Elections to Penwith District Council were held in 1980 for 11 seats of 33 on the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was: 27 Independents, 3 Conservatives, 2 Liberals, and 1 Labour. Mebyon Kernow stood in two wards, but did not win any seats.
Results summary
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 72.7 | 46.70 | 3,407 | ||
Liberal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18.2 | 14.54 | 1,061 | ||
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.1 | 21.85 | 1,594 | ||
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.24 | 820 | |||
Mebyon Kernow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.66 | 413 |