1980 Moray District Council election

1980 Moray District Council election
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All 18 seats to Moray District Council
10 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Independent SNP
Last election 15 seats, 78.0% 3 seats, 15.5%
Seats won 15 3
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 4,141 2,327
Percentage 64.0% 36.0%
Swing Decrease14.0% Increase20.5%

Elections to the Moray District Council took place on 1 May 1980, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 18 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.