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UK local election

The 1980 Gloucester City Council election took place on 5 May 1980 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England.

Results

Gloucester City Council election, 1980
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	21				63.6
	Labour	9				27.3
	Liberal	3				9.1

Ward results

Barnwood

Barnwood 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ms. E. Hedge	1,328	49.4
	Conservative	M.* Wooltorton	1,037	38.6
	Liberal	A. Cooper	322	12.0
Turnout			2,687	38.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Barton

Barton 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*P. Harris**	1,011	50.1
	Conservative	A. Gravells	833	41.3
	Liberal	W. Paterson	174	8.6
Turnout			2,018	35.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Eastgate

Eastgate 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ms. S. Edgington	1,104	50.0
	Conservative	Ms.* J. Bracey	862	39.0
	Liberal	Ms. W. Steele	244	11.0
Turnout			2,210	36.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Hucclecote

Hucclecote 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*C. Pullon**	1,452	47.7
	Labour	E. Andrews	953	31.3
	Liberal	R. Cox	640	21.0
Turnout			3,045	49.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kingsholm

Kingsholm 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*L. Journeaux**	1,210	47.0
	Labour	Ms. C. Lomas	706	27.4
	Liberal	J. Hilton	508	19.7
	Independent	A. Harley	150	5.8
Turnout			2,574	44.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Linden

Linden 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Grimes R.	1,094	48.6
	Conservative	P.* Lever	914	40.6
	Liberal	Ms. E. Drinan	241	10.7
Turnout			2,249	38.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Longlevens

Longlevens 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*J. Robins**	1,304	45.2
	Labour	Ms. S. Day	868	24.6
	Liberal	D. Hodges	280	9.7
	Independent	M. Butler	235	8.2
Turnout			2,687	46.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Matson

Matson 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*A. Walters**	1,409	66.2
	Conservative	G. Marsh	493	23.2
	Liberal	T. Mulvey	388	16.3
Turnout			2.290	33.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Podsmead

Podsmead 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Barber	1,332	51.7
	Conservative	Ms. J. Feher	665	25.8
	Labour	D.* Knibbs	578	22.4
Turnout			2,575	44.1
	Liberal hold		Swing

Tuffley

Tuffley 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*F. Price**	1,325	45.8
	Labour	J. Dillon	1,197	41.4
	Liberal	J. Simpson	369	12.8
Turnout			2,891	52.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westgate

Westgate 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*C. Fudge**	803	42.7
	Labour	Ms. E. Mayall	528	28.1
	Liberal	R. Welshman	447	23.8
	Ecology	J. Eaton	104	5.5
Turnout			1,882	35.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

"Council compositions by year". Google Drive. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
^ "Gloucester City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

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