1980 Inverclyde District Council election

The 1980 Inverclyde District Council election was held on 1 May 1980 alongside the local elections taking place all over Scotland.

1980 Inverclyde District Council election

1 May 1980
All 23 Seats to Inverclyde District District Council 12 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Liberal Conservative Last election 8 seats, 35.0% 13 seats, 43.8% 1 seat, 9.9% Seats won 13 9 1 Seat change 5 4 Popular vote 18,708 18,071 2,075 Percentage 46.2% 44.7% 5.1% Swing 11.2% 0.9% 4.8%

Results

1980 Inverclyde District Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	13	6	1	5	56.5	46.2	18,708	11.2
	Liberal	9	1	5	4	39.1	44.7	18,071	0.9
	Conservative	1	0	0		4.3	5.1	2,075	4.8
	SNP	0	0	1	1	4.3	3.9	1,580	4.4
	Communist	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	26	New

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