1976 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1976 Metropolitan Borough Council election for the City of Wolverhampton Council in Wolverhampton, England, were held on 6 May.

The Labour Party retained control of the council.

The composition of the council prior to the election was:

• Labour 38
• Conservative 21
• Wolverhampton Association of Ratepayers 1

The composition of the council following the election was:

• Labour 34
• Conservative 24
• Wolverhampton Association of Ratepayers 2

Election results

Source:

Bilston East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T H Larkin	1422
	Conservative	W Allen	381
	WAR	T Smith	158
	Liberal	T Snell	155
Majority			1041
	Labour hold		Swing

Bilston North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E Mears	1458
	Labour	R Reynolds	1124
	Liberal	W Leach	243
	WAR	F Cooper	227
Majority			334
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Blakenhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs J E Shore	1899
	Labour	E Pritchard	1296
	WAR	R Hamp	604
	National Front	J Eyre	346
	Liberal	Mrs R Buckingham	144
Majority			603
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bushbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Bird	1121
	Conservative	J Bussey	934
	WAR	C Raynolds	785
Majority			187
	Labour hold		Swing

Eastfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F Smith	1121
	Conservative	Mrs R Smith	679
	WAR	Mrs F Gunter	459
	National Front	R Davison	349
	Communist	Dr G Barnsby	37
Majority			442
	Labour hold		Swing

Ettingshall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs C Durham	928
	Conservative	M Fleming	638
	WAR	Mrs P Shelton	201
	Liberal	Mrs S Snell	103
Majority			290
	Labour hold		Swing

Graiseley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs V A Fletcher	1759
	Conservative	R Dorsett	1403
	WAR	A Powell	235
Majority			356
	Labour hold		Swing

Low Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Garner	915
	Conservative	Mrs I Bickley	607
	WAR	A Shelton	450
Majority			308
	Labour hold		Swing

Merry Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Blackburn	3165
	WAR	S Smith	1658
	Labour	N Docherty	884
	National Front	G Oldland	269
Majority			1507
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	WAR	Mrs H Reynolds	1807
	Conservative	F Haley	1114
	Labour	R Haynes	928
Majority			693

WAR gain from Labour

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs M S Machin	2043
	Labour	R Jones	643
	Liberal	R Gray	486
	WAR	C Dunning	273
	National Front	J Thomas	180
Majority			1400
	Conservative hold		Swing

Parkfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Lane	1463
	Conservative	P Cope	694
	National Front	Mrs C Simpson	207
	WAR	B Read	125
	Liberal	Mrs C Sweet	42
	Communist	A Barr	17
Majority			769
	Labour hold		Swing

Penn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Hart	3166
	WAR	F Slater	1210
	Labour	F Ledsham	461
	Liberal	F Hemsley	360
Majority			1956
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Peters

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M James	1911
	Conservative	Mrs G Hodson	972
	WAR	C Crane	214
Majority			939
	Labour hold		Swing

Spring Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N G Davies	1661
	Conservative	C Barber	1084
	National Front	E Shaw	879
	Liberal	B Batchelor	341
	WAR	Mrs J Slater	287
Majority			577
	Labour hold		Swing

Tettenhall Regis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs D M Seiboth	2079
	WAR	L Birch	1881
	Labour	J Tuck	296
	Liberal	L Maclean	291
Majority			198
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tettenhall Wightwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P Snell	2710
	WAR	J Green	958
	Labour	I Turner	441
	Liberal	Mrs M Millar	208
Majority			1752
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wednesfield Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F Wadsworth	1763
	Labour	Dr P Young	1063
	WAR	G Evans	611
	Liberal	A Dawson	318
	National Front	Mrs C Thomas	279
Majority			700
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Wednesfield North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Davies	1430
	Conservative	R Squires	1426
	WAR	M Pearson	858
	National Front	Mrs M McNally	382
Majority			4
	Labour hold		Swing

Wednesfield South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Curtiss	1705
	Labour	J F Torrington	1273
Majority			432
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing