1980 City of Edinburgh District Council election

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1980 City of Edinburgh Council election
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  1977 1 May 1980 (1980-05-01) 1984  

All 62 seats to Edinburgh City Council
32 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Last election34231
Seats won31252
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Increase2.svg2Increase2.svg1
Popular vote64,15258,41118,230
Percentage40.2%36.6%11.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg4.6%Increase2.svg10.0%Increase2.svg3.5%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party SNP Independent Independent Labour
Last election510
Seats won211
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Steady2.svg0Increase2.svg1
Popular vote14,9602,1571,118
Percentage9.4%1.4%0.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg9.9%Increase2.svg0.4%Increase2.svg0.6%

Edinburgh District Council election, 1980.svg
Map of council wards

Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


No overall control

Elections for the City of Edinburgh District Council took place on 1 May 1980, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. The Conservatives, who had previously controlled a majority on the council, were reduced to being just shy of a majority. The Conservatives continued to rule the council however, with Liberal support.

Contents

The election saw 4 new wards being added to Edinburgh; Fort, Shandon, Haymarket, and Tollcross. All, minus Tollcross, (which was won by the Conservatives) were won by Labour. [1]

Turnout was 160,330. [1]

Aggregate results

City of Edinburgh District Council election, 1980 [1] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3122Steady2.svg050.040.264,152Decrease2.svg4.6
  Labour 2573Increase2.svg440.336.658,411Increase2.svg10.0
  Liberal 220Increase2.svg23.211.418,230Increase2.svg3.5
  SNP 203Decrease2.svg33.29.414,960Decrease2.svg9.9
  Independent 100Steady2.svg01.61.42,157Increase2.svg0.4
  Independent Labour 110Increase2.svg11.60.71,118Increase2.svg0.6
  Scottish Ecology 000Steady2.svg00.00.4576New
  Communist 000Steady2.svg00.00.0465Decrease2.svg0.1

Ward Results

1st, Queensferry
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent J. Milne 1,431 65.8
Labour W. Nelson74534.2
Majority68631.6
Turnout 2,176
Independent hold
2nd, Kirkliston
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP D. Williams 1,088 45.1
Conservative G. Brown66827.7
Labour G. Grieve65727.2
Majority42017.4
Turnout 2,413
SNP hold
3rd, Balerno
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative R. Powell 1,513 51.8
SNP Mary Stein72324.7
Labour D. Lindsay68723.5
Majority72327.1
Turnout 2,923
Conservative hold
4th, Baberton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Elizabeth Roberson 1,573 47.0
Liberal J. McCreesh71621.4
SNP Shona Cole58217.4
Labour D. Anderson47314.1
Majority85725.6
Turnout 3,344
Conservative hold
40th, Tollcross (New Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative K. Alexander 887
Labour S. Gilmore 727
Liberal A. Hajducki290
SNP J. Mitchell188
Scottish Ecology S. Whitaker127
Majority160
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
42nd, Holyrood
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R. Kerle 1,105
Independent G. Forbes613
Conservative B. Monteith 300
SNP C. Cunningham207
Communist Carol Downes19
Majority492
Turnout
Labour hold
53rd, Colinton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J. D. Maclennan 2,693 88.5
Labour E. Fallon35011.5
Majority2,34377.0
Turnout 3,043
Conservative hold
56th, Fairmilehead
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative B. Meek 2,343 69.5
Liberal M. Dougall77623.0
Labour I. Christie2527.5
Majority1,56746.5
Turnout 3,371
Conservative hold

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