1979 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election explained

See main article: 1979 United Kingdom local elections.

Election Name:	1979 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Country:	England
Flag Image:	Coat of arms of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.png
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1978 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Previous Year:	1978
Next Election:	1980 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Next Year:	1980
Seats For Election:	23 of 66 seats (One Third and one by-election) to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Majority Seats:	34
Turnout:	75.3% (39.7%)^[1]
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Leader of the Council
Before Election:	Harry Deverill
Before Party:	Conservative
Posttitle:	Leader of the Council after election
After Election:	Harry Deverill
Image1:	Con
Leader1:	Harry Deverill
Party1:	Conservative Party (UK)
Leaders Seat1:	Prenton
Seats Before1:	45
Seats1:	12
Seats After1:	40
Popular Vote1:	93,891
Percentage1:	48.0%
Leader2:	Richard Kimberley
Party2:	Labour Party (UK)
Leaders Seat2:	Argyle-Clifton-Holt
Seats Before2:	16
Seats2:	9
Seats After2:	20
Popular Vote2:	70,639
Percentage2:	36.2%
Image3:	Lib
Leader3:	Gordon Lindsay
Party3:	Liberal Party (UK)
Leaders Seat3:	Grange and Oxton
Seats Before3:	5
Seats3:	2
Seats After3:	6
Popular Vote3:	30,430
Percentage3:	15.6%

The 1979 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1979 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	±
		40	5
		20	4
		6	1

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Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 1978.

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Ward results

Birkenhead

No. 1 (Argyle-Clifton-Holt)

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No. 2 (Bebington and Mersey)

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No. 3 (Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland)

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No. 4 (Devonshire and Egerton)

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No. 5 (Gilbrook and St James)

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No. 6 (Grange and Oxton)

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No. 7 (Prenton)

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No. 8 (Upton)

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Wallasey

No. 9 (Leasowe)

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No. 10 (Marlowe-Egremont-South Liscard)

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No. 11 (Moreton and Saughall Massie)

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No. 12 (New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren)

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No. 13 (North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street)

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No. 14 (Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville)

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Bebington

No. 15 (Higher Bebington and Woodhey)

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No. 16 (Park-New Ferry-North Bromborough)

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No. 17 (South Bromborough and Eastham)

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No. 18 (Lower Bebington and Poulton)

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Hoylake

No. 19 (Caldy and Frankby)

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No. 20 (Central-Hoose-Meols-Park)

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Wirral

No. 21 (Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield)

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No. 22 (Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston)

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Notes

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

References

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Local Election Summaries 1979. The Elections Centre. 15 December 2018.
2. Web site: Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 4 and 5). The Elections Centre. 15 December 2018.
3. Web site: Council compositions. The Elections Centre. 27 July 2018.
4. Web site: Councillor Walter Smith. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 15 December 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144009/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=119. dead.
5. Web site: Councillor Alan Brighouse. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
6. Web site: Councillor John Hale. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 15 December 2018. 5 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180705180701/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=173. dead.
7. Web site: Councillor Tom Harney. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.