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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
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. After the election, the composition of the council was:


Election results


Overall election result

Overall result compared with
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Ward results


Birkenhead


No. 1 (Argyle-Clifton-Holt)


No. 2 (Bebington and Mersey)


No. 3 (Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland)


No. 4 (Devonshire and Egerton)


No. 5 (Gilbrook and St James)


No. 6 (Grange and Oxton)


No. 7 (Prenton)


No. 8 (Upton)


Wallasey


No. 9 (Leasowe)


No. 10 (Marlowe-Egremont-South Liscard)


No. 11 (Moreton and Saughall Massie)


No. 12 (New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren)


No. 13 (North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street)


No. 14 (Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville)


Bebington


No. 15 (Higher Bebington and Woodhey)


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


No. 17 (South Bromborough and Eastham)


No. 18 (Lower Bebington and Poulton)


Hoylake


No. 19 (Caldy and Frankby)


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


Wirral


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


No. 22 (Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston)


Notes

• ''italics'' denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate


References


{{Merseyside elections 1979 English local elections
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