1979 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
3 May 1979
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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.
Summary
Election result
| 1979 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election[2] | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 38 | 32 | 2 | 72.7 | 54.8 | 23,838 | +6.9 | |||
| Labour | 30 | 8 | 1 | 18.2 | 35.5 | 15,460 | ±0.0 | |||
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 2,532 | –4.7 | |||
| Liberal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1,277 | –2.5 | |||
| Ind. Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 419 | N/A | ||||
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 September 2025.