| Election Name: | 1980 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1979 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1979 |
| Next Election: | 1982 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
| Seats For Election: | 17 of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 26 |
| Image1: | Con |
| Leader1: | Bob Flatman |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 34 |
| Seats After1: | 32 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 12 |
| Seats After2: | 14 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Image4: | Ind |
| Party4: | Independent politician |
| Seats Before4: | 2 |
| Seats After4: | 2 |
| Image5: | RA |
| Party5: | Ratepayers Association |
| Seats Before5: | 2 |
| Seats After5: | 2 |
| Leader | |
| Before Election: | Bob Flatman |
| Before Party: | Conservative |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| After Election: | Bob Flatman |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The 1980 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 1 May 1980, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. There were 17 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council.[1]
The election saw Labour take the largest share of the vote, winning two seats from the Conservatives, but the Conservatives retained their majority on the council.[2]
The overall results were as follows:
The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.[3] [4] [2]
Three by-elections were held on 19 March 1981. The by-election in Letchworth South West ward was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor Bob Saunders. The two by-elections in Letchworth South East ward were triggered by the death of Conservative councillor John Yates and the resignation of Labour councillor Rod Playford. The Conservatives retained the Letchworth South West seat, but Labour won both Letchworth South East seats.[5]