1982 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
# 1982 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1982 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. 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.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

| Party | Seats | ± |
| - | - | - |
| Conservative | 35 | 2 |
| Labour | 25 | 2 |
| Alliance | 6 | |

## Election results

### Overall election result

Overall result compared with 1980.

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 1982 :

| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Net | % of total | % | № | Net % |
| | Conservative | 22 | 11 | 2 | 50.0 | 44.5 | 46,981 | 1.8 |
| | Labour | 20 | 8 | 2 | 36.4 | 27.8 | 29,345 | 10.1 |
| | Alliance | 22 | 3 | | 13.6 | 27.6 | 29,175 | 12.2 |
| | Ecology | 2 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 135 | |

## Ward results

### Bebington

Bebington :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Frank Theaker | 3,179 | 57.1 | 2.8 |
| | Labour | P. McCarthy | 1,253 | 22.5 | 6.6 |
| | Alliance | M. Dooher | 1,132 | 20.3 | 9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,926 | 34.6 | 3.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,455 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.6 | 5.0 |
| | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | 1.9 | |

### Bidston

Bidston :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John Cocker | 2,933 | 75.5 | 5.9 |
| | Alliance | Patricia Williams | 506 | 13.0 | 8.1 |
| | Conservative | T. Birkett | 444 | 11.4 | 2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,427 | 62.5 | 5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,422 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.0 | 0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.6 | |

### Birkenhead

Birkenhead :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | W. Craig | 2,328 | 59.4 | 7.0 |
| | Alliance | C. Lloyd | 1,081 | 27.6 | 7.0 |
| | Conservative | F. Dawson | 507 | 12.9 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,247 | 31.8 | 13.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,780 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.2 | 3.7 |
| | Labour gain from (new seat) | Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | 7.0 | |

### Bromborough

Bromborough :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | E. Williams | 1,993 | 40.8 | 11.5 |
| | Conservative | E. Davies | 1,826 | 37.4 | 1.5 |
| | Alliance | H. Kelsall | 1,066 | 21.8 | 10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 3.4 | 13.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,606 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.1 | 0.2 |
| | Labour gain from (new seat) | Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | 6.5 | |

### Clatterbridge

Clatterbridge :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | J. Zowe | 3,700 | 60.7 | 0.8 |
| | Alliance | Thomas Harney | 1,395 | 22.9 | 6.5 |
| | Labour | M. Benson | 996 | 16.4 | 7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,305 | 37.8 | 1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,523 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.0 | 1.4 |
| | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | 0.8 | |

### Claughton

Claughton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Alliance | Roy Perkins | 1,865 | 46.8 | 9.9 |
| | Conservative | Ian McKellar | 1,073 | 26.9 | 5.7 |
| | Labour | A. Keating | 988 | 24.8 | 3.3 |
| | Ecology | B. Pemberton | 58 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 792 | 19.9 | 15.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,920 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.5 | 8.9 |
| | Alliance gain from (new seat) | Alliance gain from (new seat) | Swing | 7.8 | |

### Eastham

Eastham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Alliance | Phillip Gilchrist | 3,021 | 51.8 | 22.1 |
| | Conservative | M. Evans | 1,662 | 28.5 | 8.9 |
| | Labour | Geoff Barker | 1,145 | 19.6 | 13.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,359 | 23.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,021 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.5 | 6.0 |
| | Alliance gain from (new seat) | Alliance gain from (new seat) | Swing | 13.9 | |

### Egerton

Egerton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Alec Dunn | 1,755 | 39.4 | 5.1 |
| | Conservative | Myrra Lea | 1,615 | 36.3 | 2.9 |
| | Alliance | Simon Holbrook | 1,085 | 24.4 | 2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 3.1 | 8.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,584 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.5 | 1.2 |
| | Labour gain from (new seat) | Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | 4.0 | |

### Heswall

Heswall :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | P. Wilson | 3,928 | 76.5 | 3.0 |
| | Alliance | D. Horton-Smith | 903 | 17.6 | 6.2 |
| | Labour | J. Hall | 306 | 6.0 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,025 | 58.9 | 9.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,856 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.0 | 1.9 |
| | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | 4.6 | |

### Hoylake

Hoylake :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | B. Amyes | 3,626 | 63.1 | 8.5 |
| | Alliance | P. Barker | 2,118 | 36.9 | 20.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,508 | 26.3 | 29.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,648 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.4 | 10.3 |
| | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | 14.5 | |

