North - Election - 1 May 1980

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An election was held in North ward on 1 May 1980 to elect two councillors.

Prior to the election, the Conservatives held one of the seats and Labour held the other seat. Following the election, Labour gained one of the seats from the Conservatives and held the other seat.

Henry Clother and Chris Kiff were elected as councillors for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Clother H. H. Clother
Labour 851 27.3%

Kiff C. C. Kiff
Labour 791 25.4%

Dickinson M. M. Dickinson *
Conservative 611 19.6%

Roser P. P. Roser
Conservative 532 17.1%

Lewis Ms. M. Ms. M. Lewis
Liberal 187 6.0%

Hannant Ms. S. Ms. S. Hannant
Liberal 147 4.7%

Turnout 36.3%

Labour gain from Conservative

Labour hold

Candidate	Votes	%
Clother H. H. Clother Labour	851	27.3%
Kiff C. C. Kiff Labour	791	25.4%
Dickinson M. M. Dickinson * Conservative	611	19.6%
Roser P. P. Roser Conservative	532	17.1%
Lewis Ms. M. Ms. M. Lewis Liberal	187	6.0%
Hannant Ms. S. Ms. S. Hannant Liberal	147	4.7%
Turnout		36.3%
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour 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 Share

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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