1980 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
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.
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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 | 36.8% (![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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:
Party | Seats | ± | |
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Conservative | 37 | ![]() | |
Labour | 23 | ![]() | |
Liberal | 6 | ![]() | |
Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with 1979.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 1980 | |||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||||
Conservative | 23 | 12 | ![]() |
54.5 | 46.3 | 44,665 | ![]() | ||||||||
Labour | 23 | 9 | ![]() |
36.4 | 37.9 | 36,548 | ![]() | ||||||||
Liberal | 19 | 2 | ![]() |
9.1 | 15.4 | 14,885 | ![]() | ||||||||
Ecology | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.1 | 119 | N/A | ||||||||
Communist | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.1 | 116 | ![]() | ||||||||
British Democratic | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.1 | 109 | N/A | ||||||||
Ward results
Bebington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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) |
Bidston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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) |
Birkenhead
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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) |
Bromborough
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. 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) |
Clatterbridge
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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) |
Claughton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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) |
Eastham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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) |
Egerton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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) |
Heswall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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) |
Hoylake
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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) |
Leasowe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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) |
Liscard
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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) |
Moreton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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) |
New Brighton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 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) |
Oxton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 7.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,586 | ||||
Turnout | 41.3 | N/A | |||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Prenton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Harry Deverill | 2,828 | 59.0 | N/A | |
Labour | H. Ellis-Thomas | 1,962 | 41.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 866 | 18.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 12,685 | ||||
Turnout | 37.8 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Royden
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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) |
Seacombe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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) |
Thurstaston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sid Dunn | 2,886 | 76.1 | N/A | |
Labour | W. Gamet | 908 | 23.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,978 | 52.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,774 | ||||
Turnout | 32.2 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Tranmere
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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) |
Upton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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) |
Wallasey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 48.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 12,587 | ||||
Turnout | 43.2 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
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
- "Local Election Summaries 1980". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- "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.