The 1980 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 1 May 1980. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.
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13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1980 Stevenage Borough Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overall results edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
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Labour | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 60.8 | 12,484 | |||
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 27.9 | 5,725 | |||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 2,314 | ||||
Total | 13 | 20,523 | ||||||||
Labour hold |
Ward results edit
Bandley Hill edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. Woodward | 1,244 | 72.4% | |
Conservative | L. Jordan | 344 | 20.0% | |
Liberal | M. Reynolds | 131 | 7.6% | |
Turnout | 38.3% | |||
Labour hold |
Bedwell Plash edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | D. Cullen | 1,239 | 67.5% | |
Conservative | C. Aylin | 464 | 25.3% | |
Liberal | R. Edwards | 133 | 7.2% | |
Turnout | 43.4% | |||
Labour hold |
Chells edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | K. Vale | 976 | 71.7% | |
Conservative | P. Howard-Tripp | 277 | 20.3% | |
Liberal | J. Meacham | 109 | 8.0% | |
Turnout | 39.8% | |||
Labour hold |
Longmeadow edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | F. Schofield | 875 | 51.5% | |
Conservative | H. Gladwin | 539 | 31.7% | |
Liberal | E. Brook | 284 | 16.7% | |
Turnout | 36.5% | |||
Labour hold |
Martins Wood edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | K. Wilkinson | 919 | 57.6% | |
Conservative | A. Hurst | 459 | 28.8% | |
Liberal | S. Booth | 217 | 13.6% | |
Turnout | 40.5% | |||
Labour hold |
Mobbsbury edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Turnock | 928 | 62.1% | |
Conservative | K. Clewer | 412 | 27.6% | |
Liberal | I. Hargreaves | 154 | 10.3% | |
Turnout | 43.0% | |||
Labour hold |
Monkswood edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | B. Dunnel | 633 | 57.4% | |
Conservative | A. Mann | 333 | 30.2% | |
Liberal | G. Robbins | 137 | 12.4% | |
Turnout | 41.7% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Old Stevenage edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | H. Morris | 1,135 | 50.3% | |
Conservative | D. Eaton | 894 | 39.6% | |
Liberal | S. Booth | 228 | 10.1% | |
Turnout | 45.3% | |||
Labour hold |
Pin Green edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | A. Campbell | 972 | 60.1% | |
Conservative | M. Russell | 466 | 28.8% | |
Liberal | L. Atkins | 179 | 11.1% | |
Turnout | 41.8% | |||
Labour hold |
Roebuck edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | S. Munden | 861 | 57.1% | |
Conservative | H. Grant | 516 | 34.2% | |
Liberal | P. Selley | 130 | 8.6% | |
Turnout | 39.5% | |||
Labour hold |
St Nicholas edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. Fowler | 857 | 58.0% | |
Conservative | S. Woods | 388 | 26.3% | |
Liberal | C. Cuthbert | 232 | 15.7% | |
Turnout | 39.0% | |||
Labour hold |
Shephall edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | I. Johnson | 879 | 71.5% | |
Conservative | T. Byrne | 241 | 19.6% | |
Liberal | G. Reynolds | 110 | 8.9% | |
Turnout | 51.9% | |||
Labour hold |
Symonds Green edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | L. Robbins | 966 | 59.3% | |
Conservative | G. Hook | 548 | 33.7% | |
Liberal | L. Peal | 114 | 7.0% | |
Turnout | 35.1% | |||
Labour hold |