The 1979 Leicester City Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Leicester City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as the 1979 general election and other local elections.

Summary

1979 Leicester City Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 31 Increase 10 64.6 48.9 199,911 +13.6
  Conservative 17 Decrease 10 35.4 41.3 168,670 –1.9
  National Front 0 Steady 0.0 4.9 19,900 –13.6
  Liberal 0 Steady 0.0 4.7 19,241 +2.4
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 0.3 1,075 N/A

References

  1. "Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 19 January 2023.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.