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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.
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