1980 Leeds City Council election

1980 Leeds City Council election

←  1979 1 May 1980 1982  →
All 99 seats on Leeds City Council 50 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader George Mudie Peter Sparling Party Labour Conservative Leader's seat Seacroft Moortown Seats won 62 29 Seat change 18 16 Popular vote 94,460 74,442 Percentage 43.7% 34.4%
Council control before election Minority administration Conservative Council control after election Majority administration Labour

The 1980 Leeds City Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England.

A full boundary review of Leeds's electoral wards increased the number of wards from 32 to 33, also increasing the number of councillors from 96 to 99. This prompted the entire council needing to be elected. ^[1]

Boundary changes

The boundary changes added an extra ward to the existing 32 - increasing the councillor total by three to 99 - with just half the ward names surviving the changes:

Abolished:

1. Armley and Castleton
2. Beeston and Holbeck
3. Burley
4. Burmantofts and Richmond Hill
5. Chapel Allerton and Scott Hall
6. City and Woodhouse
7. Cookridge and Weetwood
8. Garforth North and Barwick
9. Kippax and Swillington
10. Gipton and Whinmoor
11. Harehills and Roundhay
12. Hunslet East and West
13. Osmondthorpe
14. Otley
15. Stanningley
16. Talbot

Created:

1. Armley
2. Barwick & Kippax
3. Beeston
4. Burmantofts
5. Chapel Allerton
6. City & Holbeck
7. Cookridge
8. Garforth & Swillington
9. Harehills
10. Hunslet
11. North
12. Otley & Wharfedale
13. Richmond Hill
14. Roundhay
15. University
16. Weetwood
17. Whinmoor

Election result

The drop in Conservative support - which seen them set lows in vote share and seats won - allowed Labour to win record representation and comfortably regain control of the council from the Conservatives, with a 25-seat strong majority. Labour also managed highs in votes and vote share, once the previous year's totals are omitted for unrepresentatively high turnout (which were gained from coinciding with the general election that year). ^[1]

The Liberals, who fielded their first full-slate of candidates, also achieved party records but were rewarded with fewer seats in the new landscape; their gains confined to Armley, Horsforth and Otley, looking unlikely to win the new seats replacing the formerly favourable seats for Hunslet and Pudsey. ^[1]

Elsewhere, the Ecologists bettered their previous efforts with an increased outing, standing candidates in over a half of the wards, surpassing Liberal support in a number of them. Beyond the regular Communist slate, there was also another appearance from an Independent in Morley North, an Independent Liberal standing in Rothwell and the first appearance of a Residents Association by way of a candidate each in Headingley, Kirkstall and Weetwood. ^[1]

Leeds local election result 1980

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	62	0	0	0	62.6	43.7	94,460	+2.5%
	Conservative	29	0	0	0	29.3	34.4	74,442	-4.1%
	Liberal	8	0	0	0	8.1	18.0	38,818	+0.2%
	Ecology	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.7	5,790	+1.2%
	Communist	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.6	1,369	+0.3%
	Residents	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.3	604	+0.3%
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	395	-0.0%
	Independent Liberal	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	268	+0.1%

This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:

Party		Previous council	New council
	Labour	44	62
	Conservatives	45	29
	Liberals	7	8
Total		96	99
Working majority		0	25

Ward results

Aireborough ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Hudson	3,236	40.6	N/A
	Conservative	H. Barber	3,039
	Conservative	T. Hawkins	2,947
	Liberal	J. Brown	2,400	30.1	N/A
	Liberal	R. Lee	2,239
	Liberal	G. McCabe	2,226
	Labour	M. Dunn	2,098	26.3	N/A
	Labour	J. Collins	2,068
	Labour	J. Prior	2,009
	Ecology	R. Cresswell	242	3.0	N/A
Majority			547	10.5	N/A
Turnout			7,976		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Armley ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Meadowcroft	3,746	51.5	N/A
	Liberal	D. Selby	3,449
	Liberal	B. Nelson	3,439
	Labour	A. Gunter	2,281	31.4	N/A
	Labour	P. Shires	2,198
	Labour	V. Firth	2,080
	Conservative	H. Hinchliffe	1,159	15.9	N/A
	Conservative	B. Stockwell	1,096
	Conservative	E. McKimmings	1,066
	Communist	J. Light	81	1.1	N/A
Majority			1,158	20.2	N/A
Turnout			7,267		N/A
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

