1980 City of Lincoln Council election
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2020}}
{{short description|Election held in City of Lincoln Council in 1980}}
{{Infobox Election
| election_name = 1980 City of Lincoln Council election{{cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydeWRxTGRFUDMteUE/view|title=Council compositions by year|publisher=The Elections Centre}}{{cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydOGpPaDFYb1djYWc/view|title=Local Election Summaries 1980|publisher=The Elections Centre}}
| type = Parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| party_colour = yes
| previous_election = 1979 City of Lincoln Council election
| previous_year = 1979
| next_election = 1982 City of Lincoln Council election
| next_year = 1982
| seats_for_election = 11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council
| majority_seats = 17
| election_date = 1 May 1980
| turnout =
| party1 = Conservative Party (UK)
| last_election1 = 21
| seats_before1 = 21
| seats1 = 4
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}}4
| seats_after1 = 17
| popular_vote1 = 8,758
| percentage1 = 37.9%
| party2 = Labour Party (UK)
| last_election2 = 9
| seats_before2 = 10
| seats2 = 7
| seat_change2 = {{increase}}6
| seats_after2 = 16
| popular_vote2 = 9,986
| percentage2 = 43.3%
| party3 = Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1972)
| last_election3 = 3
| seats_before3 = 2
| seats3 = 0
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}}2
| seats_after3 = 0
| popular_vote3 = 1,842
| percentage3 = 8.0%
| map_image = City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1980.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = Map showing the results the 1980 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows the Conservatives seats.
| title = Council control
| posttitle = Council control after election
| before_election = Conservative
| after_election = Conservative
}}
The 1980 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 1 May 1980. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election: the seats of the candidates who polled third at the all out election of 1979. The Conservative Party retained control of the council.
Overall results
{{Election Summary Begin|title = 1980 City of Lincoln Council Election}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 4
|gain = 6
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}}6
|seats % = 63.6
|votes % = 43.3
|votes = 9,986
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 7
|gain = 0
|loss = 4
|net = {{decrease}}4
|seats % = 36.4
|votes % = 37.9
|votes = 8,758
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1972)
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 2
|net = {{decrease}}2
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 8.0
|votes = 1,842
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 10.4
|votes = 2,399
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Ecology Party
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.4
|votes = 96
|plus/minus =
}}
|-
| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total
| style="text-align: right;" | 11
| colspan=5 |
| style="text-align: right;" | 23,081
| style="text-align: right;" |
{{Election box end}}
Ward results
=Abbey=
File:Abbey ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
{{Election box begin no change | title=Abbey{{cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydZzlQOWxTRW9TNFE/view|title=City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1973-2012|publisher=Elections Centre|accessdate=29 October 2019}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Robertson
|votes = 1,066
|percentage = 50.8%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Frost
|votes = 567
|percentage = 27.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1972)
|candidate = C. Sanderson
|votes = 235
|percentage = 11.2%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Feeney
|votes = 232
|percentage = 11.0%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes =
|percentage = 40.1%
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1972)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Birchwood=
File:Birchwood ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
{{Election box begin no change | title=Boultham}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Wright
|votes = 823
|percentage = 45.4%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Colam
|votes = 567
|percentage = 31.3%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Templeman
|votes = 424
|percentage = 23.4%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes =
|percentage = 46.7%
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Boultham=
File:Boultham ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
{{Election box begin no change | title=Boultham}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|votes = 877
|percentage = 41.6%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Stanton
|votes = 698
|percentage = 33.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1972)
|candidate = H. Buttery
|votes = 293
|percentage = 13.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Raisen
|votes = 187
|percentage = 8.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Ecology Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Moulton
|votes = 52
|percentage = 2.5%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes =
|percentage = 42.9%
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Bracebridge=
File:Bracebridge ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
{{Election box begin no change | title=Bracebridge}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Roe
|votes = 988
|percentage = 46.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Close
|votes = 876
|percentage = 40.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Gill
|votes = 280
|percentage = 13.1%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes =
|percentage = 40.5%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Carholme=
File:Carholme ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
{{Election box begin no change | title=Carholme}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Ireland
|votes = 1,180
|percentage = 51.2%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1972)
|candidate = L. Wells
|votes = 801
|percentage = 34.8%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Smith
|votes = 323
|percentage = 14.0%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes =
|percentage = 42.1%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Castle=
File:Castle ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
{{Election box begin no change | title=Castle}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Chambers
|votes = 1,060
|percentage = 43.4%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Townrow
|votes = 994
|percentage = 40.7%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = F. Goulding
|votes = 272
|percentage = 11.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1972)
|candidate = Barnes
|votes = 118
|percentage = 4.8%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes =
|percentage = 48.2%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Longdales=
File:Longdales ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
{{Election box begin no change | title=Longdales}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Miller
|votes = 934
|percentage = 44.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Long
|votes = 856
|percentage = 40.4%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Turver
|votes = 216
|percentage = 10.2%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1972)
|candidate = L. Davis
|votes = 113
|percentage = 5.3%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes =
|percentage = 42.2%
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Minster=
File:Minster ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
{{Election box begin no change | title=Minster}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = F. Horn
|votes = 1,220
|percentage = 46.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Ward
|votes = 1,078
|percentage = 41.4%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Hoyes
|votes = 304
|percentage = 11.7%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes =
|percentage = 44.1%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Moorland=
File:Moorland ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
{{Election box begin no change | title=Moorland}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = N. Baldock
|votes = 921
|percentage = 50.7%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Parker
|votes = 897
|percentage = 49.3%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes =
|percentage = 37.7%
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Park=
File:Park ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
{{Election box begin no change | title=Park}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Plant
|votes = 577
|percentage = 30.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Taylor
|votes = 484
|percentage = 25.2%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1972)
|candidate = F. Allen
|votes = 422
|percentage = 22.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Kay
|votes = 393
|percentage = %20.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Ecology Party
|candidate = Camidge
|votes = 44
|percentage = 2.3%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes =
|percentage = 39.4%
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1972)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Tritton=
File:Tritton ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
{{Election box begin no change | title=Tritton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Hubbard
|votes = 1,039
|percentage = 60.8%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1972)
|candidate = Phillips
|votes = 338
|percentage = 19.8%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Burgess
|votes = 332
|percentage = 19.4%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes =
|percentage = 39.3%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{Lincolnshire elections}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1980}}