1980 Gordon District Council election

1980 Scottish local government election

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1 May 1980 (1980-05-01)

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All 12 seats to Gordon District Council
7 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Independent	Conservative	Liberal
Last election	7 seats, 37.9%	3 seats, 26.4%	2 seats, 26.4%
Seats won	6	3	3
Seat change	1	0	1
Popular vote	1,727	2,089	1,039
Percentage	29.9%	36.2%	18.0%
Swing	8.0%	9.8%	8.4%

Elections to the Gordon District Council took place on 1 May 1980, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.

Results

1980 Gordon District Council election result
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Independent	6			1	50.0	29.9	1,727	8.0
Conservative	3				25.0	36.2	2,089	9.8
Liberal	3			1	25.0	18.0	1,039	8.4
SNP	0	0	0		0.0	16.0	923	6.7

Source:

References

"Scottish District Elections 1980" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 25 July 2024.

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