Barwick & Kippax ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Flatters	3,784	51.0	N/A
	Labour	M. Monks	3,713
	Labour	K. Smith	3,608
	Conservative	A. Taylor	2,729	36.8	N/A
	Conservative	B. Rowley	2,688
	Conservative	J. Sherwin	2,620
	Liberal	R. Hutchinson	458	6.2	N/A
	Ecology	D. Corry	445	6.0	N/A
	Liberal	N. Parnaby	428
	Liberal	B. Maney	394
Majority			879	14.2	N/A
Turnout			7,416		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Beeston ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Beevers	3,131	50.3	N/A
	Labour	H. Booth	3,101
	Labour	Michael McGowan	2,680
	Conservative	W. Birch	1,721	27.7	N/A
	Conservative	S. Grenfell	1,450
	Conservative	J. Sturgeon	1,411
	Liberal	M. Day	1,218	19.6	N/A
	Liberal	J. Ellis	1,184
	Liberal	R. Heselwood	1,113
	Ecology	R. Mitchell	151	2.4	N/A
Majority			959	22.7	N/A
Turnout			6,221		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Bramley ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Atkinson	3,877	64.7	N/A
	Labour	A. Miller	3,690
	Labour	A. Atkinson	3,644
	Conservative	I. Benton	1,308	21.8	N/A
	Conservative	L. Hargreaves	1,218
	Conservative	K. Knapton	1,205
	Liberal	L. Meadowcroft	804	13.4	N/A
	Liberal	S. Gillen	692
	Liberal	B. Jacques	646
Majority			2,336	42.9	N/A
Turnout			5,989		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Burmantofts ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Millet	3,393	47.4	N/A
	Labour	M. Moynihan	3,343
	Labour	R. Sedler	3,144
	Liberal	M. Clay	2,779	38.8	N/A
	Liberal	N. Mackie	2,285
	Liberal	T. Bland	2,223
	Conservative	V. Dodgson	761	10.6	N/A
	Conservative	M. Suttenstall	687
	Conservative	M. Gorrill	670
	Communist	M. Monkman	225	3.1	N/A
Majority			365	8.6	N/A
Turnout			7,158		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Chapel Allerton ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Frankland	3,326	51.3	N/A
	Labour	C. Clarke	3,253
	Labour	N. Taggart	3,180
	Conservative	K. Hind	2,200	34.0	N/A
	Conservative	J. Howard	2,184
	Conservative	M. Sexton	2,150
	Liberal	J. Clay	563	8.7	N/A
	Liberal	B. Jones	438
	Liberal	D. Johns	417
	Ecology	P. Sanders	259	4.0	N/A
	Ecology	H. Terry	210
	Communist	L. Willoughby	131	2.0	N/A
Majority			980	17.4	N/A
Turnout			6,479		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

