1979 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

none 1979 United Kingdom local elections 1979 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election England Coat of arms of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.png parliamentary no 1978 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election 1978 1979 05 03 y 1980 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election 1980 23 of 66 seats (One Third and one by-election)to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 75.3% (39.7%)https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydeWRxTGRFUDMteUE/view Local Election Summaries 1979 The Elections Centre 15 December 2018 Wirral_Council_Election_Results_Map_1979.png Map of results of 1979 election Leader of the Council Harry Deverill Conservative Leader of the Council after election Harry Deverill Conservative Con Harry Deverill Conservative Party (UK) 14 seats,55.7% Prenton 45 12 40 5 93,891 48.0% 7.7% Lab Richard Kimberley Labour Party (UK) 6 seats,28.4% Argyle-Clifton-Holt 16 9 20 4 70,639 36.2% 7.8% Lib Gordon Lindsay Liberal Party (UK) Grange and Oxton 3 seats,15.4% 5 2 6 1 30,430 15.6% 0.2%December 2018 December 2018 The 1979 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1979 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. 4 and 5) The Elections Centre 15 December 2018 This election was held on the same day as other local elections. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartySeats±Conservative 40 5Labour 20 4Liberal 6 1 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 1978. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1979 Conservative Party (UK) 23 12 0 5 5 54.5 48.0 93,891 7.7 Labour Party (UK) 23 9 4 0 4 40.9 36.2 70,639 7.8 Liberal Party (UK) 17 2 2 1 1 4.5 15.6 30,430 0.2 National Front (UK) 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 368 Communist Party of Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 77 0.1 n % of total refers to % of wards won. Ward results Birkenhead No. 1 (Argyle-Clifton-Holt) Argyle-Clifton-Holt Labour Party (UK) Arthur Smith 2,867 59.2 6.5 Conservative Party (UK) A. Adams 1,092 22.5 1.0 Liberal Party (UK) J. Smith 887 18.3 4.1 1,775 36.7 6.4 7,259 66.8 34.4 Labour Party (UK) 3.2 No. 2 (Bebington and Mersey) Bebington and Mersey Labour Party (UK) Walter Smith 2,802 53.1 4.3 Conservative Party (UK) D. Welsh 1,679 31.8 13.6 Liberal Party (UK) S. Evans 716 13.6 7.7 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Norris 77 1.5 New 1,123 21.3 17.9 7,556 69.8 37.2 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 9.0 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=119 Councillor Walter Smith Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 15 December 2018 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144009/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=119 dead No. 3 (Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland) Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland Labour Party (UK) P. Liddell 2,214 36.0 12.1 Liberal Party (UK) A. Jones 2,210 35.9 2.9 Conservative Party (UK) B. Lloyd 1,734 28.2 9.2 4 0.1 N/A 8,641 71.3 30.5 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) 0.8 No. 4 (Devonshire and Egerton) Devonshire and Egerton Labour Party (UK) Ronald Leaper 3,454 39.0 6.1 Conservative Party (UK) K. Allen 2,815 31.8 11.5 Liberal Party (UK) G. Quinn 2,595 29.3 5.5 639 7.2 N/A 11,925 74.3 39.7 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 8.8 No. 5 (Gilbrook and St James) Gilbrook and St James Labour Party (UK) Andrew Davies 4,001 66.3 5.9 Conservative Party (UK) K. Hughes 1,225 20.3 1.8 Liberal Party (UK) Alan Brighouse 807 13.4 4.0 2,776 46.0 7.7 8,376 72.0 40.1 Labour Party (UK) 3.9 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=665 Councillor Alan Brighouse Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 15 December 2018 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142422/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=665 dead No. 6 (Grange and Oxton) Grange and Oxton (2) Liberal Party (UK) A. Hallidayn Elected to serve a 4-year term. 3,984 41.4 6.3 Liberal Party (UK) Michael Cooken Elected to serve a 1-year term. 3,830 – – Conservative Party (UK) R. Hodkinson 3,241 33.7 3.1 Conservative Party (UK) O. Donaldson 3,089 – – Labour Party (UK) J. Coates 2,400 24.9 9.4 Labour Party (UK) Barney Gilfoyle 2,209 – – 743 7.7 3.2 13,242 72.7 32.1 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 1.6 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) – No. 7 (Prenton) Prenton Conservative Party (UK) William Taylor 6,056 52.3 12.9 Labour Party (UK) W. Leslie 5,531 47.7 12.9 525 4.6 25.8 15,422 75.0 45.3 Conservative Party (UK) 12.9 No. 8 (Upton) Upton Labour Party (UK) Peter Corcoran 8,387 54.9 14.