1979 Brentwood District Council election

1979 Brentwood District Council election

←  1978 3 May 1979 (1979-05-03) 1980  →
13 out of 39 seats Brentwood District Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Seats won 12 1 0 Seats after 33 4 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 21,456 9,814 3,435 Percentage 61.8% 28.3% 9.9% Swing 1.5% 1.2% 0.1%
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

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

Summary

Election result

1979 Brentwood District Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	12	1	92.3	21	33	84.6	21,456	61.8	+1.5
	Labour	1	1	7.7	3	4	10.3	9,814	28.3	–1.2
	Liberal	0		0.0	2	2	5.1	3,435	9.9	–0.1

References

1. "Brentwood Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
2. "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 23 September 2025.