| Next Year: | 1984 |
| Previous Year: | 1977 |
| Next Election: | 1984 Banff and Buchan District Council election |
| Previous Election: | 1977 Banff and Buchan District Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Majority Seats: | 10 |
| Seats For Election: | All 18 seats to Banff and Buchan District Council |
| Party1: | Independent politician |
| Seats1: | 12 |
| Percentage1: | 48.7% |
| Popular Vote1: | 7,883 |
| Swing1: | 27.2% |
| Party2: | Scottish National Party |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Percentage2: | 31.0% |
| Popular Vote2: | 5,022 |
| Swing2: | 13.4% |
| Party3: | Scottish Conservatives |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Percentage3: | 11.5% |
| Popular Vote3: | 1,862 |
| Swing3: | 8.3% |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
Elections to the Banff and Buchan District Council took place on 1 May 1980, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.