1980 Roxburgh District Council election
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All 16 seats to Roxburgh District Council 9 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to the Roxburgh District Council took place on 1 May 1980, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 16 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Results
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Independent | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 68.8 | 57.8 | 3,474 | 5.5 | |
| Conservative | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 31.3 | 31.8 | 1,911 | 16.5 | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 622 | 2.2 | |
Source:[1]
References
- ^ "Scottish District Elections 1980" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 17 August 2024.