1980 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election

Welwyn Hatfield District Council election 1980 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election Hertfordshire parliamentary 1979 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election 1979 1980 5 1 y 1982 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election 1982 14 out of 43 seats to Welwyn Hatfield District Council 22 34,450, 50.7% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 22 seats, 45.0% 22 25 3 18,076 52.5% 7.5 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 21 seats, 51.3% 21 18 3 15,227 44.2% 7.1 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 0 seats, 3.6% 0 0 972 2.8% 0.8 Hertfordshire Welwyn Hatfield District Council 1980.svg 270px Council composition following the election. The 1980 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Welwyn-Hatfield-1973-2012.pdf Results 1973 to 2012 Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University 10 February 2023 This was on the same day as other local elections. A third of the council's seats were up for election. Similar to the general trend of the local elections, Labour saw an increase in their share of the vote almost entirely at the expensive of the Conservatives. From this, Labour managed to increase their (previously razor-edge) majority control of the council. This marked the first election in Welwyn Hatfield's local elections that an independent candidate stood for a seat. They came third in the Welwyn South ward, below the Conservatives and Labour but beating the Liberals. Summary Election result 1980 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election Labour Party (UK) 9 3 64.3 16 25 58.1 18,076 52.5 +7.5 Conservative Party (UK) 5 3 35.7 13 18 41.9 15,227 44.2 –7.1 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 972 2.8 –0.8 Independent politician 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 175 0.5 N/A References Welwyn Hatfield Category:Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council elections Category:1970s in Hertfordshire