Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1980
Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council elections in 1980 were held on Thursday 1 May.
Following the elections the Labour Party had overall control of the Council.
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 32
- Conservative 28
Election results
Bilston East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Larkin |
1747 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
P D Myers |
520 |
|
|
|
Independent Ratepayers |
S Davis |
120 |
|
|
Majority |
1227 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Bushbury |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Bird |
1320 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Isabel Morrison Bickley |
828 |
|
|
|
Independent Ratepayers |
D K Prince |
467 |
|
|
Majority |
492 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Graiseley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Mrs V Fletcher |
1720 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
N H George |
1090 |
|
|
|
Independent Ratepayers |
B Simmonds |
159 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Sachindra Prasad |
136 |
|
|
Majority |
630 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Oxley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
A Findlay |
1731 |
|
|
|
Labour |
S L Lydon |
1109 |
|
|
|
Independent Ratepayers |
R F Stickland |
959 |
|
|
|
Liberal |
Noreen G Hallmark |
118 |
|
|
|
Communist |
P McDonald |
30 |
|
|
Majority |
622 |
|
|
Conservative gain from Ratepaters
Parkfield |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Dr B Chakraborty |
1595 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
J P Ellis |
557 |
|
|
|
Independent |
S Hunting |
394 |
|
|
Majority |
1036 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Tettenhall Regis |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Mrs D Seiboth |
3080 |
|
|
|
Independent Ratepayers |
Freda Sneyd |
786 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Lesly Leader-Williams |
463 |
|
|
Majority |
2294 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Tettenhall Wightwick |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
P Snell |
3406 |
|
|
|
Labour |
M A Smith |
684 |
|
|
|
Independent Ratepayers |
Elizabeth M Powell |
390 |
|
|
Majority |
2721 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Wednesfield Heath |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
J Curtiss |
2005 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Patricia Byrne |
1213 |
|
|
|
Independent Ratepayers |
Nellie Morris |
414 |
|
|
Majority |
792 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Wednesfield North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
R Davies |
2095 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
R Woodhouse |
1649 |
|
|
|
Independent Ratepayers |
Kathleen Johnston |
317 |
|
|
|
Liberal |
J S Thompson |
310 |
|
|
Majority |
446 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Wednesfield South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
R Squire |
1516 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Clarice M Nicholls |
1407 |
|
|
|
Liberal |
Jean M Perkins |
277 |
|
|
|
Independent Ratepayers |
Valerie A Sharples |
196 |
|
|
Majority |
109 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
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