1980 North Hertfordshire District Council election
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The 1980 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 1 May 1980, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. There were 17 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council.[1]
The election saw Labour take the largest share of the vote, winning two seats from the Conservatives, but the Conservatives retained their majority on the council.[2]
Overall results
[edit]The overall results were as follows:[3]
1980 North Hertfordshire District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 8 | 2 | 47.1 | 6 | 14 | 28.0 | 13,923 | 47.7 | +13.9 | |
Conservative | 8 | 2 | 47.1 | 24 | 32 | 64.0 | 12,306 | 42.2 | -9.8 | |
Liberal | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,096 | 3.8 | -0.9 | ||
Ratepayers | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 | 777 | 2.7 | -0.9 | ||
Ecology | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 595 | 2.0 | +1.0 | ||
Independent | 1 | 5.9 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 438 | 1.5 | -3.1 | ||
National Front | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 59 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Ward results
[edit]The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.[3][4][2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Michael Tatham* | 685 | 62.2 | −1.1 | |
Labour | Keith Brydon | 416 | 37.8 | +1.1 | |
Turnout | 53.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,068 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Willy Page* | 1,305 | 56.5 | +18.7 | |
Conservative | Colin Vaughan | 798 | 34.6 | −8.3 | |
Ecology | Stephen Toogood | 205 | 8.9 | +8.9 | |
Turnout | 45.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,039 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +13.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Ron Lodge* | 438 | 59.3 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | Allison Ashley | 163 | 22.1 | −11.6 | |
Labour | Joan Kirby | 137 | 18.6 | +7.7 | |
Turnout | 42.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,745 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | +9.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Judi Smith | 1,013 | 52.9 | +8.1 | |
Conservative | Terry Keaveney | 902 | 47.1 | −3.7 | |
Turnout | 44.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,352 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Phillip MacCormack | 1,361 | 66.7 | −5.1 | |
Labour | Keith Ruff | 480 | 23.5 | −4.7 | |
Ecology | Brian Goodale | 200 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
Turnout | 41.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,966 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Martin Stears* | 1,291 | 69.5 | +16.6 | |
Conservative | Derrick Ashley | 508 | 27.3 | −11.2 | |
National Front | Victor Logan | 59 | 3.2 | −5.4 | |
Turnout | 41.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,445 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +13.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frank Howett | 965 | 83.6 | +4.5 | |
Labour | Paul Prescott | 189 | 16.4 | −4.5 | |
Turnout | 41.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,815 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fred Peacock* | 1,202 | 52.1 | +21.5 | |
Ratepayers | Basil Emery | 777 | 33.7 | −7.9 | |
Liberal | Bob Lord | 252 | 10.9 | +10.9 | |
Ecology | Melanie Hutchins | 77 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Turnout | 44.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,245 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +14.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alfred Grosse* | 888 | 58.5 | −1.4 | |
Labour | Herrmann | 630 | 41.5 | +23.6 | |
Turnout | 49.6 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,060 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -12.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony McWalter* | 1,238 | 61.9 | +16.8 | |
Conservative | Allan Brett | 763 | 38.1 | −4.3 | |
Turnout | 49.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,084 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +10.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Kearns* | 1,348 | 64.4 | +1.9 | |
Conservative | Christine Barclay | 746 | 35.6 | −1.9 | |
Turnout | 42.7 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,904 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Rod Playford | 1,432 | 70.9 | +25.8 | |
Conservative | Jenny Ritchie* | 475 | 23.5 | −31.4 | |
Ecology | Elspeth Rolls | 113 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
Turnout | 48.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,174 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +28.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoff Woods* | 1,329 | 57.1 | −9.4 | |
Labour | Steve Spencer | 997 | 42.8 | +9.4 | |
Turnout | 57.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,074 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -9.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ian Mantle* | 1,216 | 54.8 | +15.5 | |
Conservative | Jeff Smith | 808 | 36.4 | −7.3 | |
Liberal | Ian McGinlay | 197 | 8.9 | −8.1 | |
Turnout | 57.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,896 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +11.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis John Smith* | 863 | 61.3 | +3.1 | |
Labour | Jessie Grace Etheridge | 301 | 21.4 | +0.9 | |
Liberal | Sydney Charles McLennan | 243 | 17.3 | −4.0 | |
Turnout | 37.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,772 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terence Bernard Botfield | 698 | 42.7 | −9.2 | |
Labour | Michael William Kernaghan | 533 | 32.6 | +7.3 | |
Liberal | Hazel Priscilla Lord | 404 | 24.7 | +1.9 | |
Turnout | 37.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,383 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -8.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Evans* | 354 | 64.5 | −5.4 | |
Labour | John Schofield | 195 | 35.5 | +5.4 | |
Turnout | 49.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,109 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -5.4 |
Changes 1980–1982
[edit]Three by-elections were held on 19 March 1981. The by-election in Letchworth South West ward was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor Bob Saunders. The two by-elections in Letchworth South East ward were triggered by the death of Conservative councillor John Yates and the resignation of Labour councillor Rod Playford. The Conservatives retained the Letchworth South West seat, but Labour won both Letchworth South East seats.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Evans | 1,261 | 42.1 | −28.8 | |
Labour | Joan Kirby | 1,123 | |||
Conservative | Norman Prior | 898 | 30.0 | +6.5 | |
Conservative | James Robertson | 860 | |||
Liberal | Robert Stevens | 836 | 27.9 | +27.9 | |
Labour hold | Swing | -17.7 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Talbot | 977 | 44.0 | −21.8 | |
Liberal | William Armitage | 640 | 28.8 | +28.8 | |
Labour | Pat Watson Blake | 602 | 27.1 | −22.2 | |
Conservative hold | Swing | -25.3 |
References
[edit]- ^ The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1442)
- ^ a b "Swinging Labour: Now we're set for control!". The Comet. Hitchin. 7 May 1980. p. 52.
- ^ a b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "North Hertfordshire District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Election results in city and districts". Cambridge Daily News. 13 May 1980. p. 6. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Delight at Labour victories". Letchworth and Baldock Citizen Gazette. 26 March 1981. p. 7.