1980 Falkirk District Council election

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1980 Falkirk District Council election
  1977 1 May 1980 (1980-05-01) 1984  

All 36 seats to Falkirk District Council
19 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour SNP Conservative
Last election8 seats, 31.0%22 seats, 47.2%2 seats, 6.3%
Seats won2742
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 19Decrease2.svg 18Steady2.svg
Popular vote24,07114,4773,587
Percentage52.7%31.7%7.9%
SwingIncrease2.svg 21.7%Decrease2.svg 15.5%Increase2.svg 1.6%

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Independent Independent Labour
Last election4 seats, 14.1%Did not contest
Seats won21
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote3,1150
Percentage6.8%0.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg 7.3%New

Elections to Falkirk District Council took place on 1 May 1980, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 36 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Results

1980 Falkirk District Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 27190Increase2.svg 1975.052.724,071Increase2.svg 21.7
  SNP 4018Decrease2.svg 1811.131.714,477Decrease2.svg 15.5
  Conservative 222Steady2.svg5.67.93,587Increase2.svg 1.6
  Independent 213Decrease2.svg 25.66.83,115Decrease2.svg 7.3
  Independent Labour 110Increase2.svg 12.80.00New
  Liberal 000Steady2.svg0.00.9398Increase2.svg 0.2

Source: [1]

References

  1. "Scottish District Elections 1980" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 August 2024.