1976 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
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The 1976 Metropolitan Borough Council election for the City of Wolverhampton Council in Wolverhampton, England, were held on 6 May.
The Labour Party retained control of the Council.
The composition of the council prior to the election was:
- Labour 38
- Conservative 21
- Wolverhampton Association of Ratepayers 1
The composition of the council following the election was:
- Labour 34
- Conservative 24
- Wolverhampton Association of Ratepayers 2
Election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T H Larkin | 1422 | |||
Conservative | W Allen | 381 | |||
WAR | T Smith | 158 | |||
Liberal | T Snell | 155 | |||
Majority | 1041 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E Mears | 1458 | |||
Labour | R Reynolds | 1124 | |||
Liberal | W Leach | 243 | |||
WAR | F Cooper | 227 | |||
Majority | 334 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs J E Shore | 1899 | |||
Labour | E Pritchard | 1296 | |||
WAR | R Hamp | 604 | |||
National Front | J Eyre | 346 | |||
Liberal | Mrs R Buckingham | 144 | |||
Majority | 603 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Bird | 1121 | |||
Conservative | J Bussey | 934 | |||
WAR | C Raynolds | 785 | |||
Majority | 187 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F Smith | 1121 | |||
Conservative | Mrs R Smith | 679 | |||
WAR | Mrs F Gunter | 459 | |||
National Front | R Davison | 349 | |||
Communist | Dr G Barnsby | 37 | |||
Majority | 442 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs C Durham | 928 | |||
Conservative | M Fleming | 638 | |||
WAR | Mrs P Shelton | 201 | |||
Liberal | Mrs S Snell | 103 | |||
Majority | 290 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs V A Fletcher | 1759 | |||
Conservative | R Dorsett | 1403 | |||
WAR | A Powell | 235 | |||
Majority | 356 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R Garner | 915 | |||
Conservative | Mrs I Bickley | 607 | |||
WAR | A Shelton | 450 | |||
Majority | 308 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J Blackburn | 3165 | |||
WAR | S Smith | 1658 | |||
Labour | N Docherty | 884 | |||
National Front | G Oldland | 269 | |||
Majority | 1507 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
WAR | Mrs H Reynolds | 1807 | |||
Conservative | F Haley | 1114 | |||
Labour | R Haynes | 928 | |||
Majority | 693 |
WAR gain from Labour
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs M S Machin | 2043 | |||
Labour | R Jones | 643 | |||
Liberal | R Gray | 486 | |||
WAR | C Dunning | 273 | |||
National Front | J Thomas | 180 | |||
Majority | 1400 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E Lane | 1463 | |||
Conservative | P Cope | 694 | |||
National Front | Mrs C Simpson | 207 | |||
WAR | B Read | 125 | |||
Liberal | Mrs C Sweet | 42 | |||
Communist | A Barr | 17 | |||
Majority | 769 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Hart | 3166 | |||
WAR | F Slater | 1210 | |||
Labour | F Ledsham | 461 | |||
Liberal | F Hemsley | 360 | |||
Majority | 1956 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M James | 1911 | |||
Conservative | Mrs G Hodson | 972 | |||
WAR | C Crane | 214 | |||
Majority | 939 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | N G Davies | 1661 | |||
Conservative | C Barber | 1084 | |||
National Front | E Shaw | 879 | |||
Liberal | B Batchelor | 341 | |||
WAR | Mrs J Slater | 287 | |||
Majority | 577 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs D M Seiboth | 2079 | |||
WAR | L Birch | 1881 | |||
Labour | J Tuck | 296 | |||
Liberal | L Maclean | 291 | |||
Majority | 198 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P Snell | 2710 | |||
WAR | J Green | 958 | |||
Labour | I Turner | 441 | |||
Liberal | Mrs M Millar | 208 | |||
Majority | 1752 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F Wadsworth | 1763 | |||
Labour | Dr P Young | 1063 | |||
WAR | G Evans | 611 | |||
Liberal | A Dawson | 318 | |||
National Front | Mrs C Thomas | 279 | |||
Majority | 700 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R Davies | 1430 | |||
Conservative | R Squires | 1426 | |||
WAR | M Pearson | 858 | |||
National Front | Mrs M Mcnally | 382 | |||
Majority | 4 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J Curtiss | 1705 | |||
Labour | J F Torrington | 1273 | |||
Majority | 432 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
External links[]
Categories:
- Wolverhampton City Council elections
- 1976 English local elections
- 1970s in the West Midlands (county)
- May 1976 events in the United Kingdom