| Previous Year: | 1977 |
| Previous Election: | 1977 Moray District Council election |
| Next Election: | 1984 Moray District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Flag Image: | File:Coat of arms of Moray Area Council.svg |
| Majority Seats: | 10 |
| Seats For Election: | All 18 seats to Moray District Council |
| Party1: | Independent |
| Party2: | Scottish National Party |
| Seats1: | 15 |
| Seats2: | 3 |
| Swing1: | 14.0% |
| Swing2: | 20.5% |
| Percentage1: | 64.0% |
| Popular Vote1: | 4,141 |
| Percentage2: | 36.0% |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,327 |
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.
| Independent | 15 | 78.0% | |
| SNP | 3 | 15.5% |
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