1980 Chester City Council election


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The 1980 Chester City Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

1980 Chester City Council election
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21 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout41.1%
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Seats won 12 7 2
Seats after 38 14 4
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 3 Steady 0
Popular vote 12,328 11,313 4,052
Percentage 40.5% 37.2% 13.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Party Residents Independent
Seats won 0 0
Seats after 3 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady 0
Popular vote 2,627 127
Percentage 8.6% 0.4%

Winner of each seat at the 1980 Chester City Council election

Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

1980 Chester City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 12   2 57.1 26 38 63.3 12,328 40.5
  Labour 7   3 33.3 7 14 23.3 11,313 37.2
  Liberal 2   0 9.5 2 4 6.7 4,052 13.3
  Residents 0   1 0.0 3 3 5.0 2,627 8.6
  Independent 0   0 0.0 1 1 1.7 127 0.4
  1. ^ "Chester City Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 16 December 2023.