See main article: 1973 United Kingdom local elections.
Election Name: | 1973 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.png |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Next Election: | 1975 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 1975 |
Seats For Election: | All 66 seats to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 34 |
Turnout: | 41.1%[1] |
3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
Leader of the Council | |
Posttitle: | Leader of the Council after election |
After Election: | Bill Whitehurst (Conservative) |
After Party: | No Overall Control |
Image1: | Con |
Leader1: | Bill Whitehurst |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Leaders Seat1: | Central-Hoose-Meols-Park |
Seats1: | 29 |
Popular Vote1: | 43,847 |
Percentage1: | 42.9% |
Leader2: | Bill Wells |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Leaders Seat2: | Leasowe |
Seats2: | 24 |
Popular Vote2: | 33,320 |
Percentage2: | 32.6% |
Leader3: | Gruff Evans |
Party3: | Liberal Party (UK) |
Leaders Seat3: | Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland |
Seats3: | 13 |
Popular Vote3: | 23,106 |
Percentage3: | 22.6% |
The 1973 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections.
The election took place a year before the council formally coming into its powers and prior to the creation of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the county boroughs of Birkenhead and Wallasey, along with the municipal borough of Bebington and the urban districts of Hoylake and Wirral.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | |
---|---|---|
29 | ||
24 | ||
13 | ||
New Council.
• bold denotes the winning candidate
Web site: Mellows-Facer . Adam . 10 May 2006 . Local election 2006. parliament.uk. 29 December 2018.
News: BBC NEWS VOTE 2003 WIRRAL . 1 May 2003 . . 29 December 2018.