1978 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
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23 of 66 seats (One Third and one by-election) to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority |
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Turnout | 35.6% (2.2%)[1] |
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Map of results of 1978 election |
Leader of the Council before election Harry Deverill Conservative | Leader of the Council after election Harry Deverill Conservative | |
The 1978 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[2] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± |
| Conservative | 45 | 3 |
| Labour | 16 | 2 |
| Liberal | 5 | 1 |
[3]
Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with 1976.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1978 |
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Party | Candidates | Votes |
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| Conservative | 23 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 59.1 | 55.7 | 51,523 | 1.4 |
| Labour | 23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27.3 | 28.4 | 26,246 | 1.5 |
| Liberal | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13.6 | 15.4 | 14,231 | 3.0 |
| National Front | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 209 | N/A |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 191 | 0.2 |
| Communist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 59 | 0.1 |
[1][2] [n 1]
Ward results
Birkenhead
No. 1 (Argyle-Clifton-Holt)
Argyle-Clifton-Holt Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Richard Kimberly | 1,240 | 52.7 | 5.8 |
| Liberal | Anna Blumenthal | 527 | 22.4 | 16.9 |
| Conservative | B. Jones | 506 | 21.5 | 7.7 |
| National Front | Howard Hawksley | 78 | 3.3 | New |
Majority | 713 | 30.3 | 22.7 |
Registered electors | 7,259 | | |
Turnout | | 32.4 | 1.6 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 11.4 | |
[2]
No. 2 (Bebington and Mersey)
Bebington and Mersey Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | S. Kellett | 1,200 | 48.8 | 7.7 |
| Conservative | M. Riley | 1,116 | 45.4 | 5.5 |
| Liberal | M. McDonnell | 144 | 5.9 | 2.1 |
Majority | 84 | 3.4 | N/A |
Registered electors | 7,556 | | |
Turnout | | 32.6 | 2.0 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 6.6 | |
[2]
No. 3 (Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland)
Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Roy Perkins | 1,366 | 38.8 | 4.1 |
| Conservative | D. Stoppard | 1,318 | 37.4 | 5.1 |
| Labour | Walter Smith | 841 | 23.9 | 2.6 |
Majority | 48 | 1.4 | 9.2 |
Registered electors | 8,641 | | |
Turnout | | 40.8 | 0.2 |
| Liberal hold | Swing | 4.6 | |
[2][4]
No. 4 (Devonshire and Egerton)
Devonshire and Egerton (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Myrra Lea [n 2] | 1,789 | 43.3 | 2.2 |
| Conservative | E. Williams [n 3] | 1,724 | – | – |
| Labour | J. Macdougall | 1,361 | 32.9 | 1.3 |
| Labour | R. Leeper | 1,299 | – | – |
| Liberal | G. Quinn | 982 | 23.8 | 0.9 |
| Liberal | A. Halliday | 944 | – | – |
Majority | 428 | 10.4 | 3.5 |
Registered electors | 11,925 | | |
Turnout | | 34.6 | 0.3 |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 1.8 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | – | |
[2]
No. 5 (Gilbrook and St James)
Gilbrook and St James Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Flynn | 1,927 | 72.2 | 13.5 |
| Conservative | T. Bird | 493 | 18.5 | 2.4 |
| Liberal | D. Murgatroyd | 250 | 9.4 | 11.1 |
Majority | 1,434 | 53.7 | 15.9 |
Registered electors | 8,376 | | |
Turnout | | 31.9 | 0.6 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 8.0 | |
[2]
No. 6 (Grange and Oxton)
Grange and Oxton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Gordon Lindsay | 2,564 | 47.7 | 14.7 |
| Conservative | R. Hardy | 1,980 | 36.8 | 11.8 |
| Labour | Andrew Davies | 833 | 15.5 | 2.9 |
Majority | 584 | 10.9 | N/A |
Registered electors | 13,242 | | |
Turnout | | 40.6 | 0.7 |
| Liberal hold | Swing | 13.3 | |
[2]
No. 7 (Prenton)
Prenton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | M. Baker | 2,993 | 65.2 | 0.6 |
| Labour | F. Naylor | 1,597 | 34.8 | 7.8 |
Majority | 1,396 | 30.4 | 7.2 |
Registered electors | 15,422 | | |
Turnout | | 29.7 | 3.3 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.6 | |
[2]
No. 8 (Upton)
Upton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | S. Hibbert | 3,256 | 59.9 | 3.0 |
| Labour | J. Seaman | 2,180 | 40.1 | 0.5 |
Majority | 1,076 | 19.8 | 3.5 |
Registered electors | 21,661 | | |
Turnout | | 25.1 | 2.4 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.8 | |
[2]
Wallasey
No. 9 (Leasowe)
Leasowe Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Clark | 2,004 | 55.4 | 5.2 |
| Conservative | A. Smith | 1,481 | 40.9 | 0.8 |
| Liberal | M. Canning | 133 | 3.7 | 5.1 |
Majority | 523 | 14.5 | 4.4 |
Registered electors | 11,982 | | |
Turnout | | 30.2 | 6.1 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.2 | |
[2]
No. 10 (Marlowe-Egremont-South Liscard)
Marlowe-Egremont-South-Liscard Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | S. Morgan | 2,404 | 59.6 | 4.7 |
| Labour | G. Watkins | 1,379 | 34.2 | 4.8 |
| Liberal | S. Pollit | 253 | 6.3 | 9.4 |
Majority | 1,025 | 25.4 | 0.1 |
Registered electors | 12,770 | | |
Turnout | | 31.6 | 2.9 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.1 | |
[2]
