1980 Penwith District Council election
Appearance
Elections to Penwith District Council were held in 1980 for 11 seats of 34 on the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was: 27 Independents, 3 Conservatives, 2 Liberals, and 1 Labour. Mebyon Kernow stood in two wards, but did not win any seats.
Results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 72.7 | 46.70 | 3407 | ||
Liberal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18.2 | 14.54 | 1061 | ||
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.1 | 21.85 | 1594 | ||
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.24 | 820 | |||
Mebyon Kernow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.66 | 413 |