# 1980 Hyndburn Borough Council election

Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held in May 1980. 1980 was the second year of local elections on the new boundaries. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party lost overall control of the council. Labour taking 8 seats from the Conservatives.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative (28-8=20)
* Labour (19+8=27)
Hyndburn Local Election Result 1980 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 13 | 8 | | 81.3% | 51.8% | 12,944 | +5.2% |
| Conservative | 3 | | 8 | 18.7% | 38.9% | 9,713 | -10.2% |
| Liberal | | | | | 5.0% | 1,239 | +2.6% |
| National Front | | | | | | | -0.5% |
| Independent | | | | | 4.0% | 992 | +3.0% |
| Communist | | | | | | | -0.1% |
| Spoilt | | | | | 0.4% | 96 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | | | | 42.9% | 24,984 | |
| Ward | 1979 1st | 1979 2nd | 1979 3rd | 1980 |
| Next Up | 1980 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
| Altham Parish | - | - | Con | |
| Barnfield | Con | Lab | Lab | Lab |
| Baxenden | Con | Con | Con | Lab |
| Central | Lab | Lab | Lab | Lab |
| Church | Lab | Lab | Lab | Lab |
| Clayton | Con | Con | Con | Lab |
| Huncoat | Con | Lab | Con | Lab |
| Immanuel | Lab | Con | Con | Lab |
| Milnshaw | Con | Con | Con | Lab |
| Netherton | Lab | Lab | Lab | Lab |
| Overton | Con | Con | Con | Lab |
| Peel | Lab | Lab | Con | Lab |
| Rishton Eachill | Con | - | Con | Con |
| Rishton Norden | Con | Lab | - | Con |
| Spring Hill | Lab | Lab | Lab | Lab |
| St Andrews | Con | Con | Con | Lab |
| St Oswalds | Con | Con | Con | Con |
| Councillors |||||
| Labour Cllrs. | 5 | 8 | 6 | 13 |
| Cons Cllrs | 11 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| % of the Vote' |||||
| Labour | 46.6% | 46.6% | 46.6% | 51.8% |
| Conservatives | 55.0% | 55.0% | 55.0% | 38.9% |

## Ward Results

Barnfield- electorate 3,017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Les Jones | 783 | |
| | Conservative | | 464 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 3 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,250 | 41.4% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Baxenden- electorate 3,539 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robert Eddleston | 596 | |
| | Liberal | | 576 | |
| | Conservative | | 543 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 3 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.5% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Central- electorate 3,950 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Basil Whitham | 1,119 | |
| | Conservative | | 417 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 11 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Church- electorate 4,843 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Phyliss Hargreaves | 1,429 | |
| | Conservative | | 658 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 5 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Clayton-le-Moors - electorate 4,180 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | PS Whitham | 838 | |
| | Conservative | | 828 | |
| | Liberal | | 331 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 8 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.0% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Huncoat - electorate 2,764 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Eddie Saville | 696 | |
| | Conservative | | 694 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 1 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.3% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Immanuel - electorate 3,369 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | B Nuttall | 704 | |
| | Conservative | | 658 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 2 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Milnshaw - electorate 4,188 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Graham A. Ashworth | 1,044 | |
| | Conservative | | 813 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 2 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.4% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Netherton - electorate 3,714 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | F Gregory | 1,058 | |
| | Conservative | | 722 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 5 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.1% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Overton - electorate 4,518 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J D Marsh | 910 | |
| | Conservative | | 897 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 2 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.0% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Peel - electorate 3,861 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W Wallwork | 1,111 | |
| | Conservative | | 603 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 5 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.5% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Rishton Eachill - electorate 2,102 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. D. Henry | 482 | |
| | Labour | | 350 | |
| | Liberal | | 197 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 1 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.0% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Rishton Norden- electorate 2,538 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 652 | |
| | Labour | | 379 | |
| | Liberal | | 135 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 0 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.9% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Spring Hill - electorate 4,120 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Cliff Westell | 776 | |
| | Independent | | 690 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 42 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.6% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
St. Andrew's - electorate 3,238 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alfred Newsham | 642 | |
| | Conservative | | 626 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 3 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.3% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
St Oswald's - electorate 4,079 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bessie Margaret Sandiford | 656 | |
| | Labour | | 509 | |
| | Independent | | 302 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 3 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.0% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |