1980 Cambridge City Council election

1980 Cambridge City Council election
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14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout41.8% (Decrease30.0%)
  First party Second party
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Party Labour Conservative
Last election 18 seats, 39.0% 20 seats, 38.0%
Seats won 8 4
Seats after 21 16
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 4
Popular vote 13,964 12,496
Percentage 42.8% 38.3%
Swing Increase 3.8% Increase 0.3%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Liberal Independent
Last election 3 seats, 22.9% 1 seat, 0.0%
Seats won 2 0
Seats after 4 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 5,990 0
Percentage 18.4% 0.0%
Swing Decrease 4.5% N/A
Winner of each seat at the 1980 Cambridge City Council election
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1980 Cambridge City Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Summary

Election result

1980 Cambridge City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 8 Increase 3 57.1 13 21 50.0 13,964 42.8 +3.8
  Conservative 4 Decrease 4 28.6 12 16 38.1 12,496 38.3 +0.3
  Liberal 2 Increase 1 14.3 2 4 9.5 5,990 18.4 –4.5
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 2.4 N/A N/A N/A
  Ecology 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 145 0.4 N/A

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Smith 1,169 71.6 +11.7
Conservative Edna Jones 365 22.4 –5.8
Liberal David Green 99 6.1 –5.8
Majority 804 49.2 +17.5
Turnout 1,633 34.5 –35.5
Registered electors 4,740
Labour hold Swing Increase8.8

Arbury

Arbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Gard* 1,272 52.6 +7.7
Conservative Patrick Harris 922 38.2 –1.0
Liberal Charles Burch 222 9.2 –6.7
Majority 350 14.5 +8.7
Turnout 2,416 44.2 –27.6
Registered electors 5,463
Labour hold Swing Increase4.4

Castle

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Charlesworth 1,162 43.5 –6.4
Conservative Neville Auker* 984 36.9 +10.1
Labour Joan Robinson 524 19.6 –3.7
Majority 178 6.7 –16.4
Turnout 2,670 45.2 –27.3
Registered electors 5,913
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing Decrease8.3

Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Woodhouse 1,382 52.6 +8.4
Conservative John Phillips* 1,059 40.3 –1.0
Liberal Ann Corsellis 187 7.1 –7.4
Majority 323 12.3 +9.3
Turnout 2,628 50.3 –27.5
Registered electors 5,225
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase4.7

Coleridge

Coleridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Todd 1,236 49.0 +10.2
Conservative Donald Mackay* 998 39.5 –5.8
Liberal Geoffrey Heathcock 291 11.5 –4.4
Majority 238 9.4 N/A
Turnout 2,525 48.6 –26.1
Registered electors 5,193
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase8.0

East Chesterton

East Chesterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Knowles* 1,245 45.7 –1.5
Labour Carey Widdows 1,239 45.5 +8.7
Liberal Anita Anderson 238 8.7 –7.3
Majority 6 0.2 –10.2
Turnout 2,722 44.7 –25.6
Registered electors 6,088
Conservative hold Swing Decrease5.1

Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Cowell* 1,134 70.6 +18.3
Conservative Jane Jenkins 344 21.4 –10.6
Liberal Brian Badcock 128 8.0 –7.7
Majority 790 49.2 +28.9
Turnout 1,606 36.5 –34.0
Registered electors 4,398
Labour hold Swing Increase14.5

Market

Market
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Colin Rosenstiel* 1,036 50.8 +3.6
Conservative Michael O'Hannah 566 27.8 +1.3
Labour Gwilym Colseno 436 21.4 –4.8
Majority 470 23.1 +2.4
Turnout 2,038 33.5 –32.5
Registered electors 6,082
Liberal hold Swing Increase1.2

Newnham

Newnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gwyneth Lipstein* 1,215 47.9 +0.7
Conservative Stanley Craigie 852 33.6 +7.1
Liberal Shirley Fozzard 467 18.4 –7.8
Majority 363 14.3 –6.4
Turnout 2,534 37.6 –34.0
Registered electors 6,733
Labour hold Swing Decrease3.2

Petersfield

Petersfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jill Tufnell 1,434 52.9 +4.0
Conservative Elizabeth Sergeant* 898 33.1 –2.2
Liberal Patrick Browne 236 8.7 –7.1
Ecology Julian Paren 145 5.3 N/A
Majority 536 19.8 +6.2
Turnout 2,713 46.5 –18.6
Registered electors 5,836
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase3.1

Queens Edith

Queens Edith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Edwards 1,361 46.0 –5.4
Liberal Bruce Galloway 1,016 34.4 +12.4
Labour Ethel Shepherd 579 19.6 –7.0
Majority 345 11.7 –13.1
Turnout 2,956 50.1 –26.0
Registered electors 5,902
Conservative hold Swing Decrease8.9

Romsey

Romsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Wright* 1,214 59.3 +10.0
Conservative Barry Wright 553 27.0 –4.1
Liberal Richard Folley 279 13.6 –5.9
Majority 661 32.3 +14.1
Turnout 2,046 36.4 –31.6
Registered electors 5,620
Labour hold Swing Increase7.1

Trumpington

Trumpington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R Wright 1,226 56.5 +4.6
Labour S Watts 598 27.6 +0.2
Liberal J Walker 345 15.9 –3.3
Majority 628 29.0 +4.5
Turnout 2,169 39.1 –31.0
Registered electors 5,549
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.2

West Chesterton

West Chesterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Maurice Garner* 1,123 57.9 +8.0
Labour Richard Wall 532 27.4 –2.8
Liberal Anthony Waite 284 14.6 –5.2
Majority 591 30.5 +10.8
Turnout 1,939 36.9 –32.2
Registered electors 5,249
Conservative hold Swing Increase5.4

By-elections

Romsey

Romsey: December 1981
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDP (Alliance) Cathy Grove 947 47.6
Labour Leonard Freeman 862 43.3
Conservative Stephen George 180 9.0
Majority 85 4.3
Turnout 1,989
SDP gain from Labour Swing

References

  1. ^ "Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 September 2023.