![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 16 seats to Caithness District Council 9 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Elections to the Caithness District Council took place in May 1980, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's other districts.
Every single seat went uncontested. The Labour and Liberal parties won their first seats on the council.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 13 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | |||||
Labour | 1 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | |||||
Liberal | 1 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | |||||
Uncontested election | 1 |