1980 Inverness District Council election

Elections to the Inverness District Council took place in May 1980, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's other districts.

1980 Inverness District Council election

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All 28 seats to Inverness District Council
15 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Independent Labour Liberal
Seats won 17 8 2
Seat change Decrease3 Increase4 Increase2
Popular vote 5,689 1,838 0
Percentage 70.4% 22.7% 0.0%
Swing Increase7.0% Increase1.1% New

  Fourth party
  Blank
Party SNP
Seats won 1
Seat change Increase1
Popular vote 537
Percentage 6.6%
Swing Decrease8.4%

Council Control before election


Independent

Council Control after election


Independent

Aggregate results

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Inverness District Election Result 1980[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 17  3 70.4 5,689  7.0
  Labour 8  4 22.7 1,838  1.1
  Liberal 2 2 0  2 0.0 0 New
  SNP 1 1 0  1 6.6 537  8.4
  Fine Gael 0 0 0  0 0.0 0.3 21 New

References

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  1. ^ "1980 Scottish district council election" (PDF).