▁at ▁ 1 1 , ▁the ▁lowest ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁reflected ▁by ▁the ▁results ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁as ▁the ▁S LD ▁suffered ▁a ▁large ▁drop ▁in ▁their ▁vote , ▁returning ▁them ▁to ▁third ▁place ▁behind ▁the ▁Conserv atives ▁and ▁reducing ▁their ▁vote ▁total ▁to ▁four ▁figure ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁the ▁a for ement ioned ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁election . ▁The ▁over wh el ming ▁benef ici ary ▁of ▁S LD ▁losses ▁were ▁the ▁Labour , ▁helping ▁their ▁vote ▁share ▁hit ▁a ▁record ▁high ▁of ▁ 6 8 . 6 % ▁and ▁the ▁highest ▁vote ▁figure ▁gained ▁- ▁beyond ▁the ▁anom aly ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁- ▁since ▁the ▁council ' s ▁creation . ▁Se at ▁wise , ▁Labour ▁made ▁two ▁g ains ▁of ▁the ▁night , ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁S LD - Lab our ▁marg inal ▁of ▁Asp ull - Stand ish ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁in ▁the ▁more ▁significant ▁S LD ▁bast ion ▁of ▁Lang tree , ▁which ▁until ▁this ▁point ▁had ▁only ▁elected ▁S LD ▁candidates , ▁where ▁Labour ▁managed ▁to ▁equal ▁S LD ▁votes ▁and ▁draw ▁the ▁larger ▁st raw . ▁Labour ▁achieved ▁a ▁record ▁capture ▁of ▁seats , ▁with ▁opposition ▁wins ▁cur ta iled ▁to ▁an ▁exception al ▁S LD ▁performance ▁- ▁and ▁gain ▁- ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁seats ▁fought ▁in ▁Be ech ▁Hill ▁and ▁a ▁Conserv ative ▁hold ▁in ▁their ▁bast ion ▁of ▁Sw in ley . ▁Over all ▁turn out ▁fell ▁from ▁ 3