1979 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election

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1979 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
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  1976 3 May 1979 (1979-05-03) 1983  

All 44 seats to St Edmundsbury Borough Council
23 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Labour
Seats won328
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote23,83815,460
Percentage54.8%35.5%
SwingIncrease2.svg 6.9%Steady2.svg 0.0%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party Independent Liberal
Seats won31
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote2,5321,277
Percentage5.8%2.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg 4.7%Decrease2.svg 2.5%

Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 1979 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of St Edmundsbury Borough Council in Suffolk, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Summary

Election result

1979 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election [2]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3832Increase2.svg 272.754.823,838+6.9
  Labour 308Decrease2.svg 118.235.515,460±0.0
  Independent 43Decrease2.svg 26.85.82,532–4.7
  Liberal 31Increase2.svg 12.32.91,277–2.5
  Ind. Conservative 10Steady2.svg0.01.0419N/A

References

  1. "St Edmundsbury Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  2. "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 23 September 2025.