1980 Hamilton District Council election

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

All 20 seats to Hamilton District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
Registered78,670
Turnout50.2%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Lab
Lib
Con
Party Labour Liberal Conservative
Last election10 seats, 42.1%2 seats, 6.2%1 seat, 12.6%
Seats won1721
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 7Steady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote15,6482,8496,093
Percentage56.5%10.3%22.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 14.4Increase2.svg 4.1Increase2.svg 9.4

Council Leader before election


No overall control

Council Leader after election


Labour

Elections to Hamilton District Council were held on 1 May 1980, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the third election to the district council following the local government reforms in the 1970s.

Contents

The election was the last to use the original 20 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting. [1] Following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in October 1981, several wards were changed or abolished. [2]

Labour regained overall control of the council after winning 17 seats – an increase of seven from the previous election – and taking more than half of the popular vote. The Liberals leapfrogged the Scottish National Party (SNP) into second as they maintained their total of two councillors and the Conservatives won the remaining seat to maintain their number on the council. The SNP lost all six of their seats as their vote share fell by 25 percentage points.

Results

1980 Hamilton District Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1770Increase2.svg 785.056.515,648Increase2.svg 14.4
  Liberal 200Steady2.svg10.010.32,849Increase2.svg 4.1
  Conservative 100Steady2.svg5.022.06,093Increase2.svg 9.4
  SNP 006Decrease2.svg 60.08.32,290Decrease2.svg 24.8
  Independent Labour 001Decrease2.svg 10.02.3658Increase2.svg 0.8
  Independent Nationalist 000Steady2.svg0.00.6178New
Total20 27,716

Source: [3] [4]

Ward results

Hillhouse

Hillhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Newberry 1,206 81.7 Increase2.svg 34.2
Independent Nationalist M. Sneddon17812.1New
Conservative D. Ogg916.2New
Majority1,02869.6N/A
Turnout 1,47546.3Decrease2.svg 4.1
Registered electors 3,139
Labour gain from SNP Swing Increase2.svg 34.2

Source: [3] [4]

Udston

Udston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Dallas 1,473 85.1 Increase2.svg 52.7
Independent Labour A. Reid24814.3Decrease2.svg 23.7
Majority1,22570.8N/A
Turnout 1,72152.3Increase2.svg 0.3
Registered electors 3,308
Labour gain from Independent Labour Swing Increase2.svg 52.7

Source: [3] [4]

Wellhall North

Wellhall North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. McKinnon 800 49.5 Increase2.svg 22.8
Conservative A. Aitchison42926.5Increase2.svg 1.2
SNP A. McCubbin38723.9Decrease2.svg 18.0
Majority37123.0N/A
Turnout 1,61650.4Decrease2.svg 3.4
Registered electors 3,206
Labour gain from SNP Swing Increase2.svg 20.4

Source: [3] [4]

Central

Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Murphy 771 63.9 Increase2.svg 25.7
Conservative M. Stepek43235.8Increase2.svg 7.4
Majority33928.1Increase2.svg 23.2
Turnout 1,20350.5Decrease2.svg 4.4
Registered electors 2,392
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 25.7

Source: [3] [4]

Burnbank

Burnbank
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour I. McKillop 1,416 69.5 Increase2.svg 8.1
Independent Labour A. Hosie41020.1New
Conservative J. Urquhart20810.2New
Majority1,00649.4Increase2.svg 23.1
Turnout 2,03451.8Increase2.svg 4.6
Registered electors 3,936
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 8.1

Source: [3] [4]

Bent

Bent
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Lowe 806 49.5 Increase2.svg 24.8
Conservative A. Kegg50230.8Increase2.svg 8.0
SNP T. Fox31919.6Decrease2.svg 32.8
Majority30418.7N/A
Turnout 1,62750.8Decrease2.svg 4.4
Registered electors 3,205
Labour gain from SNP Swing Increase2.svg 28.8

Source: [3] [4]

