# 1975 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1975 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 1975 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± |
| Conservative | 36 | 7 |
| Labour | 21 | 3 |
| Liberal | 9 | 4 |

## Election results
### Overall election result

Overall result compared with 1973.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Conservative | 22 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 72.7 | 54.7 | 51,547 | 11.8 |
| | Labour | 21 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22.7 | 25.0 | 23,603 | 7.6 |
| | Liberal | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 19.7 | 18,570 | 2.9 |
| | National Front | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 249 | N/A |
| | Communist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 200 | |
| | Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 107 | N/A |

## Ward results

Results compared directly with the last local election in 1973.

### Birkenhead
#### No. 1 (Argyle-Clifton-Holt)

Argyle-Clifton-Holt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Smith | 1,096 | 44.6 | 28.2 |
| | Liberal | D. Boxer | 954 | 38.8 | New |
| | Conservative | L. Peers | 410 | 16.7 | 10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 142 | 5.8 | 39.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,590 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.6 | 4.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 19.9 | |

#### No. 2 (Bebington and Mersey)

Bebington and Mersey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | L. Welsh | 1,108 | 44.8 | 7.1 |
| | Labour | A. Price | 944 | 38.1 | 6.6 |
| | Liberal | G. Quinn | 423 | 17.1 | 0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 164 | 6.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,958 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.1 | 3.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 6.9 | |

#### No. 3 (Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland)

Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | A. Jones | 1,641 | 43.3 | 10.5 |
| | Conservative | R. Stretch | 1,172 | 30.9 | 7.4 |
| | Labour | Walter Smith | 979 | 25.8 | 3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 469 | 12.4 | 17.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,882 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.4 | 7.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | 9.0 | |

#### No. 4 (Devonshire and Egerton)

Devonshire and Egerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | K. Allen | 1,644 | 38.2 | 7.4 |
| | Liberal | Roy Perkins | 1,603 | 37.3 | 5.0 |
| | Labour | J. MacDougall | 1,052 | 24.5 | 2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,378 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.7 | 6.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 6.2 | |

#### No. 5 (Gilbrook and St James)

Gilbrook and St James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Roberts | 1,369 | 57.1 | 2.8 |
| | Liberal | K. Henron | 531 | 22.2 | 8.4 |
| | Conservative | H. Kirkby | 496 | 20.7 | 11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 838 | 34.9 | 5.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,654 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.7 | 10.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.8 | |

#### No. 6 (Grange and Oxton)

Grange and Oxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Hodkinson | 2,293 | 50.1 | 17.1 |
| | Liberal | G. Edwards | 1,520 | 33.2 | 17.3 |
| | Labour | A. Jones | 764 | 16.7 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 773 | 16.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,602 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.3 | 6.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 17.2 | |

#### No. 7 (Prenton)

Prenton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Porter | 3,088 | 55.3 | 3.6 |
| | Labour | J. Pennington | 1,504 | 26.9 | 15.6 |
| | Liberal | J. Edwards | 997 | 17.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,584 | 28.4 | 19.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,605 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.8 | 1.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.6 | |

#### No. 8 (Upton)

Upton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Roberts | 3,134 | 55.3 | 8.7 |
| | Labour | Bernard Gilfoyle | 1,885 | 33.3 | 11.0 |
| | Liberal | S. Gayford | 448 | 7.9 | New |
| | Communist | G. Hughes | 200 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,249 | 22.0 | 20.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,752 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.3 | 1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.1 | |

### Wallasey
#### No. 9 (Leasowe)

Leasowe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ken Fox | 1,590 | 51.6 | 18.8 |
| | Conservative | J. Merrill | 1,383 | 44.9 | 15.3 |
| | Independent | G. Smith | 107 | 3.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 6.7 | 34.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,733 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.3 | 0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 17.1 | |

#### No. 10 (Marlowe-Egremont-South Liscard)

Marlowe-Egremont-South Liscard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hale | 3,090 | 67.9 | 24.3 |
| | Labour | Vincent McGee | 1,458 | 32.1 | 9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,632 | 35.8 | 33.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,083 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.8 | 2.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 16.7 | |