City & Holbeck ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Sanderson	3,854	67.8	N/A
	Labour	E. Morris	3,663
	Labour	C. Myers	3,548
	Liberal	P. Jones	1,133	19.9	N/A
	Liberal	J. Wright	1,048
	Liberal	P. Tekchandani	953
	Conservative	D. Tomlinson	701	12.3	N/A
	Conservative	S. Kaberry	668
	Conservative	H. Stockwell	633
Majority			2,415	47.8	N/A
Turnout			5,688		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Cookridge ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Loudon	3,353	58.7	N/A
	Conservative	M. Gledhill	3,200
	Conservative	J. Carter	3,198
	Labour	B. McKiernan	1,247	21.8	N/A
	Labour	J. Woolmer	1,223
	Labour	E. Whelan	1,167
	Liberal	D. Lofthouse	844	14.8	N/A
	Liberal	B. Dodds	785
	Liberal	D. Taylor	758
	Ecology	D. Darnborough	264	4.6	N/A
Majority			1,951	36.9	N/A
Turnout			5,708		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Garforth & Swillington ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Moakes	4,208	51.3	N/A
	Labour	D. Lambert	3,941
	Labour	R. Smith	3,912
	Conservative	N. May	3,145	38.3	N/A
	Conservative	W. Hedley	3,125
	Conservative	D. Schofield	3,056
	Liberal	R. Corrigan	589	7.2	N/A
	Liberal	M. Winterton	391
	Liberal	J. Lelean	372
	Ecology	D. Linley-Young	266	3.2	N/A
	Ecology	J. Dowsett	238
Majority			767	13.0	N/A
Turnout			8,208		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Halton ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Dodgson	3,566	59.2	N/A
	Conservative	W. Hyde	3,486
	Conservative	D. Wood	3,401
	Labour	H. Harris	2,040	33.9	N/A
	Labour	A. McQueenie	1,904
	Labour	L. Worth	1,853
	Liberal	P. Julings	415	6.9	N/A
	Liberal	A. Scoot	415
	Liberal	A. Weatherly	376
Majority			1,361	25.3	N/A
Turnout			6,021		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Harehills ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Cohen	3,611	63.5	N/A
	Labour	T. Briggs	3,360
	Labour	M. Simmons	2,447
	Conservative	D. MacLeod	1,584	27.9	N/A
	Conservative	R. Simpson	1,577
	Conservative	L. Welch	1,565
	Liberal	P. Langley	492	8.7	N/A
	Liberal	J. Gandhi	470
	Liberal	P. McCarthy	421
Majority			863	35.6	N/A
Turnout			5,687		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Headingley ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Dalwood	2,836	41.8	N/A
	Labour	J. Thomas	2,833
	Labour	E. Millet	2,512
	Conservative	E. Clark	2,071	30.5	N/A
	Conservative	J. Searle	2,022
	Conservative	P. Gruen	2,001
	Liberal	D. Rolfe	704	10.4	N/A
	Liberal	M. Gradwell	679
	Liberal	M. Hipshon	628
	Ecology	R. Boyle	451	6.6	N/A
	Residents	K. Nathan	383	5.6	N/A
	Communist	B. Cooper	346	5.1	N/A
Majority			441	11.3	N/A
Turnout			6,791		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Horsforth ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. Cooksey	3,576	43.7	N/A
	Liberal	M. Crossfield	3,488
	Conservative	V. Stevens	3,279	40.0	N/A
	Conservative	K. Vause	3,234
	Conservative	J. Unsworth	3,175
	Liberal	M. Moreland	3,158
	Labour	A. Radford	908	11.1	N/A
	Labour	R. Winn	894
	Labour	G. Wood	789
	Ecology	P. Lewenz	429	5.2	N/A
Majority			254	3.6	N/A
Turnout			8,192		N/A
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hunslet ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoff Driver	3,621	84.4	N/A
	Labour	John Battle	3,472
	Labour	Trevor Park	3,417
	Liberal	L. Hirst	380	8.9	N/A
	Liberal	E. Lynch	350
	Liberal	D. Marsh	289
	Conservative	D. Nichols	287	6.7	N/A
	Conservative	R. Tetley	269
	Conservative	J. Stevens	266
Majority			3,037	75.6	N/A
Turnout			4,288		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Kirkstall ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Nash	4,165	62.9	N/A
	Labour	J. Illingworth	4,033
	Labour	Bernard Atha	3,842
	Conservative	P. Sexton	1,759	26.5	N/A
	Conservative	G. Bullock	1,745
	Conservative	M. Jones	1,666
	Liberal	L. Keates	423	6.4	N/A
	Liberal	M. Leser	388
	Communist	B. Jackson	147	2.2	N/A
	Residents	J. Coates	132	2.0	N/A
Majority			2,083	36.3	N/A
Turnout			6,626		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Middleton ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Kitchen	3,265	73.5	N/A
	Labour	J. Taylor	3,253
	Labour	J. Mann	2,995
	Conservative	A. Larvin	588	13.2	N/A
	Conservative	K. Crosby	574
	Conservative	E. Scott	544
	Liberal	D. Hart	452	10.2	N/A
	Liberal	R. James	340
	Liberal	M. Batley	312
	Ecology	B. Monaghan	137	3.1	N/A
Majority			2,407	60.3	N/A
Turnout			4,442		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Moortown ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Thomas	3,092	52.9	N/A
	Conservative	P. Sparling	3,072
	Conservative	S. Symmonds	2,967
	Labour	T. Cooke	1,608	27.5	N/A
	Labour	R. Wilson	1,555
	Labour	P. Jeffers	1,485
	Liberal	R. Clay	794	13.6	N/A
	Liberal	T. Garbett	686
	Liberal	I. Johnson	589
	Ecology	R. Evans	348	6.0	N/A
Majority			1,359	25.4	N/A
Turnout			5,842		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Morley North ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Jones	3,731	48.5	N/A
	Labour	R. Cordingley	3,715
	Labour	B. Cook	3,565
	Conservative	R. Senior	2,891	37.6	N/A
	Conservative	R. Verity	2,757
	Conservative	B. Barker	2,709
	Liberal	A. Gilchrist	682	8.9	N/A
	Independent	B. Morris	395	5.1	N/A
Majority			674	10.9	N/A
Turnout			7,699		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Morley South ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. North	4,687	66.1	N/A
	Labour	B. Haydn	4,658
	Labour	K. Burnley	4,294
	Conservative	S. Hodgson	1,978	27.9	N/A
	Conservative	A. Grayson	1,966
	Conservative	M. Broadhead	1,883
	Ecology	M. Coates	430	6.1	N/A
Majority			2,316	38.2	N/A
Turnout			7,095		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

North ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Redmond	3,123	57.5	N/A
	Conservative	R. Feldman	3,094
	Conservative	K. Sibbald	3,069
	Labour	E. Hayhurst	1,422	26.2	N/A
	Labour	J. Monksfield	1,277
	Labour	J. Roche	1,264
	Liberal	M. Phillips	500	9.2	N/A
	Liberal	E. Hart	489
	Ecology	C. Rushworth	382	7.0	N/A
	Liberal	C. Shenton	348
Majority			1,647	31.3	N/A
Turnout			5,427		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Otley & Wharfedale ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Morgan	4,987	47.4	N/A
	Liberal	G. Kirkland	4,563
	Liberal	J. Spencer	4,288
	Conservative	S. Day	3,969	37.8	N/A
	Conservative	G. Francis	3,734
	Conservative	M. Drayton	3,460
	Labour	J. Rookledge	1,038	9.9	N/A
	Labour	M. Marshall	984
	Labour	J. Kerwin-Davey	869
	Ecology	A. Laurence	518	4.9	N/A
	Ecology	A. Marriott	447
Majority			319	9.7	N/A
Turnout			10,512		N/A
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

Pudsey North ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Carter	3,901	45.1	N/A
	Conservative	I. Favell	3,664
	Conservative	J. Bashall	3,604
	Labour	P. Burrill	3,245	37.5	N/A
	Labour	A. Sugden	3,076
	Labour	C. Say	3,036
	Liberal	A. Booker	1,497	17.3	N/A
	Liberal	R. Hollingworth	1,492
	Liberal	L. Stevenson	1,411
Majority			359	7.6	N/A
Turnout			8,643		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Pudsey South ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Kersting	2,905	39.7	N/A
	Labour	E. Hickinson	2,773	37.9	N/A
	Labour	D. Brown	2,717
	Labour	N. Rhodes	2,671
	Conservative	L. Fletcher	2,530
	Conservative	P. Lee	2,412
	Liberal	P. Coulson	1,634	22.3	N/A
	Liberal	A. Fleet	1,552
	Liberal	J. Fisken	1,530
Majority			234	1.8	N/A
Turnout			7,312		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Richmond Hill ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Lyons	3,481	66.0	N/A
	Labour	D. Hamilton	3,117
	Labour	W. Prichard	3,019
	Liberal	P. Gilbert	1,143	21.7	N/A
	Liberal	A. Betts	1,114
	Liberal	K. Norman	972
	Conservative	A. Brookes	654	12.4	N/A
	Conservative	B. Horrocks	593
	Conservative	J. Sibbald	534
Majority			1,876	44.3	N/A
Turnout			5,278		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Rothwell ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Lund	3,963	58.3	N/A
	Labour	B. Walker	3,748
	Labour	S. Hudson	3,554
	Conservative	D. Levison	1,782	26.2	N/A
	Conservative	K. Sadler	1,750
	Conservative	D. Boyton	1,597
	Liberal	E. Russell	624	9.2	N/A
	Liberal	A. Todd	607
	Liberal	A. Paton	594
	Independent Liberal	W. Mansfield	268	3.9	N/A
	Communist	R. Horsbrough	166	2.4	N/A
Majority			1,772	32.1	N/A
Turnout			6,803		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Roundhay ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Crotty	4,096	61.8	N/A
	Conservative	J. Challenor	4,078
	Conservative	J. White	3,982
	Labour	B. Bloom	1,294	19.5	N/A
	Labour	A. Barnard	1,247
	Labour	R. Mitchell	1,204
	Liberal	L. Thackray	939	14.2	N/A
	Liberal	P. Arnold	863
	Liberal	S. Hollands	834
	Ecology	C. Hill	303	4.6	N/A
	Ecology	S. Sykes	272
Majority			2,688	42.2	N/A
Turnout			6,632		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Seacroft ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Mudie	3,758	78.5	N/A
	Labour	D. Gabb	3,470
	Labour	A. Vollans	3,452
	Conservative	P. Hyde	727	15.2	N/A
	Conservative	D. Townsley	702
	Conservative	F. Brownbridge	684
	Liberal	B. Selby	204	4.3	N/A
	Liberal	G. Bratt	191
	Liberal	P. Julings	179
	Communist	B. Wilson	99	2.1	N/A
Majority			2,725	63.3	N/A
Turnout			4,788		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

University ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Kilgallon	2,800	62.2	N/A
	Labour	N. Jarosz	2,736
	Labour	D. Jenner	2,672
	Conservative	R. Boddington	767	17.0	N/A
	Conservative	H. Woodhead	723
	Conservative	E. Warriner	706
	Liberal	N. Flood	591	13.1	N/A
	Liberal	G. Prescott	494
	Liberal	E. Bee	472
	Communist	J. Rodgers	174	3.9	N/A
	Ecology	S. Graves	170	3.8	N/A
	Ecology	P. Newey	158
Majority			2,033	45.2	N/A
Turnout			4,502		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Weetwood ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Hall	2,861	46.2	N/A
	Conservative	S. Gill	2,842
	Conservative	J. Hamilton	2,825
	Labour	K. Fenwick	1,854	30.0	N/A
	Labour	M. Verity	1,751
	Labour	A. Jarosz	1,645
	Liberal	D. Gazey	1,049	17.0	N/A
	Liberal	D. Archbold	973
	Liberal	P. Baxter	945
	Ecology	C. Nash	335	5.4	N/A
	Residents	E. Leigh	89	1.4	N/A
Majority			971	16.3	N/A
Turnout			6,188		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Wetherby ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Gardiner	4,204	66.7	N/A
	Conservative	D. Hudson	4,035
	Conservative	J. Gray	3,979
	Labour	J. Taylor	813	12.9	N/A
	Labour	R. Bishop	758
	Labour	I. Adams	755
	Ecology	D. Rawson	660	10.5	N/A
	Liberal	T. Burgess	628	10.0	N/A
	Liberal	J. Scott	552
	Liberal	R. Morris	487
Majority			3,166	53.8	N/A
Turnout			6,305		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Whinmoor ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Stringer	2,912	54.5	N/A
	Labour	E. Hewitt	2,623
	Labour	G. Platt	2,585
	Conservative	M. Beardsall	1,909	35.7	N/A
	Conservative	W. Buckland	1,906
	Conservative	A. Woolman	1,844
	Liberal	N. Hudson	522	9.8	N/A
	Liberal	J. Exley	508
	Liberal	A. Wood	502
Majority			676	18.8	N/A
Turnout			5,343		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Wortley ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Thurlow	3,436	45.1	N/A
	Labour	P. Fathers	3,170
	Labour	M. Bedford	3,051
	Conservative	R. Robson	2,136	28.0	N/A
	Liberal	C. Greenfield	2,048	26.9	N/A
	Conservative	H. Connah	2,023
	Conservative	F. Stubley	1,999
	Liberal	W. Moss	1,847
	Liberal	D. Jones	1,758
Majority			915	17.1	N/A
Turnout			7,620		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References

1. "District results: Leeds". The Yorkshire Post . 2 May 1980.