1973 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 1973 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The election took place a year before the council formally coming into its powers and prior to the creation of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the county boroughs of Birkenhead and Wallasey, along with the municipal borough of Bebington and the urban districts of Hoylake and Wirral.
After the election, the composition of the council was:Election results
Overall election result
New Council.Ward results
Birkenhead
No. 1 (Argyle-Clifton-Holt)
No. 2 (Bebington and Mersey)
No. 3 (Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland)
No. 4 (Devonshire and Egerton)
No. 5 (Gilbrook and St James)
No. 6 (Grange and Oxton)
No. 7 (Prenton)
No. 8 (Upton)
Wallasey
No. 9 (Leasowe)
No. 10 (Marlowe-Egremont-South Liscard)
No. 11 (Moreton and Saughall Massie)
No. 12 (New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren)
No. 13 (North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street)
No. 14 (Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville)
Bebington
No. 15 (Higher Bebington and Woodhey)
No. 16 (Park-New Ferry-North Bromborough)
No. 17 (South Bromborough and Eastham)
No. 18 (Lower Bebington and Poulton)
Hoylake
No. 19 (Caldy and Frankby)
No. 20 (Central-Hoose-Meols-Park)
Wirral
No. 21 (Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield)
No. 22 (Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston)
