1980 York City Council election

1980 English local election

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1 May 1980 (1980-05-01)

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15 out of 45 seats to York City Council
23 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

44.5% (

33.9%)

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Conservative	Labour	Liberal
Last election	23 seats, 43.7%	13 seats, 42.1%	9 seats, 14.0%
Seats won	4	7	4
Seats after	20	15	10
Seat change	3	2	1
Popular vote	12,283	14,255	8,211
Percentage	35.3%	41.0%	23.6%
Swing	8.4%	1.1%	9.6%

Winner of each seat at the 1980 York City Council election

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

No overall control

The 1980 York City Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of York City Council in North Yorkshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1980 York City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	4	3	26.7	16	20	44.4	12,283	35.3	–8.4
	Labour	7	2	46.7	8	15	33.3	14,255	41.0	–1.1
	Liberal	4	1	26.7	6	10	22.2	8,211	23.6	+9.6
	Communist	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	27	0.1	N/A

Ward results

Acomb

Acomb
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Watson*	1,070	45.6	+5.2
	Conservative	G. Knox	951	40.5	–1.5
	Liberal	R. Pratt	326	13.9	–3.7
Majority			119	5.1	N/A
Turnout			2,347	44.0	–35.4
Registered electors			5,337
	Labour hold		Swing	3.4

Beckfield

Beckfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. Barton	961	38.1	–2.4
	Labour	A. Cowan	888	35.2	+4.6
	Conservative	D. Carlton	676	26.8	–2.1
Majority			73	2.9	N/A
Turnout			2,525	48.4	–33.5
Registered electors			5,220
	Liberal hold		Swing	3.5

Bishophill

Bishophill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Edwards*	812	35.2	+1.3
	Liberal	J. Cummins	790	34.2	+12.8
	Conservative	M. Ashley-Brown	705	30.6	–3.9
Majority			22	1.0	N/A
Turnout			2,307	48.0	–35.6
Registered electors			4,803
	Labour hold		Swing	5.8

Bootham

Bootham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Hills*	1,395	69.7	+2.6
	Conservative	K. Harris	471	23.5	–9.4
	Liberal	D. Hancock	135	6.7	N/A
Majority			924	46.2	N/A
Turnout			2,001	38.7	–33.6
Registered electors			5,175
	Labour hold		Swing	6.0

Clifton

Clifton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Hendry	1,097	45.6	–1.7
	Conservative	A. Bond*	1,052	43.7	+3.5
	Liberal	A. Garside	258	10.7	–1.8
Majority			45	1.9	N/A
Turnout			2,407	44.5	–34.1
Registered electors			5,405
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	2.6

Fishergate

Fishergate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Long	1,051	50.7	+0.6
	Labour	A. Cryans	850	41.0	+5.8
	Liberal	M. Gagen	174	8.4	–6.3
Majority			201	9.7	N/A
Turnout			2,075	38.8	–36.9
Registered electors			5,349
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.6

Foxwood

Foxwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. Horwell*	1,531	62.5	+1.5
	Labour	D. Horton	482	19.7	+1.8
	Conservative	M. Murphy	437	17.8	–3.3
Majority			1,049	42.8	N/A
Turnout			2,450	46.9	–35.2
Registered electors			5,222
	Liberal hold		Swing	0.2

Guildhall

Guildhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Nicolson*	759	36.5	–5.3
	Labour	M. Gladwin	717	34.5	–2.8
	Liberal	R. North	602	29.0	+8.1
Majority			42	2.0	N/A
Turnout			2,078	41.3	–30.3
Registered electors			5,033
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3

Heworth

Heworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Waite	1,100	47.7	+13.1
	Conservative	B. Savory*	1,025	44.4	–6.3
	Liberal	W. Moore	156	6.8	–7.9
	Communist	P. Evans	27	1.2	N/A
Majority			75	3.2	N/A
Turnout			2,308	43.4	–36.8
Registered electors			5,314
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	9.7

Holgate

Holgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Robinson*	1,216	45.6	–2.4
	Conservative	L. Daley	906	34.0	–4.7
	Liberal	I. Auckland	546	20.5	+7.1
Majority			310	11.6	N/A
Turnout			2,668	50.3	–34.8
Registered electors			5,309
	Labour hold		Swing	1.2

Knavesmire

Knavesmire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. Lister	1,043	40.8	*N/A*
	Conservative	C. Greaves*	793	31.0	–23.2
	Labour	G. Smith	723	28.3	–17.5
Majority			250	9.8	N/A
Turnout			2,559	51.7	–19.1
Registered electors			4,945
	Liberal gain from Conservative

Micklegate

Micklegate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Booth*	1,132	47.3	+0.2
	Labour	J. Battersby	1,024	42.8	+6.0
	Liberal	R. Woodward	238	9.9	–6.2
Majority			108	4.5	N/A
Turnout			2,394	45.2	–40.6
Registered electors			5,293
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.9

Monk

Monk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Heppell*	1,188	56.3	+2.5
	Labour	C. Adams	749	35.5	+2.4
	Liberal	M. Harper	174	8.2	–4.9
Majority			439	20.8	N/A
Turnout			2,111	40.3	–35.9
Registered electors			5,235
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.1

Walmgate

Walmgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Bell	1,153	55.5	+0.9
	Conservative	M. Bartram	790	38.0	–7.4
	Liberal	P. Thomas	136	6.5	N/A
Majority			363	17.5	N/A
Turnout			2,079	38.8	–30.9
Registered electors			5,355
	Labour hold		Swing	4.2

Westfield

Westfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. Barker*	1,141	46.3	–3.3
	Labour	K. King	979	39.7	+9.9
	Conservative	S. Green	347	14.1	–6.6
Majority			162	6.6	N/A
Turnout			2,467	48.3	–34.1
Registered electors			5,105
	Liberal hold		Swing	6.6

References

"York City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

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