The Broxbourne Council election, 1980 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.[1]
Ward | Party | Incumbent Elected | Incumbent | Standing again? | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broxbourne | Conservative | 1976 | Joan Fiddy | Yes | |
Bury Green | Conservative | 1976 | Benjamin Griffiths | Yes | |
Cheshunt Central | Conservative | 1976 | Douglas Breeze | Yes | |
Cheshunt North | Conservative | 1976 | Gerald Game | Yes | |
Flamstead End | Conservative | 1976 | Peter Sampson | No | |
Goffs Oak | Conservative | 1976 | Michael Janes | Yes | |
Hoddesdon North | Conservative | 1976 | John Hastings | Yes | |
Hoddesdon Town | Conservative | 1976 | Percy Madsen | Yes | |
Rosedale | Labour | 1976 | Hazel Ross | Yes | |
Rye Park | Conservative | 1976 | Geoffrey Conway | Yes | |
Theobalds | Conservative | 1976 | Malcolm Linscott | No | |
Waltham Cross North | Conservative | 1976 | Terence Askew | Yes | |
Waltham Cross South | Labour | 1976 | Patricia Young | Yes | |
Wormley & Turnford | Conservative | 1976 | Gerald Cookson | Yes |
An election was held in 14 wards on 1 May 1980.
The Conservative Party lost 3 seats at this election. The Labour Party gained 2 seats in Bury Green Ward and Rye Park Ward and the Liberal Party won its first seat at a Broxbourne Borough election by taking Hoddesdon Town Ward.
The new political balance of the council following this election was: