1980 West Lothian District Council election

1980 West Lothian District Council election
1 May 1980 (1980-05-01)
All 21 seats to West Lothian District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour SNP Independent
Last election 9 seats, 38.2% 9 seats, 47.0% 2 seats, 6.6%
Seats won 15 4 2
Seat change 6 5
Popular vote 21,849 14,760 3,565
Percentage 50.1% 33.8% 8.2%
Swing 11.9% 13.2% 1.6%

Elections to the West Lothian District Council took place on 1 May 1980, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 21 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Results

1980 West Lothian District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 15 6 71.4 50.1 21,849 11.9
  SNP 4 5 19.0 33.8 14,760 13.2
  Independent 2 9.5 8.2 3,565 1.6
  Conservative 0 0 0 0.0 4.6 1,993 3.9
  Liberal 0 0 0 0.0 2.7 1,163 1.0
  Communist 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 306 0.6

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ "Scottish District Elections 1980" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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