1980 West Lothian District Council election
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All 21 seats to West Lothian District Council 11 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to the West Lothian District Council took place on 1 May 1980, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 21 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 15 | ![]() | 71.4 | 50.1 | 21,849 | ![]() | |||
SNP | 4 | ![]() | 19.0 | 33.8 | 14,760 | ![]() | |||
Independent | 2 | ![]() | 9.5 | 8.2 | 3,565 | ![]() | |||
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 4.6 | 1,993 | ![]() | |
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 2.7 | 1,163 | ![]() | |
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0.7 | 306 | ![]() |
Source:[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Scottish District Elections 1980" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 14 August 2024.