1979 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
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{{main|1979 United Kingdom local elections}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1979 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 = 1978 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
| previous_year = 1978
| election_date = {{Start date|1979|05|03|df=y}}
| next_election = 1980 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
| next_year = 1980
| seats_for_election= 23 of 66 seats (One Third and one by-election)
to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
| majority_seats = 34
| opinion_polls =
| turnout = 75.3% ({{increase}}39.7%){{cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydeWRxTGRFUDMteUE/view | title=Local Election Summaries 1979| publisher=The Elections Centre|access-date=15 December 2018}}
| map_image = Wirral_Council_Election_Results_Map_1979.png
| map_size =
| map_alt =
| map =
| map_caption = Map of results of 1979 election
| title = Leader of the Council
| before_election= Harry Deverill
| before_party= Conservative
| posttitle = Leader of the Council after election
| after_election = Harry Deverill
| after_party = Conservative
| image1 =
| leader1 = Harry Deverill
| party1 = Conservative Party (UK)
| last_election1 = {{nowrap|14 seats,
55.7%}}
| leaders_seat1 = Prenton
| seats_before1 = 45
| seats_needed1 =
| seats1 = 12
| seats_after1 = 40
| seat_change1 = {{nowrap|{{decrease}}5}}
| popular_vote1 = 93,891
| percentage1 = 48.0%
| swing1 = {{nowrap|{{decrease}}7.7%}}
|image2 =
|leader2 = Richard Kimberley
|party2 = Labour Party (UK)
|last_election2 = {{nowrap|6 seats,
28.4%}}
|leaders_seat2 = Argyle-Clifton-Holt
|seats_before2 = 16
|seats_needed2 =
| seats2 = 9
| seats_after2 = 20
| seat_change2 = {{nowrap|{{increase}}4}}
| popular_vote2 = 70,639
| percentage2 = 36.2%
| swing2 = {{nowrap|{{increase}}7.8%}}
|image3 =
|leader3 = Gordon Lindsay
|party3 = Liberal Party (UK)
|leaders_seat3 = Grange and Oxton
|last_election3 = {{nowrap|3 seats,
15.4%}}
|seats_before3 = 5
|seats_needed3 =
| seats3 = 2
| seats_after3 = 6
| seat_change3 = {{nowrap|{{increase}}1}}
| popular_vote3 = 30,430
| percentage3 = 15.6%
| swing3 = {{nowrap|{{increase}}0.2%}}
}}{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2018}}
The 1979 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1979 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. 4 and 5)
| publisher=The Elections Centre|access-date=15 December 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" | 40 | align="center" | {{decrease}}5 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | {{increase}}4 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | {{increase}}1 |
Election results
=Overall election result=
Overall result compared with 1978.
{{Election summary begin with candidates|title=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1979}}
{{Election summary party with candidates|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidates = 23
|seats = 12
|gain = 0
|loss = 5
|net = {{decrease}}5
|seats % = 54.5
|votes % = 48.0
|votes = 93,891
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}7.7
}}
{{Election summary party with candidates|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidates = 23
|seats = 9
|gain = 4
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}}4
|seats % = 40.9
|votes % = 36.2
|votes = 70,639
|plus/minus = {{increase}}7.8
}}
{{Election summary party with candidates|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidates = 17
|seats = 2
|gain = 2
|loss = 1
|net = {{increase}}1
|seats % = 4.5
|votes % = 15.6
|votes = 30,430
|plus/minus = {{increase}}0.2
}}
{{Election summary party with candidates|
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidates = 2
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.2
|votes = 368
|plus/minus = {{nochange}}
}}
{{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 % = 0.0
|votes = 77
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}0.1
}}
{{end}}
Ward results
=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 = 2,867
|percentage = 59.2
|change = {{increase}}6.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Adams
|votes = 1,092
|percentage = 22.5
|change = {{increase}}1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Smith
|votes = 887
|percentage = 18.3
|change = {{decrease}}4.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,775
|percentage = 36.7
|change = {{increase}}6.4
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 7,259
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 66.8
|change = {{increase}}34.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}3.2
}}
{{election box end}}
==No. 2 (Bebington and Mersey)==
{{Election box begin |title=Bebington and Mersey}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Walter Smith
|votes = 2,802
|percentage = 53.1
|change = {{increase}}4.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Welsh
|votes = 1,679
|percentage = 31.8
|change = {{decrease}}13.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Evans
|votes = 716
|percentage = 13.6
|change = {{increase}}7.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = J. Norris
|votes = 77
|percentage = 1.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,123
|percentage = 21.3
|change = {{increase}}17.9
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 7,556
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 69.8
|change = {{increase}}37.2
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}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=15 December 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. 3 (Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland)==
{{Election box begin |title=Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Liddell
|votes = 2,214
|percentage = 36.0
|change = {{increase}}12.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Jones
|votes = 2,210
|percentage = 35.9
|change = {{decrease}}2.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Lloyd
|votes = 1,734
|percentage = 28.2
|change = {{decrease}}9.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 8,641
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 71.3
|change = {{increase}}30.5
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}0.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
==No. 4 (Devonshire and Egerton)==
{{Election box begin |title=Devonshire and Egerton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ronald Leaper
|votes = 3,454
|percentage = 39.0
