1 May 1980
An election was held in Priestfield ward on 1 May 1980 to elect one councillor.
Prior to the election, the seat was held by the Conservatives. Following the election, the Liberals gained the seat from the Conservatives.
F. Wise was elected as councillor for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Liberal |
F. Wise 744 | 37.8% | ||
Conservative |
Ms. S. Shaw *707 | 36.0% | ||
Labour |
Ms. M. Anderson 515 | 26.2% | ||
Turnout | 41.3% | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative |
* Denotes a councillor standing for re-election.
To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.
Vote Change
Swing
Vote share for the ward is calculated using the "top vote" method, which uses the candidate from each party with the highest number of votes.
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