1979 West Norfolk District Council election

1979 West Norfolk District Council election

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All 60 seats to West Norfolk District Council 31 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Seats won 42 15 Seat change 5 2 Popular vote 48,076 42,611 Percentage 49.5% 43.8% Swing 2.2% 5.3%   Third party Fourth party   Party Independent Ind. Conservative Seats won 3 0 Seat change 4 3 Popular vote 4,976 356 Percentage 5.1% 0.4% Swing 5.2% 2.6%
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

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

Summary

Election result

1979 West Norfolk District Council election [2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	59	42			5	70.0	49.5	48,076	+2.2
	Labour	29	15			2	25.0	43.8	42,611	+5.3
	Independent	8	3			4	5.0	5.1	4,976	–5.2
	Independent Labour	1	0				0.0	0.8	741	N/A
	Liberal	2	0				0.0	0.4	434	–0.4
	Ind. Conservative	1	0			3	0.0	0.4	356	–2.6

References

1. "Borough Council of Kings' Lynn & West Norfolk Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 3 September 2025.
2. "Compositions calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 3 September 2025.