1980_Harlow_District_Council_election
1980 Harlow District Council election
English local election
The 1980 Harlow District Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council.
Quick Facts 15 of the 42 seats to Harlow District Council 23 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1980 Harlow District Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 93.3 | 62.3 | 12,365 | ||
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 24.7 | 4,891 | |||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 12.8 | 2,537 | ||
National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 48 | |||
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Brays Grove
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | D. Burnham | 775 | 75.0% | |
Conservative | M. Ashcroft | 258 | 25.0% | |
Turnout | 31.0% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Great Parndon
Hare Street and Town Centre
Kingsmoor
Latton Bush
Little Parndon
Mark Hall South
Netteswell East
Netteswell West
Old Harlow
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | H. Dutton | 1,166 | 50.3% | |
Labour | S. Firth | 1,151 | 49.7% | |
Turnout | 51.0% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Passmores
Potter Street
Stewards
Tye Green (2 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | A. James | 987 | ||
Labour | J. Ellis | 964 | ||
Conservative | E. Gibson | 223 | ||
Conservative | S. Tombs | 195 | ||
Liberal | L. Fuller | 140 | ||
Liberal | M. Ramsey | 128 | ||
National Front | C. Saunders | 48 | ||
Turnout | 35.9% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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- "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- "Local Election Summaries 1980". The Elections Centre.
- "Harlow District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 September 2019.