1980 West Lothian District Council election

1980 Scottish local government election August 2024 1980 05 01 yes 1977 1977 West Lothian District Council election 1984 West Lothian District Council election 1984 parliamentary 11 All 21 seats to West Lothian District Council Labour Party (UK) Scottish National Party 15 4 50.1% 21,849 33.8% 14,760 9 seats, 38.2% 6 9 seats, 47.0% 5 11.9% 13.2% Independent politician 2 8.2% 3,565 1.6% 2 seats, 6.6% File:West Lothian District Council 1980.svg Council composition following the election West Lothian District Council Arms.svgElections to West Lothian District Council were held on 1 May 1980, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the third election to the district council following the implementation of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The election used the 21 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.Formation Electoral Arrangements https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20190111180051/http://www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/reports/ea_formation_1974.asp 5 April 2025 Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland Results 1980 West Lothian District Council election result Labour Party (UK) 15 6 0 6 71.4 50.1 21,849 11.9Scottish National Party 4 0 5 5 19.0 33.8 14,760 13.2Independent politician 2 1 1 9.5 8.2 3,565 1.6Scottish Conservatives 0 0 0 0.0 4.6 1,993 3.9Scottish Liberal Party 0 0 0 0.0 2.7 1,163 1.0Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 306 0.6 Source:Bochel J. M. https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1980.pdf The Scottish District Elections 1980 Denver D. T. 1980 Election Studies: Department of Political Science, University of Dundee Dundee 77-82 31 August 2026 References Category:West Lothian Council elections West Lothian District Council election Category:Lothian