The 1982 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982 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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The second third of the council was up for election to new boundaries.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...
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Ward results
Bebington
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Bidston
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Birkenhead
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Bromborough
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Clatterbridge
Claughton
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Eastham
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Egerton
Heswall
Hoylake
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Leasowe
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Liscard
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Moreton
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New Brighton
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Oxton
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Prenton
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Royden
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Seacombe
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Thurstaston
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Tranmere
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Upton
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Wallasey
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Notes
• ''italics'' denote a sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
References
{{Merseyside elections
1982 English local elections
1982
Events
January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...
1980s in Merseyside