1973 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
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| 10 May 1973 (1973-05-10) | 1975 → |
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All 66 seats to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority |
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Turnout | 41.1%[1] |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | Con | Lab | | Leader | Bill Whitehurst | Bill Wells | Gruff Evans | Party | Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Leader's seat | Central-Hoose-Meols-Park | Leasowe | Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland | Seats won | 29 | 24 | 13 | Popular vote | 43,847 | 33,320 | 23,106 | Percentage | 42.9% | 32.6% | 22.6% | |
Map of results of 1973 election |
| Leader of the Council after election Bill Whitehurst (Conservative) No Overall Control | |
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 |
| Conservative | 29 |
| Labour | 24 |
| Liberal | 13 |
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Election results
Overall election result
New Council.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1973 |
Party | Candidates | Votes |
Stood | Elected | % of total | % | No. |
| Conservative | 66 | 29 | 43.9 | 42.9 | 43,847 |
| Labour | 65 | 24 | 36.4 | 32.6 | 33,320 |
| Liberal | 43 | 13 | 19.7 | 22.6 | 23,106 |
| Ind. Conservative | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1,179 |
| Independent Socialist | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 319 |
| Residents | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 315 |
| Communist | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 187 |
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Ward results
Birkenhead
No. 1 (Argyle-Clifton-Holt)
Argyle-Clifton-Holt Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Richard Kimberly [n 1] | 1,580 | 72.8 | N/A |
| Labour | Parnall [n 2] | 1,577 | – | – |
| Labour | Tomlinson [n 3] | 1,515 | – | – |
| Conservative | L. Peers | 589 | 27.2 | N/A |
| Conservative | Wilson | 546 | – | – |
| Conservative | Gates | 530 | – | – |
Majority | | 45.7 | N/A |
Registered electors | 8,985 | | |
Turnout | | 24.1 | N/A |
| Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) |
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No. 2 (Bebington and Mersey)
Bebington and Mersey Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | S. Kellett [n 1] | 1,358 | 44.7 | N/A |
| Labour | Bagnall [n 2] | 1,337 | – | – |
| Labour | A. Price [n 3] | 1,159 | – | – |
| Conservative | Jones | 1,143 | 37.7 | N/A |
| Conservative | Welsh | 993 | – | – |
| Conservative | Kelly | 968 | – | – |
| Liberal | Tomkins | 534 | 17.6 | N/A |
| Liberal | Spencer | 511 | – | – |
| Liberal | Prosser | 503 | – | – |
Majority | | 7.1 | N/A |
Registered electors | 8,707 | | |
Turnout | | 34.9 | N/A |
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[2]
No. 3 (Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland)
Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | David Evans [n 1] | 2,444 | 53.8 | N/A |
| Liberal | John Evans [n 2] | 2,202 | – | – |
| Liberal | A. Jones [n 3] | 2,003 | – | – |
| Conservative | R. Stretch | 1,066 | 23.5 | N/A |
| Conservative | Hesketh | 1,064 | – | – |
| Labour | Roberts | 1,034 | 22.8 | N/A |
| Labour | Walter Smith | 1,010 | – | – |
| Labour | Keith Rimmer | 1,008 | – | – |
| Conservative | Gaughan | 970 | – | – |
Majority | | 30.3 | N/A |
Registered electors | 9,993 | | |
Turnout | | 45.5 | N/A |
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No. 4 (Devonshire and Egerton)
Devonshire and Egerton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Hughes [n 1] | 2,187 | 42.3 | N/A |
| Liberal | E. Hughes [n 2] | 1,855 | – | – |
| Liberal | Attwood [n 3] | 1,680 | – | – |
| Conservative | David Fletcher | 1,591 | 30.8 | N/A |
| Conservative | Baker | 1,543 | – | – |
| Conservative | K. Allen | 1,502 | – | – |
| Labour | Eileen Keegan | 1,392 | 26.9 | N/A |
| Labour | Bagnall | 1,253 | – | – |
