1980 West Lothian District Council election|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Party
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Labour
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SNP
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Independent
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Last election
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9 seats, 38.2%
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9 seats, 47.0%
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2 seats, 6.6%
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Seats won
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15
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4
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2
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Seat change
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6
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5
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Popular vote
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21,849
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14,760
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3,565
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Percentage
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50.1%
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33.8%
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8.2%
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Swing
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11.9%
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13.2%
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1.6%
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Elections to the West Lothian District Council took place on 1 May 1980, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 21 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Results
1980 West Lothian District Council election result
Party
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Seats
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Gains
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Losses
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Net gain/loss
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Seats %
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Votes %
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Votes
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+/−
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Labour
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15
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6
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71.4
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50.1
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21,849
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11.9
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SNP
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4
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5
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19.0
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33.8
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14,760
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13.2
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Independent
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2
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9.5
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8.2
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3,565
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1.6
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Conservative
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0
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0
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0
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0.0
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4.6
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1,993
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3.9
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Liberal
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0
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0
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0
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0.0
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2.7
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1,163
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1.0
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Communist
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0
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0
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0
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0.0
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0.7
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306
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0.6
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Source:[1]
References