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The1980 Ipswich Borough Council election was thefirst election to theIpswich 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 theLocal Government Boundary Commission as laid out in theirReport 280.[1]
It took place as part of the1980 United Kingdom local elections.[2]
There were 16 wards each returning one councillor.[3] TheLabour Party retained control of the Council.[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 | |||
