| Election Name: | 1980 Colchester Borough Council election |
| Country: | Essex |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1979 Colchester Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1979 |
| Next Election: | 1982 Colchester Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
| Seats For Election: | 20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 31 |
| Turnout: | 42.0% (31.9%) |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 36 seats, 50.2% |
| Seats1: | 9 |
| Seats After1: | 35 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 15,103 |
| Percentage1: | 44.7% |
| Swing1: | 5.5% |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 21 seats, 37.5% |
| Seats2: | 8 |
| Seats After2: | 22 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 13,910 |
| Percentage2: | 41.1% |
| Swing2: | 3.6% |
| Party4: | Tiptree Residents Association |
| Last Election4: | 2 seats, 4.2% |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seats After4: | 2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 1,026 |
| Percentage4: | 3.0% |
| Swing4: | 1.2% |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 1.7% |
| Seats5: | 0 |
| Seats After5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 827 |
| Percentage5: | 2.4% |
| Swing5: | 0.7% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Conservative |
| After Election: | Conservative |
The 1980 Colchester Borough Council election to the Colchester Borough Council were held in 1980 alongside other local elections across the country.
No Independent candidate as previous (-33.0).
No Liberal candidate as previous (-44.8).
No Liberal candidate as previous (-12.5).