1980 City of Aberdeen District Council election

The 1980 City of Aberdeen Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of City of Aberdeen Council, as part of that years Scottish local elections.

1980 City of Aberdeen District Council election

1 May 1980 (1980-05-01)
All 48 seats to City of Aberdeen Council 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Last election 22 seats, 37.5%% 16 seats, 36.0% 7 seats, 15.8% Seats won 27 13 8 Seat change 5 3 1 Popular vote 22,900 16,748 9,679 Percentage 44.3% 32.4% 18.7% Swing 6.8% 3.6% 2.9%
The 48 single-member wards
Council Leader before election No overall control Council Leader after election Labour

Election results

City of Aberdeen Local Election Result 1980[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	27					44.3	22,900
	Conservative	13					32.4	16,748
	Liberal	8					18.7	9,679
	SNP	0					4.1	2,122
	Independent	0					0.3	137
	Communist	0					0.1	68

References

1. "Elections Database 1974 - May 2003". Aberdeen City Council. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.