1979 Tendring District Council election
1979 UK local government election
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The 1979 Tendring District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Tendring District Council in England.[1] This was the same day as the 1979 general election and other local elections held across the United Kingdom.
Summary
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Conservative | 39 |  | 65.0 | 55.0 | 60,980 | +3.0 | |||
| Liberal | 7 |  2 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 12,788 | +0.5 | |||
| Independent | 5 |  4 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 8,224 | –2.0 | |||
| Labour | 4 | 1 | 6.7 | 18.5 | 20,498 | –2.4 | |||
| Residents | 4 | | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7,880 | +0.8 | |||
| Independent Labour | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 529 | N/A | |||
References
- ^ "Tendring District Council Election Results 1973–2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
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