Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1973
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The 1973 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 12 April 1973 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] 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 | |
Election Results
Overall election result
New Council.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 1973 | |||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | % of total | % | № | |||||||||||
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 |
Ward Results
Birkenhead
No. 1 (Argyle-Clifton-Holt)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Kimberly | 1,580 | 72.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Parnall | 1,577 | – | – | |
Labour | Tomlinson | 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) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
No. 2 (Bebington and Mersey)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. Kellett | 1,358 | 44.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Bagnall | 1,337 | – | – | |
Labour | A. Price | 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 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
No. 3 (Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Evans | 2,444 | 53.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | J. Evans | 2,202 | – | – | |
Liberal | A. Jones | 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 | Rimmer | 1,008 | – | – | |
Conservative | Gaughan | 970 | – | – | |
Majority | 30.3 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 9,993 | ||||
Turnout | 45.5 | N/A | |||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
No. 4 (Devonshire and Egerton)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | E. Hughes | 2,187 | 42.3 | N/A | |
Liberal | Hughes | 1,855 | – | – | |
Liberal | Attwood | 1,680 | – | – | |
Conservative | Fletcher | 1,591 | 30.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Baker | 1,543 | – | – | |
Conservative | K. Allen | 1,502 | – | – | |
Labour | 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 | |||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
No. 5 (Gilbrook and St. James)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Flynn | 2,047 | 59.9 | N/A | |
Labour | P. Roberts | 1,996 | – | – | |
Labour | Roberts | 1,922 | – | – | |
Liberal | Hayes | 1,044 | 30.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | Lea | 987 | – | – | |
Liberal | Ashman | 905 | – | – | |
Conservative | 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 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
No. 6 (Grange and Oxton)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Gordon Lindsay | 2,651 | 50.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | A. Halliday | 2,212 | – | – | |
Liberal | Truffet | 2,206 | – | – | |
Conservative | Pyke | 1,731 | 33.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Porter | 1,697 | – | – | |
Conservative | Lea | 1,549 | – | – | |
Labour | Leeper | 863 | 16.5 | N/A | |
Labour | Armstrong | 839 | – | – | |
Labour | Smith | 764 | – | – | |
Majority | 17.5 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 12,348 | ||||
Turnout | 42.5 | N/A | |||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
No. 7 (Prenton)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Baker | 2,846 | 51.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Harry Deverill | 2,820 | – | – | |
Conservative | Pattinson | 2,729 | – | – | |
Labour | 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) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
No. 8 (Upton)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. Hibbert | 2,691 | 46.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Lowe | 2,678 | – | – | |
Conservative | J. Roberts | 2,654 | – | – | |
Labour | Harland | 2,584 | 44.7 | N/A | |
Labour | B. Gilfoyle | 2,548 | – | – | |
Labour | Owen | 2,375 | – | – | |
Residents | Dean | 315 | 5.5 | N/A | |
Communist | 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) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Wallasey
No. 9 (Leasowe)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Clark | 2,129 | 70.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Bill Wells | 2,106 | – | – | |
Labour | W. Fox | 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) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
No. 10 (Marlowe-Egremont-South Liscard)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | S. Morgan | 2,147 | 43.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | M. Ebbs | 2,142 | – | – | |
Conservative | Lynn | 2,041 | – | – | |
Labour | Gershman | 2,028 | 41.2 | N/A | |
Labour | V. 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 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
No. 11 (Moreton and Saughall Massie)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Edwards | 1,318 | 47.2 | N/A | |
Labour | G. Watkins | 1,288 | – | – | |
Labour | E. Lewis | 1,230 | – | – | |
Conservative | I. Walker | 1,132 | 40.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Webster | 1,083 | – | – | |
Conservative | Hale | 1,080 | – | – | |
Liberal | 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 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
No. 12 (New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal | N. Thomas | 3,153 | 44.1 | N/A | |
Liberal | Kate Wood | 2,946 | – | – | |
Liberal | J. Southworth | 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 | |||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
No. 13 (North Liscard-Upper Brighton St.)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | J. Redhead | 2,363 | 41.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Humphrey-Jones | 2,176 | – | – | |
Conservative | George Thornton | 2,140 | – | – | |
Liberal | 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 | Thompson | 466 | 8.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 7.5 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 11,772 | ||||
Turnout | 47.9 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
No. 14 (Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | P. Bentzien | 2,332 | 65.8 | N/A | |
Labour | T. Duffy | 2,268 | – | – | |
Labour | S. Wickham | 2,252 | – | – | |
Conservative | 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 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Bebington
No. 15 (Higher Bebington and Woodhey)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Frank Theaker | 2,458 | 54.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | A. Richmond | 2,434 | – | – | |
Conservative | E. Pike | 2,405 | – | – | |
Labour | Bennett | 1,149 | 25.5 | N/A | |
Labour | M. Irvine | 1,145 | – | – | |
Labour | Wingate | 1,105 | – | – | |
Liberal | 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 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
No. 16 (Park-New Ferry-North Bromborough)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | S. Price | 2,575 | 61.2 | N/A | |
Labour | P. McCarthy | 2,384 | – | – | |
Labour | F. Gregory | 2,290 | – | – | |
Conservative | McKenzie | 1,631 | 38.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Drew | 1,459 | – | – | |
Conservative | Jerram | 1,381 | – | – | |
Majority | 22.4 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 9,804 | ||||
Turnout | 42.9 | N/A | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
No. 17 (South Bromborough and Eastham)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Gill | 2,469 | 47.2 | N/A | |
Labour | M. Halliday | 2,221 | – | – | |
Labour | W. Lungley | 2,146 | – | – | |
Conservative | D. 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 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
No. 18 (Lower Bebington and Poulton)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Jackson | 2,498 | 51.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | M. Moore | 2,472 | – | – | |
Conservative | D. Goodfellow | 2,445 | – | – | |
Liberal | Thomas Harney | 1,252 | 25.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | Hughes | 1,111 | – | – | |
Labour | 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) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Hoylake
No. 19 (Caldy and Frankby)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | W. Lloyd | 3,499 | 76.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Burrows | 3,483 | – | – | |
Conservative | R. Cumpstey | 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 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
No. 20 (Central-Hoose-Meols-Park)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | William Whitehurst | 3,754 | 46.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | F. Jones | 3,624 | – | – | |
Liberal | J. Thomas | 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) |
Wirral
No. 21 (Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Harding | 3,290 | 66.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Clarke | 3,123 | – | – | |
Conservative | Crowe | 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) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
No. 22 (Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Sissons | 2,522 | 64.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Birks | 2,519 | – | – | |
Conservative | Ford | 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) |
Notes
• bold denotes the winning candidate
References
- ↑ "Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 3 and 4)" (PDF). Elections Centre.
- ↑ "Councillor Walter Smith". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ↑ "Councillor Mrs Kate Wood". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ↑ "Councillor Phil Gilchrist". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ↑ "Councillor Tom Harney". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
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