1980 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council elections in 1980 were held on Thursday 1 May.

Following the elections the Labour Party had overall control of the council.

The composition of the council prior to the election was:

• Labour 28
• Conservative 30
• Wolverhampton Association of Ratepayers 2

The composition of the council following the election was:

• Labour 32
• Conservative 28

Election results

Source:

Bilston East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Larkin	1747
	Conservative	P D Myers	520
	Independent Ratepayers	S Davis	120
Majority			1227
	Labour hold		Swing

Bilston North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Kyte	1555
	Conservative	E J Edwards	1350
	Independent Ratepayers	A D Badderly	325
Majority			205
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Blakenhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B Jones	2072
	Conservative	Freda M Rixson	1993
Majority			79
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Bushbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bird	1320
	Conservative	Isabel Morrison Bickley	828
	Independent Ratepayers	D K Prince	467
Majority			492
	Labour hold		Swing

Eastfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F Smith	1717
	Conservative	R Squires	759
	Liberal	C G Hallmark	415
Majority			958
	Labour hold		Swing

Ettingshall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T Lane	1318
	Conservative	K J Clark	603
Majority			715
	Labour hold		Swing

Graiseley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs V Fletcher	1720
	Conservative	N H George	1090
	Independent Ratepayers	B Simmonds	159
	Independent	Sachindra Prasad	136
Majority			630
	Labour hold		Swing

Low Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Garner	1443
	Conservative	Frances M Dewsbury	799
Majority			644
	Labour hold		Swing

Merry Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R Bradley	3593
	Labour		1184
	Independent Ratepayers		548
Majority			2409
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Findlay	1731
	Labour	S L Lydon	1109
	Independent Ratepayers	R F Stickland	959
	Liberal	Noreen G Hallmark	118
	Communist	P McDonald	30
Majority			622

Conservative gain from Ratepayers

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs M Machin	2029
	Labour	S R Holding	1059
	Liberal	A D Craft	680
Majority			970
	Conservative hold		Swing

Parkfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dr B Chakraborty	1595
	Conservative	J P Ellis	557
	Independent	S Hunting	394
Majority			1036
	Labour hold		Swing

Penn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Hart	3532
	Labour	Trudy A Bowen	641
	Independent Ratepayers	R J Thomas	613
Majority			2891
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Peters

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S S Duhra	1907
	Conservative	J R Inglis
	Communist	G J Barnsby	88
	Independent	Bindu Prasard	43
Majority			1270
	Labour hold		Swing

Spring Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N Davies	1984
	Conservative	B J Carpenter	1573
	National Front	E N Shaw	203
Majority			411
	Labour hold		Swing

Tettenhall Regis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs D Seiboth	3080
	Independent Ratepayers	Freda Sneyd	786
	Labour	Lesly Leader-Williams	463
Majority			2294
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tettenhall Wightwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P Snell	3406
	Labour	M A Smith	684
	Independent Ratepayers	Elizabeth M Powell	390
Majority			2721
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wednesfield Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Curtiss	2005
	Labour	Patricia Byrne	1213
	Independent Ratepayers	Nellie Morris	414
Majority			792
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wednesfield North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Davies	2095
	Conservative	R Woodhouse	1649
	Independent Ratepayers	Kathleen Johnston	317
	Liberal	J S Thompson	310
Majority			446
	Labour hold		Swing

Wednesfield South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R Squire	1516
	Labour	Clarice M Nicholls	1407
	Liberal	Jean M Perkins	277
	Independent Ratepayers	Valerie A Sharples	196
Majority			109
	Conservative hold		Swing