1975 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 1975 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 1 May 1975. The Labour Party retained control of the Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council.

The 1975 elections were the first "one third" elections since Wolverhampton became a Metropolitan Borough and held "all out" elections in 1973, although a by-election had been held in Wednesfield Heath following the death of Cyril Squire in which the Labour Party gained the seat from the Conservatives, thus changing the composition of the Council since 1973.

The 1975 elections were contested by the Wolverhampton Association of Ratepayers (WAR) who succeeded in gaining only one seat. Two seats were contested in the Eastfield ward following the resignation of Peter Ray.

The composition of the council prior to the election was:

The composition of the council following the election was:

Election results

Source: [1]

Bilston East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J Geraghty839
Conservative W J Allen280
WART Smith258
Majority559
Labour hold Swing
Bilston North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative N J Speakman1203
Labour D R Davies815
WARF T Cooper226
Majority338
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Blakenhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mrs S J L Shaw1655
Labour J E Hackwood860
WARH F Ryan779
Liberal P K Jones265
Majority795
Conservative hold Swing
Bushbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R Mitchell814
WARC J Reynolds452
Conservative W Hillier409
National Front J T Eyre127
Majority362
Labour hold Swing
Eastfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mrs L Richards946
Labour F S Smith910
Conservative P A Moseley608
Conservative Mrs R M Smith575
WARM Griffiths366
National Front R Davison219
Communist G J Barnsby77
Labour hold Swing
Ettingshall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Storer786
Conservative M S Pritchard316
WARG Dicken191
Communist D Hamilton59
Majority470
Labour hold Swing
Graiseley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mrs N Jones1360
Conservative R Dorsett1258
WARMrs E Powell400
Majority102
Labour hold Swing
Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C Laws856
Conservative Mrs C Tuckley356
WARJ Green240
Majority500
Labour hold Swing
Merry Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R Hart2642
WARR Anslow1420
Labour E Pritchard868
Majority1222
Conservative hold Swing
Oxley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WARF W Simpson1323
Conservative F C N Haley1034
Labour J Fullwood750
Liberal Mrs A A Lewis203
National Front S P McNally112
Majority289

WAR gain from Labour

Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mrs M W Hodson1779
Labour C Dougherty544
Liberal R W Gray508
WARC J Crane320
National Front J K Thomas156
Majority1275
Conservative hold Swing
Parkfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A E Steventon1097
Conservative P H Claxton347
WARB A Aston202
Communist M D Peckmore24
Majority750
Labour hold Swing
Penn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mrs P Bradley2799
WARF W Slater1472
Liberal F M Hemsley550
Labour L F Moore349
Majority1327
Conservative hold Swing
St Peters
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B Dass1441
Conservative Mrs G M Hodson829
WARMrs H W Reynolds336
National Front P R Kane260
Majority612
Labour hold Swing
Spring Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Garner1452
Conservative Mrs P Atkinson658
National Front K Shaw403
Liberal W Leech397
WARR Thomas232
Majority794
Labour hold Swing
Tettenhall Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mrs M T Comport1886
WARL N Birch1460
Liberal L Maclean558
Labour J E Morland204
Majority428
Conservative hold Swing
Tettenhall Wightwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E G L Pearce2281
WARS J W Smith706
Labour Mrs S Selkirk409
Liberal Mrs M E Millar368
Majority1575
Conservative hold Swing
Wednesfield Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H L Turner1510
Liberal J F Porter746
Labour R J Garner739
WARR K Hoare306
Communist J Barr35
Majority764
Conservative hold Swing
Wednesfield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S Reynolds1089
Conservative R Squires992
WARMrs M Cartwright349
Majority97
Labour hold Swing
Wednesfield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A D Griffiths1199
Labour Mrs E D Jevons692
WARW Habberley197
National Front Mrs D P Elsner144
Majority507
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Wolverhampton City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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