1980 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council election

1980 Scottish local government election

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1 May 1980 (1980-05-01)

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All 10 seats to Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council
6 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Party	Labour	SNP
Last election	3 seats, 37.8%	7 seats. 46.6%
Seats won	6	4
Seat change	3	3
Popular vote	12,113	8,403
Percentage	54.2%	37.6%
Swing	16.4%	9.0%

Elections to Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council were held on 1 May 1980, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.

Results

1980 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council election result
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	6	3	0	3	60.0	54.2	12,113	16.4
SNP	4	0	3	3	40.0	37.6	8,403	9.0
Conservative	0	0	0		0.0	5.9	1,323	5.8
Independent Labour	0	0	0		0.0	1.4	310	0.4
Liberal	0	0	0		0.0	0.9	193	New

Source:

References

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

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