1982 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

1982 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
22 of 66 seats (One Third); to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council; 34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	40.5% (3.7%)
	Map of results of 1982 election
Leader of the Council before election; David Fletcher; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election ; David Fletcher; Conservative

The 1982 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^[2] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

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

After the election, the composition of the council was:

	Seats	±
Conservative	35	2
Labour	25	2
Alliance	6

^[4]

Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 1980.

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 1982
Party		Candidates				Votes
Party		Stood	Elected	Net	% of total	%	№	Net %
	Conservative	22	11	2	50.0	44.5	46,981	1.8
	Labour	20	8	2	36.4	27.8	29,345	10.1
	Alliance	22	3		13.6	27.6	29,175	12.2
	Ecology	2	0		0.0	0.1	135

^[1]^[2]

Ward results

Bebington

Bebington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*Frank Theaker*	3,179	57.1	2.8
	Labour	P. McCarthy	1,253	22.5	6.6
	Alliance	M. Dooher	1,132	20.3	9.2
Majority			1,926	34.6	3.8
Registered electors			11,455
Turnout				48.6	5.0
	Conservative gain from (new seat)		Swing	1.9

^[2]

Bidston

Bidston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*John Cocker*	2,933	75.5	5.9
	Alliance	Patricia Williams	506	13.0	8.1
	Conservative	T. Birkett	444	11.4	2.3
Majority			2,427	62.5	5.1
Registered electors			11,422
Turnout				34.0	0.8
	Labour hold		Swing	2.6

^[2]^[5]

Birkenhead

Birkenhead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Craig	2,328	59.4	7.0
	Alliance	C. Lloyd	1,081	27.6	7.0
	Conservative	F. Dawson	507	12.9	0.1
Majority			1,247	31.8	13.9
Registered electors			11,780
Turnout				33.2	3.7
	Labour gain from (new seat)		Swing	7.0

^[2]

Bromborough

Bromborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Williams	1,993	40.8	11.5
	Conservative	E. Davies	1,826	37.4	1.5
	Alliance	H. Kelsall	1,066	21.8	10.0
Majority			167	3.4	13.1
Registered electors			11,606
Turnout				42.1	0.2
	Labour gain from (new seat)		Swing	6.5

^[2]

Clatterbridge

Clatterbridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*J. Zowe*	3,700	60.7	0.8
	Alliance	Thomas Harney	1,395	22.9	6.5
	Labour	M. Benson	996	16.4	7.3
Majority			2,305	37.8	1.6
Registered electors			13,523
Turnout				45.0	1.4
	Conservative gain from (new seat)		Swing	0.8

^[2]^[6]

Claughton

Claughton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	*Roy Perkins*	1,865	46.8	9.9
	Conservative	Ian McKellar	1,073	26.9	5.7
	Labour	A. Keating	988	24.8	3.3
	Ecology	B. Pemberton	58	1.5	0.9
Majority			792	19.9	15.6
Registered electors			10,920
Turnout				36.5	8.9
	Alliance gain from (new seat)		Swing	7.8

^[2]

Eastham

Eastham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	*Phillip Gilchrist*	3,021	51.8	22.1
	Conservative	M. Evans	1,662	28.5	8.9
	Labour	Geoff Barker	1,145	19.6	13.3
Majority			1,359	23.3	N/A
Registered electors			12,021
Turnout				48.5	6.0
	Alliance gain from (new seat)		Swing	13.9

^[2]^[7]

Egerton

Egerton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alec Dunn	1,755	39.4	5.1
	Conservative	Myrra Lea	1,615	36.3	2.9
	Alliance	Simon Holbrook	1,085	24.4	2.4
Majority			140	3.1	8.0
Registered electors			11,584
Turnout				38.5	1.2
	Labour gain from (new seat)		Swing	4.0

^[2]^[8]

Heswall

Heswall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*P. Wilson*	3,928	76.5	3.0
	Alliance	D. Horton-Smith	903	17.6	6.2
	Labour	J. Hall	306	6.0	3.1
Majority			3,025	58.9	9.2
Registered electors			12,856
Turnout				40.0	1.9
	Conservative gain from (new seat)		Swing	4.6

^[2]^[6]

Hoylake

Hoylake
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Amyes	3,626	63.1	8.5
	Alliance	P. Barker	2,118	36.9	20.5
Majority			1,508	26.3	29.0
Registered electors			12,648
Turnout				45.4	10.3
	Conservative gain from (new seat)		Swing	14.5

^[2]

Leasowe

Leasowe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*John Clark*	1,939	53.7	15.1
	Conservative	E. Sanders	949	26.3	3.0
	Alliance	B. Thomas	724	20.0	12.0
Majority			990	27.4	18.1
Registered electors			10,955
Turnout				33.0
	Labour gain from (new seat)		Swing	9.1