|change = {{increase}}6.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = K. Allen
|votes = 2,815
|percentage = 31.8
|change = {{decrease}}11.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Quinn
|votes = 2,595
|percentage = 29.3
|change = {{increase}}5.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 639
|percentage = 7.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,925
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 74.3
|change = {{increase}}39.7
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}8.8
}}
{{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 = Andrew Davies
|votes = 4,001
|percentage = 66.3
|change = {{decrease}}5.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = K. Hughes
|votes = 1,225
|percentage = 20.3
|change = {{increase}}1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Alan Brighouse
|votes = 807
|percentage = 13.4
|change = {{increase}}4.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,776
|percentage = 46.0
|change = {{decrease}}7.7
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 8,376
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 72.0
|change = {{increase}}40.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}3.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=665 | title=Councillor Alan Brighouse| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
==No. 6 (Grange and Oxton)==
{{Election box begin |title=Grange and Oxton (2)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Halliday{{refn|group=n|Elected to serve a 4-year term.}}
|votes = 3,984
|percentage = 41.4
|change = {{decrease}}6.3
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Cooke{{refn|group=n|Elected to serve a 1-year term.}}
|votes = 3,830
|percentage = –
|change = –
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Hodkinson
|votes = 3,241
|percentage = 33.7
|change = {{decrease}}3.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = O. Donaldson
|votes = 3,089
|percentage = –
|change = –
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Coates
|votes = 2,400
|percentage = 24.9
|change = {{increase}}9.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Barney Gilfoyle
|votes = 2,209
|percentage = –
|change = –
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 743
|percentage = 7.7
|change = {{decrease}}3.2
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 13,242
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 72.7
|change = {{increase}}32.1
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}1.6
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = –
}}
{{Election box end}}
==No. 7 (Prenton)==
{{Election box begin |title=Prenton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = William Taylor
|votes = 6,056
|percentage = 52.3
|change = {{decrease}}12.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Leslie
|votes = 5,531
|percentage = 47.7
|change = {{increase}}12.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 525
|percentage = 4.6
|change = {{decrease}}25.8
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 15,422
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 75.0
|change = {{increase}}45.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}12.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
==No. 8 (Upton)==
{{Election box begin |title=Upton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Corcoran
|votes = 8,387
|percentage = 54.9
|change = {{increase}}14.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Roberts
|votes = 6,894
|percentage = 45.1
|change = {{decrease}}14.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,493
|percentage = 9.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 21,661
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 70.5
|change = {{increase}}45.4
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}14.8
}}
{{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 = 5,072
|percentage = 56.8
|change = {{increase}}1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Kemble
|votes = 2,786
|percentage = 31.2
|change = {{decrease}}9.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Thomas
|votes = 1,078
|percentage = 12.1
|change = {{increase}}8.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,286
|percentage = 25.6
|change = {{increase}}11.1
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,982
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 74.6
|change = {{increase}}44.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}5.6
}}
{{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 = 4,252
|percentage = 45.2
|change = {{decrease}}14.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Watkins
|votes = 3,660
|percentage = 38.9
|change = {{increase}}4.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Canning
|votes = 1,250
|percentage = 13.3
|change = {{increase}}7.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = F. Buckley
|votes = 245
|percentage = 2.6
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 592
|percentage = 6.3
|change = {{decrease}}19.1
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 12,770
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 73.7
|change = {{increase}}42.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}9.6
}}
{{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=15 December 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 = 2,769
|percentage = 43.8
|change = {{decrease}}9.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jim Edwards
|votes = 2,709
|percentage = 42.8
|change = {{increase}}0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Thomas
|votes = 849
|percentage = 13.4
|change = {{increase}}9.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 60
|percentage = 0.9
|change = {{decrease}}9.9
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 8,168
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 77.5
|change = {{increase}}40.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}4.9
}}
{{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 = C. Whatling
|votes = 6,974
|percentage = 61.2
|change = {{decrease}}2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = N. Stribbling
|votes = 2,180
|percentage = 19.1
|change = {{decrease}}9.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Mason
|votes = 2,115
|percentage = 18.6
|change = {{increase}}10.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = J. Milns
|votes = 123
|percentage = 1.1
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,794
|percentage = 42.1
|change = {{increase}}6.7
