1980 Penwith District Council election

Elections to Penwith District Council were held in 1980 for 11 seats of 33 on the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was: 27 Independents, 3 Conservatives, 2 Liberals, and 1 Labour. Mebyon Kernow stood in two wards, but did not win any seats.

Results summary

Penwith Local Election Result 1980
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 8 1 2 Decrease1 72.7 46.70 3,407
  Liberal 2 2 0 Increase2 18.2 14.54 1,061
  Conservative 1 0 1 Decrease1 9.1 21.85 1,594
  Labour 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 11.24 820
  Mebyon Kernow 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 5.66 413

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