^[2]

Liscard

Liscard
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*S. Morgan*	2,355	48.3	2.1
	Labour	M. Mannin	1,321	27.1	11.1
	Alliance	M. Canning	1,198	24.6	9.0
Majority			1,034	21.2	13.3
Registered electors			12,248
Turnout				39.8	5.1
	Conservative gain from (new seat)		Swing	6.6

^[2]

Moreton

Moreton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*A. Young*	1,749	44.8	2.3
	Labour	P. Taylor	1,168	29.9	14.8
	Alliance	J. Richardson	988	25.3	17.2
Majority			581	14.9	12.5
Registered electors			9,389
Turnout				41.6	13.5
	Conservative gain from (new seat)		Swing	6.3

^[2]

New Brighton

New Brighton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*Jack Redhead*	2,498	56.1	2.0
	Labour	I. Jackson	1,003	22.5	0.8
	Alliance	F. Storey	950	21.3	1.6
Majority			1,495	33.6	2.8
Registered electors			11,731
Turnout				37.9	5.1
	Conservative gain from (new seat)		Swing	1.4

^[2]

Oxton

Oxton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	*Gordon Lindsay*	2,627	53.7	11.3
	Conservative	F. Morton	1,471	30.1	5.2
	Labour	A. Chape	719	14.7	7.6
	Ecology	J. Bell	77	1.6	New
Majority			1,156	23.6	16.6
Registered electors			11,458
Turnout				42.7	1.4
	Alliance gain from (new seat)		Swing	8.3

^[2]

Prenton

Prenton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*M. Baker*	2,850	48.9	10.1
	Labour	Vincent McGee	1,772	30.4	10.6
	Alliance	M. Miller	1,204	20.7	New
Majority			1,078	18.5	0.4
Registered electors			12,701
Turnout				45.9	8.1
	Conservative gain from (new seat)		Swing	0.3

^[2]

Royden

Royden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*W. Lloyd*	2,979	65.5	0.6
	Alliance	A. Colwell	1,570	34.5	13.4
Majority			1,409	31.0	12.8
Registered electors			11,276
Turnout				40.3	8.5
	Conservative gain from (new seat)		Swing	6.4

^[2]

Seacombe

Seacombe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Cowderoy	2,192	49.2	17.8
	Alliance	P. Revans	1,177	26.4	17.4
	Conservative	L. Kennedy	1,088	24.4	0.3
Majority			1,015	22.8	20.1
Registered electors			12,917
Turnout				34.5	4.7
	Labour gain from (new seat)		Swing	10.1

^[2]

Thurstaston

Thurstaston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*David Fletcher*	3,328	67.3	8.8
	Alliance	D. Baxter	1,145	23.1	New
	Labour	Keith Rimmer	474	9.6	14.3
Majority			2,183	44.1	8.0
Registered electors			11,957
Turnout				41.4	9.2
	Conservative gain from (new seat)		Swing	4.0

^[2]

Tranmere

Tranmere
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*J. Kellett*	2,138	59.8	6.6
	Alliance	Peter Hollingworth	747	20.9	12.0
	Conservative	P. Entwistle	693	19.4	2.1
Majority			1,391	38.9	6.0
Registered electors			11,187
Turnout				32.0	0.8
	Labour gain from (new seat)		Swing	3.0

^[2]

Upton

Upton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Colin Penfold	2,345	44.7	13.9
	Conservative	D. Bartlett	1,798	34.3	7.1
	Alliance	Eric Copestake	1,106	21.1	New
Majority			547	10.4	6.8
Registered electors			12,506
Turnout				42.0	3.8
	Labour gain from (new seat)		Swing	3.4

^[2]

Wallasey

Wallasey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*P. Moir*	3,663	63.1	2.8
	Alliance	J. Forbes	1,567	27.0	10.8
	Labour	C. Bretherton	577	9.9	8.0
Majority			2,096	36.1	12.0
Registered electors			12,611
Turnout				46.0	2.8
	Conservative gain from (new seat)		Swing	6.0

^[2]

Notes

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

References

^ ^a ^b "Local Election Summaries 1982". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 16 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 and 6)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^ The Borough of Wirral (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
^ "Councillor Pat Williams". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Councillor Tom Harney". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ "Councillor Phil Gilchrist". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 16 July 2023.
^ "Councillor Simon Holbrook". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

Mellows-Facer, Adam (10 May 2006). "Local election 2006". parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
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[results-1] "Local Election Summaries 1982". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 16 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 and 6)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

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

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

[5] "Councillor Pat Williams". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.

[Councillor_Tom_Harney-6] "Councillor Tom Harney". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[7] "Councillor Phil Gilchrist". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 16 July 2023.

[8] "Councillor Simon Holbrook". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

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