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Roberts 6,894 45.1 14.8 1,493 9.8 N/A 21,661 70.5 45.4 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 14.8 Wallasey No. 9 (Leasowe) Leasowe Labour Party (UK) Ken Fox 5,072 56.8 1.4 Conservative Party (UK) M. Kemble 2,786 31.2 9.7 Liberal Party (UK) B. Thomas 1,078 12.1 8.4 2,286 25.6 11.1 11,982 74.6 44.4 Labour Party (UK) 5.6 No. 10 (Marlowe-Egremont-South Liscard) Marlowe-Egremont-South-Liscard Conservative Party (UK) John Hale 4,252 45.2 14.4 Labour Party (UK) G. Watkins 3,660 38.9 4.7 Liberal Party (UK) M. Canning 1,250 13.3 7.0 National Front (UK) F. Buckley 245 2.6 New 592 6.3 19.1 12,770 73.7 42.1 Conservative Party (UK) 9.6 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=173 Councillor John Hale Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 15 December 2018 5 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180705180701/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=173 dead No. 11 (Moreton and Saughall Massie) Moreton and Saughall Massie Conservative Party (UK) David Williams 2,769 43.8 9.5 Labour Party (UK) Jim Edwards 2,709 42.8 0.3 Liberal Party (UK) E. Thomas 849 13.4 9.3 60 0.9 9.9 8,168 77.5 40.9 Conservative Party (UK) 4.9 No. 12 (New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren) New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren Conservative Party (UK) C. Whatling 6,974 61.2 2.5 Liberal Party (UK) N. Stribbling 2,180 19.1 9.2 Labour Party (UK) D. Mason 2,115 18.6 10.6 National Front (UK) J. Milns 123 1.1 New 4,794 42.1 6.7 14,454 78.8 33.4 Conservative Party (UK) 3.4 No. 13 (North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street) North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street Conservative Party (UK) B. Nottage 4,511 53.3 22.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Fairbrother 2,356 27.8 11.0 Liberal Party (UK) G. Sharp 1,604 18.9 11.2 2,155 25.4 33.3 11,546 73.4 43.0 Conservative Party (UK) 16.6 No. 14 (Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville) Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville Labour Party (UK) S. Wickham 4,400 54.1 3.9 Conservative Party (UK) G. Elliot 2,463 30.3 2.8 Liberal Party (UK) P. Mawdsley 1,277 15.7 11.9 1,937 23.8 1.1 11,223 72.5 38.9 Labour Party (UK) 0.5 Bebington No. 15 (Higher Bebington and Woodhey) Higher Bebington and Woodhey Conservative Party (UK) E. Pike 5,567 67.3 3.9 Labour Party (UK) P. Wallace 2,704 32.7 12.7 2,863 34.6 16.6 10,181 81.2 35.9 Conservative Party (UK) 8.3 No. 16 (Park-New Ferry-North Bromborough) Park-New Ferry-North Bromborough Labour Party (UK) Audrey Moore 3,862 51.8 0.4 Conservative Party (UK) A. Stacey 3,600 48.2 0.4 262 3.6 0.8 9,828 75.9 35.3 Labour Party (UK) 0.4 No. 17 (South Bromborough and Eastham) South Bromborough and Eastham Conservative Party (UK) David Allan 4,087 36.0 8.7 Liberal Party (UK) R. Palmer 4,047 35.6 22.5 Labour Party (UK) Ralph Dunning 3,225 28.4 13.8 40 0.4 N/A 13,985 81.2 35.3 Conservative Party (UK) 15.6 No. 18 (Lower Bebington and Poulton) Lower Bebington and Poulton Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Goodfellow 6,405 55.8 9.5 Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Harney 2,650 23.1 6.6 Labour Party (UK) A. Woods 2,432 21.2 3.0 3,755 32.7 14.3 14,163 81.1 41.8 Conservative Party (UK) 7.2 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=182 Councillor Tom Harney Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 15 December 2018 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144111/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=182 dead Hoylake No. 19 (Caldy and Frankby) Caldy and Frankby Conservative Party (UK) Reg Cumpstey 6,454 61.6 12.9 Liberal Party (UK) B. Crosbie 2,406 22.9 11.0 Labour Party (UK) C. Hiley 1,624 15.5 5.9 4,048 38.6 24.0 13,589 77.2 42.4 Conservative Party (UK) 12.0 No. 20 (Central-Hoose-Meols-Park) Central-Hoose-Meols-Park Conservative Party (UK) H. Thompson 6,053 65.6 20.4 Liberal Party (UK) F. Lewis 1,890 20.5 New Labour Party (UK) David Jackson 1,280 13.9 0.1 4,163 45.1 26.9 12,150 75.9 37.1 Conservative Party (UK) 13.5 Wirral No. 21 (Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield) Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield Conservative Party (UK) V. Robertson 7,783 86.2 4.9 Labour Party (UK) W. Gamet 1,244 13.8 4.9 6,539 72.4 9.9 11,581 77.9 41.3 Conservative Party (UK) 4.9 No. 22 (Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston) Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston Conservative Party (UK) W. Leigh 5,451 70.3 8.9 Labour Party (UK) B. Cain 2,300 29.7 8.9 3,151 40.7 17.7 10,048 77.1 45.5 Conservative Party (UK) 8.9 Notes • italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate n References Mellows-Facer Adam 10 May 2006 https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/RP06-26 Local election 2006 parliament.uk 29 December 2018https://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 Category:1979 English local elections 1979 Category:1970s in Merseyside