1980 Hamilton District Council election

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1980 Hamilton District Council election
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All 20 seats to Hamilton District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
Registered78,670
Turnout50.2%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lab
Lib
Con
Party Labour Liberal Conservative
Last election 10 seats, 42.1% 2 seats, 6.2% 1 seat, 12.6%
Seats won 17 2 1
Seat change Increase 7 Steady Steady
Popular vote 15,648 2,849 6,093
Percentage 56.5% 10.3% 22.0%
Swing Increase 14.4 Increase 4.1 Increase 9.4
Council Leader before election


No overall control

Council Leader after election


Labour

Elections to Hamilton District Council were held on 1 May 1980, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the third election to the district council following the local government reforms in the 1970s.

The election was the last to use the original 20 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.[1] Following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in October 1981, several wards were changed or abolished.[2]

Labour regained overall control of the council after winning 17 seats – an increase of seven from the previous election – and taking more than half of the popular vote. The Liberals leapfrogged the Scottish National Party (SNP) into second as they maintained their total of two councillors and the Conservatives won the remaining seat to maintain their number on the council. The SNP lost all six of their seats as their vote share fell by 25 percentage points.

Results[edit]

1980 Hamilton District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 17 7 0 Increase 7 85.0 56.5 15,648 Increase 14.4
  Liberal 2 0 0 Steady 10.0 10.3 2,849 Increase 4.1
  Conservative 1 0 0 Steady 5.0 22.0 6,093 Increase 9.4
  SNP 0 0 6 Decrease 6 0.0 8.3 2,290 Decrease 24.8
  Independent Labour 0 0 1 Decrease 1 0.0 2.3 658 Increase 0.8
  Independent Nationalist 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.6 178 New
Total 20 27,716

Source:[3][4]

Ward results[edit]

Hillhouse[edit]

Hillhouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Newberry 1,206 81.7 Increase 34.2
Independent Nationalist M. Sneddon 178 12.1 New
Conservative D. Ogg 91 6.2 New
Majority 1,028 69.6 N/A
Turnout 1,475 46.3 Decrease 4.1
Registered electors 3,139
Labour gain from SNP Swing Increase 34.2

Source:[3][4]

Udston[edit]

Udston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Dallas 1,473 85.1 Increase 52.7
Independent Labour A. Reid 248 14.3 Decrease 23.7
Majority 1,225 70.8 N/A
Turnout 1,721 52.3 Increase 0.3
Registered electors 3,308
Labour gain from Independent Labour Swing Increase 52.7

Source:[3][4]

Wellhall North[edit]

Wellhall North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. McKinnon 800 49.5 Increase 22.8
Conservative A. Aitchison 429 26.5 Increase 1.2
SNP A. McCubbin 387 23.9 Decrease 18.0
Majority 371 23.0 N/A
Turnout 1,616 50.4 Decrease 3.4
Registered electors 3,206
Labour gain from SNP Swing Increase 20.4

Source:[3][4]

Central[edit]

Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Murphy 771 63.9 Increase 25.7
Conservative M. Stepek 432 35.8 Increase 7.4
Majority 339 28.1 Increase 23.2
Turnout 1,203 50.5 Decrease 4.4
Registered electors 2,392
Labour hold Swing Increase 25.7

Source:[3][4]

Burnbank[edit]

Burnbank
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour I. McKillop 1,416 69.5 Increase 8.1
Independent Labour A. Hosie 410 20.1 New
Conservative J. Urquhart 208 10.2 New
Majority 1,006 49.4 Increase 23.1
Turnout 2,034 51.8 Increase 4.6
Registered electors 3,936
Labour hold Swing Increase 8.1

Source:[3][4]

Bent[edit]

Bent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Lowe 806 49.5 Increase 24.8
Conservative A. Kegg 502 30.8 Increase 8.0
SNP T. Fox 319 19.6 Decrease 32.8
Majority 304 18.7 N/A
Turnout 1,627 50.8 Decrease 4.4
Registered electors 3,205
Labour gain from SNP Swing Increase 28.8

