The 1980 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
The first third of the council was up for election to new boundaries.The Borough of Wirral (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
Every councillor was assigned a new ward before the election took place.legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Wirral (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
PartySeats±Conservative 37 3Labour 23 3Liberal 6 0
Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with 1979.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 1980PartyCandidatesVotes Stood ElectedNet % of total % No. Net % 23 12 3 54.5 46.3 44,665 1.7 23 9 3 36.4 37.9 36,548 1.7 19 2 0 9.1 15.4 14,885 0.2 1 0 0 0.0 0.1 119 New 1 0 0 0.0 0.1 116 0.1 1 0 0 0.0 0.1 109 New
Ward results
Bebington
Bidston
Birkenhead
Bromborough
Clatterbridge
Claughton
Eastham
Egerton
Heswall
Hoylake
Leasowe
Liscard
Moreton
New Brighton
Oxton
Prenton
Royden
Seacombe
Thurstaston
Tranmere
Upton
Wallasey
Notes
• italics denote a sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
References