Watling Street
1 May 1980
An election was held in Watling Street ward on 1 May 1980 to elect one councillor.
Prior to the election, the seat was held by the Conservatives. Following the election, the Conservatives held the seat.
Frank Shaw was elected as councillor for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Conservative |
Frank Shaw *1,016 | 53.5% | ||
Liberal |
Christopher Lewcock 645 | 34.0% | ||
Labour |
Ms. L. Kiff 237 | 12.5% | ||
Turnout | 46.2% | |||
Conservative hold |
* 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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