Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held in May 1980.[1] 1980 was the second year of local elections on the new boundaries.[1] One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party lost overall control of the council. Labour taking 8 seats from the Conservatives.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Hyndburn Local Election Result 1980
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 13 8 81.3% 51.8% 12,944 +5.2%
  Conservative 3 8 18.7% 38.9% 9,713 -10.2%
  Liberal 5.0% 1,239 +2.6%
  National Front -0.5%
  Independent 4.0% 992 +3.0%
  Communist -0.1%
  Spoilt 0.4% 96 0
  Totals 16 42.9% 24,984
Ward1979 1st 1979 2nd1979 3rd1980
Next Up1980198219831984
Altham Parish--Con
BarnfieldConLabLabLab
BaxendenConConConLab
CentralLabLabLabLab
ChurchLabLabLabLab
ClaytonConConConLab
HuncoatConLabConLab
ImmanuelLabConConLab
MilnshawConConConLab
NethertonLabLabLabLab
OvertonConConConLab
PeelLabLabConLab
Rishton EachillCon-ConCon
Rishton NordenConLab-Con
Spring HillLabLabLabLab
St AndrewsConConConLab
St OswaldsConConConCon
Councillors
Labour Cllrs.58613
Cons Cllrs117103
% of the Vote'
Labour46.6%51.8%
Conservatives55.0%38.9%

Ward Results

Barnfield- electorate 3,017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Les Jones 783
Conservative 464
... spoilt votes 3 ...
Majority
Turnout 1,250 41.4%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Baxenden- electorate 3,539
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Eddleston 596
Liberal 576
Conservative 543
... spoilt votes 3 ...
Majority
Turnout 48.5%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Central- electorate 3,950
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Basil Whitham 1,119
Conservative 417
... spoilt votes 11 ...
Majority
Turnout 39.2%
Labour hold Swing
Church- electorate 4,843
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phyliss Hargreaves 1,429
Conservative 658
... spoilt votes 5 ...
Majority
Turnout 43.2%
Labour hold Swing
Clayton-le-Moors - electorate 4,180
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour PS Whitham 838
Conservative 828
Liberal 331
... spoilt votes 8 ...
Majority
Turnout 48.0%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Huncoat - electorate 2,764
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eddie Saville 696
Conservative 694
... spoilt votes 1 ...
Majority 2
Turnout 50.3%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Immanuel - electorate 3,369
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B Nuttall 704
Conservative 658
... spoilt votes 2 ...
Majority 46
Turnout 38.2%
Labour hold Swing
Milnshaw - electorate 4,188
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham A. Ashworth 1,044
Conservative 813
... spoilt votes 2 ...
Majority
Turnout 44.4%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Netherton - electorate 3,714
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F Gregory 1,058
Conservative 722
... spoilt votes 5 ...
Majority
Turnout 48.1%
Labour hold Swing
Overton - electorate 4,518
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J D Marsh 910
Conservative 897
... spoilt votes 2 ...
Majority
Turnout 40.0%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Peel - electorate 3,861
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W Wallwork 1,111
Conservative 603
... spoilt votes 5 ...
Majority
Turnout 44.5%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Rishton Eachill - electorate 2,102
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. D. Henry 482
Labour 350
Liberal 197
... spoilt votes 1 ...
Majority
Turnout 49.0%
Conservative hold Swing
Rishton Norden- electorate 2,538
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 652
Labour 379
Liberal 135
... spoilt votes 0 ...
Majority
Turnout 45.9%
Conservative hold Swing
Spring Hill - electorate 4,120
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cliff Westell 776
Independent 690
... spoilt votes 42 ...
Majority
Turnout 36.6%
Labour hold Swing
St. Andrew's - electorate 3,238
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alfred Newsham 642
Conservative 626
... spoilt votes 3 ...
Majority 16
Turnout 39.3%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
St Oswald's - electorate 4,079
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bessie Margaret Sandiford 656
Labour 509
Independent 302
... spoilt votes 3 ...
Majority
Turnout 36.0%
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. 1 2 "Hyndburn Council election records". Hyndburn Council election records. May 1980.
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