1976 UK local government election
The 1976 Metropolitan Borough Council election for the City of Wolverhampton Council in Wolverhampton, England, were held on 6 May.
The Labour Party retained control of the council.
The composition of the council prior to the election was:
- Labour 38
- Conservative 21
- Wolverhampton Association of Ratepayers 1
The composition of the council following the election was:
- Labour 34
- Conservative 24
- Wolverhampton Association of Ratepayers 2
Election results
Bilston East | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T H Larkin | 1422 | | |
| | Conservative | W Allen | 381 | | |
| | WAR | T Smith | 158 | | |
| | Liberal | T Snell | 155 | | |
| Majority | 1041 | | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bilston North | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E Mears | 1458 | | |
| | Labour | R Reynolds | 1124 | | |
| | Liberal | W Leach | 243 | | |
| | WAR | F Cooper | 227 | | |
| Majority | 334 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Blakenhall | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mrs J E Shore | 1899 | | |
| | Labour | E Pritchard | 1296 | | |
| | WAR | R Hamp | 604 | | |
| | National Front | J Eyre | 346 | | |
| | Liberal | Mrs R Buckingham | 144 | | |
| Majority | 603 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bushbury | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J Bird | 1121 | | |
| | Conservative | J Bussey | 934 | | |
| | WAR | C Raynolds | 785 | | |
| Majority | 187 | | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Eastfield | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F Smith | 1121 | | |
| | Conservative | Mrs R Smith | 679 | | |
| | WAR | Mrs F Gunter | 459 | | |
| | National Front | R Davison | 349 | | |
| | Communist | Dr G Barnsby | 37 | | |
| Majority | 442 | | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ettingshall | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mrs C Durham | 928 | | |
| | Conservative | M Fleming | 638 | | |
| | WAR | Mrs P Shelton | 201 | | |
| | Liberal | Mrs S Snell | 103 | | |
| Majority | 290 | | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Graiseley | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mrs V A Fletcher | 1759 | | |
| | Conservative | R Dorsett | 1403 | | |
| | WAR | A Powell | 235 | | |
| Majority | 356 | | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Low Hill | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R Garner | 915 | | |
| | Conservative | Mrs I Bickley | 607 | | |
| | WAR | A Shelton | 450 | | |
| Majority | 308 | | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Merry Hill | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J Blackburn | 3165 | | |
| | WAR | S Smith | 1658 | | |
| | Labour | N Docherty | 884 | | |
| | National Front | G Oldland | 269 | | |
| Majority | 1507 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Oxley | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | WAR | Mrs H Reynolds | 1807 | | |
| | Conservative | F Haley | 1114 | | |
| | Labour | R Haynes | 928 | | |
| Majority | 693 | | |
WAR gain from Labour
Park | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mrs M S Machin | 2043 | | |
| | Labour | R Jones | 643 | | |
| | Liberal | R Gray | 486 | | |
| | WAR | C Dunning | 273 | | |
| | National Front | J Thomas | 180 | | |
| Majority | 1400 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Parkfield | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E Lane | 1463 | | |
| | Conservative | P Cope | 694 | | |
| | National Front | Mrs C Simpson | 207 | | |
| | WAR | B Read | 125 | | |
| | Liberal | Mrs C Sweet | 42 | | |
| | Communist | A Barr | 17 | | |
| Majority | 769 | | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Penn | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A Hart | 3166 | | |
| | WAR | F Slater | 1210 | | |
| | Labour | F Ledsham | 461 | | |
| | Liberal | F Hemsley | 360 | | |
| Majority | 1956 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Peters | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M James | 1911 | | |
| | Conservative | Mrs G Hodson | 972 | | |
| | WAR | C Crane | 214 | | |
| Majority | 939 | | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Spring Vale | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | N G Davies | 1661 | | |
| | Conservative | C Barber | 1084 | | |
| | National Front | E Shaw | 879 | | |
| | Liberal | B Batchelor | 341 | | |
| | WAR | Mrs J Slater | 287 | | |
| Majority | 577 | | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tettenhall Regis | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mrs D M Seiboth | 2079 | | |
| | WAR | L Birch | 1881 | | |
| | Labour | J Tuck | 296 | | |
| | Liberal | L Maclean | 291 | | |
| Majority | 198 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tettenhall Wightwick | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P Snell | 2710 | | |
| | WAR | J Green | 958 | | |
| | Labour | I Turner | 441 | | |
| | Liberal | Mrs M Millar | 208 | | |
| Majority | 1752 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wednesfield Heath | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F Wadsworth | 1763 | | |
| | Labour | Dr P Young | 1063 | | |
| | WAR | G Evans | 611 | | |
| | Liberal | A Dawson | 318 | | |
| | National Front | Mrs C Thomas | 279 | | |
| Majority | 700 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Wednesfield North | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R Davies | 1430 | | |
| | Conservative | R Squires | 1426 | | |
| | WAR | M Pearson | 858 | | |
| | National Front | Mrs M McNally | 382 | | |
| Majority | 4 | | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Wednesfield South | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J Curtiss | 1705 | | |
| | Labour | J F Torrington | 1273 | | |
| Majority | 432 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
External links
Council elections in the West Midlands
