1980 Chester City Council election

1980 English local election

1980 Chester City Council election

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| <- 1979 | 1 May 1980 (1980-05-01) | 1982 ->

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21 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 41.1%
|  | First party  | Second party  | Third party

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Party  | Conservative | Labour | Liberal
Seats won  | 12 | 7  | 2
Seats after  | 38 | 14  | 4
Seat change  |  2 |  3  |  0
Popular vote  | 12,328 | 11,313  | 4,052
Percentage  | 40.5% | 37.2%  | 13.3%

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party
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Party  | Residents | Independent
Seats won  | 0  | 0
Seats after  | 3  | 1
Seat change  |  1  |  0
Popular vote  | 2,627  | 127
Percentage  | 8.6%  | 0.4%

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Winner of each seat at the 1980 Chester City Council election

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| Council control before election

Conservative

| Council control after election

Conservative

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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.

## Summary

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### Election results

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1980 Chester City Council election

Party  | This election  | Full council  | This election
Seats  | Net  | Seats %  | Other | Total  | Total %  | Votes  | Votes %  | +/−
| Conservative | 12 |  2 | 57.1 | 26 | 38 | 63.3 | 12,328 | 40.5 |
| Labour | 7  |  3  | 33.3  | 7  | 14  | 23.3  | 11,313  | 37.2  |
| Liberal | 2  |  0  | 9.5  | 2  | 4  | 6.7  | 4,052  | 13.3  |
| Residents | 0  |  1  | 0.0  | 3  | 3  | 5.0  | 2,627  | 8.6  |
| Independent | 0  |  0  | 0.0  | 1  | 1  | 1.7  | 127  | 0.4  |

## Ward results

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### Blacon Hill

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Blacon Hill  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | E. Locke*  | 1,072  | 85.0  | +17.8
| Conservative | L. Stoners  | 189  | 15.0  | –17.8
Majority  | 883  | 70.0  | N/A
Turnout | 1,261  | 30.1  | –41.7
Registered electors | 4,181  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | 17.8  |

### Boughton

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Boughton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | E. Forster*  | 553  | 44.2  | –4.0
| Labour | S. Pickstock  | 445  | 35.6  | –16.2
| Residents | R. Jay  | 174  | 13.9  | N/A
| Liberal | J. Latham  | 79  | 6.3  | N/A
Majority  | 108  | 8.6  | N/A
Turnout | 1,251  | 48.8  | –27.0
Registered electors | 2,564  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 6.1  |

### Christieton

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Christieton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | W. Morley*  | 847  | 58.4  | +3.5
| Residents | J. Morris  | 496  | 28.0  | –1.0
| Labour | R. Iball  | 198  | 13.6  | –2.5
Majority  | 351  | 30.4  | N/A
Turnout | 1,451  | 39.7  | –40.7
Registered electors | 3,651  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.3  |

### College

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College  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | C. Russell  | 900  | 53.3  | +1.1
| Conservative | J. Hopkins*  | 613  | 36.3  | –11.5
| Residents | D. Taylor  | 176  | 10.4  | N/A
Majority  | 287  | 17.0  | N/A
Turnout | 1,689  | 39.6  | –29.8
Registered electors | 4,266  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.3  |

### Curzon

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Curzon  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | C. Elmerl*  | 587  | 44.0  | –4.2
| Labour | G. Goodall  | 436  | 32.7  | +5.4
| Liberal | S. Fraser  | 216  | 16.2  | –8.3
| Residents | S. Elmitt  | 95  | 7.1  | N/A
Majority  | 151  | 11.3  | N/A
Turnout | 1,334  | 47.6  | –27.3
Registered electors | 2,800  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.8  |

### Dee Point

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Dee Point (2 seats due to by-election)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | R. Annand  | 1,213  | 77.4
| Labour | D. Robinson*  | 1,170  | 74.6
| Conservative | P. Benyon  | 353  | 22.5
Turnout | 1,568  | 32.9
Registered electors | 4,767  |
| Labour hold
| Labour hold

### Farndon

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Farndon  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | S. Lloyd*  | 530  | 84.7  | +1.0
| Labour | W. Mordue  | 96  | 15.3  | –1.0
Majority  | 434  | 69.3  | +2.0
Turnout | 626  | 39.5  | –39.5
Registered electors | 1,586  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.0  |

### Grosvenor

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Grosvenor  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | F. Hignett*  | 917  | 48.8  | +4.4
| Labour | H. Owen  | 734  | 39.1  | +8.7
| Liberal | J. Indemaur  | 228  | 12.1  | –13.1
Majority  | 183  | 9.7  | N/A
Turnout | 1,879  | 43.9  | –33.1
Registered electors | 4,283  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.2  |

