1980_Broxbourne_Borough_Council_election
1980 Broxbourne Borough Council election
1980 UK local government election
The Broxbourne Council election, 1980 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.[1]
More information Ward, Party ...
Ward | Party | Incumbent Elected | Incumbent | Standing again? |
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Broxbourne | Conservative | 1976 | Joan Fiddy | Yes |
Bury Green | Conservative | 1976 | Benjamin Griffiths | Yes |
Cheshunt Central | Conservative | 1976 | Douglas Breeze | Yes |
Cheshunt North | Conservative | 1976 | Gerald Game | Yes |
Flamstead End | Conservative | 1976 | Peter Sampson | No |
Goffs Oak | Conservative | 1976 | Michael Janes | Yes |
Hoddesdon North | Conservative | 1976 | John Hastings | Yes |
Hoddesdon Town | Conservative | 1976 | Percy Madsen | Yes |
Rosedale | Labour | 1976 | Hazel Ross | Yes |
Rye Park | Conservative | 1976 | Geoffrey Conway | Yes |
Theobalds | Conservative | 1976 | Malcolm Linscott | No |
Waltham Cross North | Conservative | 1976 | Terence Askew[lower-alpha 1] | Yes |
Waltham Cross South | Labour | 1976 | Patricia Young | Yes |
Wormley & Turnford | Conservative | 1976 | Gerald Cookson | Yes |
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More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 9 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 64.28 | 45.78 | 9,239 | ||
Labour | 4 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 28.58 | 34.00 | 6,863 | ||
Liberal | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 7.14 | 17.27 | 3,485 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.95 | 393 | ||
National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.01 | 203 | ||
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An election was held in 14 wards on 1 May 1980.
The Conservative Party lost 3 seats at this election. The Labour Party gained 2 seats in Bury Green Ward and Rye Park Ward and the Liberal Party won its first seat at a Broxbourne Borough election by taking Hoddesdon Town Ward.
The new political balance of the council following this election was:
- Conservative 34 seats
- Labour 7 seats
- Liberal 1 seat
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Joan Fiddy | 1,046 | 57.13 | ||
Liberal | Rachel Hills | 555 | 30.31 | ||
Labour | Julian Batsleer | 230 | 12.56 | ||
Majority | 491 | ||||
Turnout | 1,831 | 36.50 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Christopher Robbins | 1,185 | 57.44 | ||
Conservative | Benjamin Griffiths | 751 | 36.40 | ||
Liberal | George Norris | 93 | 4.51 | ||
National Front | Clive Shepherd | 34 | 1.65 | ||
Majority | 434 | ||||
Turnout | 2,063 | 41.05 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Douglas Breeze | 744 | 60.84 | ||
Labour | Patricia Whitthread | 347 | 28.37 | ||
Liberal | Lesley Dines | 132 | 10.79 | ||
Majority | 397 | ||||
Turnout | 1,223 | 33.85 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Gerald Game | 609 | 36.98 | ||
Labour | Deirdre Welsh | 555 | 33.70 | ||
Independent | Leslie Hill | 252 | 15.30 | ||
Liberal | Lawrence Talbot | 198 | 12.02 | ||
National Front | Simon Maddock | 33 | 2.00 | ||
Majority | 54 | ||||
Turnout | 1,647 | 36.25 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edna Lazzari | 840 | 49.18 | ||
Labour | Michael Crane | 463 | 27.11 | ||
Liberal | Peter Kemp | 356 | 20.84 | ||
National Front | Frederick Venables | 49 | 2.87 | ||
Majority | 377 | ||||
Turnout | 1,708 | 39.70 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Michael Janes | 886 | 73.59 | ||
Labour | Christopher Purple | 184 | 15.28 | ||
Liberal | Julian Gould | 134 | 11.13 | ||
Majority | 702 | ||||
Turnout | 1,204 | 38.32 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Hastings | 885 | 50.66 | ||
Liberal | Pamela Armfield | 530 | 30.34 | ||
Labour | Tony Pusey | 332 | 19.00 | ||
Majority | 355 | ||||
Turnout | 1,747 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Gil Bomber | 548 | 40.47 | ||
Conservative | Percy Madsen | 543 | 40.11 | ||
Labour | Jill Garrett | 263 | 19.42 | ||
Majority | 5 | ||||
Turnout | 1,354 | 30.47 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Hazel Ross | 393 | 51.71 | ||
Conservative | John Swannell | 286 | 37.63 | ||
Liberal | Kenneth Furse | 54 | 7.11 | ||
National Front | Ramon Johns | 27 | 3.55 | ||
Majority | 107 | ||||
Turnout | 760 | 45.89 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mark Farrington | 652 | 42.04 | ||
Conservative | Geoffrey Conway | 557 | 35.91 | ||
Liberal | Anthony Fey | 312 | 20.12 | ||
National Front | Roderick Waller | 30 | 1.93 | ||
Majority | 95 | ||||
Turnout | 1,551 | 35.16 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Terence Askew | 691 | 49.08 | ||
Labour | Joan Carter | 578 | 41.05 | ||
Liberal | Jeffrey Butler | 139 | 9.87 | ||
Majority | 113 | ||||
Turnout | 1,408 | 34.75 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Francis Dolan | 609 | 51.74 | ||
Labour | Henry Lucas | 494 | 41.97 | ||
Liberal | Roberta Middlebrook | 74 | 6.29 | ||
Majority | 115 | ||||
Turnout | 1,177 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Patricia Young | 760 | 63.97 | ||
Conservative | Roy Chaplow | 320 | 26.94 | ||
Liberal | Thomas Wade | 78 | 6.57 | ||
National Front | Roger Bailey | 30 | 2.52 | ||
Majority | 440 | ||||
Turnout | 1,188 | 29.13 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Gerald Cookson | 472 | 35.70 | ||
Labour | James Emslie | 427 | 32.30 | ||
Liberal | Barbara Wade | 282 | 21.34 | ||
Independent | William Smith | 141 | 10.66 | ||
Majority | 45 | ||||
Turnout | 1,322 | 39.09 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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- Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2012). Broxbourne Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012 (PDF). Plymouth: The Elections Centre. p. 3. Retrieved 7 July 2022.