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1976 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

Main article: 1976 United Kingdom local elections

The 1976 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council members in England.[2] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

1976 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
← 1975 6 May 1976 (1976-05-06) 1978 →
23 of 66 seats (One Third and one by-election)
to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout37.8% (Increase1.1%)[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
Lab
Blank
Leader Malcolm Thornton Bill Wells Gruff Evans
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Leader's seat North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street Leasowe Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland
Last election 16 seats,
54.7% 		5 seats,
25.0% 		1 seat,
19.7%
Seats before 37 21 8
Seats won 17 5 1
Seats after 42 18 6
Seat change Increase5 Decrease3 Decrease2
Popular vote 53,029 26,276 17,928
Percentage 54.3% 26.9% 18.4%
Swing Decrease0.4% Increase1.9% Decrease1.3%
Map of results of 1976 election
Leader of the Council before election

Malcolm Thornton
Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

Malcolm Thornton
Conservative

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Seats ±
Conservative 42 Increase5
Labour 18 Decrease3
Liberal 6 Decrease2

[3]

Election results edit

Overall election result edit

Overall result compared with 1975.

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1976
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Conservative 23 17 5 0  5 72.7 54.3 53,029  0.4
  Labour 23 5 0 3  3 22.7 26.9 26,276  1.9
  Liberal 21 1 0 2  2 4.5 18.4 17,928  1.3
  Communist 2 0 0 0   0.0 0.2 187  
  Ind. Conservative 1 0 0 0   0.0 0.1 98 N/A
  National Party 1 0 0 0   0.0 0.1 89 N/A
  Independent 1 0 0 0   0.0 0.0 37  0.1

[1][2] [n 1]

Ward results edit

Birkenhead edit

No. 1 (Argyle-Clifton-Holt) edit

Argyle-Clifton-Holt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Lungley 1,354 46.9  2.3
Liberal Roy Perkins 1,135 39.3  0.5
Conservative F. Morton 397 13.8  2.9
Majority 219 7.6  1.8
Registered electors 8,498
Turnout 34.0  5.4
Labour hold Swing  0.9

[2]

No. 2 (Bebington and Mersey) edit

Bebington and Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Welsh 1,224 50.9  6.1
Labour K. Muir 987 41.1  3.0
Liberal J. Hughes 193 8.0  9.1
Majority 237 9.8  3.1
Registered electors 7,846
Turnout 30.6  0.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing  1.6

[2]

No. 3 (Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland) edit

Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Evans 1,605 42.9  0.4
Conservative R. Stretch 1,209 32.3  1.4
Labour Walter Smith 798 21.3  4.5
National Party R. Williams 89 2.4 New
Communist J. Gowling 44 1.2 New
Majority 396 10.6  1.8
Registered electors 9,235
Turnout 40.6  2.2
Liberal hold Swing  0.9

[2][4]

No. 4 (Devonshire and Egerton) edit

Devonshire and Egerton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Lee 1,902 45.5  7.3
Labour J. Macdougal 1,322 31.6  7.1
Liberal E. Hughes 958 22.9  14.4
Majority 580 13.9  13.0
Registered electors 12,209
Turnout 34.3  0.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing  6.5

[2]

No. 5 (Gilbrook and St James) edit

Gilbrook and St James
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Jones 1,579 58.7  1.6
Conservative H. Kirkby 562 20.9  0.2
Liberal Roy Wood 551 20.5  1.7
Majority 1,017 37.8  2.9
Registered electors 8,611
Turnout 31.3  3.6
Labour hold Swing  1.5

[2]

No. 6 (Grange and Oxton) edit

Grange and Oxton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Hesketh 2,490 48.6  1.5
Liberal A. Halliday 1,689 33.0  0.2
Labour A. Woods 944 18.4  1.7
Majority 801 15.6  1.3
Registered electors 12,849
Turnout 39.9  3.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing  0.6

[2]

No. 7 (Prenton) edit

Prenton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harry Deverill 3,304 64.6  9.3
Labour J. Pennington 1,382 27.0  0.1
Liberal J. Edwards 427 8.4  9.4
Majority 1,922 37.6  9.2
Registered electors 15,492
Turnout 33.0  2.8
Conservative hold Swing  4.6

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No. 8 (Upton) edit

Upton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Winter 3,271 56.9  1.6
Labour Bernard Gilfoyle 2,338 40.6  7.3
Communist G. Hughes 143 2.5  1.0
Majority 933 16.3  5.7
Registered electors 20,914
Turnout 27.5  0.2
Conservative hold Swing  2.9

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Wallasey edit

No. 9 (Leasowe) edit

Leasowe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Wells 2,135 50.2  1.4
Conservative J. Merrill 1,707 40.1  4.8
Liberal M. Goodwin 373 8.8 New
Independent G. Smith 37 0.9  2.6
Majority 428 10.1  3.4
Registered electors 11,715
Turnout 36.3  10.0
Labour hold Swing  1.7

[2]

No. 10 (Marlowe-Egremont-South Liscard) edit

Marlowe-Egremont-South-Liscard
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Ebbs 2,439 54.9  13.0
Labour E. Williams 1,306 29.4  2.7
Liberal D. Green 695 15.7 New
Majority 1,133 25.5  10.3
Registered electors 12,883
Turnout 34.5  0.3
Conservative hold Swing  5.2

