1980 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

1980 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
23 of 66 seats (One Third and one by-election); to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council; 34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	36.8% (38.5%)
	Map of results of 1980 election
Leader of the Council before election; Harry Deverill; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election ; Harry Deverill; Conservative

The 1980 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^[2] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

The first third of the council was up for election to new boundaries.^[3]

Every councillor was assigned a new ward before the election took place.^[4]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

	Seats	±
Conservative	37	3
Labour	23	3
Liberal	6	0

^[5]

Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 1979.

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 1980
Party		Candidates				Votes
Party		Stood	Elected	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Conservative	23	12	3	54.5	46.3	44,665	1.7
	Labour	23	9	3	36.4	37.9	36,548	1.7
	Liberal	19	2	0	9.1	15.4	14,885	0.2
	Ecology	1	0	0	0.0	0.1	119	New
	Communist	1	0	0	0.0	0.1	116	0.1
	British Democratic	1	0	0	0.0	0.1	109	New

^[1]^[2] ^{[n 1]}

Ward results

Bebington

Bebington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*Tim Richmond*	2,985	59.9	*N/A*
	Labour	A. Riley	1,450	29.1	N/A
	Liberal	Penelope Globy	552	11.1	N/A
Majority			1,535	30.8	N/A
Registered electors			11,445
Turnout				43.6	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

^[2]

Bidston

Bidston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Jones ^{[n 2]}	3,060	81.4	*N/A*
	Labour	John Cocker ^{[n 3]}	2,860	–	–
	Conservative	W. Fallon	516	13.7	N/A
	Conservative	G. Bird	437	–	–
	Liberal	P. Lloyd	185	4.9	N/A
Majority			2,544	67.6	N/A
Registered electors			11,320
Turnout				33.2	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

^[2]

Birkenhead

Birkenhead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*William Lungley*	2,343	66.4	*N/A*
	Liberal	R. Curtis	728	20.6	N/A
	Conservative	V. Garceau	460	13.0	N/A
Majority			1,615	45.7	N/A
Registered electors			11,976
Turnout				29.5	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

^[2]

Bromborough

Bromborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ralph Dunning	2,574	52.3	*N/A*
	Conservative	A. Green	1,764	35.9	N/A
	Liberal	D. Cottrell	581	11.8	N/A
Majority			810	16.5	N/A
Registered electors			11,730
Turnout				41.9	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

^[2]

Clatterbridge

Clatterbridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*Michael Moore*	3,459	59.9	*N/A*
	Labour	A. Woods	1,368	23.7	N/A
	Liberal	M. Cody	950	16.4	N/A
Majority			2,091	36.2	N/A
Registered electors			13,265
Turnout				43.6	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

^[2]

Claughton

Claughton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	*John Evans*	1,830	36.9	*N/A*
	Conservative	B. Lloyd	1,616	32.6	N/A
	Labour	Vera Ruck	1,392	28.1	N/A
	Ecology	Moira Gommon	119	2.4	N/A
Majority			214	4.3	N/A
Registered electors			10,917
Turnout				45.4	N/A
	Liberal win (new seat)

^[2]

Eastham

Eastham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Varley	1,900	37.4	*N/A*
	Labour	W. Craig	1,674	32.9	N/A
	Liberal	R. Palmer	1,510	29.7	N/A
Majority			226	4.4	N/A
Registered electors			11,959
Turnout				42.5	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

^[2]

Egerton

Egerton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. McGenity	1,930	44.5	*N/A*
	Conservative	K. Allen	1,448	33.4	N/A
	Liberal	G. Quinn	955	22.0	N/A
Majority			482	11.1	N/A
Registered electors			11,620
Turnout				37.3	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

^[2]

Heswall

Heswall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*A. Maddox*	3,866	79.5	*N/A*
	Liberal	S. Birch	554	11.4	N/A
	Labour	R. Harris	444	9.1	N/A
Majority			3,312	68.1	N/A
Registered electors			12,781
Turnout				38.1	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

^[2]

Hoylake

Hoylake
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*Frank Jones*	3,175	71.6	*N/A*
	Liberal	F. Lewis	725	16.4	N/A
	Labour	J. Robb	534	12.0	N/A
Majority			2,450	55.3	N/A
Registered electors			12,635
Turnout				35.1	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

