1978 local election in England
The 1978 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election for the City of Wolverhampton Council was held on Thursday 4 May.
Following the elections no single party had overall control of Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council, the WAR candidates voted with Labour at the mayor making a few weeks later but control passed to the Conservative group following the February 1979 Low Hill by election when the Conservatives gained a seat from Labour.
The 1978 election is notable in that two future Wolverhampton Members of Parliament, Dennis Turner (Bilston East) and Ken Purchase (Eastfield) were both elected to the council.
A vacant seat in St Peters meant two seats were contested in that ward.
The composition of the council prior to the election was:
- Labour 33
- Conservative 24
- Wolverhampton Association of Ratepayers 2
- Vacancy 1
The composition of the council following the election was:
- Labour 29
- Conservative 29
- Wolverhampton Association of Ratepayers 2
Election results
Bilston East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D Turner | 2053 | | |
| Conservative | J Boden | 712 | | |
| National Front | B Hyde | 142 | | |
| WAR | S Davis | 64 | | |
Majority | 1341 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bilston North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | C Barber | 1518 | | |
| Labour | P Richards | 1345 | | |
| National Front | G McNally | 297 | | |
Majority | 73 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Blakenhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J Carpenter | 1896 | | |
| Labour | B Jones | 1761 | | |
| Liberal | M Parsley | 292 | | |
| National Front | Mrs J Johnson | 346 | | |
| WAR | J Hewes | 179 | | |
Majority | 137 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bushbury Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mrs J Beddoes | 1286 | | |
| Conservative | Mrs I Bickley | 807 | | |
| WAR | C J Reynolds | 248 | | |
| National Front | J Robinson | 153 | | |
Majority | 479 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Eastfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | K Purchase | 2015 | | |
| Conservative | Mrs R Smith | 929 | | |
| National Front | G Cooper | 258 | | |
| Liberal | C Hallmark | 171 | | |
Majority | 1086 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ettingshall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | E Bold | 1292 | | |
| Conservative | H Davies | 569 | | |
| National Front | P Rollason | 158 | | |
Majority | 723 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Graiseley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | F Ledsam | 2195 | | |
| Conservative | P Smith | 1253 | | |
| National Front | Mrs M Robinson | 228 | | |
Majority | 942 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Low Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D Hickman | 1362 | | |
| Conservative | Mrs J Hickman | 902 | | |
| National Front | D Johnson | 178 | | |
| Liberal | L Maclean | 113 | | |
Majority | 460 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Merry Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | B Clarke | 3458 | | |
| Labour | R Haynes | 1284 | | |
| WAR | Mrs E M Powell | 205 | | |
| National Front | B Percival | 203 | | |
Majority | 2174 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Oxley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | F Haley | 1309 | | |
| WAR | R Stickland | 1225 | | |
| Labour | P Bateman | 1063 | | |
| National Front | Mrs C Thomas | 132 | | |
Majority | 693 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | W Morrison | 2044 | | |
| Labour | S Lydon | 847 | | |
| Liberal | R Gray | 479 | | |
| National Front | Mrs C Simpson | 120 | | |
| WAR | Miss K Johnston | 84 | | |
Majority | 1197 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Parkfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G Howells | 1553 | | |
| Conservative | B Carpenter | 591 | | |
| National Front | J Thomas | 194 | | |
| WAR | B V Read | 45 | | |
Majority | 962 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Penn Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | A Bickley | 3638 | | |
| Labour | J Fenby | 597 | | |
| WAR | R J Thomas | 228 | | |
| National Front | J Keating | 163 | | |
Majority | 3041 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Peters Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | I Claymore | 2424 | | |
| Labour | S S Duhra | 2143 | | |
| Conservative | Mrs G Hodson | 759 | | |
| Conservative | J Inglis | 609 | | |
| National Front | J Bladon | 154 | | |
| WAR | J Smith | 120 | | |
| National Front | J Spencer | 110 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Spring Vale Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mrs M Pointon | 2030 | | |
| Conservative | J Lockley | 1447 | | |
Majority | 583 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tettenhall Regis Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | S Morton | 2807 | | |
| WAR | Mrs J Gunter | 733 | | |
| Labour | M Powis | 399 | | |
| National Front | Mrs M Ryan | 140 | | |
| Ind. Conservative | J Cartwright | 117 | | |
Majority | 2074 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tettenhall Wightwick Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R Watson | 3177 | | |
| Labour | M Smith | 685 | | |
| Liberal | Mrs S Ascott | 248 | | |
| National Front | S Hammond | 191 | | |
| WAR | T Rathbone | 99 | | |
Majority | 1752 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wednesfield Heath Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | W Wootton | 2007 | | |
| Labour | H Turner | 1219 | | |
| National Front | G Jones | 246 | | |
Majority | 788 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Wednesfield North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | G Jones | 2121 | | |
| Labour | A Morey | 1865 | | |
| National Front | S Mcnally | 320 | | |
Majority | 256 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Wednesfield South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J Davis | 1748 | | |
| Labour | Mrs C Nicholls | 1457 | | |
| National Front | J Dutton | 182 | | |
Majority | 291 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
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