1975 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
{{Short description|1975 local election in England}}
{{main|1975 United Kingdom local elections}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1975 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
| country = England
| flag_year =
| flag_image = Coat of arms of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.png
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| party_colour =
| party_name =
| previous_election = 1973 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
| previous_year = 1973
| election_date = {{Start date|1975|05|01|df=y}}
| next_election = 1976 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
| next_year = 1976
| seats_for_election= 22 of 66 seats (One Third)
to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
| majority_seats = 34
| opinion_polls =
| turnout = 36.7% ({{decrease}}4.4%){{cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSByddTdMbG90RGpXdUU/view | title=Local Election Summaries 1975| publisher=The Elections Centre|access-date=24 November 2018}}
| map_image = Wirral_Council_Election_Results_Map_1975.png
| map_size =
| map_alt =
| map =
| map_caption = Map of results of 1975 election
| title = Leader of the Council
| before_election= Malcolm Thornton (Conservative)
| before_party= No Overall Control
| posttitle = Leader of the Council after election
| after_election = Malcolm Thornton
| after_party = Conservative
| image1 =
| leader1 = Malcolm Thornton
| party1 = Conservative Party (UK)
| last_election1 = {{nowrap|29 seats,
42.9%}}
| leaders_seat1 = North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street
| seats_before1 = 29
| seats_needed1 =
| seats1 = 16
| seats_after1 = 36
| seat_change1 = {{nowrap|{{increase}}7}}
| popular_vote1 = 51,547
| percentage1 = 54.7%
| swing1 = {{nowrap|{{increase}}11.8%}}
|image2 =
|leader2 = Bill Wells
|party2 = Labour Party (UK)
|last_election2 = {{nowrap|24 seats,
32.6%}}
|leaders_seat2 = Leasowe
|seats_before2 = 24
|seats_needed2 =
| seats2 = 5
| seats_after2 = 21
| seat_change2 = {{nowrap|{{decrease}}3}}
| popular_vote2 = 23,603
| percentage2 = 25.0%
| swing2 = {{nowrap|{{decrease}}7.6%}}
|image3 =
{{CSS image crop
|Image = Cllr Gruff Evans.jpg
|bSize = 120
|cWidth = 120
|cHeight = 160
|oLeft =
|Location = center
|Alt = Blank
}}
|leader3 = Gruff Evans
|party3 = Liberal Party (UK)
|leaders_seat3 = Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland
|last_election3 = {{nowrap|13 seats,
22.6%}}
|seats_before3 = 13
|seats_needed3 =
| seats3 = 1
| seats_after3 = 9
| seat_change3 = {{nowrap|{{decrease}}3}}
| popular_vote3 = 18,570
| percentage3 = 19.7%
| swing3 = {{nowrap|{{decrease}}2.9%}}
}}{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2018}}
The 1975 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 1975 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.{{cite web|url=http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Wirral-1973-2012.pdf | title=Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 2)
| publisher=The Elections Centre|access-date=24 November 2018}} This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| class="sortable wikitable"
!colspan="2"|Party!!Seats!!± | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | align="center" | 36 | align="center" | {{increase}}7 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | align="center" | 21 | align="center" | {{decrease}}3 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | {{decrease}}4 |
Election results
=Overall election result=
Overall result compared with 1973.
{{Election summary begin with candidates|title=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1975}}
{{Election summary party with candidates|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidates = 22
|seats = 16
|gain = 7
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}}7
|seats % = 72.7
|votes % = 54.7
|votes = 51,547
|plus/minus = {{increase}}11.8
}}
{{Election summary party with candidates|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidates = 21
|seats = 5
|gain = 0
|loss = 3
|net = {{decrease}}3
|seats % = 22.7
|votes % = 25.0
|votes = 23,603
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}7.6
}}
{{Election summary party with candidates|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidates = 19
|seats = 1
|gain = 0
|loss = 4
|net = {{decrease}}4
|seats % = 4.5
|votes % = 19.7
|votes = 18,570
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}2.9
}}
{{Election summary party with candidates|
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidates = 1
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.3
|votes = 249
|plus/minus = N/A
}}
{{Election summary party with candidates|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidates = 1
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.2
|votes = 200
|plus/minus = {{nochange}}
}}
{{Election summary party with candidates|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidates = 1
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.1
|votes = 107
|plus/minus = N/A
}}
{{end}}
Ward results
Results compared directly with the last local election in 1973.
=Birkenhead=
==No. 1 (Argyle-Clifton-Holt)==
{{Election box begin |title=Argyle-Clifton-Holt}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Smith
|votes = 1,096
|percentage = 44.6
|change = {{decrease}}28.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Boxer
|votes = 954
|percentage = 38.8
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = L. Peers
|votes = 410
|percentage = 16.7
|change = {{decrease}}10.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 142
|percentage = 5.8
|change = {{decrease}}39.8
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 8,590
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 28.6
|change = {{increase}}4.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}19.9
}}
{{election box end}}
==No. 2 (Bebington and Mersey)==
{{Election box begin |title=Bebington and Mersey}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = L. Welsh
|votes = 1,108
|percentage = 44.8
|change = {{increase}}7.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Price
|votes = 944
|percentage = 38.1
|change = {{decrease}}6.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Quinn
|votes = 423
|percentage = 17.1
|change = {{decrease}}0.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 164
|percentage = 6.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 7,958
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 31.1
|change = {{decrease}}3.8
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}6.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
==No. 3 (Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland)==
{{Election box begin |title=Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Jones
|votes = 1,641
|percentage = 43.3
|change = {{decrease}}10.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Stretch
|votes = 1,172
|percentage = 30.9
|change = {{increase}}7.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Walter Smith
|votes = 979
|percentage = 25.8
|change = {{increase}}3.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 469
|percentage = 12.4
|change = {{decrease}}17.9
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 9,882
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 38.4
|change = {{decrease}}7.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}9.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Cite web| url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=119| title=Councillor Walter Smith| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council| access-date=3 June 2018| archive-date=12 June 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144009/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=119| url-status=dead}}
==No. 4 (Devonshire and Egerton)==
{{Election box begin |title=Devonshire and Egerton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = K. Allen
|votes = 1,644
|percentage = 38.2
|change = {{increase}}7.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Roy Perkins
|votes = 1,603
|percentage = 37.3
|change = {{decrease}}5.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. MacDougall
|votes = 1,052
|percentage = 24.5
|change = {{decrease}}2.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 41
|percentage = 0.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 12,378
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 34.7
|change = {{decrease}}6.8
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}6.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
==No. 5 (Gilbrook and St James)==
{{Election box begin |title=Gilbrook and St James}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Roberts
|votes = 1,369
|percentage = 57.1
|change = {{decrease}}2.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = K. Henron
|votes = 531
|percentage = 22.2
|change = {{decrease}}8.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Kirkby
|votes = 496
|percentage = 20.7
|change = {{increase}}11.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 838
|percentage = 34.9
|change = {{increase}}5.6
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 8,654
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 27.7
|change = {{decrease}}10.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}2.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
==No. 6 (Grange and Oxton)==
{{Election box begin |title=Grange and Oxton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Hodkinson
|votes = 2,293
|percentage = 50.1
|change = {{increase}}17.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Edwards
|votes = 1,520
|percentage = 33.2
|change = {{decrease}}17.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Jones
|votes = 764
|percentage = 16.7
|change = {{increase}}0.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 773
|percentage = 16.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 12,602
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 36.3
|change = {{decrease}}6.2
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}17.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
==No. 7 (Prenton)==
{{Election box begin |title=Prenton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = George Porter
|votes = 3,088
|percentage = 55.3
|change = {{increase}}3.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Pennington
|votes = 1,504
|percentage = 26.9
|change = {{decrease}}15.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Edwards
|votes = 997
|percentage = 17.8
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,584
|percentage = 28.4
|change = {{increase}}19.2
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 15,605
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 35.8
|change = {{increase}}1.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}9.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
==No. 8 (Upton)==
{{Election box begin |title=Upton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Roberts
|votes = 3,134
|percentage = 55.3
|change = {{increase}}8.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bernard Gilfoyle
|votes = 1,885
|percentage = 33.3
|change = {{decrease}}11.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Gayford
|votes = 448
|percentage = 7.9
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = G. Hughes
|votes = 200
|percentage = 3.5
|change = {{increase}}0.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,249
|percentage = 22.0
|change = {{increase}}20.1
