1982 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

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1982 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Coat of arms of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.png
← 1980 6 May 1982 (1982-05-06) 1983 →
22 of 66 seats (One Third)
to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 40.5% (Increase3.7%)[1]
Wirral Council Election Results Map 1982.svg

Map of results of 1982 election
Leader of the Council before election

David Fletcher
Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

David Fletcher
Conservative

The 1982 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[2] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

The second third of the council was up for election to new boundaries.[3]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

[4]

Election results[edit]

Overall election result[edit]

Overall result compared with 1980.

[1][2]

Ward results[edit]

Bebington[edit]

[2]

Bidston[edit]

[2][5]

Birkenhead[edit]

[2]

Bromborough[edit]

[2]

Clatterbridge[edit]

[2][6]

Claughton[edit]

[2]

Eastham[edit]

[2][7]

Egerton[edit]

[2][8]

Heswall[edit]

[2][6]

Hoylake[edit]

[2]

Leasowe[edit]

[2]

Liscard[edit]

[2]

Moreton[edit]

[2]

New Brighton[edit]

[2]

Oxton[edit]

[2]

Prenton[edit]

[2]

Royden[edit]

[2]

Seacombe[edit]

[2]

Thurstaston[edit]

[2]

Tranmere[edit]

[2]

Upton[edit]

[2]

Wallasey[edit]

[2]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b

    “Local Election Summaries 1982”. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x “Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 5 and 6)” (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  3. ^ The Borough of Wirral (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  4. ^ “Council compositions”. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  5. ^ “Councillor Pat Williams”. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  6. ^ a b “Councillor Tom Harney”. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  7. ^ “Councillor Phil Gilchrist”. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  8. ^ “Councillor Simon Holbrook”. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

Mellows-Facer, Adam (10 May 2006). “Local election 2006”. parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2018.“BBC NEWS VOTE 2003 WIRRAL”. BBC News. 1 May 2003. Retrieved 29 December 2018.