The 1979 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Wirral Council, or Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. It is a metropolitan district council with borough status, thus providing the majority of local governm ...
in England.
This election was held on the same day as other
local elections
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After the election, the composition of the council was:
Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with
1978
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Ward results
Birkenhead
No. 1 (Argyle-Clifton-Holt)
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No. 2 (Bebington and Mersey)
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No. 3 (Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland)
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No. 4 (Devonshire and Egerton)
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No. 5 (Gilbrook and St James)
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No. 6 (Grange and Oxton)
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No. 7 (Prenton)
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No. 8 (Upton)
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Wallasey
No. 9 (Leasowe)
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No. 10 (Marlowe-Egremont-South Liscard)
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No. 11 (Moreton and Saughall Massie)
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No. 12 (New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren)
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No. 13 (North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street)
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No. 14 (Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville)
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Bebington
No. 15 (Higher Bebington and Woodhey)
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No. 16 (Park-New Ferry-North Bromborough)
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No. 17 (South Bromborough and Eastham)
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No. 18 (Lower Bebington and Poulton)
Hoylake
No. 19 (Caldy and Frankby)
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No. 20 (Central-Hoose-Meols-Park)
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Wirral
No. 21 (Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield)
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No. 22 (Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston)
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Notes
• ''italics'' denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
References
{{Merseyside elections
1979 English local elections
1979
Events
January
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1970s in Merseyside