Fairhill

Fairhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N. Cochrane 1,941 84.4 Increase2.svg 29.8
Conservative D. Murray35615.5New
Majority1,58568.9Increase2.svg 56.5
Turnout 2,29744.9Decrease2.svg 6.0
Registered electors 5,125
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 29.8

Source: [3] [4]

Wellhall South

Wellhall South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Puetherer 1,250 80.6 Increase2.svg 42.7
Conservative G. Young29018.7Decrease2.svg 0.2
Majority96061.9Increase2.svg 60.5
Turnout 1,54042.7Decrease2.svg 8.5
Registered electors 3,634
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 42.7

Source: [3] [4]

Low Waters

Low Waters
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Williamson 1,681 63.1 Increase2.svg 2.5
Labour P. Grenfell97636.6Increase2.svg 17.7
Majority70526.5Decrease2.svg 13.6
Turnout 2,65755.3Decrease2.svg 0.9
Registered electors 4,823
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg 2.5

Source: [3] [4]

Cadzow

Cadzow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Smith 2,032 58.7 Increase2.svg 27.1
Conservative J. Dorricott73621.3Decrease2.svg 10.1
SNP I. Campbell69120.0Decrease2.svg 16.9
Majority1,29637.4N/A
Turnout 3,45956.4Increase2.svg 5.3
Registered electors 6,143
Labour gain from SNP Swing Increase2.svg 27.1

Source: [3] [4]

Dalserf

Dalserf
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Cochrane 1,025 59.7 Increase2.svg 16.1
SNP D. Broadfoot34620.2Decrease2.svg 36.2
Conservative J. Newton34420.0New
Majority67939.5N/A
Turnout 1,71545.9Decrease2.svg 2.3
Registered electors 3,742
Labour gain from SNP Swing Increase2.svg 16.1

Source: [3] [4]

Machan

Machan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Borland 1,131 55.6 Increase2.svg 17.8
SNP M. Miller54726.9Decrease2.svg 26.8
Conservative D. Eadie35317.4New
Majority58428.7N/A
Turnout 2,03145.3Decrease2.svg 2.1
Registered electors 4,493
Labour gain from SNP Swing Increase2.svg 17.8

Source: [3] [4]

Avonholm

Avonholm
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. SpeirsUnopposed
Registered electors 3,017
Labour hold

Source: [3]

Strutherhill

Strutherhill
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour S. CasserleyUnopposed
Registered electors 2,463
Labour hold

Source: [3]

Stonehouse

Stonehouse
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R. GibbUnopposed
Registered electors 3,757
Labour hold

Source: [3]

Bothwell and Uddingston North

Bothwell and Uddingston North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal T. Maxwell 1,080 51.6 Increase2.svg 6.1
Labour S. Sloss82139.2Increase2.svg 6.6
Conservative J. Bain1919.1Decrease2.svg 12.9
Majority25912.4Decrease2.svg 0.5
Turnout 2,09256.8Decrease2.svg 1.0
Registered electors 3,685
Liberal hold Swing Increase2.svg 6.1

Source: [3] [4]

Bothwell and Uddingston South

Bothwell and Uddingston South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal T. Grieve 1,769 78.3 Increase2.svg 17.4
Conservative A. Thomson48021.3Decrease2.svg 5.9
Majority1,28957.0Increase2.svg 24.3
Turnout 2,24950.6Decrease2.svg 11.7
Registered electors 4,459
Liberal hold Swing Increase2.svg 17.4

Source: [3] [4]

High Blantyre

High Blantyre
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. SwinburneUnopposed
Registered electors 4,951
Labour hold

Source: [3]

Blantyre

Blantyre
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour M. D. TrembleUnopposed
Registered electors 4,718
Labour hold

Source: [3]

Stonefield

Stonefield
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour G. McInallyUnopposed
Registered electors 4,474
Labour hold

Source: [3]

References

  1. "Formation Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  2. "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1980). The Scottish District Elections 1980: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1977). The Scottish District Elections 1977: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 6 January 2024.