1975 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

1975 UK local government election April 2014 April 2014 The 1975 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 1 May 1975. The Labour Party retained control of the Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council. The 1975 elections were the first "one third" elections since Wolverhampton became a Metropolitan Borough and held "all out" elections in 1973, although a by-election had been held in Wednesfield Heath following the death of Cyril Squire in which the Labour Party gained the seat from the Conservatives, thus changing the composition of the Council since 1973. The 1975 elections were contested by the Wolverhampton Association of Ratepayers (WAR) who succeeded in gaining only one seat. Two seats were contested in the Eastfield ward following the resignation of Peter Ray. The composition of the council prior to the election was: Labour 41 Conservative 19 The composition of the council following the election was: Labour 38 Conservative 21 WAR 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 839 Conservative Party (UK) W J Allen 280 WAR T Smith 258 559 Labour Party (UK) Bilston North Conservative Party (UK) N J Speakman 1203 Labour Party (UK) D R Davies 815 WAR F T Cooper 226 338 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Blakenhall Conservative Party (UK) Mrs S J L Shaw 1655 Labour Party (UK) J E Hackwood 860 WAR H F Ryan 779 Liberal Party (UK) P K Jones 265 795 Conservative Party (UK) Bushbury Labour Party (UK) R Mitchell 814 WAR C J Reynolds 452 Conservative Party (UK) W Hillier 409 National Front (UK) J T Eyre 127 362 Labour Party (UK) Eastfield Labour Party (UK) Mrs L Richards 946 Labour Party (UK) F S Smith 910 Conservative Party (UK) P A Moseley 608 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs R M Smith 575 WAR M Griffiths 366 National Front (UK) R Davison 219 Communist Party of Great Britain G J Barnsby 77 Labour Party (UK) Ettingshall Labour Party (UK) A Storer 786 Conservative Party (UK) M S Pritchard 316 WAR G Dicken 191 Communist Party of Great Britain D Hamilton 59 470 Labour Party (UK) Graiseley Labour Party (UK) Mrs N Jones 1360 Conservative Party (UK) R Dorsett 1258 WAR Mrs E Powell 400 102 Labour Party (UK) Low Hill Labour Party (UK) C Laws 856 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs C Tuckley 356 WAR J Green 240 500 Labour Party (UK) Merry Hill Conservative Party (UK) R Hart 2642 WAR R Anslow 1420 Labour Party (UK) E Pritchard 868 1222 Conservative Party (UK) Oxley WAR F W Simpson 1323 Conservative Party (UK) F C N Haley 1034 Labour Party (UK) J Fullwood 750 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs A A Lewis 203 National Front (UK) S P McNally 112 289 WAR gain from Labour Park Conservative Party (UK) Mrs M W Hodson 1779 Labour Party (UK) C Dougherty 544 Liberal Party (UK) R W Gray 508 WAR C J Crane 320 National Front (UK) J K Thomas 156 1275 Conservative Party (UK) Parkfield Labour Party (UK) A E Steventon 1097 Conservative Party (UK) P H Claxton 347 WAR B A Aston 202 Communist Party of Great Britain M D Peckmore 24 750 Labour Party (UK) Penn Conservative Party (UK) Mrs P Bradley 2799 WAR F W Slater 1472 Liberal Party (UK) F M Hemsley 550 Labour Party (UK) L F Moore 349 1327 Conservative Party (UK) St Peters Labour Party (UK) B Dass 1441 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs G M Hodson 829 WAR Mrs H W Reynolds 336 National Front (UK) P R Kane 260 612 Labour Party (UK) Spring Vale Labour Party (UK) A Garner 1452 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs P Atkinson 658 National Front (UK) K Shaw 403 Liberal Party (UK) W Leech 397 WAR R Thomas 232 794 Labour Party (UK) Tettenhall Regis Conservative Party (UK) Mrs M T Comport 1886 WAR L N Birch 1460 Liberal Party (UK) L Maclean 558 Labour Party (UK) J E Morland 204 428 Conservative Party (UK) Tettenhall Wightwick Conservative Party (UK) E G L Pearce 2281 WAR S J W Smith 706 Labour Party (UK) Mrs S Selkirk 409 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs M E Millar 368 1575 Conservative Party (UK) Wednesfield Heath Conservative Party (UK) H L Turner 1510 Liberal Party (UK) J F Porter 746 Labour Party (UK) R J Garner 739 WAR R K Hoare 306 Communist Party of Great Britain J Barr 35 764 Conservative Party (UK) Wednesfield North Labour Party (UK) S Reynolds 1089 Conservative Party (UK) R Squires 992 WAR Mrs M Cartwright 349 97 Labour Party (UK) Wednesfield South Conservative Party (UK) A D Griffiths 1199 Labour Party (UK) Mrs E D Jevons 692 WAR W Habberley 197 National Front (UK) Mrs D P Elsner 144 507 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References 1975 Category:1975 English local elections Category:1970s in the West Midlands (county)