1980 Derby City Council election

1980 Derby City Council election^[1]^[2]
14 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council; 23 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 1980 Derby City Council elections.
Council control before election; Labour;	Council control after election ; Labour;

The 1980 Derby City Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of Derby City Council in England.^[3] This was on the same day as other local elections. 14 of the council's 44 seats were up for election. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

Overall results[]

1980 Derby City Council Election
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
	Labour	8	0	0	57.1	51.7	20,611
	Conservative	6	0	0	42.9	42.5	16,935
	Liberal	0	0	0	0.0	5.5	2,194
	Ecology	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	57
	United English National	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	40
Total		14					39,837

Ward results[]

Abbey[]

Location of Abbey ward

Abbey ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. McNab	1,574	64.9%
	Conservative	K. Hutchinson	852	35.1%
Turnout				25.1%
	Labour hold

Allestree[]

Location of Allestree ward

Allestree^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Chadwick	2,134	66.8%
	Labour	S. Davies	575	18.0%
	Liberal	W. Webley	484	15.2%
Turnout				39.3%
	Conservative hold

Alvaston[]

Location of Alvaston ward

Alvaston^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Sweeting	1,312	64.0%
	Conservative	J. Lissett	739	36.0%
Turnout				30.8%
	Labour hold

Babington[]

Location of Babington ward

Babington^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. Unwin	1,856	71.9%
	Conservative	J. Keith	725	28.1%
Turnout				27.4%
	Labour hold

Blagreaves[]

Location of Blagreaves ward

Blagreaves^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. Murphy	1,481	50.2%
	Labour	P. McLaverty	1,470	49.8%
Turnout				37.3%
	Conservative hold

Boulton[]

Location of Boulton ward

Boulton^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	I. Slater	2,029	63.7%
	Conservative	D. Hazelwood	1,157	36.3%
Turnout				39.4%
	Labour hold

Breadsall[]

Location of Breadsall ward

Breadsall^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Wawman	1,865	69.5%
	Conservative	T. Hoogerwerf	777	29.0%
	United English National	S. Gibson	40	1.5%
Turnout				28.2%
	Labour hold

Chaddesden[]

Location of Chaddesden ward

Chaddesden^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Summers	1,826	57.9%
	Conservative	G. Andrews	1,329	42.1%
Turnout				35.7%
	Labour hold

Chellaston[]

Location of Chellaston ward

Chellaston^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Blount	1,513	51.3%
	Labour	M. Fuller	1,437	48.7%
Turnout				40.4%
	Conservative hold

Darley[]

Location of Darley ward

Darley^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Longdon	2,072	57.7%
	Labour	D. Parnham	1,168	32.5%
	Liberal	M. Kennelly	353	9.8%
Turnout				37.7%
	Conservative hold

Derwent[]

Location of Derwent ward

Derwent^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. Topham	1,495	61.3%
	Conservative	B. Daniels	482	19.8%
	Liberal	S. Connolly	463	19.0%
Turnout				30.7%
	Labour hold

Kingsway[]

Location of Kingsway ward

Kingsway^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Bates	1,523	52.1%
	Labour	E. Jones	811	27.8%
	Liberal	A. Smith	588	20.1%
Turnout				37.1%
	Conservative hold

Litchurch[]

Location of Litchurch ward

Litchurch^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Wood	1,557	81.2%
	Conservative	A. Northover	361	18.8%
Turnout				21.8%
	Labour hold

Spondon[]

Location of Spondon ward

Spondon^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Edgar	1,790	47.2%
	Labour	J. Osborn	1,636	43.2%
	Liberal	T. Dickenson	306	8.1%
	Ecology	B. Sabine	57	1.5%
Turnout				39.2%
	Conservative hold

References[]

^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
^ "Local Election Summaries 1980". The Elections Centre.
^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1980. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 16.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Derby City Council Election Results 1979-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.

[compostition-1] "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.

[2] "Local Election Summaries 1980". The Elections Centre.

[handbook-3] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1980. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 16.

[results-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Derby City Council Election Results 1979-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.

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