Texas Hamilton District Council election 1980 Hamilton District Council election ← 1977 1 May 1980 (1980-05-01) 1984 → All 20 seats to Hamilton District Council11 seats needed for a majorityTurnout50.2% First party Second party Third party Lab Lib Con Party Labour Liberal Conservative Last election 10 seats, 42.1% 2 seats, 6.2% 1 seat, 12.6% Seats won 17 2 1 Seat change 7 Popular vote 15,648 2,849 6,093 Percentage 56.5% 10.3% 22.0% Swing 14.4 4.1 9.4 Council Leader before election No overall control Council Leader after election Labour