Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council elections in 1980 were held on Thursday 1 May.
Following the elections the Labour Party had overall control of the council.
The composition of the council prior to the election was:
The composition of the council following the election was:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Larkin | 1747 | |||
Conservative | P D Myers | 520 | |||
Independent Ratepayers | S Davis | 120 | |||
Majority | 1227 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Kyte | 1555 | |||
Conservative | E J Edwards | 1350 | |||
Independent Ratepayers | A D Badderly | 325 | |||
Majority | 205 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B Jones | 2072 | |||
Conservative | Freda M Rixson | 1993 | |||
Majority | 79 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bird | 1320 | |||
Conservative | Isabel Morrison Bickley | 828 | |||
Independent Ratepayers | D K Prince | 467 | |||
Majority | 492 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F Smith | 1717 | |||
Conservative | R Squires | 759 | |||
Liberal | C G Hallmark | 415 | |||
Majority | 958 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T Lane | 1318 | |||
Conservative | K J Clark | 603 | |||
Majority | 715 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs V Fletcher | 1720 | |||
Conservative | N H George | 1090 | |||
Independent Ratepayers | B Simmonds | 159 | |||
Independent | Sachindra Prasad | 136 | |||
Majority | 630 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R Garner | 1443 | |||
Conservative | Frances M Dewsbury | 799 | |||
Majority | 644 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R Bradley | 3593 | |||
Labour | 1184 | ||||
Independent Ratepayers | 548 | ||||
Majority | 2409 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Findlay | 1731 | |||
Labour | S L Lydon | 1109 | |||
Independent Ratepayers | R F Stickland | 959 | |||
Liberal | Noreen G Hallmark | 118 | |||
Communist | P McDonald | 30 | |||
Majority | 622 |
Conservative gain from Ratepayers
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs M Machin | 2029 | |||
Labour | S R Holding | 1059 | |||
Liberal | A D Craft | 680 | |||
Majority | 970 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dr B Chakraborty | 1595 | |||
Conservative | J P Ellis | 557 | |||
Independent | S Hunting | 394 | |||
Majority | 1036 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Hart | 3532 | |||
Labour | Trudy A Bowen | 641 | |||
Independent Ratepayers | R J Thomas | 613 | |||
Majority | 2891 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S S Duhra | 1907 | |||
Conservative | J R Inglis | ||||
Communist | G J Barnsby | 88 | |||
Independent | Bindu Prasard | 43 | |||
Majority | 1270 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | N Davies | 1984 | |||
Conservative | B J Carpenter | 1573 | |||
National Front | E N Shaw | 203 | |||
Majority | 411 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs D Seiboth | 3080 | |||
Independent Ratepayers | Freda Sneyd | 786 | |||
Labour | Lesly Leader-Williams | 463 | |||
Majority | 2294 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P Snell | 3406 | |||
Labour | M A Smith | 684 | |||
Independent Ratepayers | Elizabeth M Powell | 390 | |||
Majority | 2721 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J Curtiss | 2005 | |||
Labour | Patricia Byrne | 1213 | |||
Independent Ratepayers | Nellie Morris | 414 | |||
Majority | 792 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R Davies | 2095 | |||
Conservative | R Woodhouse | 1649 | |||
Independent Ratepayers | Kathleen Johnston | 317 | |||
Liberal | J S Thompson | 310 | |||
Majority | 446 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R Squire | 1516 | |||
Labour | Clarice M Nicholls | 1407 | |||
Liberal | Jean M Perkins | 277 | |||
Independent Ratepayers | Valerie A Sharples | 196 | |||
Majority | 109 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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