.1
N/A
Liberal Party (UK)
Penelope Globy
552
11.1
N/A
1,535
30.8
N/A
11,445
43.6
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
Bidston
Bidston
Labour Party (UK)
A. Jonesn Elected to serve a 4-year term.
3,060
81.4
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
John Cockern Elected to serve a 1-year term.
2,860
–
–
Conservative Party (UK)
W. Fallon
516
13.7
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
G. Bird
437
–
–
Liberal Party (UK)
P. Lloyd
185
4.9
N/A
2,544
67.6
N/A
11,320
33.2
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Birkenhead
Birkenhead
Labour Party (UK)
William Lungley
2,343
66.4
N/A
Liberal Party (UK)
R. Curtis
728
20.6
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
V. Garceau
460
13.0
N/A
1,615
45.7
N/A
11,976
29.5
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
Bromborough
Bromborough
Labour Party (UK)
Ralph Dunning
2,574
52.3
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Green
1,764
35.9
N/A
Liberal Party (UK)
D. Cottrell
581
11.8
N/A
810
16.5
N/A
11,730
41.9
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
Clatterbridge
Clatterbridge
Conservative Party (UK)
Michael Moore
3,459
59.9
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
A. Woods
1,368
23.7
N/A
Liberal Party (UK)
M. Cody
950
16.4
N/A
2,091
36.2
N/A
13,265
43.6
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
Claughton
Claughton
Liberal Party (UK)
John Evans
1,830
36.9
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
B. Lloyd
1,616
32.6
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
Vera Ruck
1,392
28.1
N/A
Ecology Party
Moira Gommon
119
2.4
N/A
214
4.3
N/A
10,917
45.4
N/A
Liberal Party (UK)
Eastham
Eastham
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Varley
1,900
37.4
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
W. Craig
1,674
32.9
N/A
Liberal Party (UK)
R. Palmer
1,510
29.7
N/A
226
4.4
N/A
11,959
42.5
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
Egerton
Egerton
Labour Party (UK)
R. McGenity
1,930
44.5
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
K. Allen
1,448
33.4
N/A
Liberal Party (UK)
G. Quinn
955
22.0
N/A
482
11.1
N/A
11,620
37.3
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
Heswall
Heswall
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Maddox
3,866
79.5
N/A
Liberal Party (UK)
S. Birch
554
11.4
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
R. Harris
444
9.1
N/A
3,312
68.1
N/A
12,781
38.1
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
Hoylake
Hoylake
Conservative Party (UK)
Frank Jones
3,175
71.6
N/A
Liberal Party (UK)
F. Lewis
725
16.4
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
J. Robb
534
12.0
N/A
2,450
55.3
N/A
12,635
35.1
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
Leasowe
Leasowe
Labour Party (UK)
Jim Edwards
2,470
68.8
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
L. Kennedy
835
23.3
N/A
Liberal Party (UK)
B. Thomas
286
8.0
N/A
1,635
45.5
N/A
10,891
33.0
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
Liscard
Liscard
Conservative Party (UK)
M. Ebbs
1,964
46.2
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
G. Watkins
1,627
38.2
N/A
Liberal Party (UK)
M. Canning
664
15.6
N/A
337
7.9
N/A
12,272
34.7
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
Moreton
Moreton
Conservative Party (UK)
I. Walker
1,667
47.1
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
John McCabe
1,583
44.7
N/A
Liberal Party (UK)
J. Jenkins
288
8.1
N/A
84
2.4
N/A
12,587
28.1
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
New Brighton
New Brighton
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Venner
2,088
54.1
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
J. Fairbrother
899
23.3
N/A
Liberal Party (UK)
Neil Thomas
760
19.7
N/A
British Democratic Party (1979)
G. Faulkner
109
2.8
N/A
1,189
30.8
N/A
11,743
32.8
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
Oxton
Oxton
Liberal Party (UK)
Michael Cooke
2,028
42.4
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
K. Hughes
1,691
35.3
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
J. Coates
1,065
22.3
N/A
337
7.1
N/A
11,586
41.3
N/A
Liberal Party (UK)
Prenton
Prenton
Conservative Party (UK)
Harry Deverill
2,828
59.0
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
H. Ellis-Thomas
1,962
41.0
N/A
866
18.0
N/A
12,685
37.8
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
Royden
Royden
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Gaughan
2,251
64.9
N/A
Liberal Party (UK)
B. Crosbie
733
21.1
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
M. Grant
484
14.0
N/A
1,518
43.8
N/A
10,920
31.8
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
Seacombe
Seacombe
Labour Party (UK)
T. Duffy
2,614
67.0
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
D. Watson
939
24.1
N/A
Liberal Party (UK)
M. Johnston
351
9.0
N/A
1,675
42.9
N/A
13,101
29.8
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
Thurstaston
Thurstaston
Conservative Party (UK)
Sid Dunn
2,886
76.1
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
W. Gamet
908
23.9
N/A
1,978
52.2
N/A
11,774
32.2
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
Tranmere
Tranmere
Labour Party (UK)
William Nock
2,417
66.4
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Adams
782
21.5
N/A
Liberal Party (UK)
R. Williams
323
8.9
N/A
Communist Party of Great Britain
J. Norris
116
3.2
N/A
1,635
44.9
N/A
11,075
32.8
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
Upton
Upton
Labour Party (UK)
R. Davies
2,779
58.6
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
M. Winter
1,962
41.4
N/A
817
17.2
N/A
12,416
38.2
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
Wallasey
Wallasey
Conservative Party (UK)
Kate Wood
3,583
65.9
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
D. Mason
971
17.9
N/A
Liberal Party (UK)
N. Stribbling
882
16.2
N/A
2,612
48.0
N/A
12,587
43.2
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=131 Councillor Mrs Kate Wood Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 16 December 2018 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144146/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=131 dead
Notes
• italics denote a sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
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References
Mellows-Facer Adam 10 May 2006 https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/RP06-26 Local election 2006 parliament.uk 29 December 2018http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/330.stm 1 May 2003 BBC NEWS VOTE 2003 WIRRAL BBC News 29 December 2018
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