1980 City of Glasgow District Council election

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1980 City of Glasgow
District Council election

← 1977 1 May 1980 1984 →
All 72 seats to City of Glasgow District Council 37 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Last election 30 25 1 Seats won 58 11 3 Seat change 28 15 2 Popular vote 139,471 55,816 14,712 Percentage 54.7% 21.9% 5.8% Swing 19.6% 6.8% 3.9%
Council Leader before election No overall control Elected Council Leader Labour

The 1980 City of Glasgow District Council election took place on 1 May 1980, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. This was the third election to the City of Glasgow District Council.