1980 Falkirk District Council election

1980 Falkirk District Council election
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All 36 seats to Falkirk District Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour SNP Conservative
Last election 8 seats, 31.0% 22 seats, 47.2% 2 seats, 6.3%
Seats won 27 4 2
Seat change Increase 19 Decrease 18 Steady
Popular vote 24,071 14,477 3,587
Percentage 52.7% 31.7% 7.9%
Swing Increase 21.7% Decrease 15.5% Increase 1.6%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Independent Labour
Last election 4 seats, 14.1% Did not contest
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 3,115 0
Percentage 6.8% 0.0%
Swing Decrease 7.3% New

Elections to Falkirk District Council took place on 1 May 1980, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 36 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Results

1980 Falkirk District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 27 19 0 Increase 19 75.0 52.7 24,071 Increase 21.7
  SNP 4 0 18 Decrease 18 11.1 31.7 14,477 Decrease 15.5
  Conservative 2 2 2 Steady 5.6 7.9 3,587 Increase 1.6
  Independent 2 1 3 Decrease 2 5.6 6.8 3,115 Decrease 7.3
  Independent Labour 1 1 0 Increase 1 2.8 0.0 0 New
  Liberal 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.9 398 Increase 0.2

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ "Scottish District Elections 1980" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 August 2024.