| Labour | Bagnall | 1,225 | – | – |
Majority | | 11.5 | N/A |
Registered electors | 12,464 | | |
Turnout | | 41.5 | N/A |
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No. 5 (Gilbrook and St James)
Gilbrook and St James Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Flynn [n 1] | 2,047 | 59.9 | N/A |
| Labour | J. Roberts [n 2] | 1,996 | – | – |
| Labour | P. Roberts [n 3] | 1,922 | – | – |
| Liberal | A. Hayes | 1,044 | 30.6 | N/A |
| Liberal | Lea | 987 | – | – |
| Liberal | Ashman | 905 | – | – |
| Conservative | W. Briggs | 325 | 9.5 | N/A |
| Conservative | Menio | 305 | – | – |
| Conservative | Emsden | 255 | – | – |
Majority | | 29.4 | N/A |
Registered electors | 9,030 | | |
Turnout | | 37.8 | N/A |
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| Labour win (new seat) |
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[2]
No. 6 (Grange and Oxton)
Grange and Oxton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Gordon Lindsay [n 1] | 2,651 | 50.5 | N/A |
| Liberal | A. Halliday [n 2] | 2,212 | – | – |
| Liberal | Truffet [n 3] | 2,206 | – | – |
| Conservative | Pyke | 1,731 | 33.0 | N/A |
| Conservative | Kenneth Porter | 1,697 | – | – |
| Conservative | Lea | 1,549 | – | – |
| Labour | Leeper | 863 | 16.5 | N/A |
| Labour | Armstrong | 839 | – | – |
| Labour | A. Smith | 764 | – | – |
Majority | | 17.5 | N/A |
Registered electors | 12,348 | | |
Turnout | | 42.5 | N/A |
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No. 7 (Prenton)
Prenton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | M. Baker [n 1] | 2,846 | 51.7 | N/A |
| Conservative | Harry Deverill [n 2] | 2,820 | – | – |
| Conservative | Pattinson [n 3] | 2,729 | – | – |
| Labour | G. Llewellyn | 2,335 | 42.5 | N/A |
| Labour | Muir | 2,244 | – | – |
| Labour | Ainslie | 2,142 | – | – |
| Independent Socialist | Connolly | 319 | 5.8 | N/A |
Majority | | 9.3 | N/A |
Registered electors | 15,882 | | |
Turnout | | 34.6 | N/A |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
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No. 8 (Upton)
Upton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | S. Hibbert [n 1] | 2,691 | 46.6 | N/A |
| Conservative | Lowe [n 2] | 2,678 | – | – |
| Conservative | J. Roberts [n 3] | 2,654 | – | – |
| Labour | Harland | 2,584 | 44.7 | N/A |
| Labour | Bernard Gilfoyle | 2,548 | – | – |
| Labour | Owen | 2,375 | – | – |
| Residents | S. Dean | 315 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Communist | K. Thompson | 187 | 3.2 | N/A |
Majority | | 1.9 | N/A |
Registered electors | 19,861 | | |
Turnout | | 29.1 | N/A |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
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Wallasey
No. 9 (Leasowe)
Leasowe Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Clark [n 1] | 2,129 | 70.4 | N/A |
| Labour | Bill Wells [n 2] | 2,106 | – | – |
| Labour | Ken Fox [n 3] | 2,062 | – | – |
| Conservative | Ward | 896 | 29.6 | N/A |
| Conservative | Ward | 870 | – | – |
| Conservative | Arrowsmith | 828 | – | – |
Majority | | 40.8 | N/A |
Registered electors | 11,478 | | |
Turnout | | 26.4 | N/A |
| Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) |
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No. 10 (Marlowe-Egremont-South Liscard)
Marlowe-Egremont-South Liscard Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | S. Morgan [n 1] | 2,147 | 43.6 | N/A |
| Conservative | M. Ebbs [n 2] | 2,142 | – | – |
| Conservative | Lynn [n 3] | 2,041 | – | – |
| Labour | Gershman | 2,028 | 41.2 | N/A |
| Labour | Vincent McGee | 1,985 | – | – |
| Labour | Owens | 1,955 | – | – |
| Liberal | Caldwell | 751 | 15.2 | N/A |
| Liberal | Jones | 738 | – | – |
| Liberal | Gordon | 732 | – | – |
Majority | | 2.4 | N/A |
Registered electors | 13,161 | | |
Turnout | | 37.4 | N/A |
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No. 11 (Moreton and Saughall Massie)
Moreton and Saughall Massie Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jim Edwards [n 1] | 1,318 | 47.2 | N/A |
