1980 St Albans City and District Council election

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The 1980 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

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1980 St Albans City and District Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 13 Decrease 6 59.1 24 37 64.9 21,518 49.6 –7.6
  Labour 5 Increase 3 22.7 6 11 19.3 11,653 26.9 +0.5
  Liberal 4 Increase 3 13.6 1 5 8.8 8,298 19.1 +7.4
  Independent 1 Steady 4.5 2 3 5.3 1,892 4.4 +0.9
  Ind. Conservative 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 1.8 N/A N/A –1.2

Ward results

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Ashley

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Ashley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal B. Rigby 1,104 49.0
Conservative S. Davies* 731 32.4
Labour R. Protz 419 18.6
Majority 373 16.5
Turnout 2,254 47.5
Registered electors 4,750
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Batchwood

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Batchwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Ramsden 889 46.6
Conservative B. Eyles* 623 32.7
Liberal L. Coates 395 20.7
Majority 266 13.9
Turnout 1,907 39.5
Registered electors 4,827
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Clarence

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Clarence
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Wheeldon* 1,092 54.0
Labour A. Kirby 507 25.1
Liberal J. Mason 424 21.0
Majority 585 28.9
Turnout 2,023 46.8
Registered electors 4,319
Conservative hold Swing

Colney Heath

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There is an error for this election result in the source material where the result from London Colney is duplicated in the place of Colney Heath's result. The outcome of the election was a Liberal hold.

Cunningham

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Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal R. Donald 842 37.3
Conservative A. Hill* 736 32.6
Labour J. Brown 677 30.0
Majority 106 4.7
Turnout 2,255 47.3
Registered electors 4,772
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Harpenden East

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Harpenden East (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative M. Morrell* 1,150 52.0
Conservative D. Lloyd 1,127 51.0
Labour C. Mathews 534 24.2
Liberal C. Clark 527 23.8
Labour R. Collins 498 22.5
Turnout 2,211 43.8
Registered electors 5,049
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Harpenden North

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Harpenden North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Wood* 1,331 59.0
Labour H. Holmes 515 22.8
Liberal D. Collins 410 18.2
Majority 816 36.2
Turnout 2,256 39.4
Registered electors 5,721
Conservative hold Swing

Harpenden South

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Harpenden South (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative K. Jenkins* 1,358 57.4
Conservative K. Nash 1,167 49.4
Independent L. Freitag 418 17.7
Liberal P. De Fraitas 365 15.4
Labour K. Griffin 221 9.3
Labour J. Ryan 181 7.7
Turnout 2,364 48.0
Registered electors 4,924
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Harpenden West

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Harpenden West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Tarry* 1,466 69.9
Liberal T. Woodhead 432 20.6
Labour J. McKrell 199 9.5
Majority 1,034 49.3
Turnout 2,097 40.9
Registered electors 5,123
Conservative hold Swing

London Colney

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London Colney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Macmillan 1,185 60.0
Conservative J. Smee* 789 40.0
Majority 396 20.0
Turnout 1,974 71.9
Registered electors 2,744
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Marshallwick North

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Marshallwick North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Pattison 936 51.6
Liberal G. Churchard 451 24.9
Labour P. Landman 427 23.5
Majority 485 26.7
Turnout 1,814 40.8
Registered electors 4,451
Conservative hold Swing

Marshallwick South

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Marshallwick South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Turner* 1,173 52.7
Liberal H. Lowe 697 31.3
Labour D. Allan 356 16.0
Majority 476 21.4
Turnout 2,226 44.2
Registered electors 5,033
Conservative hold Swing

Park Street

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Park Street
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal J. Griffin 662 39.9
Conservative D. Allen 633 38.2
Conservative K. Hill 632 38.1
Liberal J. Allen 573 34.5
Labour D. Goodchild 365 22.0
Labour R. Fricker 291 17.5
Turnout 1,659 39.0
Registered electors 4,254
Liberal gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Redbourn

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Redbourn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent S. Bailey 875 56.0
Conservative S. Russell* 688 44.0
Majority 187 12.0
Turnout 1,563 34.9
Registered electors 4,483
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Sopwell

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Sopwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Carr* 1,058 58.4
Conservative K. Davies 538 29.7
Liberal G. Woollatt 217 12.0
Majority 520 28.7
Turnout 1,813 39.5
Registered electors 4,585
Labour hold Swing

St. Peters

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St. Peters
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Fowler 663 35.6
Conservative E. Banbury 489 26.3
Independent R. Rayment* 391 21.0
Liberal P. Thompson 317 17.0
Majority 174 9.4
Turnout 1,860 40.5
Registered electors 4,590
Labour gain from Independent Swing

St. Stephens

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St. Stephens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Nowell* 1,335 57.6
Labour K. Morcom 555 24.0
Liberal M. Barron 426 18.4
Majority 780 33.7
Turnout 2,316 41.2
Registered electors 5,617
Conservative hold Swing

Verulam

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Verulam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Hewitt* 1,549 72.4
Labour D. Partridge 590 27.6
Majority 959 44.8
Turnout 2,139 41.6
Registered electors 5,140
Conservative hold Swing

Wheathampstead

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Wheathampstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Evans 1,186 54.2
Liberal N. Clements 456 20.8
Labour A. Latchford 338 15.4
Independent S. Whittaker 208 9.5
Majority 730 33.4
Turnout 2,188 47.6
Registered electors 4,600
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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