1980 Glasgow City District Council election

The 1980 Glasgow City District Council election for the City of Glasgow District Council took place on 1 May 1980, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. These was the third election to the Glasgow City District Council.

1980 Glasgow City Council election

1 May 1980
All 72 seats to City of Glasgow District Council 37 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Last election 30 25 1 Seats won 58 11 3 Seat change 28 15 2 Popular vote 139,471 55,816 14,712 Percentage 54.7% 21.9% 5.8%
Council Leader before election No overall control Elected Council Leader Labour

Aggregate results

Glasgow City District Council election, 1980[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	58			28	80.6	54.7	139,471
	Conservative	11			14	15.3	21.9	55,816
	Liberal	3			2	4.2	5.8	14,712
	SNP	0			16	0.0	15.9	40,639
	Communist	0				0.0	0.9	2,325
	Independent	0				0.0	0.2	436
	Other parties	0				0.0	0.5	1,431

Ward results

References

1. J. M. Bochel; D. T. Denver. "The Scottish District Elections 1980" (PDF). University of Dundee. pp. 86–87.