Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1979

Elections in 1979 were held on Thursday 5 May.

Following the elections the Labour Party had overall control of Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council.

The Wolverhampton Association of Ratepayers became known simply as Ratepayers in the 1979 local elections.

The composition of the council prior to the election was:

Labour 28
Conservative 30
Wolverhampton Association of Ratepayers 2

The composition of the council following the election was:

Labour 30
Conservative 29
Ratepayers 1

Election results

Bilston East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Geraghty	3451
	Conservative	J Boden	1581
	Ratepayers	S Davis	233
	Liberal	C O'Brien	204
	National Front	B Hyde	135
Majority			1870
	Labour hold		Swing

Bilston North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Fenby	3544
	Conservative	J Speakman	2819
	Liberal	M Parsley	452
	National Front	S McNally	298
	Ratepayers	C Newman	229
Majority			725
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Blakenhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Reynolds	2870
	Conservative	P Ellis	2641
	Liberal	M Williams	369
	Ratepayers	B Simmons	339
	National Front	Mrs J Johnson	218
Majority			299
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Bushbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N Dougherty	2809
	Conservative	Mrs I Bickley	1624
	Ratepayers	D Prince	482
	National Front	J Robinson	244
Majority			1185
	Labour hold		Swing

Eastfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W Garbett	3985
	Conservative	Mrs R Smith	1818
	Liberal	C Hallmark	660
	National Front	G Cooper	285
Majority			2167
	Labour hold		Swing

Ettingshall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Storer	2486
	Conservative	H Davies	1116
	Liberal	Mrs N O'Brien	196
	National Front	Mrs V Jones	192
	Ratepayers	B Reade	141
Majority			1370
	Labour hold		Swing

Graiseley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs N Jones	3094
	Conservative	N George	1727
	Liberal	Mrs J Woodhall	426
	National Front	Mrs M Robinson	196
	Ratepayers	B Wilkes	133
Majority			1367
	Labour hold		Swing

Low Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C Laws	3431
	Conservative	P Turley	1879
	Liberal	J Thompson	291
	National Front	D Johnson	215
	Ratepayers	J Sharples	138
Majority			1552
	Labour hold		Swing

Merry Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R Hart	5325
	Labour	R Haynes	2735
	Liberal	Mrs G Ricketts	681
	WAR	Mrs E Powell	505
	National Front	B Percival	204
Majority			2590
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oxley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Hillier	2436
	Labour		2228
	Ratepayers	R Stickland	1519
	Liberal	Mrs W Hallmark	300
	National Front	Mrs A Ryan	182
Majority			208

Conservative gain from Ratepayers

Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs M Hodson	3209
	Labour	P Bateman	1963
	Liberal	Mrs B Craft	689
	Ratepayers	T Rathbone	242
	National Front	Mrs C Simpson	108
Majority			1246
	Conservative hold		Swing

Parkfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Steventon	2902
	Conservative	B Carpenter	1126
	Independent	S Hunting	418
	Liberal	Mrs A Whitehouse	170
	National Front	J Thomas	147
Majority			1776
	Labour hold		Swing

Penn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs P Bradley	4786
	Labour	S Holding	1161
	Liberal	F Hemsley	1087
	Ratepayers	R Thomas	433
	National Front	B Downing	157
Majority			3625
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Peters
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B Dass	2241
	Conservative	Mrs G Hodson	1363
	Independent Labour & Trade Unionist	N S Noor	1220
	Liberal	D Craft	401
	Ratepayers	J Smith	189
	National Front	Mrs J Lees	183
	Labour hold		Swing

Spring Vale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Garner	3842
	Conservative	E Edwards	3257
	Liberal	T Clark	591
	National Front	E Shaw	375
Majority			585
	Labour hold		Swing

Tettenhall Regis
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs M Compton	4361
	Ratepayers	Mrs F Sneyd	1039
	Labour	S Smith	1007
	Liberal	M Woodhall	640
	National Front	Mrs C Thomas	112
Majority			3354
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tettenhall Wightwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E Pearce	5087
	Labour	M Smith	1683
	Liberal	Mrs S Ascott	862
	Ratepayers	J Fereday	391
	National Front	J Moles	178
Majority			3404
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wednesfield Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H L Turner	3230
	Labour	Mrs L Richards	2274
	Liberal	A Dawson	522
	Ratepayers	Mrs M Morris	332
	National Front	G Jones	222
Majority			956
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wednesfield North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Morey	4472
	Conservative	R Woodhouse	3269
	Liberal	Mrs S Thompson	634
	Ratepayers	Mrs J Gunter	459
	National Front	Mrs M Mcnally	313
Majority			1203
	Labour hold		Swing

Wednesfield South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Griffiths	2849
	Labour	Mrs G Stafford-Good	2806
	Liberal	L McLean	558
	Ratepayers	Mrs V Sharples	236
	National Front	Mrs J Percival	166
Majority			43
	Conservative hold		Swing

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See also: Wards Boundary changes

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