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1980 Penwith District Council election

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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

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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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