### Hoole

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Hoole  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | R. Stunell*  | 1,145  | 50.2  | +8.4
| Labour | J. Smith  | 610  | 26.8  | +5.8
| Conservative | C. Jackson  | 525  | 23.0  | –4.2
Majority  | 535  | 23.5  | N/A
Turnout | 2,280  | 48.7  | –28.7
Registered electors | 4,677  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | 1.3  |

### Malpas

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Malpas  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | B. Hassall  | 809  | 71.4  | N/A
| Labour | J. Edgar  | 324  | 28.6  | N/A
Majority  | 485  | 42.8  | N/A
Turnout | 1,133  | 40.7  | N/A
Registered electors | 2,783  |  |
| Conservative hold

### Newton

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Newton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | J. Jones*  | 983  | 53.8  | +20.3
| Labour | L. Harrison  | 501  | 27.4  | +12.5
| Liberal | D. Wynne-Jones  | 344  | 18.8  | +1.2
Majority  | 482  | 26.4  | N/A
Turnout | 1,828  | 43.0  | –35.2
Registered electors | 4,255  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.9  |

### Plas Newton

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Plas Newton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | J. Millard  | 730  | 42.5  | –1.6
| Conservative | A. Crowe  | 512  | 29.8  | –2.6
| Residents | W. Wilton  | 274  | 15.9  | –7.5
| Liberal | J. Mallender  | 202  | 11.8  | N/A
Majority  | 218  | 12.7  | N/A
Turnout | 1,718  | 43.7  | –36.2
Registered electors | 3,935  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 0.5  |

### Saughall

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Saughall  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | B. Kerr*  | 935  | 69.4  | +17.8
| Conservative | C. Brown  | 314  | 23.3  | –11.2
| Labour | C. Hierons  | 98  | 7.3  | –6.6
Majority  | 620  | 46.1  | N/A
Turnout | 1,347  | 47.0  | –34.5
Registered electors | 2,864  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | 14.5  |

### Sealand

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Sealand  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | J. Randall*  | 822  | 56.0  | +17.6
| Conservative | M. Edwards  | 647  | 44.0  | +7.0
Majority  | 175  | 11.9  | N/A
Turnout | 1,469  | 36.6  | –38.2
Registered electors | 4,009  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.3  |

### Tattenhall

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Tattenhall  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | F. Pierce*  | 398  | 48.4  | +12.8
| Residents | L. Harvey  | 295  | 35.8  | N/A
| Labour | C. Warwood  | 130  | 15.8  | N/A
Majority  | 103  | 12.5  | N/A
Turnout | 823  | 33.8  | –45.6
Registered electors | 2,436  |  |
| Conservative hold

### Upton Grange

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Upton Grange  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | J. Butler*  | 695  | 59.7  | +7.6
| Labour | J. Artell  | 247  | 21.2  | –2.3
| Liberal | P. Lowry  | 222  | 19.1  | N/A
Majority  | 448  | 38.5  | N/A
Turnout | 1,164  | 32.9  | –33.5
Registered electors | 3,541  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.0  |

### Upton Heath

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Upton Heath  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | R. Griffiths  | 661  | 36.5  | +17.8
| Conservative | E. Gerrard*  | 637  | 35.2  | ±0.0
| Residents | D. Fellows  | 254  | 14.0  | –13.0
| Liberal | F. Wilson  | 173  | 9.6  | –9.5
| Independent | R. Palmer  | 86  | 4.7  | N/A
Majority  | 24  | 1.3  | N/A
Turnout | 1,811  | 41.8  | –38.5
Registered electors | 4,331  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 8.9  |

### Vicars Cross

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Vicars Cross  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | D. Williams*  | 787  | 40.6  | +3.3
| Residents | N. Smith  | 587  | 30.3  | –13.9
| Labour | E. Champion  | 288  | 14.9  | –3.5
| Liberal | K. Holding  | 277  | 14.3  | N/A
Majority  | 200  | 10.3  | N/A
Turnout | 1,939  | 44.3  | –36.1
Registered electors | 4,339  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 8.6  |

### Waverton

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Waverton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | J. Bramhall  | 450  | 57.7  | +8.8
| Residents | A. Edwards*  | 276  | 35.4  | –15.7
| Labour | M. Rigby  | 54  | 6.9  | N/A
Majority  | 174  | 22.3  | N/A
Turnout | 780  | 59.9  | –21.1
Registered electors | 1,302  |  |
| Conservative gain from Residents | Swing | 12.3  |

### Westminster

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Westminster  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | R. Short  | 982  | 53.4  | +0.2
| Labour | B. Trevelyan  | 584  | 31.8  | +4.6
| Liberal | B. Hall  | 231  | 12.6  | –7.0
| Independent | L. McHale  | 41  | 2.2  | N/A
Majority  | 398  | 21.7  | N/A
Turnout | 1,838  | 41.4  | –34.1
Registered electors | 4,442  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.2  |

## References

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1. ^ "Chester City Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

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