1980 City of Aberdeen District Council election

1980 City of Aberdeen District Council election

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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

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

City of Aberdeen Local Election Result 1980^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	27			5		44.3	22,900	6.8
	Conservative	13			3		32.4	16,748	3.6
	Liberal	8			1		18.7	9,679	2.9
	SNP	0			0	0.0	4.1	2,122	1.2
	Independent	0			0	0.0	0.3	137	3.5
	Communist	0			0	0.0	0.1	68	0.2