1979 Maldon District Council election

1979 Maldon District Council election

←  1976 3 May 1979 (1979-05-03) 1983  →
All 30 seats to Maldon District Council 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Independent Liberal Seats won 18 6 3 Seat change 2 1 3 Popular vote 14,754 4,708 3,945 Percentage 47.6% 15.2% 12.7% Swing 3.6% 0.8% 2.3%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Labour Ind. Conservative Independent Labour Seats won 2 1 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 5,275 2,311 did not stand Percentage 17.0% 7.5% did not stand Swing 2.5% 6.4% 3.4%
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

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

Summary

Election result

1979 Maldon District Council election [2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	24	18			2	60.0	47.6	14,754	–3.6
	Independent	9	6			1	20.0	15.2	4,708	+0.8
	Liberal	5	3			3	10.0	12.7	3,945	+2.3
	Labour	10	2			1	6.7	17.0	5,275	–2.5
	Ind. Conservative	3	1				3.3	7.5	2,311	+6.4
	Independent Labour	0	0			1	0.0	N/A	N/A	–3.4

References

1. "Maldon District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Election Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
2. "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 23 September 2025.