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The 1980 Ipswich Borough Council election was the first election to the Ipswich Borough Council under the system of electing by thirds, whereby a third of the councillors were to stand for election, each time. These new arrangements had been determined by the Local Government Boundary Commission as laid out in their Report 280. [1]
It took place as part of the 1980 United Kingdom local elections. [2]
There were 16 wards each returning one councillor. [3] The Labour Party retained control of the Council. It took place as part of the 1980 United Kingdom local elections. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Shorten | 1,550 | 77.4 | ||
Labour | C. James | 453 | 22.6 | ||
Majority | 1,097 | 54.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,003 | 33.9 |
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The 1980 Ipswich Borough Council election was the first election to the Ipswich Borough Council under the system of electing by thirds, whereby a third of the councillors were to stand for election, each time. These new arrangements had been determined by the Local Government Boundary Commission as laid out in their Report 280. [1]
It took place as part of the 1980 United Kingdom local elections. [2]
There were 16 wards each returning one councillor. [3] The Labour Party retained control of the Council. It took place as part of the 1980 United Kingdom local elections. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Shorten | 1,550 | 77.4 | ||
Labour | C. James | 453 | 22.6 | ||
Majority | 1,097 | 54.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,003 | 33.9 |