1980 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council election

1980 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council election

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All 10 seats to Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council 6 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour SNP Last election 3 seats, 37.8% 7 seats. 46.6% Seats won 6 4 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 12,113 8,403 Percentage 54.2% 37.6% Swing 16.4% 9.0%

Elections to Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council were held on 1 May 1980, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.

Results

1980 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	6	3	0	3	60.0	54.2	12,113	16.4
	SNP	4	0	3	3	40.0	37.6	8,403	9.0
	Conservative	0	0	0		0.0	5.9	1,323	5.8
	Independent Labour	0	0	0		0.0	1.4	310	0.4
	Liberal	0	0	0		0.0	0.9	193	New

Source: ^[1]

References

1. "Scottish District Elections 1980" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 25 August 2024.