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UK local election
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3 May 1979 (1979-05-03) |
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All 40 seats to Mid Suffolk District Council |
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Winner of each seat at the 1979 Mid Suffolk District Council election. |
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The 1979 Mid Suffolk District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Mid Suffolk District Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as the 1979 general election and other local elections.
Summary
Election result
| 1979 Mid Suffolk District Council election[2] | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Independent | 19 | 18 | 45.0 | 19.3 | 5,632 | –10.1 | ||||
| Conservative | 23 | 15 | 37.5 | 39.7 | 11,572 | +19.0 | ||||
| Labour | 15 | 5 | 12.5 | 31.3 | 9,112 | –3.4 | ||||
| Liberal | 3 | 2 | 5.0 | 9.7 | 2,837 | –5.5 | ||||
Ward results
Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.
Badwell Ash
Barham
Barking
Bramford
Claydon
Creeting
Debenham
Elmswell
Eye
Fressingfield
Gislingham
Haughley & Wetherden
Helmingham
Hoxne
Mendlesham
Needham Market
Norton
Onehouse
Palgrave
Rattlesden
Rickinghall
Ringshall
Stonham
Stowmarket Central
Stowmarket North
Stowmarket South
Stowupland
Stradbroke
Thurston
Walsham-le-Willows
Wetheringsett
Weybread
Woolpit
Worlingworth
References
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Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. “Mid Suffolk District Council Election Results 1973-2011” (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University, Plymouth: The Elections Centre. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ “Composition calculator”. Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
