1980 Derby City Council election

1980 Derby City Council election^[1]^[2]
14 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council ; 23 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 1980 Derby City Council elections.
Council control before election; Labour ;	Council control after election; Labour ;

Last updated September 11, 2025

The 1980 Derby City Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of Derby City Council in England.^[3] This was on the same day as other local elections. 14 of the council's 44 seats were up for election. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

Overall results

1980 Derby City Council Election
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
	Labour	8	0	0	57.1	51.7	20,611
	Conservative	6	0	0	42.9	42.5	16,935
	Liberal	0	0	0	0.0	5.5	2,194
	Ecology	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	57
	United English National	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	40
Total		14					39,837

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. McNab	1,574	64.9%
	Conservative	K. Hutchinson	852	35.1%
Turnout				25.1%
	Labour hold

Allestree

Allestree^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Chadwick	2,134	66.8%
	Labour	S. Davies	575	18.0%
	Liberal	W. Webley	484	15.2%
Turnout				39.3%
	Conservative hold

Alvaston

Alvaston^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Sweeting	1,312	64.0%
	Conservative	J. Lissett	739	36.0%
Turnout				30.8%
	Labour hold

Babington

Babington^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. Unwin	1,856	71.9%
	Conservative	J. Keith	725	28.1%
Turnout				27.4%
	Labour hold

Blagreaves

Blagreaves^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. Murphy	1,481	50.2%
	Labour	P. McLaverty	1,470	49.8%
Turnout				37.3%
	Conservative hold

Boulton

Boulton^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	I. Slater	2,029	63.7%
	Conservative	D. Hazelwood	1,157	36.3%
Turnout				39.4%
	Labour hold

Breadsall

Breadsall^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Wawman	1,865	69.5%
	Conservative	T. Hoogerwerf	777	29.0%
	United English National	S. Gibson	40	1.5%
Turnout				28.2%
	Labour hold

Chaddesden

Chaddesden^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Summers	1,826	57.9%
	Conservative	G. Andrews	1,329	42.1%
Turnout				35.7%
	Labour hold

Chellaston

Chellaston^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Blount	1,513	51.3%
	Labour	M. Fuller	1,437	48.7%
Turnout				40.4%
	Conservative hold

Darley

Darley^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Longdon	2,072	57.7%
	Labour	D. Parnham	1,168	32.5%
	Liberal	M. Kennelly	353	9.8%
Turnout				37.7%
	Conservative hold

Derwent

Derwent^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. Topham	1,495	61.3%
	Conservative	B. Daniels	482	19.8%
	Liberal	S. Connolly	463	19.0%
Turnout				30.7%
	Labour hold

Kingsway

Kingsway^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Bates	1,523	52.1%
	Labour	E. Jones	811	27.8%
	Liberal	A. Smith	588	20.1%
Turnout				37.1%
	Conservative hold

Litchurch

Litchurch^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Wood	1,557	81.2%
	Conservative	A. Northover	361	18.8%
Turnout				21.8%
	Labour hold

Spondon

Spondon^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Edgar	1,790	47.2%
	Labour	J. Osborn	1,636	43.2%
	Liberal	T. Dickenson	306	8.1%
	Ecology	B. Sabine	57	1.5%
Turnout				39.2%
	Conservative hold

References

↑ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
↑ "Local Election Summaries 1980". The Elections Centre.
↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1980. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 16.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Derby City Council Election Results 1979-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.

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[compostition-1] "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.

[2] "Local Election Summaries 1980". The Elections Centre.

[handbook-3] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1980. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 16.

[results-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Derby City Council Election Results 1979-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.

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