English and Welsh Local Elections in 1979 were held on Thursday 5 May.

Following the elections the Labour Party had overall control of Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council.

The Wolverhampton Association of Ratepayers became known simply as Ratepayers in the 1979 local elections.

The composition of the council prior to the election was:

The composition of the council following the election was:

Election results

Bilston East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J Geraghty 3451
Conservative J Boden 1581
Ratepayers S Davis 233
Liberal C O'Brien 204
National Front B Hyde 135
Majority 1870
Labour hold Swing
Bilston North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J Fenby 3544
Conservative J Speakman 2819
Liberal M Parsley 452
National Front S McNally 298
Ratepayers C Newman 229
Majority 725
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Blakenhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R Reynolds 2870
Conservative P Ellis 2641
Liberal M Williams 369
Ratepayers B Simmons 339
National Front Mrs J Johnson 218
Majority 299
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Bushbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour N Dougherty 2809
Conservative Mrs I Bickley 1624
Ratepayers D Prince 482
National Front J Robinson 244
Majority 1185
Labour hold Swing
Eastfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W Garbett 3985
Conservative Mrs R Smith 1818
Liberal C Hallmark 660
National Front G Cooper 285
Majority 2167
Labour hold Swing
Ettingshall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Storer 2486
Conservative H Davies 1116
Liberal Mrs N O'Brien 196
National Front Mrs V Jones 192
Ratepayers B Reade 141
Majority 1370
Labour hold Swing
Graiseley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mrs N Jones 3094
Conservative N George 1727
Liberal Mrs J Woodhall 426
National Front Mrs M Robinson 196
Ratepayers B Wilkes 133
Majority 1367
Labour hold Swing
Low Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C Laws 3431
Conservative P Turley 1879
Liberal J Thompson 291
National Front D Johnson 215
Ratepayers J Sharples 138
Majority 1552
Labour hold Swing
Merry Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R Hart 5325
Labour R Haynes 2735
Liberal Mrs G Ricketts 681
WAR Mrs E Powell 505
National Front B Percival 204
Majority 2590
Conservative hold Swing
Oxley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W Hillier 2436
Labour 2228
Ratepayers R Stickland 1519
Liberal Mrs W Hallmark 300
National Front Mrs A Ryan 182
Majority 208

Conservative gain from Ratepayers

Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs M Hodson 3209
Labour P Bateman 1963
Liberal Mrs B Craft 689
Ratepayers T Rathbone 242
National Front Mrs C Simpson 108
Majority 1246
Conservative hold Swing
Parkfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Steventon 2902
Conservative B Carpenter 1126
Independent S Hunting 418
Liberal Mrs A Whitehouse 170
National Front J Thomas 147
Majority 1776
Labour hold Swing
Penn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs P Bradley 4786
Labour S Holding 1161
Liberal F Hemsley 1087
Ratepayers R Thomas 433
National Front B Downing 157
Majority 3625
Conservative hold Swing
St Peters
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B Dass 2241
Conservative Mrs G Hodson 1363
Independent Labour & Trade Unionist N S Noor 1220
Liberal D Craft 401
Ratepayers J Smith 189
National Front Mrs J Lees 183
Labour hold Swing
Spring Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Garner 3842
Conservative E Edwards 3257
Liberal T Clark 591
National Front E Shaw 375
Majority 585
Labour hold Swing
Tettenhall Regis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs M Compton 4361
Ratepayers Mrs F Sneyd 1039
Labour S Smith 1007
Liberal M Woodhall 640
National Front Mrs C Thomas 112
Majority 3354
Conservative hold Swing
Tettenhall Wightwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E Pearce 5087
Labour M Smith 1683
Liberal Mrs S Ascott 862
Ratepayers J Fereday 391
National Front J Moles 178
Majority 3404
Conservative hold Swing
Wednesfield Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H L Turner 3230
Labour Mrs L Richards 2274
Liberal A Dawson 522
Ratepayers Mrs M Morris 332
National Front G Jones 222
Majority 956
Conservative hold Swing
Wednesfield North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Morey 4472
Conservative R Woodhouse 3269
Liberal Mrs S Thompson 634
Ratepayers Mrs J Gunter 459
National Front Mrs M Mcnally 313
Majority 1203
Labour hold Swing
Wednesfield South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A Griffiths 2849
Labour Mrs G Stafford-Good 2806
Liberal L McLean 558
Ratepayers Mrs V Sharples 236
National Front Mrs J Percival 166
Majority 43
Conservative hold Swing

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Council elections in the West Midlands
(1978 ←) 1979 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1980)
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