| Labour | G. Watkins [n 2] | 1,288 | – | – |
| Labour | E. Lewis [n 3] | 1,230 | – | – |
| Conservative | I. Walker | 1,132 | 40.5 | N/A |
| Conservative | Webster | 1,083 | – | – |
| Conservative | Hale | 1,080 | – | – |
| Liberal | E. Lawrence | 345 | 12.3 | N/A |
| Liberal | Coffey | 328 | – | – |
| Liberal | Franks | 313 | – | – |
Majority | | 6.7 | N/A |
Registered electors | 7,070 | | |
Turnout | | 39.5 | N/A |
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No. 12 (New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren)
New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | N. Thomas [n 1] | 3,153 | 44.1 | N/A |
| Liberal | Kate Wood [n 2] | 2,946 | – | – |
| Liberal | J. Southworth [n 3] | 2,944 | – | – |
| Conservative | Stubbs | 2,848 | 39.9 | N/A |
| Conservative | Weston | 2,818 | – | – |
| Conservative | Shaw | 2,812 | – | – |
| Ind. Conservative | John Fishwick | 713 | 10.0 | N/A |
| Labour | Jones | 432 | 6.0 | N/A |
| Labour | Byrne | 405 | – | – |
| Labour | Moore | 392 | – | – |
Majority | | 4.3 | N/A |
Registered electors | 14,680 | | |
Turnout | | 48.7 | N/A |
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[2][5]
No. 13 (North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street)
North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jack Redhead [n 1] | 2,363 | 41.9 | N/A |
| Conservative | Humphrey-Jones [n 2] | 2,176 | – | – |
| Conservative | George Thornton [n 3] | 2,140 | – | – |
| Liberal | P. Tyrer | 1,939 | 34.4 | N/A |
| Liberal | Wark | 1,588 | – | – |
| Liberal | Glover | 1,383 | – | – |
| Labour | Williams | 872 | 15.5 | N/A |
| Labour | Pryke | 811 | – | – |
| Labour | B. Lloyd | 796 | – | – |
| Ind. Conservative | H. Thompson | 466 | 8.3 | N/A |
Majority | | 7.5 | N/A |
Registered electors | 11,772 | | |
Turnout | | 47.9 | N/A |
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| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
[2]
No. 14 (Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville)
Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Phoebe Bentzien [n 1] | 2,332 | 65.8 | N/A |
| Labour | T. Duffy [n 2] | 2,268 | – | – |
| Labour | S. Wickham [n 3] | 2,252 | – | – |
| Conservative | F. Hunter | 916 | 25.9 | N/A |
| Conservative | Bestwick | 883 | – | – |
| Conservative | Fielding | 772 | – | – |
| Liberal | Cassidy | 294 | 8.3 | N/A |
| Liberal | Hayes | 279 | – | – |
| Liberal | Wood | 253 | – | – |
Majority | | 40.0 | N/A |
Registered electors | 12,430 | | |
Turnout | | 28.5 | N/A |
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| Labour win (new seat) |
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[2]
Bebington
No. 15 (Higher Bebington and Woodhey)
Higher Bebington and Woodhey Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Frank Theaker [n 1] | 2,458 | 54.6 | N/A |
| Conservative | Tim Richmond [n 2] | 2,434 | – | – |
| Conservative | E. Pike [n 3] | 2,405 | – | – |
| Labour | Bennett | 1,149 | 25.5 | N/A |
| Labour | M. Irvine | 1,145 | – | – |
| Labour | Wingate | 1,105 | – | – |
| Liberal | A. Snedker | 896 | 19.9 | N/A |
| Liberal | Duckers | 854 | – | – |
| Liberal | Watson | 735 | – | – |
Majority | | 29.1 | N/A |
Registered electors | 10,262 | | |
Turnout | | 43.9 | N/A |
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| Conservative win (new seat) |
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No. 16 (Park-New Ferry-North Bromborough)
Park-New Ferry-North Bromborough Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | S. Price [n 1] | 2,575 | 61.2 | N/A |
| Labour | P. McCarthy [n 2] | 2,384 | – | – |
| Labour | F. Gregory [n 3] | 2,290 | – | – |
| Conservative | McKenzie | 1,631 | 38.8 | N/A |
| Conservative | G. Drew | 1,459 | – | – |
| Conservative | Jerram | 1,381 | – | – |
Majority | | 22.4 | N/A |
Registered electors | 9,804 | | |
Turnout | | 42.9 | N/A |
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No. 17 (South Bromborough and Eastham)
South Bromborough and Eastham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Gill [n 1] | 2,469 | 47.2 | N/A |
