The Broxbourne Council election, 1980 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.
Composition of expiring seats before election Ward Party Incumbent Elected Incumbent Standing again? Broxbourne Conservative 1976 Joan Fiddy Yes Bury Green Conservative 1976 Benjamin Griffiths Yes Cheshunt Central Conservative 1976 Douglas Breeze Yes Cheshunt North Conservative 1976 Gerald Game Yes Flamstead End Conservative 1976 Peter Sampson No Goffs Oak Conservative 1976 Michael Janes Yes Hoddesdon North Conservative 1976 John Hastings Yes Hoddesdon Town Conservative 1976 Percy Madsen Yes Rosedale Labour 1976 Hazel Ross Yes Rye Park Conservative 1976 Geoffrey Conway Yes Theobalds Conservative 1976 Malcolm Linscott No Waltham Cross North Conservative 1976 Terence Askew Yes Waltham Cross South Labour 1976 Patricia Young Yes Wormley & Turnford Conservative 1976 Gerald Cookson Yes
Election results
Results summary
An election was held in 14 wards on 1 May 1980.
The Conservative Party lost 3 seats at this election. The Labour Party gained 2 seats in Bury Green Ward and Rye Park Ward and the Liberal Party won its first seat at a Broxbourne Borough election by taking Hoddesdon Town Ward.
The new political balance of the council following this election was:
Conservative 34 seats Labour 7 seats Liberal 1 seat
Ward results
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