1980 Moray District Council election
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Elections to the Moray District Council took place on 1 May 1980, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 18 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.
At the previous election in 1977, the Independent group won the most seats on the council, taking 15 to the Scottish National Party (SNP)'s 3.
| Party | Seats | Vote share |
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| Independent | 15 | 78.0% |
| SNP | 3 | 15.5% |
Source: [1]