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 20,752
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 27.3
|change = {{decrease}}1.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}10.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Wallasey=
==No. 9 (Leasowe)==
{{Election box begin |title=Leasowe}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ken Fox
|votes = 1,590
|percentage = 51.6
|change = {{decrease}}18.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Merrill
|votes = 1,383
|percentage = 44.9
|change = {{increase}}15.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = G. Smith
|votes = 107
|percentage = 3.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 207
|percentage = 6.7
|change = {{decrease}}34.1
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,733
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 26.3
|change = {{decrease}}0.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}17.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
==No. 10 (Marlowe-Egremont-South Liscard)==
{{Election box begin |title=Marlowe-Egremont-South Liscard}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Hale
|votes = 3,090
|percentage = 67.9
|change = {{increase}}24.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Vincent McGee
|votes = 1,458
|percentage = 32.1
|change = {{decrease}}9.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,632
|percentage = 35.8
|change = {{increase}}33.4
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 13,083
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 34.8
|change = {{decrease}}2.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}16.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Cite web| url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=173| title=Councillor John Hale| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council| access-date=3 June 2018| archive-date=5 July 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705180701/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=173| url-status=dead}}
==No. 11 (Moreton and Saughall Massie)==
{{Election box begin |title=Moreton and Saughall Massie}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Williams
|votes = 1,552
|percentage = 60.9
|change = {{increase}}20.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Lewis
|votes = 998
|percentage = 39.1
|change = {{decrease}}8.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 554
|percentage = 21.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 7,057
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 36.1
|change = {{decrease}}3.4
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}14.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
==No. 12 (New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren)==
{{Election box begin |title=New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Ievers
|votes = 4,394
|percentage = 62.9
|change = {{increase}}23.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Southworth
|votes = 1,792
|percentage = 25.6
|change = {{decrease}}18.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Hirons
|votes = 553
|percentage = 7.9
|change = {{increase}}1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = John Fishwick {{refn|group=n|Stood as an Independent Conservative in 1973. Results compared.}}
|votes = 249
|percentage = 3.6
|change = {{decrease}}6.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,602
|percentage = 37.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 14,888
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 46.9
|change = {{increase}}7.4
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}20.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
==No. 13 (North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street)==
{{Election box begin |title=North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = George Thornton
|votes = 2,909
|percentage = 70.2
|change = {{increase}}28.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Laskier
|votes = 622
|percentage = 15.0
|change = {{decrease}}0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Edge
|votes = 611
|percentage = 14.8
|change = {{decrease}}19.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,287
|percentage = 55.2
|change = {{increase}}47.7
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,640
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 35.6
|change = {{decrease}}3.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}23.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
==No. 14 (Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville)==
{{Election box begin |title=Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Wickham
|votes = 1,618
|percentage = 50.0
|change = {{decrease}}15.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Atkinson
|votes = 1,408
|percentage = 43.5
|change = {{increase}}17.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Taylor
|votes = 213
|percentage = 6.6
|change = {{decrease}}1.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 210
|percentage = 6.5
|change = {{decrease}}33.4
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 12,043
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 26.9
|change = {{decrease}}1.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}16.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Bebington=
==No. 15 (Higher Bebington and Woodhey)==
{{Election box begin |title=Higher Bebington and Woodhey}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Pike
|votes = 3,197
|percentage = 69.8
|change = {{increase}}15.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Irvine
|votes = 906
|percentage = 19.8
|change = {{decrease}}5.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Spencer
|votes = 476
|percentage = 10.4
|change = {{decrease}}9.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,291
|percentage = 50.0
|change = {{increase}}20.9
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 10,031
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 45.6
|change = {{increase}}1.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}10.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
==No. 16 (Park-New Ferry-North Bromborough)==
{{Election box begin |title=Park-New Ferry-North Bromborough}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = F. Gregory
|votes = 1,606
|percentage = 46.2
