Election Name: | 1980 Chester City Council election |
Country: | Cheshire |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1979 Chester City Council election |
Previous Year: | 1979 |
Next Election: | 1982 Chester City Council election |
Next Year: | 1982 |
Seats For Election: | 21 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council |
Majority Seats: | 31 |
Turnout: | 41.1% |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats1: | 12 |
Seats After1: | 38 |
Seat Change1: | 2 |
Popular Vote1: | 12,328 |
Percentage1: | 40.5% |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats2: | 7 |
Seats After2: | 14 |
Seat Change2: | 3 |
Popular Vote2: | 11,313 |
Percentage2: | 37.2% |
Party3: | Liberal Party (UK) |
Seats3: | 2 |
Seats After3: | 4 |
Seat Change3: | 0 |
Popular Vote3: | 4,052 |
Percentage3: | 13.3% |
Party4: | Residents Association |
Seats4: | 0 |
Seats After4: | 3 |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Popular Vote4: | 2,627 |
Percentage4: | 8.6% |
Party5: | Independent politician |
Seats5: | 0 |
Seats After5: | 1 |
Seat Change5: | 0 |
Popular Vote5: | 127 |
Percentage5: | 0.4% |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The 1980 Chester City Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.