Hamilton District Council election
1980 Hamilton District Council election |
All 20 seats to Hamilton District Council 11 seats needed for a majority |
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Registered | 78,670 |
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Turnout | 50.2% |
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Council Leader before election No overall control | Council Leader after election Labour | |
Elections to Hamilton District Council were held on 1 May 1980, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the third election to the district council following the local government reforms in the 1970s.
The election was the last to use the original 20 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.[1] Following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in October 1981, several wards were changed or abolished.[2]
Labour regained overall control of the council after winning 17 seats – an increase of seven from the previous election – and taking more than half of the popular vote. The Liberals leapfrogged the Scottish National Party (SNP) into second as they maintained their total of two councillors and the Conservatives won the remaining seat to maintain their number on the council. The SNP lost all six of their seats as their vote share fell by 25 percentage points.
Results
1980 Hamilton District Council election result Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 17 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 85.0 | 56.5 | 15,648 | 14.4 |
| Liberal | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 10.0 | 10.3 | 2,849 | 4.1 |
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 5.0 | 22.0 | 6,093 | 9.4 |
| SNP | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 2,290 | 24.8 |
| Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 658 | 0.8 |
| Independent Nationalist | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.6 | 178 | New |
Total | 20 | | | | | | 27,716 | |
Source:[3][4]
Ward results
Hillhouse
Hillhouse Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R. Newberry | 1,206 | 81.7 | 34.2 |
| Independent Nationalist | M. Sneddon | 178 | 12.1 | New |
| Conservative | D. Ogg | 91 | 6.2 | New |
Majority | 1,028 | 69.6 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,475 | 46.3 | 4.1 |
Registered electors | 3,139 | | |
| Labour gain from SNP | Swing | 34.2 | |
Source:[3][4]
Udston
Source:[3][4]
Wellhall North
Wellhall North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | B. McKinnon | 800 | 49.5 | 22.8 |
| Conservative | A. Aitchison | 429 | 26.5 | 1.2 |
| SNP | A. McCubbin | 387 | 23.9 | 18.0 |
Majority | 371 | 23.0 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,616 | 50.4 | 3.4 |
Registered electors | 3,206 | | |
| Labour gain from SNP | Swing | 20.4 | |
Source:[3][4]
Central
Central Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | T. Murphy | 771 | 63.9 | 25.7 |
| Conservative | M. Stepek | 432 | 35.8 | 7.4 |
Majority | 339 | 28.1 | 23.2 |
Turnout | 1,203 | 50.5 | 4.4 |
Registered electors | 2,392 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 25.7 | |
Source:[3][4]
Burnbank
Source:[3][4]
Bent
Bent Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Lowe | 806 | 49.5 | 24.8 |
| Conservative | A. Kegg | 502 | 30.8 | 8.0 |
| SNP | T. Fox | 319 | 19.6 | 32.8 |
Majority | 304 | 18.7 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,627 | 50.8 | 4.4 |
Registered electors | 3,205 | | |
| Labour gain from SNP | Swing | 28.8 | |
Source:[3][4]
Fairhill
Fairhill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | N. Cochrane | 1,941 | 84.4 | 29.8 |
| Conservative | D. Murray | 356 | 15.5 | New |
Majority | 1,585 | 68.9 | 56.5 |
Turnout | 2,297 | 44.9 | 6.0 |
Registered electors | 5,125 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 29.8 | |
Source:[3][4]
Wellhall South
Wellhall South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D. Puetherer | 1,250 | 80.6 | 42.7 |
| Conservative | G. Young | 290 | 18.7 | 0.2 |
Majority | 960 | 61.9 | 60.5 |
Turnout | 1,540 | 42.7 | 8.5 |
Registered electors | 3,634 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 42.7 | |
Source:[3][4]
Low Waters
Source:[3][4]
Cadzow
Cadzow Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G. Smith | 2,032 | 58.7 | 27.1 |
| Conservative | J. Dorricott | 736 | 21.3 | 10.1 |
| SNP | I. Campbell | 691 | 20.0 | 16.9 |
Majority | 1,296 | 37.4 | N/A |
Turnout | 3,459 | 56.4 | 5.3 |
Registered electors | 6,143 | | |
| Labour gain from SNP | Swing | 27.1 | |
Source:[3][4]
Dalserf
Dalserf Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W. Cochrane | 1,025 | 59.7 | 16.1 |
| SNP | D. Broadfoot | 346 | 20.2 | 36.2 |
| Conservative | J. Newton | 344 | 20.0 | New |
Majority | 679 | 39.5 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,715 | 45.9 | 2.3 |
Registered electors | 3,742 | | |
| Labour gain from SNP | Swing | 16.1 | |
Source:[3][4]
Machan
Machan Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Borland | 1,131 | 55.6 | 17.8 |
| SNP | M. Miller | 547 | 26.9 | 26.8 |
| Conservative | D. Eadie | 353 | 17.4 | New |
Majority | 584 | 28.7 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,031 | 45.3 | 2.1 |
Registered electors | 4,493 | | |
| Labour gain from SNP | Swing | 17.8 | |
Source:[3][4]
Avonholm
Avonholm Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | J. Speirs | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 3,017 | |
| Labour hold |
Source:[3]
Strutherhill
Strutherhill Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | S. Casserley | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 2,463 | |
| Labour hold |
Source:[3]
Stonehouse
Stonehouse Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | R. Gibb | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 3,757 | |
| Labour hold |
Source:[3]
Bothwell and Uddingston North
Source:[3][4]
Bothwell and Uddingston South
Source:[3][4]
High Blantyre
High Blantyre Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | J. Swinburne | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 4,951 | |
| Labour hold |
Source:[3]
Blantyre
Blantyre Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | M. D. Tremble | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 4,718 | |
| Labour hold |
Source:[3]
Stonefield
Stonefield Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | G. McInally | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 4,474 | |
| Labour hold |
Source:[3]
References
- ^ "Formation Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1980). The Scottish District Elections 1980: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1977). The Scottish District Elections 1977: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 6 January 2024.