1982 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 of 66 seats (One Third) to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Turnout | 40.5% (![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Map of results of 1982 election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
The 1982 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[2] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
The second third of the council was up for election to new boundaries.[3]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± | |
---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 35 | ![]() | |
Labour | 25 | ![]() | |
Alliance | 6 | ![]() |
[4]
Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with 1980.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 1982 | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Net | % of total | % | № | Net % | |||||||||
Conservative | 22 | 11 | ![]() | 50.0 | 44.5 | 46,981 | ![]() | ||||||||
Labour | 20 | 8 | ![]() | 36.4 | 27.8 | 29,345 | ![]() | ||||||||
Alliance | 22 | 3 | ![]() | 13.6 | 27.6 | 29,175 | ![]() | ||||||||
Ecology | 2 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0.1 | 135 | ![]() |
[1][2]
Ward results
Bebington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frank Theaker | 3,179 | 57.1 | ![]() | |
Labour | P. McCarthy | 1,253 | 22.5 | ![]() | |
Alliance | M. Dooher | 1,132 | 20.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,926 | 34.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,455 | ||||
Turnout | 48.6 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Bidston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Cocker | 2,933 | 75.5 | ![]() | |
Alliance | Patricia Williams | 506 | 13.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | T. Birkett | 444 | 11.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,427 | 62.5 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,422 | ||||
Turnout | 34.0 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
[2][5]
Birkenhead
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Craig | 2,328 | 59.4 | ![]() | |
Alliance | C. Lloyd | 1,081 | 27.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | F. Dawson | 507 | 12.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,247 | 31.8 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,780 | ||||
Turnout | 33.2 | ![]() | |||
Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Bromborough
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Williams | 1,993 | 40.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | E. Davies | 1,826 | 37.4 | ![]() | |
Alliance | H. Kelsall | 1,066 | 21.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 167 | 3.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,606 | ||||
Turnout | 42.1 | ![]() | |||
Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Clatterbridge
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Zowe | 3,700 | 60.7 | ![]() | |
Alliance | Thomas Harney | 1,395 | 22.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | M. Benson | 996 | 16.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,305 | 37.8 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 13,523 | ||||
Turnout | 45.0 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2][6]
Claughton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Roy Perkins | 1,865 | 46.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Ian McKellar | 1,073 | 26.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | A. Keating | 988 | 24.8 | ![]() | |
Ecology | B. Pemberton | 58 | 1.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 792 | 19.9 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,920 | ||||
Turnout | 36.5 | ![]() | |||
Alliance gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Eastham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Phillip Gilchrist | 3,021 | 51.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | M. Evans | 1,662 | 28.5 | ![]() | |
Labour | Geoff Barker | 1,145 | 19.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,359 | 23.3 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 12,021 | ||||
Turnout | 48.5 | ![]() | |||
Alliance gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2][7]
Egerton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alec Dunn | 1,755 | 39.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Myrra Lea | 1,615 | 36.3 | ![]() | |
Alliance | Simon Holbrook | 1,085 | 24.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 140 | 3.1 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,584 | ||||
Turnout | 38.5 | ![]() | |||
Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2][8]
Heswall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. Wilson | 3,928 | 76.5 | ![]() | |
Alliance | D. Horton-Smith | 903 | 17.6 | ![]() | |
Labour | J. Hall | 306 | 6.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 3,025 | 58.9 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,856 | ||||
Turnout | 40.0 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2][6]
Hoylake
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. Amyes | 3,626 | 63.1 | ![]() | |
Alliance | P. Barker | 2,118 | 36.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,508 | 26.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,648 | ||||
Turnout | 45.4 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Leasowe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Clark | 1,939 | 53.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | E. Sanders | 949 | 26.3 | ![]() | |
Alliance | B. Thomas | 724 | 20.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 990 | 27.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,955 | ||||
Turnout | 33.0 | ![]() | |||
Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Liscard
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. Morgan | 2,355 | 48.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | M. Mannin | 1,321 | 27.1 | ![]() | |
Alliance | M. Canning | 1,198 | 24.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,034 | 21.2 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,248 | ||||
Turnout | 39.8 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Moreton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Young | 1,749 | 44.8 | ![]() | |
Labour | P. Taylor | 1,168 | 29.9 | ![]() | |
Alliance | J. Richardson | 988 | 25.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 581 | 14.9 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 9,389 | ||||
Turnout | 41.6 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
New Brighton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jack Redhead | 2,498 | 56.1 | ![]() | |
