1980 Argyll and Bute District Council election

Elections to Argyll and Bute Council were held in May 1980, the same day as the other Scottish local government district elections

1980 Argyll and Bute Council election

1 May 1980 (1980-05-01)

All 26 seats to Argyll and Bute Council
14 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Independent	SNP	Conservative
Seats won	20	3	2
Seat change	0	1	2
Popular vote	6,788	1,041	2,305
Percentage	59.0%	9.1%	20.0%
Swing	4.9%	3.1%	1.0%

	Fourth party

Party	Labour
Seats won	1
Seat change	1
Popular vote	1,364
Percentage	11.9%
Swing	9.0%

Council Control before election

Independent

Council Control

Independent

Election results

Argyll and Bute District Council Election Result 1980[1]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Independent	20	0	0	0	59.0	6,788	4.9
SNP	3	1	0	1	9.1	1,041	3.1
Conservative	2	0	2	2	20.0	2,305	1.0
Labour	1	1	0	1	11.9	1,364	9.0

References

http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1980.pdf

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