1980 Cambridge City Council election

1980 English local election 1980 Cambridge City Council election Cambridgeshire parliamentary 1979 Cambridge City Council election 1979 1980 5 1 y 1982 Cambridge City Council election 1982 14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council 22 41.8% (30.0%) 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 18 seats, 39.0% 8 21 3 13,964 42.8% 3.8% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 20 seats, 38.0% 4 16 4 12,496 38.3% 0.3% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 3 seats, 22.9% 2 4 1 5,990 18.4% 4.5% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 1 seat, 0.0% 0 1 0 0.0% N/A Cambridge UK ward map 1980.svg Winner of each seat at the 1980 Cambridge City Council election Council control Council control after election No overall control No overall control The 1980 Cambridge City Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Cambridge-1973-2012.pdf Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012 18 September 2023 Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University This was on the same day as other local elections across England. Summary Election result 1980 Cambridge City Council election Labour Party (UK) 8 3 57.1 13 21 50.0 13,964 42.8 +3.8 Conservative Party (UK) 4 4 28.6 12 16 38.1 12,496 38.3 +0.3 Liberal Party (UK) 2 1 14.3 2 4 9.5 5,990 18.4 –4.5 Independent politician 0 0.0 1 1 2.4 N/A N/A N/A Ecology Party (UK) 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 145 0.4 N/A Ward results Abbey Abbey Labour Party (UK) Richard Smith 1,169 71.6 +11.7 Conservative Party (UK) Edna Jones 365 22.4 –5.8 Liberal Party (UK) David Green 99 6.1 –5.8 804 49.2 +17.5 1,633 34.5 –35.5 4,740 Labour Party (UK) 8.8 Arbury Arbury Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Gard* 1,272 52.6 +7.7 Conservative Party (UK) Patrick Harris 922 38.2 –1.0 Liberal Party (UK) Charles Burch 222 9.2 –6.7 350 14.5 +8.7 2,416 44.2 –27.6 5,463 Labour Party (UK) 4.4 Castle Castle Liberal Party (UK) Alan Charlesworth 1,162 43.5 –6.4 Conservative Party (UK) Neville Auker* 984 36.9 +10.1 Labour Party (UK) Joan Robinson 524 19.6 –3.7 178 6.7 –16.4 2,670 45.2 –27.3 5,913 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 8.3 Cherry Hinton Cherry Hinton Labour Party (UK) John Woodhouse 1,382 52.6 +8.4 Conservative Party (UK) John Phillips* 1,059 40.3 –1.0 Liberal Party (UK) Ann Corsellis 187 7.1 –7.4 323 12.3 +9.3 2,628 50.3 –27.5 5,225 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 4.7 Coleridge Coleridge Labour Party (UK) Mark Todd 1,236 49.0 +10.2 Conservative Party (UK) Donald Mackay* 998 39.5 –5.8 Liberal Party (UK) Geoffrey Heathcock 291 11.5 –4.4 238 9.4 N/A 2,525 48.6 –26.1 5,193 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 8.0 East Chesterton East Chesterton Conservative Party (UK) Graham Knowles* 1,245 45.7 –1.5 Labour Party (UK) Carey Widdows 1,239 45.5 +8.7 Liberal Party (UK) Anita Anderson 238 8.7 –7.3 6 0.2 –10.2 2,722 44.7 –25.6 6,088 Conservative Party (UK) 5.1 Kings Hedges Kings Hedges Labour Party (UK) Peter Cowell* 1,134 70.6 +18.3 Conservative Party (UK) Jane Jenkins 344 21.4 –10.6 Liberal Party (UK) Brian Badcock 128 8.0 –7.7 790 49.2 +28.9 1,606 36.5 –34.0 4,398 Labour Party (UK) 14.5 Market Market Liberal Party (UK) Colin Rosenstiel* 1,036 50.8 +3.6 Conservative Party (UK) Michael O'Hannah 566 27.8 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) Gwilym Colseno 436 21.4 –4.8 470 23.1 +2.4 2,038 33.5 –32.5 6,082 Liberal Party (UK) 1.2 Newnham Newnham Labour Party (UK) Gwyneth Lipstein* 1,215 47.9 +0.7 Conservative Party (UK) Stanley Craigie 852 33.6 +7.1 Liberal Party (UK) Shirley Fozzard 467 18.4 –7.8 363 14.3 –6.4 2,534 37.6 –34.0 6,733 Labour Party (UK) 3.2 Petersfield Petersfield Labour Party (UK) Jill Tufnell 1,434 52.9 +4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Sergeant* 898 33.1 –2.2 Liberal Party (UK) Patrick Browne 236 8.7 –7.1 Ecology Party (UK) Julian Paren 145 5.3 N/A 536 19.8 +6.2 2,713 46.5 –18.6 5,836 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 3.1 Queens Edith Queens Edith Conservative Party (UK) Graham Edwards 1,361 46.0 –5.4 Liberal Party (UK) Bruce Galloway 1,016 34.4 +12.4 Labour Party (UK) Ethel Shepherd 579 19.6 –7.0 345 11.7 –13.1 2,956 50.1 –26.0 5,902 Conservative Party (UK) 8.9 Romsey Romsey Labour Party (UK) Peter Wright* 1,214 59.3 +10.0 Conservative Party (UK) Barry Wright 553 27.0 –4.1 Liberal Party (UK) Richard Folley 279 13.6 –5.9 661 32.3 +14.1 2,046 36.4 –31.6 5,620 Labour Party (UK) 7.1 Trumpington Trumpington Conservative Party (UK) R Wright 1,226 56.5 +4.6 Labour Party (UK) S Watts 598 27.6 +0.2 Liberal Party (UK) J Walker 345 15.9 –3.3 628 29.0 +4.5 2,169 39.1 –31.0 5,549 Conservative Party (UK) 2.2 West Chesterton West Chesterton Conservative Party (UK) Maurice Garner* 1,123 57.9 +8.0 Labour Party (UK) Richard Wall 532 27.4 –2.8 Liberal Party (UK) Anthony Waite 284 14.6 –5.2 591 30.5 +10.8 1,939 36.9 –32.2 5,249 Conservative Party (UK) 5.4 By-elections Romsey Romsey: December 1981 Social Democratic Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Cathy Grove 947 47.6 Labour Party (UK) Leonard Freeman 862 43.3 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen George 180 9.0 85 4.3 1,989 Social Democratic Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References Category:Cambridge City Council elections Cambridge Category:May 1980 in the United Kingdom Category:1980s in Cambridgeshire