1980 Scottish local government election
1980 Falkirk District Council election|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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| Party
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Labour
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SNP
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Conservative
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| Last election
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8 seats, 31.0%
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22 seats, 47.2%
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2 seats, 6.3%
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| Seats won
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27
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4
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2
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| Seat change
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 19
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 18
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| Popular vote
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24,071
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14,477
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3,587
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| Percentage
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52.7%
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31.7%
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7.9%
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| Swing
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21.7%
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15.5%
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1.6%
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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| Party
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Independent
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Independent Labour
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| Last election
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4 seats, 14.1%
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Did not contest
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| Seats won
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2
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1
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| Seat change
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2
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1
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| Popular vote
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3,115
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0
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| Percentage
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6.8%
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0.0%
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| Swing
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7.3%
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New
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Elections to Falkirk District Council took place on 1 May 1980, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 36 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.
