1979 Castle Point District Council election
3 May 1979
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All 39 seats to Castle Point District Council 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Castle Point District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Castle Point District Council in Essex, England.[1] This was on the same day as the 1979 general election and other local elections.
Summary
Election result
| 1979 Castle Point District Council election[2] | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 39 | 38 | 2 | 97.4 | 72.3 | 77,493 | +5.1 | |||
| Labour | 25 | 1 | 2 | 2.6 | 24.2 | 25,881 | –2.0 | |||
| Liberal | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 2,773 | –2.3 | ||||
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 963 | N/A | ||||
References
- ^ "Castle Point Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 September 2025.