1980 City of Aberdeen District Council election

Last updated

1980 City of Aberdeen District Council election
City Flag of Aberdeen.svg
  1977 1 May 1980 (1980-05-01) 1984  

All 48 seats to City of Aberdeen Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Last election22 seats, 37.5%%16 seats, 36.0%7 seats, 15.8%
Seats won27138
Seat changeIncrease2.svg5Decrease2.svg3Increase2.svg1
Popular vote22,90016,7489,679
Percentage44.3%32.4%18.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg6.8%Decrease2.svg3.6%Increase2.svg2.9%

Aberdeen City Council election 1980.svg
The 48 single-member wards

Council Leader before election


No overall control

Council Leader after election


Labour

The 1980 City of Aberdeen District Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of City of Aberdeen Council, as part of that years Scottish local elections.

Election results

City of Aberdeen Local Election Result 1980 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 27Increase2.svg544.322,900Increase2.svg6.8
  Conservative 13Decrease2.svg332.416,748Decrease2.svg3.6
  Liberal 8Increase2.svg118.79,679Increase2.svg2.9
  SNP 0Steady2.svg00.04.12,122Decrease2.svg1.2
  Independent 0Steady2.svg00.00.3137Decrease2.svg3.5
  Communist 0Steady2.svg00.00.168Decrease2.svg0.2

References

  1. "Elections Database 1974 - May 2003". Aberdeen City Council. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.