The 1980 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Summary
1980 St Albans City and District Council election |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Conservative | 13 | 6 | 59.1 | 24 | 37 | 64.9 | 21,518 | 49.6 | –7.6 |
| Labour | 5 | 3 | 22.7 | 6 | 11 | 19.3 | 11,653 | 26.9 | +0.5 |
| Liberal | 4 | 3 | 13.6 | 1 | 5 | 8.8 | 8,298 | 19.1 | +7.4 |
| Independent | 1 | | 4.5 | 2 | 3 | 5.3 | 1,892 | 4.4 | +0.9 |
| Ind. Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | N/A | N/A | –1.2 |
Ward results
Ashley
Ashley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | B. Rigby | 1,104 | 49.0 | |
| Conservative | S. Davies* | 731 | 32.4 | |
| Labour | R. Protz | 419 | 18.6 | |
Majority | 373 | 16.5 | |
Turnout | 2,254 | 47.5 | |
Registered electors | 4,750 | | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Batchwood
Batchwood Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D. Ramsden | 889 | 46.6 | |
| Conservative | B. Eyles* | 623 | 32.7 | |
| Liberal | L. Coates | 395 | 20.7 | |
Majority | 266 | 13.9 | |
Turnout | 1,907 | 39.5 | |
Registered electors | 4,827 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Clarence
Clarence Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R. Wheeldon* | 1,092 | 54.0 | |
| Labour | A. Kirby | 507 | 25.1 | |
| Liberal | J. Mason | 424 | 21.0 | |
Majority | 585 | 28.9 | |
Turnout | 2,023 | 46.8 | |
Registered electors | 4,319 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Colney Heath
There is an error for this election result in the source material where the result from London Colney is duplicated in the place of Colney Heath's result. The outcome of the election was a Liberal hold.
Cunningham
Cunningham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | R. Donald | 842 | 37.3 | |
| Conservative | A. Hill* | 736 | 32.6 | |
| Labour | J. Brown | 677 | 30.0 | |
Majority | 106 | 4.7 | |
Turnout | 2,255 | 47.3 | |
Registered electors | 4,772 | | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Harpenden East
Harpenden East (2 seats due to by-election) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | M. Morrell* | 1,150 | 52.0 |
| Conservative | D. Lloyd | 1,127 | 51.0 |
| Labour | C. Mathews | 534 | 24.2 |
| Liberal | C. Clark | 527 | 23.8 |
| Labour | R. Collins | 498 | 22.5 |
Turnout | 2,211 | 43.8 |
Registered electors | 5,049 | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Harpenden North
Harpenden North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | K. Wood* | 1,331 | 59.0 | |
| Labour | H. Holmes | 515 | 22.8 | |
| Liberal | D. Collins | 410 | 18.2 | |
Majority | 816 | 36.2 | |
Turnout | 2,256 | 39.4 | |
Registered electors | 5,721 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Harpenden South
Harpenden South (2 seats due to by-election) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | K. Jenkins* | 1,358 | 57.4 |
| Conservative | K. Nash | 1,167 | 49.4 |
| Independent | L. Freitag | 418 | 17.7 |
| Liberal | P. De Fraitas | 365 | 15.4 |
| Labour | K. Griffin | 221 | 9.3 |
| Labour | J. Ryan | 181 | 7.7 |
Turnout | 2,364 | 48.0 |
Registered electors | 4,924 | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Harpenden West
Harpenden West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | T. Tarry* | 1,466 | 69.9 | |
| Liberal | T. Woodhead | 432 | 20.6 | |
| Labour | J. McKrell | 199 | 9.5 | |
Majority | 1,034 | 49.3 | |
Turnout | 2,097 | 40.9 | |
Registered electors | 5,123 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
London Colney
London Colney Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | M. Macmillan | 1,185 | 60.0 | |
| Conservative | J. Smee* | 789 | 40.0 | |
Majority | 396 | 20.0 | |
Turnout | 1,974 | 71.9 | |
Registered electors | 2,744 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Marshallwick North
Marshallwick North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | M. Pattison | 936 | 51.6 | |
| Liberal | G. Churchard | 451 | 24.9 | |
| Labour | P. Landman | 427 | 23.5 | |
Majority | 485 | 26.7 | |
Turnout | 1,814 | 40.8 | |
Registered electors | 4,451 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Marshallwick South
Marshallwick South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J. Turner* | 1,173 | 52.7 | |
| Liberal | H. Lowe | 697 | 31.3 | |
| Labour | D. Allan | 356 | 16.0 | |
Majority | 476 | 21.4 | |
Turnout | 2,226 | 44.2 | |
Registered electors | 5,033 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Park Street
Park Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | J. Griffin | 662 | 39.9 |
| Conservative | D. Allen | 633 | 38.2 |
| Conservative | K. Hill | 632 | 38.1 |
| Liberal | J. Allen | 573 | 34.5 |
| Labour | D. Goodchild | 365 | 22.0 |
| Labour | R. Fricker | 291 | 17.5 |
Turnout | 1,659 | 39.0 |
Registered electors | 4,254 | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative |
| Conservative hold |
Redbourn
Sopwell
Sopwell Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D. Carr* | 1,058 | 58.4 | |
| Conservative | K. Davies | 538 | 29.7 | |
| Liberal | G. Woollatt | 217 | 12.0 | |
Majority | 520 | 28.7 | |
Turnout | 1,813 | 39.5 | |
Registered electors | 4,585 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
St. Peters
St. Peters Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | P. Fowler | 663 | 35.6 | |
| Conservative | E. Banbury | 489 | 26.3 | |
| Independent | R. Rayment* | 391 | 21.0 | |
| Liberal | P. Thompson | 317 | 17.0 | |
Majority | 174 | 9.4 | |
Turnout | 1,860 | 40.5 | |
Registered electors | 4,590 | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
St. Stephens
St. Stephens Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | A. Nowell* | 1,335 | 57.6 | |
| Labour | K. Morcom | 555 | 24.0 | |
| Liberal | M. Barron | 426 | 18.4 | |
Majority | 780 | 33.7 | |
Turnout | 2,316 | 41.2 | |
Registered electors | 5,617 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Verulam
Verulam Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | E. Hewitt* | 1,549 | 72.4 | |
| Labour | D. Partridge | 590 | 27.6 | |
Majority | 959 | 44.8 | |
Turnout | 2,139 | 41.6 | |
Registered electors | 5,140 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wheathampstead
Wheathampstead Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | D. Evans | 1,186 | 54.2 | |
| Liberal | N. Clements | 456 | 20.8 | |
| Labour | A. Latchford | 338 | 15.4 | |
| Independent | S. Whittaker | 208 | 9.5 | |
Majority | 730 | 33.4 | |
Turnout | 2,188 | 47.6 | |
Registered electors | 4,600 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 22 January 2023.