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 14,454
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 78.8
|change = {{increase}}33.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}3.4
}}
{{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 = B. Nottage
|votes = 4,511
|percentage = 53.3
|change = {{decrease}}22.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Fairbrother
|votes = 2,356
|percentage = 27.8
|change = {{increase}}11.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Sharp
|votes = 1,604
|percentage = 18.9
|change = {{increase}}11.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,155
|percentage = 25.4
|change = {{decrease}}33.3
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,546
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 73.4
|change = {{increase}}43.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}16.6
}}
{{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 = 4,400
|percentage = 54.1
|change = {{decrease}}3.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Elliot
|votes = 2,463
|percentage = 30.3
|change = {{decrease}}2.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Mawdsley
|votes = 1,277
|percentage = 15.7
|change = {{increase}}11.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,937
|percentage = 23.8
|change = {{decrease}}1.1
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,223
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 72.5
|change = {{increase}}38.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}0.5
}}
{{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 = 5,567
|percentage = 67.3
|change = {{decrease}}3.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Wallace
|votes = 2,704
|percentage = 32.7
|change = {{increase}}12.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,863
|percentage = 34.6
|change = {{decrease}}16.6
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 10,181
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 81.2
|change = {{increase}}35.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}8.3
}}
{{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 = Audrey Moore
|votes = 3,862
|percentage = 51.8
|change = {{decrease}}0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Stacey
|votes = 3,600
|percentage = 48.2
|change = {{increase}}0.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 262
|percentage = 3.6
|change = {{decrease}}0.8
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 9,828
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 75.9
|change = {{increase}}35.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}0.4
}}
{{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 = 4,087
|percentage = 36.0
|change = {{increase}}8.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Palmer
|votes = 4,047
|percentage = 35.6
|change = {{decrease}}22.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ralph Dunning
|votes = 3,225
|percentage = 28.4
|change = {{increase}}13.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 40
|percentage = 0.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 13,985
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 81.2
|change = {{increase}}35.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}15.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
==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 = 6,405
|percentage = 55.8
|change = {{decrease}}9.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Harney
|votes = 2,650
|percentage = 23.1
|change = {{increase}}6.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Woods
|votes = 2,432
|percentage = 21.2
|change = {{increase}}3.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,755
|percentage = 32.7
|change = {{decrease}}14.3
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 14,163
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 81.1
|change = {{increase}}41.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}7.2
}}
{{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 = 6,454
|percentage = 61.6
|change = {{decrease}}12.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Crosbie
|votes = 2,406
|percentage = 22.9
|change = {{increase}}11.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Hiley
|votes = 1,624
|percentage = 15.5
|change = {{increase}}5.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,048
|percentage = 38.6
|change = {{decrease}}24.0
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 13,589
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 77.2
|change = {{increase}}42.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}12.0
}}
{{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 = H. Thompson
|votes = 6,053
|percentage = 65.6
|change = {{decrease}}20.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = F. Lewis
|votes = 1,890
|percentage = 20.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Jackson
|votes = 1,280
|percentage = 13.9
|change = {{decrease}}0.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,163
|percentage = 45.1
|change = {{decrease}}26.9
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 12,150
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 75.9
|change = {{increase}}37.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}13.5
}}
{{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 = 7,783
|percentage = 86.2
|change = {{decrease}}4.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Gamet
|votes = 1,244
|percentage = 13.8
|change = {{increase}}4.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,539
|percentage = 72.4
|change = {{decrease}}9.9
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,581
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 77.9
|change = {{increase}}41.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}4.9
}}
{{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 = 5,451
|percentage = 70.3
|change = {{decrease}}8.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Cain
|votes = 2,300
|percentage = 29.7
|change = {{increase}}8.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,151
|percentage = 40.7
|change = {{decrease}}17.7
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 10,048
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 77.1
|change = {{increase}}45.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}8.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
Notes
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
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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, 1979}}
{{Merseyside elections}}