[2]

No. 11 (Moreton and Saughall Massie) edit

Moreton and Saughall Massie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative I. Walker 1,653 53.8  7.1
Labour G. Watkins 1,134 36.9  2.2
Liberal J. Jenkins 188 6.1 New
Ind. Conservative G. Brotherton 98 3.2 New
Majority 519 16.9  4.9
Registered electors 7,266
Turnout 42.3  6.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing  2.5

[2]

No. 12 (New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren) edit

New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kate Wood [n 2] 3,513 53.1  9.8
Liberal D. Caldwell 2,509 37.9  12.3
Labour B. Lloyd 593 9.0  1.1
Majority 1,004 15.2  22.1
Registered electors 14,758
Turnout 44.8  2.1
Conservative hold Swing  11.1

[2][5]

No. 13 (North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street) edit

North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Venner 2,304 58.7  11.5
Liberal F. Storey 982 25.0  10.5
Labour John McCabe 637 16.2  1.2
Majority 1,322 33.7  21.5
Registered electors 11,662
Turnout 33.6  2.0
Conservative hold Swing  10.8

[2]

No. 14 (Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville) edit

Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Duffy 2,288 58.4  8.4
Conservative A. Chantry 1,418 36.2  7.3
Liberal R. Edge 215 5.5  1.1
Majority 870 22.2  15.7
Registered electors 11,730
Turnout 33.4  6.5
Labour hold Swing  7.9

[2]

Bebington edit

No. 15 (Higher Bebington and Woodhey) edit

Higher Bebington and Woodhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tim Richmond 3,805 75.9  6.1
Labour M. Irvine 1,208 24.1  4.3
Majority 2,597 51.8  1.8
Registered electors 10,128
Turnout 49.5  3.9
Conservative hold Swing  0.9

[2]

No. 16 (Park-New Ferry-North Bromborough) edit

Park-New Ferry-North Bromborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. McCarthy 1,775 47.4  1.2
Conservative O. Donaldson 1,643 43.8  4.5
Liberal W. Walsh 329 8.8  5.7
Majority 132 3.6  3.3
Registered electors 9,774
Turnout 38.3  2.8
Labour hold Swing  1.7

[2]

No. 17 (South Bromborough and Eastham) edit

South Bromborough and Eastham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Jones 2,457 38.0  9.7
Liberal Phillip Gilchrist 2,330 36.0  16.6
Labour M. Halliday 1,686 26.0  7.0
Majority 127 2.0  12.7
Registered electors 13,509
Turnout 47.9  5.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing  6.4

[2][6]

No. 18 (Lower Bebington and Poulton) edit

Lower Bebington and Poulton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Moore 4,040 71.1  10.0
Labour D. Roscoe 1,063 18.7  2.3
Liberal P. Cubbin 581 10.2  12.2
Majority 2,977 52.4  13.7
Registered electors 12,417
Turnout 45.8  3.5
Conservative hold Swing  6.9

[2]

Hoylake edit

No. 19 (Caldy and Frankby) edit

Caldy and Frankby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Gaughan 3,528 72.3  0.9
Liberal B. Crosbie 824 16.9  0.4
Labour J. Seaman 526 10.8  0.5
Majority 2,704 55.4  1.3
Registered electors 12,785
Turnout 38.2  0.2
Conservative hold Swing  0.7

[2]

No. 20 (Central-Hoose-Meols-Park) edit

Central-Hoose-Meols-Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frank Jones 3,621 69.8  14.1
Liberal I. Smith 1,214 23.4  20.9
Labour J. Pennington 351 6.8 New
Majority 2,407 46.4  35.0
Registered electors 11,708
Turnout 44.3  3.3
Conservative hold Swing  17.5

[2]

Wirral edit

No. 21 (Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield) edit

Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Maddox [n 3] 4,143 85.3  6.8
Conservative M. Gates [n 4] 4,120 – –
Liberal G. Collins 501 10.3  7.6
Liberal A. Conway 495 – –
Labour Peter Corcoran 212 4.4  0.8
Labour J. Gilfoyle 204 – –
Majority 3,642 75.0  14.4
Registered electors 11,178
Turnout 43.4  2.9
Conservative hold Swing  7.2
Conservative hold Swing –

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No. 22 (Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston) edit

Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Jones 2,399 65.1  5.9
Labour H. Ellis-Thomas 658 17.9  12.7
Liberal G. Hunt 629 17.1  6.9
Majority 1,741 47.2  18.6
Registered electors 9,632
Turnout 38.3  5.9
Conservative hold Swing  9.3

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Notes edit

• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate

  1. ^ % of total refers to % of wards won.
  2. ^ Elected as a Liberal.
  3. ^ Elected to serve a 4-year term.
  4. ^ Elected to serve a 2-year term.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Local Election Summaries 1976". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 2 and 3)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Councillor Walter Smith". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Councillor Mrs Kate Wood". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  6. ^ "Councillor Phil Gilchrist". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

Mellows-Facer, Adam (10 May 2006). "Local election 2006". parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
"BBC NEWS VOTE 2003 WIRRAL". BBC News. 1 May 2003. Retrieved 29 December 2018.

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