^[2]

Leasowe

Leasowe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Edwards	2,470	68.8	*N/A*
	Conservative	L. Kennedy	835	23.3	N/A
	Liberal	B. Thomas	286	8.0	N/A
Majority			1,635	45.5	N/A
Registered electors			10,891
Turnout				33.0	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

^[2]

Liscard

Liscard
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*M. Ebbs*	1,964	46.2	*N/A*
	Labour	G. Watkins	1,627	38.2	N/A
	Liberal	M. Canning	664	15.6	N/A
Majority			337	7.9	N/A
Registered electors			12,272
Turnout				34.7	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

^[2]

Moreton

Moreton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*I. Walker*	1,667	47.1	*N/A*
	Labour	John McCabe	1,583	44.7	N/A
	Liberal	J. Jenkins	288	8.1	N/A
Majority			84	2.4	N/A
Registered electors			12,587
Turnout				28.1	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

^[2]

New Brighton

New Brighton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*R. Venner*	2,088	54.1	*N/A*
	Labour	J. Fairbrother	899	23.3	N/A
	Liberal	Neil Thomas	760	19.7	N/A
	British Democratic Party (1979)	G. Faulkner	109	2.8	N/A
Majority			1,189	30.8	N/A
Registered electors			11,743
Turnout				32.8	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

^[2]

Oxton

Oxton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	*Michael Cooke*	2,028	42.4	*N/A*
	Conservative	K. Hughes	1,691	35.3	N/A
	Labour	J. Coates	1,065	22.3	N/A
Majority			337	7.1	N/A
Registered electors			11,586
Turnout				41.3	N/A
	Liberal win (new seat)

^[2]

Prenton

Prenton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*Harry Deverill*	2,828	59.0	*N/A*
	Labour	H. Ellis-Thomas	1,962	41.0	N/A
Majority			866	18.0	N/A
Registered electors			12,685
Turnout				37.8	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

^[2]

Royden

Royden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*J. Gaughan*	2,251	64.9	*N/A*
	Liberal	B. Crosbie	733	21.1	N/A
	Labour	M. Grant	484	14.0	N/A
Majority			1,518	43.8	N/A
Registered electors			10,920
Turnout				31.8	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

^[2]

Seacombe

Seacombe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*T. Duffy*	2,614	67.0	*N/A*
	Conservative	D. Watson	939	24.1	N/A
	Liberal	M. Johnston	351	9.0	N/A
Majority			1,675	42.9	N/A
Registered electors			13,101
Turnout				29.8	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

^[2]

Thurstaston

Thurstaston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sid Dunn	2,886	76.1	*N/A*
	Labour	W. Gamet	908	23.9	N/A
Majority			1,978	52.2	N/A
Registered electors			11,774
Turnout				32.2	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

^[2]

Tranmere

Tranmere
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Nock	2,417	66.4	*N/A*
	Conservative	A. Adams	782	21.5	N/A
	Liberal	R. Williams	323	8.9	N/A
	Communist	J. Norris	116	3.2	N/A
Majority			1,635	44.9	N/A
Registered electors			11,075
Turnout				32.8	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

^[2]

Upton

Upton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Davies	2,779	58.6	*N/A*
	Conservative	M. Winter	1,962	41.4	N/A
Majority			817	17.2	N/A
Registered electors			12,416
Turnout				38.2	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

^[2]

Wallasey

Wallasey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*Kate Wood*	3,583	65.9	*N/A*
	Labour	D. Mason	971	17.9	N/A
	Liberal	N. Stribbling	882	16.2	N/A
Majority			2,612	48.0	N/A
Registered electors			12,587
Turnout				43.2	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

^[2]^[6]

Notes

• italics denote a 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 1-year term.

References

^ ^a ^b "Local Election Summaries 1980". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 December 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. 5)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
^ The Borough of Wirral (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Wirral (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
^ "Councillor Mrs Kate Wood". 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.

[6] % of total refers to % of wards won.

[7] Elected to serve a 4-year term.

[8] Elected to serve a 1-year term.

[results-1] "Local Election Summaries 1980". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 December 2018.

[local-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. 5)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 December 2018.

[3] The Borough of Wirral (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979

[4] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Wirral (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[5] "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 July 2018.

[9] "Councillor Mrs Kate Wood". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

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