Source:[3][4]

Fairhill[edit]

Fairhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour N. Cochrane 1,941 84.4 Increase 29.8
Conservative D. Murray 356 15.5 New
Majority 1,585 68.9 Increase 56.5
Turnout 2,297 44.9 Decrease 6.0
Registered electors 5,125
Labour hold Swing Increase 29.8

Source:[3][4]

Wellhall South[edit]

Wellhall South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Puetherer 1,250 80.6 Increase 42.7
Conservative G. Young 290 18.7 Decrease 0.2
Majority 960 61.9 Increase 60.5
Turnout 1,540 42.7 Decrease 8.5
Registered electors 3,634
Labour hold Swing Increase 42.7

Source:[3][4]

Low Waters[edit]

Low Waters
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Williamson 1,681 63.1 Increase 2.5
Labour P. Grenfell 976 36.6 Increase 17.7
Majority 705 26.5 Decrease 13.6
Turnout 2,657 55.3 Decrease 0.9
Registered electors 4,823
Conservative hold Swing Increase 2.5

Source:[3][4]

Cadzow[edit]

Cadzow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Smith 2,032 58.7 Increase 27.1
Conservative J. Dorricott 736 21.3 Decrease 10.1
SNP I. Campbell 691 20.0 Decrease 16.9
Majority 1,296 37.4 N/A
Turnout 3,459 56.4 Increase 5.3
Registered electors 6,143
Labour gain from SNP Swing Increase 27.1

Source:[3][4]

Dalserf[edit]

Dalserf
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Cochrane 1,025 59.7 Increase 16.1
SNP D. Broadfoot 346 20.2 Decrease 36.2
Conservative J. Newton 344 20.0 New
Majority 679 39.5 N/A
Turnout 1,715 45.9 Decrease 2.3
Registered electors 3,742
Labour gain from SNP Swing Increase 16.1

Source:[3][4]

Machan[edit]

Machan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Borland 1,131 55.6 Increase 17.8
SNP M. Miller 547 26.9 Decrease 26.8
Conservative D. Eadie 353 17.4 New
Majority 584 28.7 N/A
Turnout 2,031 45.3 Decrease 2.1
Registered electors 4,493
Labour gain from SNP Swing Increase 17.8

Source:[3][4]

Avonholm[edit]

Avonholm
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Speirs Unopposed
Registered electors 3,017
Labour hold

Source:[3]

Strutherhill[edit]

Strutherhill
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour S. Casserley Unopposed
Registered electors 2,463
Labour hold

Source:[3]

Stonehouse[edit]

Stonehouse
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Gibb Unopposed
Registered electors 3,757
Labour hold

Source:[3]

Bothwell and Uddingston North[edit]

Bothwell and Uddingston North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal T. Maxwell 1,080 51.6 Increase 6.1
Labour S. Sloss 821 39.2 Increase 6.6
Conservative J. Bain 191 9.1 Decrease 12.9
Majority 259 12.4 Decrease 0.5
Turnout 2,092 56.8 Decrease 1.0
Registered electors 3,685
Liberal hold Swing Increase 6.1

Source:[3][4]

Bothwell and Uddingston South[edit]

Bothwell and Uddingston South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal T. Grieve 1,769 78.3 Increase 17.4
Conservative A. Thomson 480 21.3 Decrease 5.9
Majority 1,289 57.0 Increase 24.3
Turnout 2,249 50.6 Decrease 11.7
Registered electors 4,459
Liberal hold Swing Increase 17.4

Source:[3][4]

High Blantyre[edit]

High Blantyre
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Swinburne Unopposed
Registered electors 4,951
Labour hold

Source:[3]

Blantyre[edit]

Blantyre
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour M. D. Tremble Unopposed
Registered electors 4,718
Labour hold

Source:[3]

Stonefield[edit]

Stonefield
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour G. McInally Unopposed
Registered electors 4,474
Labour hold

Source:[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Formation Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1980). The Scottish District Elections 1980: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1977). The Scottish District Elections 1977: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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