English and Welsh Local Elections in 1979 were held on Thursday 5 May.
Following the elections the Labour Party had overall control of Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council.
The Wolverhampton Association of Ratepayers became known simply as Ratepayers in the 1979 local elections.
The composition of the council prior to the election was:
The composition of the council following the election was:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Geraghty | 3451 | |||
Conservative | J Boden | 1581 | |||
Ratepayers | S Davis | 233 | |||
Liberal | C O'Brien | 204 | |||
National Front | B Hyde | 135 | |||
Majority | 1870 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Fenby | 3544 | |||
Conservative | J Speakman | 2819 | |||
Liberal | M Parsley | 452 | |||
National Front | S McNally | 298 | |||
Ratepayers | C Newman | 229 | |||
Majority | 725 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R Reynolds | 2870 | |||
Conservative | P Ellis | 2641 | |||
Liberal | M Williams | 369 | |||
Ratepayers | B Simmons | 339 | |||
National Front | Mrs J Johnson | 218 | |||
Majority | 299 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | N Dougherty | 2809 | |||
Conservative | Mrs I Bickley | 1624 | |||
Ratepayers | D Prince | 482 | |||
National Front | J Robinson | 244 | |||
Majority | 1185 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W Garbett | 3985 | |||
Conservative | Mrs R Smith | 1818 | |||
Liberal | C Hallmark | 660 | |||
National Front | G Cooper | 285 | |||
Majority | 2167 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A Storer | 2486 | |||
Conservative | H Davies | 1116 | |||
Liberal | Mrs N O'Brien | 196 | |||
National Front | Mrs V Jones | 192 | |||
Ratepayers | B Reade | 141 | |||
Majority | 1370 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs N Jones | 3094 | |||
Conservative | N George | 1727 | |||
Liberal | Mrs J Woodhall | 426 | |||
National Front | Mrs M Robinson | 196 | |||
Ratepayers | B Wilkes | 133 | |||
Majority | 1367 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C Laws | 3431 | |||
Conservative | P Turley | 1879 | |||
Liberal | J Thompson | 291 | |||
National Front | D Johnson | 215 | |||
Ratepayers | J Sharples | 138 | |||
Majority | 1552 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R Hart | 5325 | |||
Labour | R Haynes | 2735 | |||
Liberal | Mrs G Ricketts | 681 | |||
WAR | Mrs E Powell | 505 | |||
National Front | B Percival | 204 | |||
Majority | 2590 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W Hillier | 2436 | |||
Labour | 2228 | ||||
Ratepayers | R Stickland | 1519 | |||
Liberal | Mrs W Hallmark | 300 | |||
National Front | Mrs A Ryan | 182 | |||
Majority | 208 |
Conservative gain from Ratepayers
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs M Hodson | 3209 | |||
Labour | P Bateman | 1963 | |||
Liberal | Mrs B Craft | 689 | |||
Ratepayers | T Rathbone | 242 | |||
National Front | Mrs C Simpson | 108 | |||
Majority | 1246 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A Steventon | 2902 | |||
Conservative | B Carpenter | 1126 | |||
Independent | S Hunting | 418 | |||
Liberal | Mrs A Whitehouse | 170 | |||
National Front | J Thomas | 147 | |||
Majority | 1776 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs P Bradley | 4786 | |||
Labour | S Holding | 1161 | |||
Liberal | F Hemsley | 1087 | |||
Ratepayers | R Thomas | 433 | |||
National Front | B Downing | 157 | |||
Majority | 3625 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B Dass | 2241 | |||
Conservative | Mrs G Hodson | 1363 | |||
Independent Labour & Trade Unionist | N S Noor | 1220 | |||
Liberal | D Craft | 401 | |||
Ratepayers | J Smith | 189 | |||
National Front | Mrs J Lees | 183 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A Garner | 3842 | |||
Conservative | E Edwards | 3257 | |||
Liberal | T Clark | 591 | |||
National Front | E Shaw | 375 | |||
Majority | 585 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs M Compton | 4361 | |||
Ratepayers | Mrs F Sneyd | 1039 | |||
Labour | S Smith | 1007 | |||
Liberal | M Woodhall | 640 | |||
National Front | Mrs C Thomas | 112 | |||
Majority | 3354 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E Pearce | 5087 | |||
Labour | M Smith | 1683 | |||
Liberal | Mrs S Ascott | 862 | |||
Ratepayers | J Fereday | 391 | |||
National Front | J Moles | 178 | |||
Majority | 3404 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H L Turner | 3230 | |||
Labour | Mrs L Richards | 2274 | |||
Liberal | A Dawson | 522 | |||
Ratepayers | Mrs M Morris | 332 | |||
National Front | G Jones | 222 | |||
Majority | 956 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A Morey | 4472 | |||
Conservative | R Woodhouse | 3269 | |||
Liberal | Mrs S Thompson | 634 | |||
Ratepayers | Mrs J Gunter | 459 | |||
National Front | Mrs M Mcnally | 313 | |||
Majority | 1203 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Griffiths | 2849 | |||
Labour | Mrs G Stafford-Good | 2806 | |||
Liberal | L McLean | 558 | |||
Ratepayers | Mrs V Sharples | 236 | |||
National Front | Mrs J Percival | 166 | |||
Majority | 43 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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