1979 Breckland District Council election

1979 Breckland District Council election

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All 53 seats to Breckland District Council 27 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Independent Labour Seats won 31 15 6 Seat change 8 3 3 Popular vote 21,032 12,190 16,398 Percentage 41.1% 23.8% 32.1% Swing 2.2% 2.8% 0.1%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Ind. Conservative Residents Seats won 1 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,272 did not stand Percentage 2.5% did not stand Swing N/A 1.9%
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election Conservative

The 1979 Breckland District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Breckland District Council in Norfolk, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

The council was contested on new ward boundaries, increasing the number of seats by 2 to 53.

Summary

Election result

1979 Breckland District Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	41	31			8	58.5	41.1	21,032	+2.2
	Independent	18	15			3	28.3	23.8	12,190	–2.8
	Labour	21	6			3	11.3	32.1	16,398	+0.1
	Ind. Conservative	1	1			1	1.9	2.5	1,272	N/A
	Liberal	1	0				0.0	0.5	267	–0.1
	Residents	0	0			1	N/A	N/A	N/A	–1.9

References

1. "Breckland District Council election results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 4 September 2025.