1979 Breckland District Council election
3 May 1979
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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 | ||||||||||
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| 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
- ^ "Breckland District Council election results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 4 September 2025.