Elections for the City of Edinburgh District Council took place on 1 May 1980, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. The Conservatives, who had previously controlled a majority on the council, were reduced to being just shy of a majority. The Conservatives continued to rule the council however, with Liberal support.

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1980 City of Edinburgh Council election

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All 62 seats to Edinburgh City Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Last election 34 23 1 Seats won 31 25 2 Seat change 3 2 1 Popular vote 64,152 58,411 18,230 Percentage 40.2% 36.6% 11.4% Swing 4.6% 10.0% 3.5%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party SNP Independent Independent Labour Last election 5 1 0 Seats won 2 1 1 Seat change 3 0 1 Popular vote 14,960 2,157 1,118 Percentage 9.4% 1.4% 0.7% Swing 9.9% 0.4% 0.6%
Map of council wards
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election No overall control

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The election saw 4 new wards being added to Edinburgh; Fort, Shandon, Haymarket, and Tollcross. All, minus Tollcross, (which was won by the Conservatives) were won by Labour.^[1]

Turnout was 160,330.^[1]