### Leasowe

Leasowe :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John Clark | 1,939 | 53.7 | 15.1 |
| | Conservative | E. Sanders | 949 | 26.3 | 3.0 |
| | Alliance | B. Thomas | 724 | 20.0 | 12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 990 | 27.4 | 18.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,955 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.0 | |
| | Labour gain from (new seat) | Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | 9.1 | |

### Liscard

Liscard :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | S. Morgan | 2,355 | 48.3 | 2.1 |
| | Labour | M. Mannin | 1,321 | 27.1 | 11.1 |
| | Alliance | M. Canning | 1,198 | 24.6 | 9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,034 | 21.2 | 13.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,248 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.8 | 5.1 |
| | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | 6.6 | |

### Moreton

Moreton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | A. Young | 1,749 | 44.8 | 2.3 |
| | Labour | P. Taylor | 1,168 | 29.9 | 14.8 |
| | Alliance | J. Richardson | 988 | 25.3 | 17.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 581 | 14.9 | 12.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,389 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.6 | 13.5 |
| | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | 6.3 | |

### New Brighton

New Brighton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Jack Redhead | 2,498 | 56.1 | 2.0 |
| | Labour | I. Jackson | 1,003 | 22.5 | 0.8 |
| | Alliance | F. Storey | 950 | 21.3 | 1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,495 | 33.6 | 2.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,731 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.9 | 5.1 |
| | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | 1.4 | |

### Oxton

Oxton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Alliance | Gordon Lindsay | 2,627 | 53.7 | 11.3 |
| | Conservative | F. Morton | 1,471 | 30.1 | 5.2 |
| | Labour | A. Chape | 719 | 14.7 | 7.6 |
| | Ecology | J. Bell | 77 | 1.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,156 | 23.6 | 16.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,458 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.7 | 1.4 |
| | Alliance gain from (new seat) | Alliance gain from (new seat) | Swing | 8.3 | |

### Prenton

Prenton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | M. Baker | 2,850 | 48.9 | 10.1 |
| | Labour | Vincent McGee | 1,772 | 30.4 | 10.6 |
| | Alliance | M. Miller | 1,204 | 20.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,078 | 18.5 | 0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,701 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.9 | 8.1 |
| | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | 0.3 | |

### Royden

Royden :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | W. Lloyd | 2,979 | 65.5 | 0.6 |
| | Alliance | A. Colwell | 1,570 | 34.5 | 13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,409 | 31.0 | 12.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,276 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.3 | 8.5 |
| | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | 6.4 | |

### Seacombe

Seacombe :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | A. Cowderoy | 2,192 | 49.2 | 17.8 |
| | Alliance | P. Revans | 1,177 | 26.4 | 17.4 |
| | Conservative | L. Kennedy | 1,088 | 24.4 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,015 | 22.8 | 20.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,917 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.5 | 4.7 |
| | Labour gain from (new seat) | Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | 10.1 | |

### Thurstaston

Thurstaston :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | David Fletcher | 3,328 | 67.3 | 8.8 |
| | Alliance | D. Baxter | 1,145 | 23.1 | New |
| | Labour | Keith Rimmer | 474 | 9.6 | 14.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,183 | 44.1 | 8.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,957 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.4 | 9.2 |
| | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | 4.0 | |

### Tranmere

Tranmere :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | J. Kellett | 2,138 | 59.8 | 6.6 |
| | Alliance | Peter Hollingworth | 747 | 20.9 | 12.0 |
| | Conservative | P. Entwistle | 693 | 19.4 | 2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,391 | 38.9 | 6.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,187 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.0 | 0.8 |
| | Labour gain from (new seat) | Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | 3.0 | |

### Upton

Upton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Colin Penfold | 2,345 | 44.7 | 13.9 |
| | Conservative | D. Bartlett | 1,798 | 34.3 | 7.1 |
| | Alliance | Eric Copestake | 1,106 | 21.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 547 | 10.4 | 6.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,506 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.0 | 3.8 |
| | Labour gain from (new seat) | Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | 3.4 | |

### Wallasey

Wallasey :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | P. Moir | 3,663 | 63.1 | 2.8 |
| | Alliance | J. Forbes | 1,567 | 27.0 | 10.8 |
| | Labour | C. Bretherton | 577 | 9.9 | 8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,096 | 36.1 | 12.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,611 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.0 | 2.8 |
| | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | 6.0 | |