#### No. 11 (Moreton and Saughall Massie)

Moreton and Saughall Massie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Williams | 1,552 | 60.9 | 20.4 |
| | Labour | E. Lewis | 998 | 39.1 | 8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 554 | 21.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,057 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.1 | 3.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 14.3 | |

#### No. 12 (New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren)

New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Ievers | 4,394 | 62.9 | 23.0 |
| | Liberal | J. Southworth | 1,792 | 25.6 | 18.5 |
| | Labour | M. Hirons | 553 | 7.9 | 1.9 |
| | National Front | John Fishwick | 249 | 3.6 | 6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,602 | 37.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,888 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.9 | 7.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 20.8 | |

#### No. 13 (North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street)

North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Thornton | 2,909 | 70.2 | 28.3 |
| | Labour | M. Laskier | 622 | 15.0 | 0.5 |
| | Liberal | R. Edge | 611 | 14.8 | 19.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,287 | 55.2 | 47.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,640 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.6 | 3.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 23.9 | |

#### No. 14 (Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville)

Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Wickham | 1,618 | 50.0 | 15.8 |
| | Conservative | R. Atkinson | 1,408 | 43.5 | 17.6 |
| | Liberal | E. Taylor | 213 | 6.6 | 1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 210 | 6.5 | 33.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,043 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.9 | 1.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 16.7 | |

### Bebington
#### No. 15 (Higher Bebington and Woodhey)

Higher Bebington and Woodhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. Pike | 3,197 | 69.8 | 15.2 |
| | Labour | M. Irvine | 906 | 19.8 | 5.7 |
| | Liberal | G. Spencer | 476 | 10.4 | 9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,291 | 50.0 | 20.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,031 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.6 | 1.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.5 | |

#### No. 16 (Park-New Ferry-North Bromborough)

Park-New Ferry-North Bromborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Gregory | 1,606 | 46.2 | 15.0 |
| | Conservative | R. Gittins | 1,367 | 39.3 | 0.5 |
| | Liberal | W. Walsh | 505 | 14.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 6.9 | 15.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,785 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.5 | 7.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.8 | |

#### No. 17 (South Bromborough and Eastham)

South Bromborough and Eastham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Allan | 2,723 | 47.7 | 11.2 |
| | Labour | William Lungley | 1,882 | 33.0 | 14.2 |
| | Liberal | Phillip Gilchrist | 1,105 | 19.4 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 841 | 14.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,301 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.9 | 2.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 12.7 | |

#### No. 18 (Lower Bebington and Poulton)

Lower Bebington and Poulton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Goodfellow | 3,119 | 61.1 | 9.5 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Harney | 1,144 | 22.4 | 3.5 |
| | Labour | D. Roscoe | 839 | 16.4 | 6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,975 | 38.7 | 13.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,052 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.3 | 2.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.5 | |

### Hoylake
#### No. 19 (Caldy and Frankby)

Caldy and Frankby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Reg Cumpstey | 3,497 | 73.2 | 3.0 |
| | Liberal | B. Crosbie | 790 | 16.5 | New |
| | Labour | J. Seaman | 493 | 10.3 | 13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,707 | 56.7 | 4.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,575 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.0 | 1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.2 | |

#### No. 20 (Central-Hoose-Meols-Park)

Central-Hoose-Meols-Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Tickle | 3,121 | 55.7 | 9.2 |
| | Liberal | J. Thomas | 2,486 | 44.3 | 2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 635 | 11.4 | 6.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,776 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.6 | 19.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 3.4 | |

### Wirral
#### No. 21 (Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield)

Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | V. Robertson | 4,001 | 78.5 | 12.4 |
| | Liberal | G. Collins | 911 | 17.9 | 10.0 |
| | Labour | W. Gamet | 185 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,090 | 60.6 | 22.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,003 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.3 | 1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 11.2 | |

#### No. 22 (Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston)

Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Leigh | 2,441 | 59.2 | 5.0 |
| | Labour | S. Dunn | 1,260 | 30.6 | 5.2 |
| | Liberal | A. Conway | 420 | 10.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,181 | 28.6 | 0.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,322 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.2 | 1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.1 | |

## Changes between 1975 and 1976

| Date | Ward | Name | Previous affiliation | Previous affiliation | New affiliation | New affiliation | Circumstance |
| September 1975 | New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren | Kate Wood | | Liberal | | Conservative | Defected. |