Labour | I. Jackson | 1,003 | 22.5 | ![]() | |
Alliance | F. Storey | 950 | 21.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,495 | 33.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,731 | ||||
Turnout | 37.9 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Oxton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Gordon Lindsay | 2,627 | 53.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | F. Morton | 1,471 | 30.1 | ![]() | |
Labour | A. Chape | 719 | 14.7 | ![]() | |
Ecology | J. Bell | 77 | 1.6 | New | |
Majority | 1,156 | 23.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,458 | ||||
Turnout | 42.7 | ![]() | |||
Alliance gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Prenton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Baker | 2,850 | 48.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | Vincent McGee | 1,772 | 30.4 | ![]() | |
Alliance | M. Miller | 1,204 | 20.7 | New | |
Majority | 1,078 | 18.5 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,701 | ||||
Turnout | 45.9 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Royden
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. Lloyd | 2,979 | 65.5 | ![]() | |
Alliance | A. Colwell | 1,570 | 34.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,409 | 31.0 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,276 | ||||
Turnout | 40.3 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Seacombe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Cowderoy | 2,192 | 49.2 | ![]() | |
Alliance | P. Revans | 1,177 | 26.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | L. Kennedy | 1,088 | 24.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,015 | 22.8 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,917 | ||||
Turnout | 34.5 | ![]() | |||
Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Thurstaston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Fletcher | 3,328 | 67.3 | ![]() | |
Alliance | D. Baxter | 1,145 | 23.1 | New | |
Labour | Keith Rimmer | 474 | 9.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,183 | 44.1 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,957 | ||||
Turnout | 41.4 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Tranmere
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Kellett | 2,138 | 59.8 | ![]() | |
Alliance | Peter Hollingworth | 747 | 20.9 | ![]() | |
Conservative | P. Entwistle | 693 | 19.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,391 | 38.9 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,187 | ||||
Turnout | 32.0 | ![]() | |||
Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Upton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Colin Penfold | 2,345 | 44.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | D. Bartlett | 1,798 | 34.3 | ![]() | |
Alliance | Eric Copestake | 1,106 | 21.1 | New | |
Majority | 547 | 10.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,506 | ||||
Turnout | 42.0 | ![]() | |||
Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Wallasey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. Moir | 3,663 | 63.1 | ![]() | |
Alliance | J. Forbes | 1,567 | 27.0 | ![]() | |
Labour | C. Bretherton | 577 | 9.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,096 | 36.1 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,611 | ||||
Turnout | 46.0 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Notes
• italics denote a sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
References
- ^ a b "Local Election Summaries 1982". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 5 and 6)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ The Borough of Wirral (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Pat Williams". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Councillor Tom Harney". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Phil Gilchrist". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Councillor Simon Holbrook". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
Mellows-Facer, Adam (10 May 2006). "Local election 2006". parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
"BBC NEWS VOTE 2003 WIRRAL". BBC News. 1 May 2003. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- v
- t
- e
- Barking and Dagenham
- Barnet
- Bexley
- Brent
- Bromley
- Camden
- Croydon
- Ealing
- Enfield
- Greenwich
- Hackney
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Haringey
- Harrow
- Havering
- Hillingdon
- Hounslow
- Islington
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Kingston upon Thames
- Lambeth
- Lewisham
- Merton
- Newham
- Redbridge
- Richmond upon Thames
- Southwark
- Sutton
- Tower Hamlets
- Waltham Forest
- Wandsworth
- Westminster
boroughs
- Barnsley
- Birmingham
- Bradford
- Bolton
- Bury
- Calderdale
- Coventry
- Doncaster
- Dudley
- Gateshead
- Kirklees
- Knowsley
- Leeds
- Liverpool
- Manchester
- Newcastle
- North Tyneside
- Oldham
- Rochdale
- Rotherham
- Salford
- Sandwell
- Sefton
- Sheffield
- Solihull
- South Tyneside
- St Helens
- Stockport
- Sunderland
- Tameside
- Trafford
- Wakefield
- Walsall
- Wigan
- Wirral
- Wolverhampton
(England)
- Adur
- Amber Valley
- Barrow-in-Furness
- Basildon
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Bassetlaw
- Bath
- Blackburn
- Brentwood
- Broadland
- Broxbourne
- Burnley
- Cambridge
- Cannock Chase
- Cherwell
- Chester
- Chorley
- Colchester
- Congleton
- Craven
- Crawley
- Crewe and Nantwich
- Daventry
- Derby
- East Devon
- Eastbourne
- Eastleigh
- Ellesmere Port and Neston
- Elmbridge
- Epping Forest
- Fareham
- Gillingham
- Gloucester
- Gosport
- Great Grimsby
- Great Yarmouth
- Halton
- Harlow
- Hart
- Hartlepool
- Hastings
- Havant
- Hereford
- Hertsmere
- Huntingdon
- Hyndburn
- Ipswich
- Leominster
- Lincoln
- Macclesfield
- Maidstone
- Milton Keynes
- Mole Valley
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- North Hertfordshire
- Norwich
- Nuneaton and Bedworth
- Oadby and Wigston
- Oxford
- Pendle
- Penwith
- Peterborough
- Preston
- Purbeck
- Reigate and Banstead
- Rochford
- Rossendale
- Rugby
- Runnymede
- Rushmoor
- Scunthorpe
- Shrewsbury and Atcham
- South Bedfordshire
- South Cambridgeshire
- South Herefordshire
- South Lakeland
- Southampton
- Southend-on-Sea
- St Albans
- Stevenage
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Swale
- Tamworth
- Tandridge
- Thamesdown
- Three Rivers
- Thurrock
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Tunbridge Wells
- Watford
- Welwyn Hatfield
- West Lancashire
- West Lindsey
- West Oxfordshire
- Weymouth and Portland
- Winchester
- Woking
- Wokingham
- Woodspring
- Worcester
- Wyre Forest
- York
(Scotland)