The 1976 Council elections in Wolverhampton, England, were held on 6 May.
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 249,470. The demonym for people from the city is 'Wulfrunian'.
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
The Labour Party retained control of Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council.
The composition of the council prior to the election was:
The composition of the council following the election was:
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 | ||||
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