No. 11 (Moreton and Saughall Massie)
Moreton and Saughall Massie Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | L. Young | 1,596 | 53.3 | 0.5 |
| Labour | Jim Edwards | 1,273 | 42.5 | 5.6 |
| Liberal | J. Jenkins | 124 | 4.1 | 2.0 |
Majority | 323 | 10.8 | 6.1 |
Registered electors | 8,168 | | |
Turnout | | 36.6 | 5.7 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 3.1 | |
[2]
No. 12 (New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren)
New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | D. Moir | 4,176 | 63.7 | 10.6 |
| Liberal | N. Thomas | 1,856 | 28.3 | 9.6 |
| Labour | W. Edwards | 525 | 8.0 | 1.0 |
Majority | 2,320 | 35.4 | 20.2 |
Registered electors | 14,454 | | |
Turnout | | 45.4 | 0.6 |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 10.1 | |
[2]
No. 13 (North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street)
North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jack Redhead | 2,651 | 75.5 | 16.8 |
| Labour | B. Lloyd | 591 | 16.8 | 0.6 |
| Liberal | J. Barton | 270 | 7.7 | 17.3 |
Majority | 2,060 | 58.7 | 25.0 |
Registered electors | 11,546 | | |
Turnout | | 30.4 | 3.2 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 12.5 | |
[2]
No. 14 (Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville)
Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Phoebe Bentzien | 2,187 | 58.0 | 0.4 |
| Conservative | M. Kemble | 1,248 | 33.1 | 3.1 |
| Liberal | P. Mawdsley | 143 | 3.8 | 1.7 |
| National Front | John Fishwick | 131 | 3.5 | New |
| Communist | R. Harris | 59 | 1.6 | New |
Majority | 939 | 24.9 | 2.7 |
Registered electors | 11,223 | | |
Turnout | | 33.6 | 0.2 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.4 | |
[2]
Bebington
No. 15 (Higher Bebington and Woodhey)
Higher Bebington and Woodhey Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Frank Theaker | 3,285 | 71.2 | 4.7 |
| Labour | Audrey Moore | 921 | 20.0 | 4.1 |
| Liberal | Penelope Globy | 410 | 8.9 | New |
Majority | 2,364 | 51.2 | 0.6 |
Registered electors | 10,181 | | |
Turnout | | 45.3 | 4.2 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.3 | |
[2]
No. 16 (Park-New Ferry-North Bromborough)
Park-New Ferry-North Bromborough Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | S. Price | 2,082 | 52.2 | 4.8 |
| Conservative | T. Stacey | 1,905 | 47.8 | 4.0 |
Majority | 177 | 4.4 | 0.8 |
Registered electors | 9,828 | | |
Turnout | | 40.6 | 2.3 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.4 | |
[2]
No. 17 (South Bromborough and Eastham)
South Bromborough and Eastham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Phillip Gilchrist | 3,729 | 58.1 | 20.1 |
| Conservative | B. Davies | 1,749 | 27.3 | 8.7 |
| Labour | R. Dunning | 940 | 14.6 | 11.4 |
Majority | 1,980 | 30.8 | N/A |
Registered electors | 13,985 | | |
Turnout | | 45.9 | 2.0 |
| Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | 14.4 | |
[2][5]
No. 18 (Lower Bebington and Poulton)
Lower Bebington and Poulton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J. Zowe | 3,630 | 65.3 | 5.8 |
| Labour | R. Woods | 1,015 | 18.2 | 0.5 |
| Liberal | Thomas Harney | 918 | 16.5 | 6.3 |
Majority | 2,615 | 47.1 | 5.3 |
Registered electors | 14,163 | | |
Turnout | | 39.3 | 6.5 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.7 | |
[2][6]
Hoylake
No. 19 (Caldy and Frankby)
Caldy and Frankby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | W. Lloyd | 3,523 | 74.5 | 2.2 |
| Liberal | B. Crosby | 562 | 11.9 | 5.0 |
| Labour | John McCabe | 454 | 9.6 | 1.2 |
| Independent | J. Ellison | 191 | 4.0 | New |
Majority | 2,961 | 62.6 | 7.2 |
Registered electors | 13,589 | | |
Turnout | | 34.8 | 3.4 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.6 | |
[2]
No. 20 (Central-Hoose-Meols-Park)
Central-Hoose-Meols-Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Whitehurst | 4,051 | 86.0 | 16.2 |
| Labour | David Jackson | 660 | 14.0 | 7.2 |
Majority | 3,391 | 72.0 | 25.6 |
Registered electors | 12,150 | | |
Turnout | | 38.8 | 5.5 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 12.8 | |
[2]
Wirral
No. 21 (Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield)
Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | P. Wilson | 3,859 | 91.1 | 5.8 |
| Labour | P. Wallace | 375 | 8.9 | 4.5 |
Majority | 3,484 | 82.2 | 7.2 |
Registered electors | 11,581 | | |
Turnout | | 36.6 | 6.8 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.6 | |
[2]
No. 22 (Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston)
Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Fletcher | 2,514 | 79.2 | 14.1 |
| Labour | H. Ellis-Thomas | 661 | 20.8 | 2.9 |
Majority | 1,853 | 58.4 | 11.2 |
Registered electors | 10,048 | | |
Turnout | | 31.6 | 6.7 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.6 | |
[2]
Notes
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
- ^ % of total refers to % of wards won.
- ^ Elected to serve a 4-year term.
- ^ Elected to serve a 2-year term.
References
- ^ a b "Local Election Summaries 1978". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ 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. 3 and 4)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Walter Smith". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Phil Gilchrist". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Tom Harney". 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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