1975 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1975 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 1 May 1975. The Labour Party retained control of the Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council.

The 1975 elections were the first "one third" elections since Wolverhampton became a Metropolitan Borough and held "all out" elections in 1973, although a by-election had been held in Wednesfield Heath following the death of Cyril Squire in which the Labour Party gained the seat from the Conservatives, thus changing the composition of the Council since 1973.

The 1975 elections were contested by the Wolverhampton Association of Ratepayers (WAR) who succeeded in gaining only one seat. Two seats were contested in the Eastfield ward following the resignation of Peter Ray.

The composition of the council prior to the election was:

• Labour 41
• Conservative 19

The composition of the council following the election was:

• Labour 38
• Conservative 21
• WAR 1

Election results

Bilston East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Geraghty	839
	Conservative	W J Allen	280
	WAR	T Smith	258
Majority			559
	Labour hold		Swing

Bilston North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N J Speakman	1203
	Labour	D R Davies	815
	WAR	F T Cooper	226
Majority			338
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Blakenhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs S J L Shaw	1655
	Labour	J E Hackwood	860
	WAR	H F Ryan	779
	Liberal	P K Jones	265
Majority			795
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bushbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Mitchell	814
	WAR	C J Reynolds	452
	Conservative	W Hillier	409
	National Front	J T Eyre	127
Majority			362
	Labour hold		Swing

Eastfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs L Richards	946
	Labour	F S Smith	910
	Conservative	P A Moseley	608
	Conservative	Mrs R M Smith	575
	WAR	M Griffiths	366
	National Front	R Davison	219
	Communist	G J Barnsby	77
	Labour hold		Swing

Ettingshall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Storer	786
	Conservative	M S Pritchard	316
	WAR	G Dicken	191
	Communist	D Hamilton	59
Majority			470
	Labour hold		Swing

Graiseley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs N Jones	1360
	Conservative	R Dorsett	1258
	WAR	Mrs E Powell	400
Majority			102
	Labour hold		Swing

Low Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C Laws	856
	Conservative	Mrs C Tuckley	356
	WAR	J Green	240
Majority			500
	Labour hold		Swing

Merry Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R Hart	2642
	WAR	R Anslow	1420
	Labour	E Pritchard	868
Majority			1222
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	WAR	F W Simpson	1323
	Conservative	F C N Haley	1034
	Labour	J Fullwood	750
	Liberal	Mrs A A Lewis	203
	National Front	S P McNally	112
Majority			289

WAR gain from Labour

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs M W Hodson	1779
	Labour	C Dougherty	544
	Liberal	R W Gray	508
	WAR	C J Crane	320
	National Front	J K Thomas	156
Majority			1275
	Conservative hold		Swing

Parkfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A E Steventon	1097
	Conservative	P H Claxton	347
	WAR	B A Aston	202
	Communist	M D Peckmore	24
Majority			750
	Labour hold		Swing

Penn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs P Bradley	2799
	WAR	F W Slater	1472
	Liberal	F M Hemsley	550
	Labour	L F Moore	349
Majority			1327
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Peters

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B Dass	1441
	Conservative	Mrs G M Hodson	829
	WAR	Mrs H W Reynolds	336
	National Front	P R Kane	260
Majority			612
	Labour hold		Swing

Spring Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Garner	1452
	Conservative	Mrs P Atkinson	658
	National Front	K Shaw	403
	Liberal	W Leech	397
	WAR	R Thomas	232
Majority			794
	Labour hold		Swing

Tettenhall Regis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs M T Comport	1886
	WAR	L N Birch	1460
	Liberal	L Maclean	558
	Labour	J E Morland	204
Majority			428
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tettenhall Wightwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E G L Pearce	2281
	WAR	S J W Smith	706
	Labour	Mrs S Selkirk	409
	Liberal	Mrs M E Millar	368
Majority			1575
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wednesfield Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H L Turner	1510
	Liberal	J F Porter	746
	Labour	R J Garner	739
	WAR	R K Hoare	306
	Communist	J Barr	35
Majority			764
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wednesfield North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S Reynolds	1089
	Conservative	R Squires	992
	WAR	Mrs M Cartwright	349
Majority			97
	Labour hold		Swing

Wednesfield South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A D Griffiths	1199
	Labour	Mrs E D Jevons	692
	WAR	W Habberley	197
	National Front	Mrs D P Elsner	144
Majority			507
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

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