Local Elections 1980
Local Elections 1980 was held on 1 May 1980. 497 seats were filled across 2,396 wards and divisions in 175 councils, from 7,833 candidates. The Labour Party won 212, Conservative Party won 154 and Independent won 52.
- Date
- 1 May 1980
- Seats filled
- 497
- Candidates
- 7,833
- Councils
- 175
| Party | Candidates | Seats won | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Labour Party | 2,803 | 212 | 3,706,194 | 46.5% |
| Conservative Party | 2,716 | 154 | 2,940,335 | 36.9% |
| Independent | 266 | 52 | 100,639 | 1.3% |
| LIB | 1,478 | 39 | 933,230 | 11.7% |
| The Liberal Party | 64 | 20 | 70,839 | 0.9% |
| RES | 160 | 12 | 122,324 | 1.5% |
| Ind Con | 13 | 3 | 5,986 | 0.1% |
| Residents | 3 | 3 | 5,536 | 0.1% |
| Ind Lab | 23 | 1 | 13,399 | 0.2% |
| CIAG | 1 | 1 | 1,221 | 0.0% |
| Ecol | 84 | 0 | 16,692 | 0.2% |
| Prog | 15 | 0 | 10,845 | 0.1% |
| COMM | 77 | 0 | 8,383 | 0.1% |
| NF | 45 | 0 | 4,193 | 0.1% |
| Dem Lab | 14 | 0 | 3,336 | 0.0% |
| Other | 13 | 0 | 3,283 | 0.0% |
| TIAG | 1 | 0 | 1,691 | 0.0% |
| Ind LIB | 6 | 0 | 1,545 | 0.0% |
| T&R | 2 | 0 | 1,280 | 0.0% |
| Rytonian | 1 | 0 | 1,114 | 0.0% |
| TRUE LAB | 1 | 0 | 812 | 0.0% |
| SCTC | 1 | 0 | 768 | 0.0% |
| KHF | 1 | 0 | 706 | 0.0% |
| UDI | 2 | 0 | 691 | 0.0% |
| Ind RES | 3 | 0 | 655 | 0.0% |
| De Con | 1 | 0 | 650 | 0.0% |
| CAG | 1 | 0 | 598 | 0.0% |
| Dem | 2 | 0 | 532 | 0.0% |
| Green Party | 1 | 0 | 476 | 0.0% |
| MK | 2 | 0 | 413 | 0.0% |
| Ind SOC | 2 | 0 | 383 | 0.0% |
| BIG | 4 | 0 | 383 | 0.0% |
| BDP | 2 | 0 | 345 | 0.0% |
| BM | 3 | 0 | 326 | 0.0% |
| NEW BRIT | 1 | 0 | 294 | 0.0% |
| T&OOA | 1 | 0 | 284 | 0.0% |
| BRIT 1ST | 2 | 0 | 283 | 0.0% |
| PEOPLES | 3 | 0 | 281 | 0.0% |
| Direct Action | 1 | 0 | 268 | 0.0% |
| NPLR | 1 | 0 | 251 | 0.0% |