1980 North Hertfordshire District Council election

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1980 North Hertfordshire District Council election
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17 of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Con
Lab
LeaderBob Flatman
Party Conservative Labour
Seats before3412
Seats after3214
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 Third partyFourth party
 
Ind
RA
Party Independent Ratepayers
Seats before22
Seats after22
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Leader before election

Bob Flatman
Conservative

Leader after election

Bob Flatman
Conservative

The 1980 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 1 May 1980, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. There were 17 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council. [1]

Contents

The election saw Labour take the largest share of the vote, winning two seats from the Conservatives, but the Conservatives retained their majority on the council. [2]

Overall results

The overall results were as follows: [3]

1980 North Hertfordshire District Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 8Increase2.svg247.161428.013,92347.7+13.9
  Conservative 8Decrease2.svg247.1243264.012,30642.2-9.8
  Liberal 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,0963.8-0.9
  Ratepayers 0Steady2.svg0.0224.07772.7-0.9
  Ecology 0Steady2.svg0.0000.05952.0+1.0
  Independent 1Steady2.svg5.9114.04381.5-3.1
  National Front 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0590.20.0

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election. [3] [4] [2]

Ashbrook ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Tatham* 685 62.2 -1.1
Labour Keith Brydon41637.8+1.1
Turnout 53.2
Registered electors 2,068
Conservative hold Swing -1.1
Baldock ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Willy Page* 1,305 56.5 +18.7
Conservative Colin Vaughan79834.6-8.3
Ecology Stephen Toogood2058.9+8.9
Turnout 45.8
Registered electors 5,039
Labour hold Swing +13.5
Cadwell ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ron Lodge* 438 59.3 +7.2
Conservative Allison Ashley16322.1-11.6
Labour Joan Kirby13718.6+7.7
Turnout 42.3
Registered electors 1,745
Independent hold Swing +9.4
Hitchin Bearton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judi Smith 1,013 52.9 +8.1
Conservative Terry Keaveney90247.1-3.7
Turnout 44.0
Registered electors 4,352
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.9
Hitchin Highbury ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Phillip MacCormack 1,361 66.7 -5.1
Labour Keith Ruff48023.5-4.7
Ecology Brian Goodale2009.8+9.8
Turnout 41.1
Registered electors 4,966
Conservative hold Swing -0.2
Hitchin Oughton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Stears* 1,291 69.5 +16.6
Conservative Derrick Ashley50827.3-11.2
National Front Victor Logan593.2-5.4
Turnout 41.8
Registered electors 4,445
Labour hold Swing +13.9
Hitchin Priory ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Howett 965 83.6 +4.5
Labour Paul Prescott18916.4-4.5
Turnout 41.0
Registered electors 2,815
Conservative hold Swing +4.5
Hitchin Walsworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fred Peacock* 1,202 52.1 +21.5
Ratepayers Basil Emery77733.7-7.9
Liberal Bob Lord25210.9+10.9
Ecology Melanie Hutchins773.3+3.3
Turnout 44.0
Registered electors 5,245
Labour hold Swing +14.7
Knebworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alfred Grosse* 888 58.5 -1.4
Labour Herrmann63041.5+23.6
Turnout 49.6
Registered electors 3,060
Conservative hold Swing -12.5
Letchworth East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony McWalter* 1,238 61.9 +16.8
Conservative Allan Brett76338.1-4.3
Turnout 49.0
Registered electors 4,084
Labour hold Swing +10.6
Letchworth Grange ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Kearns* 1,348 64.4 +1.9
Conservative Christine Barclay74635.6-1.9
Turnout 42.7
Registered electors 4,904
Labour hold Swing +1.9
Letchworth South East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rod Playford 1,432 70.9 +25.8
Conservative Jenny Ritchie*47523.5-31.4
Ecology Elspeth Rolls1135.6+5.6
Turnout 48.4
Registered electors 4,174
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +28.6
Letchworth South West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoff Woods* 1,329 57.1 -9.4
Labour Steve Spencer99742.8+9.4
Turnout 57.1
Registered electors 4,074
Conservative hold Swing -9.4
Letchworth Wilbury ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Mantle* 1,216 54.8 +15.5
Conservative Jeff Smith80836.4-7.3
Liberal Ian McGinlay1978.9-8.1
Turnout 57.0
Registered electors 3,896
Labour hold Swing +11.4
Royston East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Francis John Smith* 863 61.3 +3.1
Labour Jessie Grace Etheridge30121.4+0.9
Liberal Sydney Charles McLennan24317.3-4.0
Turnout 37.3
Registered electors 3,772
Conservative hold Swing +1.1
Royston West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terence Bernard Botfield 698 42.7 -9.2
Labour Michael William Kernaghan53332.6+7.3
Liberal Hazel Priscilla Lord40424.7+1.9
Turnout 37.3
Registered electors 4,383
Conservative hold Swing -8.3
Weston ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Evans* 354 64.5 -5.4
Labour John Schofield19535.5+5.4
Turnout 49.5
Registered electors 1,109
Conservative hold Swing -5.4

Changes 1980–1982

Three by-elections were held on 19 March 1981. The by-election in Letchworth South West ward was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor Bob Saunders. The two by-elections in Letchworth South East ward were triggered by the death of Conservative councillor John Yates and the resignation of Labour councillor Rod Playford. The Conservatives retained the Letchworth South West seat, but Labour won both Letchworth South East seats. [5]

Letchworth South East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Evans 1,261 42.1 -28.8
Labour Joan Kirby 1,123
Conservative Norman Prior89830.0+6.5
Conservative James Robertson860
Liberal Robert Stevens83627.9+27.9
Labour hold Swing -17.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Letchworth South West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Talbot 977 44.0 -21.8
Liberal William Armitage64028.8+28.8
Labour Pat Watson Blake60227.1-22.2
Conservative hold Swing -25.3

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References

  1. ↑ The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1442)
  2. 1 2 "Swinging Labour: Now we're set for control!". The Comet. Hitchin. 7 May 1980. p. 52.
  3. 1 2 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "North Hertfordshire District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Election results in city and districts". Cambridge Daily News. 13 May 1980. p. 6. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Delight at Labour victories". Letchworth and Baldock Citizen Gazette. 26 March 1981. p. 7.
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