Wolverhampton Council election, 1975
Encyclopedia
Elections in 1975 were held on May 1.
The Labour Party retained control of Wolverhampton
City 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 local 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:
The composition of the council following the election was:
WAR gain from Labour
The Labour Party retained control of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
City Council.
The 1975 elections were the first "one third" elections since Wolverhampton became a Metropolitan Borough
Metropolitan borough
A metropolitan borough is a type of local government district in England, and is a subdivision of a metropolitan county. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts, however all of them have been granted or regranted...
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 local 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
WAR gain from Labour