The 1980 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 1 May 1980. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election: the seats of the candidates who polled third at the all out election of 1979. The Conservative Party retained control of the council.
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11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council 17 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Map showing the results the 1980 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows the Conservatives seats. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overall results
edit| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 4 | 6 | 0 |  6
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63.6 | 43.3 | 9,986 | ||
| Conservative | 7 | 0 | 4 |  4
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36.4 | 37.9 | 8,758 | ||
| Democratic Labour | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2
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0.0 | 8.0 | 1,842 | ||
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
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0.0 | 10.4 | 2,399 | ||
| Ecology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0.0 | 0.4 | 96 | ||
| Total | 11 | 23,081 | |||||||
Ward results
editAbbey
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Robertson | 1,066 | 50.8% | |
| Conservative | J. Frost | 567 | 27.0% | |
| Democratic Labour | C. Sanderson | 235 | 11.2% | |
| Liberal | Feeney | 232 | 11.0% | |
| Turnout | 40.1% | |||
| Labour gain from Democratic Labour | ||||
Birchwood
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Wright | 823 | 45.4% | |
| Conservative | Colam | 567 | 31.3% | |
| Liberal | Templeman | 424 | 23.4% | |
| Turnout | 46.7% | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Boultham
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ralph Toofany[4] | 877 | 41.6% | |
| Conservative | B. Stanton | 698 | 33.1% | |
| Democratic Labour | H. Buttery | 293 | 13.9% | |
| Liberal | Raisen | 187 | 8.9% | |
| Ecology | C. Moulton | 52 | 2.5% | |
| Turnout | 42.9% | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Bracebridge
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Roe | 988 | 46.1% | |
| Labour | S. Close | 876 | 40.9% | |
| Liberal | J. Gill | 280 | 13.1% | |
| Turnout | 40.5% | |||
| Conservative hold | ||||
Carholme
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. Ireland | 1,180 | 51.2% | |
| Democratic Labour | L. Wells | 801 | 34.8% | |
| Labour | D. Smith | 323 | 14.0% | |
| Turnout | 42.1% | |||
| Conservative hold | ||||
Castle
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Chambers | 1,060 | 43.4% | |
| Labour | Townrow | 994 | 40.7% | |
| Liberal | F. Goulding | 272 | 11.1% | |
| Democratic Labour | Barnes | 118 | 4.8% | |
| Turnout | 48.2% | |||
| Conservative hold | ||||
Longdales
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Miller | 934 | 44.1% | |
| Conservative | R. Long | 856 | 40.4% | |
| Liberal | Turver | 216 | 10.2% | |
| Democratic Labour | L. Davis | 113 | 5.3% | |
| Turnout | 42.2% | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Minster
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Horn | 1,220 | 46.9% | |
| Labour | J. Ward | 1,078 | 41.4% | |
| Liberal | Hoyes | 304 | 11.7% | |
| Turnout | 44.1% | |||
| Conservative hold | ||||
Moorland
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | N. Baldock | 921 | 50.7% | |
| Conservative | A. Parker | 897 | 49.3% | |
| Turnout | 37.7% | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Park
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Plant | 577 | 30.1% | |
| Liberal | P. Taylor | 484 | 25.2% | |
| Democratic Labour | F. Allen | 422 | 22.0% | |
| Conservative | J. Kay | 393 | %20.5 | |
| Ecology | Camidge | 44 | 2.3% | |
| Turnout | 39.4% | |||
| Labour gain from Democratic Labour | ||||
Tritton
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | H. Hubbard | 1,039 | 60.8% | |
| Democratic Labour | Phillips | 338 | 19.8% | |
| Conservative | Burgess | 332 | 19.4% | |
| Turnout | 39.3% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- ^ "Local Election Summaries 1980". The Elections Centre.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1973-2012". Elections Centre. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Councillors - Boultham ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.