1979 West Norfolk District Council election
3 May 1979
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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] | ||||||||||
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| 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
- ^ "Borough Council of Kings' Lynn & West Norfolk Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "Compositions calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 3 September 2025.