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1980 Falkirk District Council election

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All 36 seats to Falkirk District Council 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour SNP Conservative Last election 8 seats, 31.0% 22 seats, 47.2% 2 seats, 6.3% Seats won 27 4 2 Seat change 19 18 Popular vote 24,071 14,477 3,587 Percentage 52.7% 31.7% 7.9% Swing 21.7% 15.5% 1.6%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Independent Independent Labour Last election 4 seats, 14.1% Did not contest Seats won 2 1 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 3,115 0 Percentage 6.8% 0.0% Swing 7.3% New

Elections to Falkirk District Council took place on 1 May 1980, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 36 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Results

1980 Falkirk District Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	27	19	0	19	75.0	52.7	24,071	21.7
	SNP	4	0	18	18	11.1	31.7	14,477	15.5
	Conservative	2	2	2		5.6	7.9	3,587	1.6
	Independent	2	1	3	2	5.6	6.8	3,115	7.3
	Independent Labour	1	1	0	1	2.8	0.0	0	New
	Liberal	0	0	0		0.0	0.9	398	0.2

Source:

References

1. "Scottish District Elections 1980" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

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