City of Edinburgh District Council election, 1980

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Map showing the results by Council ward.

Elections for the City of Edinburgh District Council took place on 1 May 1980, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. The Conservatives, who had previously controlled a majority on the council, were reduced to being just shy of a majority. The Conservatives continued to rule the council however, with Liberal support.

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The election saw 4 new wards being added to Edinburgh; Fort, Shandon, Haymarket, and Tollcross. All, minus Tollcross, (which was won by the Conservatives) were won by Labour. [1]

Turnout was 160,330. [1]

Aggregate results

City of Edinburgh District Council election, 1980 [1] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 31 2 2Steady2.svg 40.2 64,152
  Labour 25 7 3Increase2.svg4 36.6 58,411
  Liberal 2 2 0Increase2.svg2 11.4 18,230
  SNP 3 0 3Decrease2.svg3 9.4 14,960
  Independent 1 0 0Steady2.svg 1.4 2,157
  Independent Labour 1 1 0Increase2.svg1 0.7 1118
  Scottish Ecology 0 0 0Steady2.svg 0 0.4 576
  Communist 0 0 0Steady2.svg 0 0.04 65

Ward Results

1st, Queensferry
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent J. Milne1,431 65.8
Labour W. Nelson 745 34.2
Majority 686 31.5
Turnout 2,176
Independent hold Swing


2nd, Kirkliston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
SNP D. Williams1,088 45.1
Conservative G. Brown 668 27.7
Labour G. Grieve 657 27.2
Majority 420 17.4
Turnout 2,413
SNP hold Swing


3rd, Balerno
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative R. Powell1,513 51.8
SNP Mary Stein 723 24.7
Labour D. Lindsay 687 23.5
Majority 723 24.7
Turnout 2,923
Conservative hold Swing


4th, Baberton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Elizabeth Roberson1,573 47.0
Liberal J. McCreesh 716 21.4
SNP Shona Cole 582 17.4
Labour D. Anderson 473 14.1
Majority 857 25.6
Turnout 3,344
Conservative hold Swing


40th, Tollcross (New Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative K. Alexander887
Labour S. Gilmore 727
Liberal A. Hajducki 290
SNP J. Mitchell 188
Scottish Ecology S. Whitaker 127
Majority 160
Turnout
Conservative gain from (New Seat)


42nd, Holyrood
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour R. Kerle1105
Independent G. Forbes 613
Conservative B. Monteith 300
SNP C. Cunningham 207
Communist Carol Downes 19
Majority 492
Turnout
Labour hold Swing


53rd, Colinton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative J. D. Maclennan2,693 88.5
Labour E. Fallon 350 11.5
Majority 2,343
Turnout 3,043
Conservative hold Swing


56th, Fairmilehead
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative B. Meek2,343 69.5
Liberal M. Dougall 776 23.0
Labour I. Christie 252 7.5
Majority 1,567 46.5
Turnout 3,371
Conservative hold Swing

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