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1980 Chester City Council election
21 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	41.1%
	Winner of each seat at the 1980 Chester City Council election
Council control before election; ; Conservative	Council control after election ; ; Conservative

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

Summary

Election results

1980 Chester City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	12	2	57.1	26	38	63.3	12,328	40.5
	Labour	7	3	33.3	7	14	23.3	11,313	37.2
	Liberal	2	0	9.5	2	4	6.7	4,052	13.3
	Residents	0	1	0.0	3	3	5.0	2,627	8.6
	Independent	0	0	0.0	1	1	1.7	127	0.4

Ward results

Blacon Hill

Blacon Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Locke*	1,072	85.0	+17.8
	Conservative	L. Stoners	189	15.0	–17.8
Majority			883	70.0	N/A
Turnout			1,261	30.1	–41.7
Registered electors			4,181
	Labour hold		Swing	17.8

Boughton

Boughton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Forster*	553	44.2	–4.0
	Labour	S. Pickstock	445	35.6	–16.2
	Residents	R. Jay	174	13.9	N/A
	Liberal	J. Latham	79	6.3	N/A
Majority			108	8.6	N/A
Turnout			1,251	48.8	–27.0
Registered electors			2,564
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.1

Christieton

Christieton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Morley*	847	58.4	+3.5
	Residents	J. Morris	496	28.0	–1.0
	Labour	R. Iball	198	13.6	–2.5
Majority			351	30.4	N/A
Turnout			1,451	39.7	–40.7
Registered electors			3,651
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.3

College

College
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Russell	900	53.3	+1.1
	Conservative	J. Hopkins*	613	36.3	–11.5
	Residents	D. Taylor	176	10.4	N/A
Majority			287	17.0	N/A
Turnout			1,689	39.6	–29.8
Registered electors			4,266
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	6.3

Curzon

Curzon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Elmerl*	587	44.0	–4.2
	Labour	G. Goodall	436	32.7	+5.4
	Liberal	S. Fraser	216	16.2	–8.3
	Residents	S. Elmitt	95	7.1	N/A
Majority			151	11.3	N/A
Turnout			1,334	47.6	–27.3
Registered electors			2,800
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.8

Dee Point

Dee Point (2 seats due to by-election)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Annand	1,213	77.4
	Labour	D. Robinson*	1,170	74.6
	Conservative	P. Benyon	353	22.5
Turnout			1,568	32.9
Registered electors			4,767
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Farndon

Farndon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Lloyd*	530	84.7	+1.0
	Labour	W. Mordue	96	15.3	–1.0
Majority			434	69.3	+2.0
Turnout			626	39.5	–39.5
Registered electors			1,586
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.0

Grosvenor

Grosvenor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Hignett*	917	48.8	+4.4
	Labour	H. Owen	734	39.1	+8.7
	Liberal	J. Indemaur	228	12.1	–13.1
Majority			183	9.7	N/A
Turnout			1,879	43.9	–33.1
Registered electors			4,283
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.2

Hoole

Hoole
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Stunell*	1,145	50.2	+8.4
	Labour	J. Smith	610	26.8	+5.8
	Conservative	C. Jackson	525	23.0	–4.2
Majority			535	23.5	N/A
Turnout			2,280	48.7	–28.7
Registered electors			4,677
	Liberal hold		Swing	1.3

Malpas

Malpas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Hassall	809	71.4	*N/A*
	Labour	J. Edgar	324	28.6	N/A
Majority			485	42.8	N/A
Turnout			1,133	40.7	N/A
Registered electors			2,783
	Conservative hold

Newton

Newton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Jones*	983	53.8	+20.3
	Labour	L. Harrison	501	27.4	+12.5
	Liberal	D. Wynne-Jones	344	18.8	+1.2
Majority			482	26.4	N/A
Turnout			1,828	43.0	–35.2
Registered electors			4,255
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.9

Plas Newton

Plas Newton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Millard	730	42.5	–1.6
	Conservative	A. Crowe	512	29.8	–2.6
	Residents	W. Wilton	274	15.9	–7.5
	Liberal	J. Mallender	202	11.8	N/A
Majority			218	12.7	N/A
Turnout			1,718	43.7	–36.2
Registered electors			3,935
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	0.5

Saughall

Saughall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	B. Kerr*	935	69.4	+17.8
	Conservative	C. Brown	314	23.3	–11.2
	Labour	C. Hierons	98	7.3	–6.6
Majority			620	46.1	N/A
Turnout			1,347	47.0	–34.5
Registered electors			2,864
	Liberal hold		Swing	14.5

Sealand

Sealand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Randall*	822	56.0	+17.6
	Conservative	M. Edwards	647	44.0	+7.0
Majority			175	11.9	N/A
Turnout			1,469	36.6	–38.2
Registered electors			4,009
	Labour hold		Swing	5.3

Tattenhall

Tattenhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Pierce*	398	48.4	+12.8
	Residents	L. Harvey	295	35.8	N/A
	Labour	C. Warwood	130	15.8	N/A
Majority			103	12.5	N/A
Turnout			823	33.8	–45.6
Registered electors			2,436
	Conservative hold

Upton Grange

Upton Grange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Butler*	695	59.7	+7.6
	Labour	J. Artell	247	21.2	–2.3
	Liberal	P. Lowry	222	19.1	N/A
Majority			448	38.5	N/A
Turnout			1,164	32.9	–33.5
Registered electors			3,541
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.0

Upton Heath

Upton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Griffiths	661	36.5	+17.8
	Conservative	E. Gerrard*	637	35.2	±0.0
	Residents	D. Fellows	254	14.0	–13.0
	Liberal	F. Wilson	173	9.6	–9.5
	Independent	R. Palmer	86	4.7	N/A
Majority			24	1.3	N/A
Turnout			1,811	41.8	–38.5
Registered electors			4,331
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	8.9

Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Williams*	787	40.6	+3.3
	Residents	N. Smith	587	30.3	–13.9
	Labour	E. Champion	288	14.9	–3.5
	Liberal	K. Holding	277	14.3	N/A
Majority			200	10.3	N/A
Turnout			1,939	44.3	–36.1
Registered electors			4,339
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.6

Waverton

Waverton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Bramhall	450	57.7	+8.8
	Residents	A. Edwards*	276	35.4	–15.7
	Labour	M. Rigby	54	6.9	N/A
Majority			174	22.3	N/A
Turnout			780	59.9	–21.1
Registered electors			1,302
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing	12.3

Westminster

Westminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Short	982	53.4	+0.2
	Labour	B. Trevelyan	584	31.8	+4.6
	Liberal	B. Hall	231	12.6	–7.0
	Independent	L. McHale	41	2.2	N/A
Majority			398	21.7	N/A
Turnout			1,838	41.4	–34.1
Registered electors			4,442
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.2

References

^ "Chester City Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

[1] "Chester City Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

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