| Labour | M. Halliday [n 2] | 2,221 | – | – |
| Labour | William Lungley [n 3] | 2,146 | – | – |
| Conservative | David Allan | 1,911 | 36.5 | N/A |
| Conservative | Howe | 1,731 | – | – |
| Conservative | Winter | 1,577 | – | – |
| Liberal | Phillip Gilchrist | 851 | 16.3 | N/A |
| Liberal | Astill | 741 | – | – |
| Liberal | Harney | 728 | – | – |
Majority | | 10.7 | N/A |
Registered electors | 12,861 | | |
Turnout | | 40.7 | N/A |
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| Labour win (new seat) |
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No. 18 (Lower Bebington and Poulton)
Lower Bebington and Poulton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jackson [n 1] | 2,498 | 51.6 | N/A |
| Conservative | Michael Moore [n 2] | 2,472 | – | – |
| Conservative | Dorothy Goodfellow [n 3] | 2,445 | – | – |
| Liberal | Thomas Harney | 1,252 | 25.9 | N/A |
| Liberal | Hughes | 1,111 | – | – |
| Labour | A. Radcliffe | 1,091 | 22.5 | N/A |
| Liberal | Thomas | 1,085 | – | – |
| Labour | Halliday | 987 | – | – |
| Labour | D. Roscoe | 974 | – | – |
Majority | | 25.7 | N/A |
Registered electors | 12,016 | | |
Turnout | | 40.3 | N/A |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
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Hoylake
No. 19 (Caldy and Frankby)
Caldy and Frankby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | W. Lloyd [n 1] | 3,499 | 76.2 | N/A |
| Conservative | Burrows [n 2] | 3,483 | – | – |
| Conservative | Reg Cumpstey [n 3] | 3,481 | – | – |
| Labour | Kelly | 1,092 | 23.8 | N/A |
| Labour | Pennington | 1,082 | – | – |
| Labour | Porter | 1,018 | – | – |
Majority | | 52.4 | N/A |
Registered electors | 12,685 | | |
Turnout | | 36.2 | N/A |
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No. 20 (Central-Hoose-Meols-Park)
Central-Hoose-Meols-Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Whitehurst [n 1] | 3,754 | 46.5 | N/A |
| Conservative | Frank Jones [n 2] | 3,624 | – | – |
| Liberal | J. Thomas [n 3] | 3,378 | 41.9 | N/A |
| Conservative | Nightingale | 3,373 | – | – |
| Labour | Davies | 933 | 11.6 | N/A |
| Labour | Cook | 906 | – | – |
Majority | | 4.7 | N/A |
Registered electors | 11,993 | | |
Turnout | | 67.2 | N/A |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
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Wirral
No. 21 (Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield)
Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Harding [n 1] | 3,290 | 66.1 | N/A |
| Conservative | Clarke [n 2] | 3,123 | – | – |
| Conservative | Crowe [n 3] | 3,107 | – | – |
| Liberal | G. Collins | 1,387 | 27.9 | N/A |
| Liberal | A. Conway | 1,349 | – | – |
| Liberal | Wiggans | 1,160 | – | – |
| Labour | Garde | 302 | 6.1 | N/A |
| Labour | Ayre | 279 | – | – |
| Labour | W. Gamet | 264 | – | – |
Majority | | 38.2 | N/A |
Registered electors | 11,022 | | |
Turnout | | 45.2 | N/A |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
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No. 22 (Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston)
Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Doris Sisson [n 1] | 2,522 | 64.2 | N/A |
| Conservative | Birks [n 2] | 2,519 | – | – |
| Conservative | Ford [n 3] | 2,469 | – | – |
| Labour | S. Dunn | 1,405 | 35.8 | N/A |
| Labour | H. Ellis-Thomas | 1,361 | – | – |
| Labour | Cody | 1,304 | – | – |
Majority | | 28.4 | N/A |
Registered electors | 9,147 | | |
Turnout | | 42.9 | N/A |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
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Notes
• bold denotes the winning candidate
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Elected to serve a 5 year term.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Elected to serve a 3 year term.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Elected to serve a 2 year term.
References
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.
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