|change = {{decrease}}15.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Gittins
|votes = 1,367
|percentage = 39.3
|change = {{increase}}0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Walsh
|votes = 505
|percentage = 14.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 239
|percentage = 6.9
|change = {{decrease}}15.5
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 9,785
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 35.5
|change = {{decrease}}7.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}7.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
==No. 17 (South Bromborough and Eastham)==
{{Election box begin |title=South Bromborough and Eastham}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Allan
|votes = 2,723
|percentage = 47.7
|change = {{increase}}11.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Lungley
|votes = 1,882
|percentage = 33.0
|change = {{decrease}}14.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Phillip Gilchrist
|votes = 1,105
|percentage = 19.4
|change = {{increase}}3.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 841
|percentage = 14.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 13,301
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 42.9
|change = {{increase}}2.2
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}12.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=144 | title=Councillor Phil Gilchrist| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
==No. 18 (Lower Bebington and Poulton)==
{{Election box begin |title=Lower Bebington and Poulton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Dorothy Goodfellow
|votes = 3,119
|percentage = 61.1
|change = {{increase}}9.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Harney
|votes = 1,144
|percentage = 22.4
|change = {{decrease}}3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Roscoe
|votes = 839
|percentage = 16.4
|change = {{decrease}}6.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,975
|percentage = 38.7
|change = {{increase}}13.0
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 12,052
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 42.3
|change = {{increase}}2.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}6.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=182 | title=Councillor Tom Harney| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
=Hoylake=
==No. 19 (Caldy and Frankby)==
{{Election box begin |title=Caldy and Frankby}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Reg Cumpstey
|votes = 3,497
|percentage = 73.2
|change = {{decrease}}3.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Crosbie
|votes = 790
|percentage = 16.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Seaman
|votes = 493
|percentage = 10.3
|change = {{decrease}}13.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,707
|percentage = 56.7
|change = {{increase}}4.3
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 12,575
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 38.0
|change = {{increase}}1.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}2.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
==No. 20 (Central-Hoose-Meols-Park)==
{{Election box begin |title=Central-Hoose-Meols-Park}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Tickle
|votes = 3,121
|percentage = 55.7
|change = {{increase}}9.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Thomas
|votes = 2,486
|percentage = 44.3
|change = {{increase}}2.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 635
|percentage = 11.4
|change = {{increase}}6.8
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,776
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 47.6
|change = {{decrease}}19.6
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}3.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Wirral=
==No. 21 (Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield)==
{{Election box begin |title=Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = V. Robertson
|votes = 4,001
|percentage = 78.5
|change = {{increase}}12.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Collins
|votes = 911
|percentage = 17.9
|change = {{decrease}}10.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Gamet
|votes = 185
|percentage = 3.6
|change = {{decrease}}2.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,090
|percentage = 60.6
|change = {{increase}}22.4
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,003
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 46.3
|change = {{increase}}1.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}11.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
==No. 22 (Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston)==
{{Election box begin |title=Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Leigh
|votes = 2,441
|percentage = 59.2
|change = {{decrease}}5.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Dunn
|votes = 1,260
|percentage = 30.6
|change = {{decrease}}5.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Conway
|votes = 420
|percentage = 10.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,181
|percentage = 28.6
|change = {{increase}}0.2
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 9,322
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 44.2
|change = {{increase}}1.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}0.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
Changes between 1975 and 1976
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| Date
!Ward !Name ! colspan="2" |Previous affiliation ! colspan="2" |New affiliation !Circumstance |
|---|
| September 1975
|Kate Wood | {{Party name with colour|Liberal Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} |Defected. |
Notes
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
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References
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{{cite web |last=Mellows-Facer |first=Adam |date=10 May 2006 |url=https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/RP06-26 |title=Local election 2006|publisher=parliament.uk|access-date=29 December 2018}}
{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/330.stm |date=1 May 2003 |title=BBC NEWS VOTE 2003 WIRRAL |work=BBC News |access-date=29 December 2018}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1975}}
{{Merseyside elections}}