# 1975 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1975 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 1 May 1975. The Labour Party retained control of the Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council.
The 1975 elections were the first "one third" elections since Wolverhampton became a Metropolitan Borough and held "all out" elections in 1973, although a by-election had been held in Wednesfield Heath following the death of Cyril Squire in which the Labour Party gained the seat from the Conservatives, thus changing the composition of the Council since 1973.
The 1975 elections were contested by the Wolverhampton Association of Ratepayers (WAR) who succeeded in gaining only one seat. Two seats were contested in the Eastfield ward following the resignation of Peter Ray.
The composition of the council prior to the election was:
* Labour 41
* Conservative 19
The composition of the council following the election was:
* Labour 38
* Conservative 21
* WAR 1

## Election results

Source:
Bilston East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | J Geraghty | 839 |
| | Conservative | W J Allen | 280 |
| | WAR | T Smith | 258 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 559 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Bilston North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | N J Speakman | 1203 |
| | Labour | D R Davies | 815 |
| | WAR | F T Cooper | 226 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 338 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Blakenhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Mrs S J L Shaw | 1655 |
| | Labour | J E Hackwood | 860 |
| | WAR | H F Ryan | 779 |
| | Liberal | P K Jones | 265 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 795 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Bushbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | R Mitchell | 814 |
| | WAR | C J Reynolds | 452 |
| | Conservative | W Hillier | 409 |
| | National Front | J T Eyre | 127 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 362 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Eastfield :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Mrs L Richards | 946 |
| Labour | F S Smith | 910 |
| Conservative | P A Moseley | 608 |
| Conservative | Mrs R M Smith | 575 |
| WAR | M Griffiths | 366 |
| National Front | R Davison | 219 |
| Communist | G J Barnsby | 77 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Ettingshall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | A Storer | 786 |
| | Conservative | M S Pritchard | 316 |
| | WAR | G Dicken | 191 |
| | Communist | D Hamilton | 59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 470 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Graiseley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Mrs N Jones | 1360 |
| | Conservative | R Dorsett | 1258 |
| | WAR | Mrs E Powell | 400 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | C Laws | 856 |
| | Conservative | Mrs C Tuckley | 356 |
| | WAR | J Green | 240 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 500 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Merry Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | R Hart | 2642 |
| | WAR | R Anslow | 1420 |
| | Labour | E Pritchard | 868 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1222 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Oxley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | WAR | F W Simpson | 1323 |
| | Conservative | F C N Haley | 1034 |
| | Labour | J Fullwood | 750 |
| | Liberal | Mrs A A Lewis | 203 |
| | National Front | S P McNally | 112 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 289 |
WAR gain from Labour
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Mrs M W Hodson | 1779 |
| | Labour | C Dougherty | 544 |
| | Liberal | R W Gray | 508 |
| | WAR | C J Crane | 320 |
| | National Front | J K Thomas | 156 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1275 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Parkfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | A E Steventon | 1097 |
| | Conservative | P H Claxton | 347 |
| | WAR | B A Aston | 202 |
| | Communist | M D Peckmore | 24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 750 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Penn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Mrs P Bradley | 2799 |
| | WAR | F W Slater | 1472 |
| | Liberal | F M Hemsley | 550 |
| | Labour | L F Moore | 349 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1327 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
St Peters :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | B Dass | 1441 |
| | Conservative | Mrs G M Hodson | 829 |
| | WAR | Mrs H W Reynolds | 336 |
| | National Front | P R Kane | 260 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 612 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Spring Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | A Garner | 1452 |
| | Conservative | Mrs P Atkinson | 658 |
| | National Front | K Shaw | 403 |
| | Liberal | W Leech | 397 |
| | WAR | R Thomas | 232 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 794 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Tettenhall Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Mrs M T Comport | 1886 |
| | WAR | L N Birch | 1460 |
| | Liberal | L Maclean | 558 |
| | Labour | J E Morland | 204 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 428 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Tettenhall Wightwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | E G L Pearce | 2281 |
| | WAR | S J W Smith | 706 |
| | Labour | Mrs S Selkirk | 409 |
| | Liberal | Mrs M E Millar | 368 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1575 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Wednesfield Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | H L Turner | 1510 |
| | Liberal | J F Porter | 746 |
| | Labour | R J Garner | 739 |
| | WAR | R K Hoare | 306 |
| | Communist | J Barr | 35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 764 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Wednesfield North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | S Reynolds | 1089 |
| | Conservative | R Squires | 992 |
| | WAR | Mrs M Cartwright | 349 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Wednesfield South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | A D Griffiths | 1199 |
| | Labour | Mrs E D Jevons | 692 |
| | WAR | W Habberley | 197 |
| | National Front | Mrs D P Elsner | 144 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 507 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |