1980 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election


The 1980 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
The first third of the council was up for election to new boundaries.
Every councillor was assigned a new ward before the election took place.
After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 1979.

Ward results

Bebington

Bidston

Birkenhead

Bromborough

Clatterbridge

Claughton

Eastham

Egerton

Heswall

Hoylake

Leasowe

Liscard

Moreton

New Brighton

Oxton

Prenton

Royden

Seacombe

Thurstaston

Tranmere

Upton

Wallasey