1976 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Coat_of_arms_of_Wirral_Metropolitan_Borough_Council.png/50px-Coat_of_arms_of_Wirral_Metropolitan_Borough_Council.png)
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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 | 37.8% ( 1.1%)[1] |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Wirral_Council_Election_Results_Map_1975.png/300px-Wirral_Council_Election_Results_Map_1975.png) Map of results of 1976 election |
Leader of the Council before election Malcolm Thornton Conservative | Leader of the Council after election Malcolm Thornton Conservative | |
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.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± |
| Conservative | 42 | 5 |
| Labour | 18 | 3 |
| Liberal | 6 | 2 |
[3]
Election results
Overall election result
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
Birkenhead
No. 1 (Argyle-Clifton-Holt)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 | |
[2]
No. 8 (Upton)
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 | |
[2]
Wallasey
No. 9 (Leasowe)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
No. 15 (Higher Bebington and Woodhey)
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)
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)
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)
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
No. 19 (Caldy and Frankby)
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)
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
No. 21 (Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield)
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 | – | |
[2]
No. 22 (Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston)
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 | |
[2]
Notes
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
- ^ % of total refers to % of wards won.
- ^ Elected as a Liberal.
- ^ Elected to serve a 4-year term.
- ^ Elected to serve a 2-year term.
References
- ^ a b "Local Election Summaries 1976". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 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. 2 and 3)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 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 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Mrs Kate Wood". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Phil Gilchrist". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
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