# 1980 Banff and Buchan District Council election

Elections to the Banff and Buchan District Council took place on 1 May 1980, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.

## Results

1980 Banff and Buchan District Council election result :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 12 | 5 | 66.7 | 48.7 | 7,883 | 27.2 |
| SNP | 5 | 4 | 27.8 | 31.0 | 5,022 | 13.4 |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 5.6 | 11.5 | 1,862 | 8.3 |
| Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 8.8 | 1,429 | New |
Source:

## Ward results
### Macduff

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | S Mair (Incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### King Edward-Gamrie

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | A Smith (Incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Banff-Hilton

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J Reid | 778 | 50.0 |
| | Independent | A Gordon (Incumbent) | 609 | 39.1 |
| | Independent | J Smith | 168 | 10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,556 | 46.7 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Fordyce/Boyndie

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J Hay (Incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Aberchirder

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J Shand (Incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Turriff

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | S Mair (Incumbent) | 893 | 60.5 |
| | Independent | J Dawson | 583 | 39.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | 21.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,477 | 42.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Deer

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | W Cruickshank (Incumbent) | 786 | 63.7 |
| | Conservative | A Brodie | 268 | 21.7 |
| | Independent | G Burnett-Stuart | 178 | 14.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 518 | 42.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,233 | 33.2 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Fyvie/Monquhitter

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J Gordon (Incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Meethill/Boddam

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | S Coull (Incumbent) | 1,161 | 79.6 |
| | Conservative | A Taylor | 294 | 20.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 867 | 59.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,459 | 29.9 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |

### Clerkhill

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | D Mackinnon | 531 | 54.0 |
| | Conservative | T Nangle | 230 | 23.4 |
| | Independent | D Carnie (Incumbent) | 219 | 22.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 301 | 30.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 983 | 32.4 |
| | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent |

### Rattray/Strichen

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | N Cowie (Incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |