1980 Banff and Buchan District Council election
1980 Scottish local government election
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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.
1 May 1980
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Results
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | 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 | |||
Ward results
Macduff
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | S Mair (Incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
King Edward-Gamrie
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | A Smith (Incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
Banff-Hilton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J Reid | 778 | 50.0 | |
| Independent | A Gordon (Incumbent) | 609 | 39.1 | |
| Independent | J Smith | 168 | 10.8 | |
| Majority | 169 | 10.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,556 | 46.7 | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
Fordyce/Boyndie
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J Hay (Incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
Aberchirder
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J Shand (Incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
Turriff
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | S Mair (Incumbent) | 893 | 60.5 | |
| Independent | J Dawson | 583 | 39.5 | |
| Majority | 310 | 21.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,477 | 42.3 | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
Deer
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | W Cruickshank (Incumbent) | 786 | 63.7 | |
| Conservative | A Brodie | 268 | 21.7 | |
| Independent | G Burnett-Stuart | 178 | 14.4 | |
| Majority | 518 | 42.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,233 | 33.2 | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
Fyvie/Monquhitter
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J Gordon (Incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
Meethill/Boddam
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | S Coull (Incumbent) | 1,161 | 79.6 | |
| Conservative | A Taylor | 294 | 20.2 | |
| Majority | 867 | 59.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,459 | 29.9 | ||
| SNP hold | ||||
Clerkhill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | D Mackinnon | 531 | 54.0 | ||
| Conservative | T Nangle | 230 | 23.4 | ||
| Independent | D Carnie (Incumbent) | 219 | 22.3 | ||
| Majority | 301 | 30.6 | |||
| Turnout | 983 | 32.4 | |||
| SNP gain from Independent | |||||
Kirktown/Roanheads
Buchanhaven/Catto
Fraserburgh Saltoun
Fraserburgh South/Rathen
Fraserburgh/Broadsea
North Buchanorth
Longside/Cruden
Rattray/Strichen
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | N Cowie (Incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
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