Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1975

Elections in 1975 were held on 1 May.

The Labour Party retained control of 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 local 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

Bilston East
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	J Geraghty	839
	Conservative	W J Allen	280
	WAR	T Smith	258
Majority			559
	Labour hold		Swing

Bilston North
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	N J Speakman	1203
	Labour	D R Davies	815
	WAR	F T Cooper	226
Majority			338
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Blakenhall
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			795
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bushbury
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	R Mitchell	814
	WAR	C J Reynolds	452
	Conservative	W Hillier	409
	National Front	J T Eyre	127
Majority			362
	Labour hold		Swing

Eastfield
	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		Swing

Ettingshall
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	A Storer	786
	Conservative	M S Pritchard	316
	WAR	G Dicken	191
	Communist	D Hamilton	59
Majority			470
	Labour hold		Swing

Graiseley
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Mrs N Jones	1360
	Conservative	R Dorsett	1258
	WAR	Mrs E Powell	400
Majority			102
	Labour hold		Swing

Low Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	C Laws	856
	Conservative	Mrs C Tuckley	356
	WAR	J Green	240
Majority			500
	Labour hold		Swing

Merry Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	R Hart	2642
	WAR	R Anslow	1420
	Labour	E Pritchard	868
Majority			1222
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oxley
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			289

WAR gain from Labour

Park
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			1275
	Conservative hold		Swing

Parkfield
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	A E Steventon	1097
	Conservative	P H Claxton	347
	WAR	B A Aston	202
	Communist	M D Peckmore	24
Majority			750
	Labour hold		Swing

Penn
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Mrs P Bradley	2799
	WAR	F W Slater	1472
	Liberal	F M Hemsley	550
	Labour	L F Moore	349
Majority			1327
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Peters
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			612
	Labour hold		Swing

Spring Vale
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			794
	Labour hold		Swing

Tettenhall Regis
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Mrs M T Comport	1886
	WAR	L N Birch	1460
	Liberal	L Maclean	558
	Labour	J E Morland	204
Majority			428
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tettenhall Wightwick
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			1575
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wednesfield Heath
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			764
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wednesfield North
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	S Reynolds	1089
	Conservative	R Squires	992
	WAR	Mrs M Cartwright	349
Majority			97
	Labour hold		Swing

Wednesfield South
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			507
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

External links

Council elections in the West Midlands

Birmingham City Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

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